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RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, it appears to me now that Michael J. Fox is actually an October Surprise being utilized by the Democrat Party. Let\u2019s go to the audio sound bites first. Today on WFLD-TV in Chicago, at noon, anchor Pat Elwood reported that Michael J. Fox story and who he\u2019s campaigning with there.<\/p>\n

ELWOOD: Actor Michael J. Fox is getting involved in local politics on a grand scale. He will appear later today at a fund-raiser for Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth. Fox has Parkinson\u2019s Disease, as we know, and now he is campaigning this fall on behalf of candidates who support embryonic stem cell research. In Missouri Fox has recorded a commercial endorsing Senate candidate McCaskill. The incumbent Republican, Jim Talent, opposes using human embryos for stem cell research [sic]. The issue is a big deal in Missouri this fall. It\u2019s the subject of a referendum [sic]. The commercial of a PSA is getting lots of buzz and some biting comments from talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. He said Fox was — quoting here — ‘either off his medication or acting.\u2019<\/p>\n

RUSH: And I was right. He was off his medication in the commercial. But here again, you see how this stuff happens and gets spread? This is WFLD-TV in Chicago. This is totally misleading, and this reporter doesn\u2019t know any different. This anchor doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about. He\u2019s just reading the wire copy on this. I\u2019ve seen the wire story. Jim Talent does NOT oppose using human embryos for stem cell research per se. Stem cell research is legal in Missouri. It is ongoing, and Talent does not want to criminalize it<\/emphasize><\/strong>, which is what Fox says in his ad. That\u2019s how this stuff boomerangs. Then there\u2019s this, a little story from the website of KARE-TV, Channel 11.<\/p>\n

‘A television ad for Democratic Governor Jim Doyle is the latest done by actor Michael J. Fox, who\u2019s backing candidates across the country who support embryonic stem cell research. Fox has Parkinson\u2019s Disease,\u2019 blah, blah, blah. It goes on to report that: ‘Fox speaks directly into the camera, with his Parkinson tremors evident, is asking voters to re-elect Doyle. Fox says Doyle\u2019s Republican opponent, Mark Green, has stood in the way of research that could lead to cures and new jobs. Congressman Green has voted against expanding federal funding for the research because days-old human embryos are destroyed to obtain the cells.\u2019<\/p>\n

The dirty little secret is that George W. Bush authorized embryonic stem cell research with existing stem cell lines. Some are opposed to expanding them, but the stem cell research goes on! Talent doesn\u2019t stop it in Missouri. This guy doesn\u2019t stop it in Wisconsin. So it looks to me like Michael J. Fox is a Democrat Party October Surprise. Now he\u2019s up there doing fund-raising for Tammy Duckworth, which, folks, is entirely okay. Do not misunderstand. I\u2019m just saying that the extensive use of Michael J. Fox by the Democratic Party does not insulate him against criticism for the substance of what he says in these commercials. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s terrible he has the disease. It\u2019s sort of riveting to watch him suffering the ravages of this disease. You wouldn\u2019t wish it on anybody, but when you get down to what he\u2019s saying, it doesn\u2019t give him insurance against criticism for getting into the political arena, which is the point I made in the first hour. When you enter the political arena and you start stumping for candidates, and you start announcing things and making statements, if they are not true, you are opening yourself up to criticism, and just because you are a victim of a disease does not protect you or insulate you from that. But that\u2019s the Democrat strategy. See, now the story is not what Fox is saying. The story is that Rush Limbaugh is criticizing Fox for his appearance in the commercial or what have you. Now, we\u2019re monitoring these people. Inside Edition and all are doing stories. We\u2019ll report on how they misrepresent all this.<\/p>\n

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