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Former prescription smack junkie and radio bloviator Rush Limbaugh backtracked today, after taking a political cheap shot at actor Michael J. Fox. Limbaugh was angered that Fox, who has Parkinson's Disease, appeared in a political ad supporting Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill. Limbaugh obnoxiously accused Fox of playing up his disease to attract sympathy and voters for McCaskill, who supports embryonic stem cell research, unlike her arch-right GOP opponent Sen. Jim Talent. The loud mouth hypocrite must have been tripping on OxyContin when he claimed Fox was "either off his medication or acting."
"I think this is exploitative in a way that's unbecoming of either Claire McCaskill or Michael J. Fox," Limbaugh spewed on his syndicated show.
In the ad, Fox makes the case that the nuts on the far right have no interest in protecting life, unless it is a fetus. Once you are actually born, they don't give a shit about you.
"As you might know I care deeply about stem cell research," says Fox in the 30-second spot. "In Missouri you can elect Claire McCaskill, who shares my hope for cures. Unfortunately, Senator Jim Talent opposes expanding stem cell research. Senator Talent even wanted to criminalize the science that gives us a chance for hope."
Limbaugh was blowtorched by the ensuing controversy, that once again put him in the role of moronic, unsophisticated, loutish dolt with an axe to grind. Faced with such public scorn and professional humiliation, he went into cover your fat ass mode.
"All I'm saying is I've never seen him the way he appears in this commercial for Claire McCaskill," says Limbaugh. "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."
If there is a reason that the GOP should go down in flames in the upcoming election is that they gave rise to bitter clowns such as Limbaugh. Hasn't America had enough of these creeps? If they win another election, we may all need to join Limbaugh and take pain killers to get us through to 2008.
9 Comments:
Religious fundamentalists should hang their collective heads in shame. We have a new technology and are on the threshhold of a new science of cures and healing and they oppose it because it's "killing a life"??? This is the epitome of ignorance. It is just so sad. Perhaps the Michael J. Fox ad made them a little uncomfortable, although that may just be wishful thinking.
posted by Anonymous, at
10/25/2006 12:13 PM
During the 80's, some people injected this supposed "synthetic heroin" (actually a chemical called MPTP, if I recall), that caused them to develop symptoms identical to Parkinson's.
Turns out the stuff was toxic to the dopamine-secreting cells in the brain whose failure is linked to Parkinsonism.
I suggest that Religious Rightists determined to block stem-cell research be injected with the stuff. After a few weeks of not even being able to get to the bathroom by themselves, the'll be practically howling for a cure.
posted by Anonymous, at
10/25/2006 12:36 PM
Funny thing is, Limbaugh wouldn't have to act or stop taking Viagra in order to make people believe he has erectile dysfunction.
posted by Anonymous, at
10/25/2006 1:21 PM
1. It's yet another conservative attack on anything "Hollywood". Also, the so-called "pro-life" celebrities like Patricia Heaton and Jim "Mel Gibson's whipping boy" Caviezel are countering Michael J. Fox's campaign with their pious bullshit.
2. Rush earned five more "dumbass points" with his callous comment.
Pure stupidity. I saw Michael J Fox in an interview with The Actor's Studio. It was very uncomfortable to watch as the symptoms slowly began to surface and the tremors became more pronounced. After he took a break to take his meds, he came back and made a joke about it, but it is clear that the man is in constant discomfort and only wishes to help himself and others like him by helping to elect like minded people to office. Embryos kept frozen until the time when they can be thrown out with the garbage are not a life. Even most anti abortion advocates agree with this. It is pure stupidity that we should be wasting these embryos, when the possibility is there that they can be used to cure vicious illnesses.
Furthermore, the fact that Limbaugh backed down on his claim makes him even more of a moron. Oddly enough, I come close to respecting a person who calls me a faggot behind my back, yet doesn't back down when he knows I've heard him. Yes, I said "close to." Limbaugh doesn't even get my "close to" respect.
posted by jekelhyde, at
10/25/2006 7:00 PM
I sure do hope some intrepid reporter is investigating exactly what drug addict Rush Limbaugh was doing in the underage-sex "paradise" that is the Dominican Republic. Of course, I'm not suggesting in any way that Rush is a disgusting, Viagara-needin' pedophile.
posted by Anonymous, at
10/26/2006 9:40 AM
Even with viagra, how could Rush possibly even see that micropenis of his hidden under that blob of pasty flesh that is his belly?
posted by Anonymous, at
10/27/2006 8:22 AM
