New right-wing scapegoat - disease victims

Michael J. Fox suffers from Parkinson's disease. It's sad but true, except in the mind of right-wing pundits, pushing the talking points they're given.

Since Fox has a horrible disease that currently has no cure, he's highly motivated to want a cure to be found. Stem cell research is one possible avenue of scientific research that could lead to such a cure. Therefore, it seems quite logical that Fox has done some commercials promoting political candidates, including Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, who support finding cures for such diseases. This is especially poignant when those candidates' opponents are staunch opponents of such research. Yes, it is bizarre that anyone would oppose curing the sick, but many politicians are just given their agenda by their masters and just blindly follow it.

Well, because Fox had the audacity to support pro-cure politicians who also happen to be Democrats, the neocon talking points were crafted, and are being spewed out by the right-wing media outlets. Attack Fox, and don't question why. Just attack.

Funny, when Fox ran commercials two years ago supporting Arlen Specter, a Republican candidate who was in favor of scientific stem cell research, the right-wing media outlets didn't attack either Fox nor Specter.

Lastly, for those who like to think "oh, that's just Rush", he's not the only one. Fox "News" is pushing this talking point as well. The so-called "fair and balanced" Hannity show is also stating, as factual news, that Fox was faking his Parkinson's symptoms for the ads. How pathetic is that?