Faye
10-24-2006, 05:45 PM
That's what is being claimed about Michael J. Fox.
That's what disability looks like, duh!
But yeah, that's the best anti-stem cell research folks can come up with to describe Michael J Fox's commercial for Cure: "He's faking it"
Pretty soon they tell everyone in a wheelchair they're faking it!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
"If a tiny ad can change votes, this one ought to," said Sabato. "This is real. He's not playing a guy with Parkinson's — he IS a guy with Parkinson's."
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system that leaves patients increasingly unable to control their movements. In his ads, Fox shows a remarkable nakedness that recalls Dick Clark's appearance last Dec. 31 on ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve," displaying the effects of his debilitating stroke a year prior.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991 and revealed his condition publicly in 1998. In 2000, the "Spin City" and "Back to the Future" star quit full-time acting because of his symptoms and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which has raised millions of dollars.
He has since acted sporadically in smaller roles, such as in a several-episode guest appearance earlier this year on ABC's "Boston Legal," playing a business tycoon with cancer. For that role and others, Fox generally has sought to control his movements. He told The Associated Press in January that one long scene was physically taxing and that because of his illness, he "can't show up with a game plan."
In the same interview, Fox said he felt sympathy for Clark, who received a mixed reaction for his New Year's appearance.
Similarly, some have criticized Fox's ads as exploitive. Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh claimed Fox was "either off his medication or acting" during the ad.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_el_ge/michael_j__fox_campaign_ads_2
That's what disability looks like, duh!
But yeah, that's the best anti-stem cell research folks can come up with to describe Michael J Fox's commercial for Cure: "He's faking it"
Pretty soon they tell everyone in a wheelchair they're faking it!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
"If a tiny ad can change votes, this one ought to," said Sabato. "This is real. He's not playing a guy with Parkinson's — he IS a guy with Parkinson's."
Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system that leaves patients increasingly unable to control their movements. In his ads, Fox shows a remarkable nakedness that recalls Dick Clark's appearance last Dec. 31 on ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve," displaying the effects of his debilitating stroke a year prior.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991 and revealed his condition publicly in 1998. In 2000, the "Spin City" and "Back to the Future" star quit full-time acting because of his symptoms and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which has raised millions of dollars.
He has since acted sporadically in smaller roles, such as in a several-episode guest appearance earlier this year on ABC's "Boston Legal," playing a business tycoon with cancer. For that role and others, Fox generally has sought to control his movements. He told The Associated Press in January that one long scene was physically taxing and that because of his illness, he "can't show up with a game plan."
In the same interview, Fox said he felt sympathy for Clark, who received a mixed reaction for his New Year's appearance.
Similarly, some have criticized Fox's ads as exploitive. Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh claimed Fox was "either off his medication or acting" during the ad.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_el_ge/michael_j__fox_campaign_ads_2