Michael J. Fox: Used in Ad to Push Agenda

As you've probably already heard, there's a bit of controversy surrounding a recent political ad, run by the Democrats, which features Michael J. Fox. Fox, who is making erratic movements and twitches throughout the ad as a result of suffering from Parkinsons' disease, is asking Missouri voters (as well as voters in other key states) to vote for Amendment 2 which is being marketed as an amendment for the continuation of stem cell research. There's a problem or two with the ad, however, that have come to light in the last week.

On Monday, during his weekly radio show, Rush Limbaugh referenced the Fox ad and made quite lengthy comments regarding the subject matter of the ad, Michael Fox and its democrat supporters. I happened to be listening to the original discussion on the subject, so I feel pretty comfortable in saying that, as usual, Rush's remarks were misconstrued and taken out of context. What Rush said, in a nutshell, is this: Fox is either off his medications (for Parkinsons') or is acting. That part gets reported pretty accurately. He did say those things. But what the media fails to report is how it related to the rest of his remarks on the ad. The gist of what Rush was saying is that Democrats have, for years, been putting "victims" in their ads and using these people as "untouchables" to sell their agenda. They do this because they believe that no one will be able to criticize their ads, and when or if someone does, then they can attack the person who dared find fault with their "victim du jour".

Take as an example, the Jersey Girls, 9/11 widows who allowed themselves to be used by the Democrats to push the anti-war, anti-Bush agenda of the left. When Ann Coulter dared to call their use of the widows what it was (as well as the willingness of the widows to be used) she was mercilessly attacked by the left, the media and anyone else foolish enough to be duped by the Democrats' smoke and mirrors act.

Now consider the latest example of how a "victim" is being used to push an agenda. Michael J. Fox is, most assuredly, a victim of Parkinsons' disease. Now before I go any further, let me set the record straight. I have the utmost compassion for those who have Parkinsons'. My late grandfather died of it. My grandmother also has it. I feel nothing but compassion for Fox for having had this terrible disease, particularly at such a relatively young age. I feel quite certain that he is most sincere in his beliefs that stem cell research and raising money and awareness for the disease is his calling. I don't question that. However, I do wonder if he realizes that he is merely a Democrat pawn in a chess game. I wonder if Fox realizes that he is merely the latest "victim" being used to play on the sympathies of well-meaning, yet ill-informed Americans.

Somehow, I suspect that he is aware of his part, though I cannot say that for certain, but something tells me that Fox has not survived the wild world of Hollywood without having some measure of cunning and savvy. My suspicion is much the same as Rush's: Is Michael J. Fox allowing himself to be used (or perhaps it truly is unwittingly) by Democrats to further a larger agenda (federal funding of embryonic stem cell research and cloning)?

Ahhh...the plot thickens....where did "cloning" come into the debate, you might ask? Well, consider the Republican response ad, featuring such celebrities as Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), Jeff Suppon (awesome St. Louis Cardinals pitcher), Jim Caviezel (The Passion Of Christ) and Kurt Warner (NFL quarterback - I think). Apparently, there is more to Amendment 2 than meets the eye.....or the ad.

Amendment 2 is an attempt to package legalized cloning and donor egg harvesting with the intent of extracting embryonic stem cells (which will then destroy the embryo) for the purpose of research into a nice tidy bill to continue research to cure dreaded diseases like Parkinsons'. After all, who would be against that?

Well, me for one. I do want to find a cure for terrible diseases, but not at the expense of another human life and I find it personally reprehensible when someone tries to sell me on a product that is represented as something entirely different. That's the problem with this ad, along with the Democrats' repeated willingness to use and abuse the most helpless and desperate among us to further their agenda, and the just plain incorrect facts about the effectiveness of embryonic stem cell research for curing diseases. That's the point Rush Limbaugh made. That's the point you need to hear, but won't in the mainstream media. So, I encourage you to watch both ads (the links in this blog should take you to video of both) and judge for yourself which side is telling it like it is.