FOX In CBS Exclusive: I Was OVER-MEDICATED In Stem CEll AD

[kpete]

Fox: I Was Over-Medicated In Stem Cell Ad
CBS News Exclusive: Parkinson's-Afflicted Actor Tells Katie Couric He Wasn't Acting In Ad


(CBS/AP) Responding to criticism by conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh, actor Michael J. Fox defended his appearance in a political campaign ad, saying he wasn't acting or off his medication.

In fact, at the time he was over-medicated for his Parkinson's disease, Fox said Thursday in an exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric.

"The irony is that I was too medicated. I was dyskinesic," Fox told Couric. "Because the thing about … being symptomatic is that it's not comfortable. No one wants to be symptomatic; it's like being hit with a hammer."

His body visibly wracked by tremors, Fox appears in a political ad touting Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill's stance in favor of embryonic stem cell research. That prompted Limbaugh to speculate that Fox was "either off his medication or acting."
Fox told Couric, "At this point now, if I didn't take medication I wouldn't be able to speak."

more at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/26/eveningnews/main2128188.shtml

[MadMaddie]

1. It's truely pathetic that he has to come out and explain his disiese,

symptoms and and his medication...Fox has class and limpballs doesn't and I suspect this has backfired on limpballs...

[Sydnie]

4. It is pathetic but it's a double edged sword for the gop for him to

do so. Not only is he putting the puncutation on the ad by doing so, he is also educating the general public, those with little or not experience or exposure to this disease, on just how high the stakes are when you have a disease such as this. It reminds them that it could be any one they love just as easily as it was MJF. Good for him for doing this follow up.

[MadMaddie]

6. I agree with you..

[marmar]

5. I agree...

That he has to explain himself is disgusting. If there truly is a hell, it will be full of Republicans.

[Blue_Roses]

7. It damn well is

how ridiculous that he even has to defend himself from a disease that has affected him for years. :grr:

[BootinUp]

8. Its pathetic that the "news" media

can't do basic research and debunking in 1 to 2 hours to stop these smear tactics used by the Republicans.

[aquart]

2. Rush is NOT more popular than Michael J. Fox.

It really was so stupid. Ah, but that is normal for Rush.

[Mr_Spock]

3. Damn, I wasn't aware that he was that bad off without his medication

:cry:

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. So what was that fat pig Limbaugh twitching about? Too much Oxy?

[Synnical]

10. 23 Minutes of Must Watch Telly

Thanks, KPete. MJ Fox took the High Road.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[symbolman]

11. I think Michael's being wiley at the same time

WHO would know better about being OVERMEDICATED than Rush Limbaugh? :)

Limbaugh is SCUM.