During a now notorious screed last week, conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh accused actor Michael J Fox of “faking” the effects of his Parkinson’s disease – during a TV-ad – to elicit sympathy and support for stem cell research.
I readily concede that I am agnostic about:
Whether stem cell research is just an infanticidal and eugenically-contrived scheme to use the unborn for human experimentation – as Limbaugh and pro-life zealots contend; or
Whether it could lead to a panacea for innumerable maladies that afflict the human body, most notably Parkinson’s – as Fox and its enlightened advocates (including some pro-lifers) contend.
However, I have no doubt that for (OxyContin) drug-addict Limbaugh to ridicule Fox’s plea for his life is not only crass but also hypocritical.
NOTE: Florida prosecutors should investigate to see if Limbaugh’s accusation was the effect of a drug-induced blather; which, of course, would constitute a violation of the probation terms he accepted after copping a plea to avoid jail when he was arrested earlier this year.
After all, only a person under the influence of some mind-altering drug could make such an outrageous and inhumane accusation.
Michael J. Fox, Rush Limbaugh
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