Monday, October 30, 2006

Fox comes out punching...

Michael J. Fox hits back:

It's not secret I am a vocal advocate for medical research - but I am not alone - the majority of the House of Representatives, the United States Senate and over 70 percent of Americans support stem cell research - but Senator DeWine stood with the President and voted against stem cell research...

As you may know, I had a run-in with a less than compassionate conservative. I guess I'm not supposed to speak with you until my symptoms go away, or maybe I'm supposed to go away, but I'm not going to go away and neither are the millions of Americans and their families who live with these diseases...

The stem cell policy of President Bush that was supported by Senator DeWine is a rejection of the future of medical research. Well, forgive me for this, but it's time we get back to our future...a vote for Sherrod Brown for Senate is a vote for hope and for a better quality of life for millions of Americans...

I'm asking you as an advocate, and a husband and a father to all get active and to stand up for what is right -- what is right for the future of hundreds of millions of Americans who have or are touched by debilitating diseases.

The interesting thing here is that 70% of Americans support stem cell research, so how come Bush and these religious loons get to behave as if their position is the middle ground? The GOP continually behave as if "the heartland" agrees with them when every opinion poll says that they do not.

The people in charge of the White House are holding an extremist position, when are the press going to honestly address this fact?

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2 comments:

- said...

Not to mention, stem cell research bill passed both the house and the senate and GW used his first VETO to strike down the bill.

Kel said...

Of course he did. I had actually forgotten that Cyberotter!

Off to watch the debate on Iraq in Parliament!