…or not. I found this on Digg tonight — watch it, blog it, and encourage the Democrats to keep running it, preferably during prime time.
Update: Olbermann: Evidently, somebody at the White House needs a little help with “The Google.”
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Was he exaggerating, as one radio commentator suggested?
Many people don’t realize how severe Parkinson’s disease can be. This is largely because most of us have never witnessed these symptoms unless we personally know someone struggling with this disabling condition.
Fox has a very severe form of Parkinson’s that affected him at a young age. And he’s been through many aggressive treatments, including brain surgery.
The symptoms he displayed on the commercial are common Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
And via Crooks & Liars, Olbermann gives Us the Visual to Limbaugh’s Attack. What a pathetic little man. And where’s his apology? The one he said he’d give if he was proven wrong?
FOX: I’m kinda lucky right now. It’s ironic, given some things that have been said in the last couple days, that my pills are working really well right now.
ANNOUNCER: That’s Michael J. Fox responding to a critic, radio powerhouse Rush Limbaugh. Michael J. Fox spoke out today in support of stem-cell research at a rally in Illinois. His response comes after the conservative commentator accused Fox of either “acting” or not using his medication during an ad for Missouri senate candidate Claire McCaskill. During the ad, Fox was trembling due to symptoms of his Parkinson’s disease.
And so does the Parkinson’s Foundation (via the Washington Post):
An official of the National Parkinson Foundation said movements like those exhibited by Fox are the result of taking medication to treat the disease, which would otherwise result in rigidity.
“When you see someone with those movements, it’s not because they have not taken medication but because they probably have taken medication for some time,” the official said. “If you don’t take the medication, then you freeze.”
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Rush Limbaugh and his cronies are despicable. He can’t even seem to apologize properly for assuming that Michael J Fox was acting in his recent political commercials.
“So I will bigly, hugely admit that I was wrong, and I will apologize to Michael J. Fox, if I am wrong in characterizing his behavior on this commercial as an act, especially since people are telling me they have seen him this way on other interviews and in other television appearances.”
Start sharpening your sword, Rush. You’re about to fall on it.
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The verdict is mixed (PDF document) – some good, some bad. Interesting discussion about consumers feeling uninformed to make good decisions about halfway through the document, reporting on a study…
Read moreDave Winer wants to know why we can’t “have an election where we talk about something other than Karl Rove’s marketing slogan.”
The Rove Marketing Slogan is “Surrender and wave the white flag.”
Now why would we want to do that? Particularly now? Dave’s right — it’s a classic avoidance technique to distract from the real issues that we SHOULD be talking about, which is why engaging in this conversation is fruitless. What makes sense is for the Democrats to LEAD on issues and toss out some innovative and maybe even controversial ideas for voters to consider. AND talk about.
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Advertising Terror
Via Crooks & Liars, Keith Olbermann’s most recent commentary on the new Republican fearmongering ad.
This is one of Olbermann’s best commentaries yet. Some of his more recent have been a little too shrill and harsh for me, but he nails this one right to the floor.
Something to ponder:
Why indeed? It worked for them in 2004 and they’re counting on it working in 2006. The only way to counter a tactic like this is to reject it and get rational about what’s really important in this election — balancing an out-of-control paranoid administration with a counter-voice of reason.
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