The Democrats are the experts at this cynical practice.
Leaving aside the crass exploitation of this issue for political purposes, thers this consideration.
Excerpt:
"But it’s strange that Fox has so eagerly bought the promises of the stem cell research community. If Fox thinks that stem cell research offers him (or me) hope, he’s mistaken. Stem cell research, both embryonic and otherwise, right now represents nothing more than a promising theory. If it bears fruit, and that’s a huge “if”, it will likely do so too late to benefit Fox, me, and our contemporaries. In spite of the silky rhetoric of John Edwards-type politicians, dramatic medical innovations come slowly and take decades to pan out, not months."
But, as we are all too well aware, "it's all Bush's/the Republicans' fault".
Yeah the Democrats tried to portray Republicans as heratless cads wanting to keep Christopher Reeve in his wheel chair. Same ole, same ole. A gambit built on establishing absolute moral authority on the suffering of an individual
ReplyDeleteNever mind the pimping of misleading info in the Fox ad.
Here are the facts on the science which you won't find in the TV spot.
The Unconscionable Claims of Michael J. Fox
And
DO No Harm
That is my comment above
ReplyDeleteApparently, when I get wordy on the hede, it bleeds over to the comments.
ReplyDeleteWell what do you know...
ReplyDeleteCardin Voted Against Stem Cell Research
Steele also has countered the Fox ads running in Maryland using his sister. Dy-No-Mite
ReplyDeleteSteele Fights Back