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My Interview With Michael J. Fox
CBS ^ | 10/26/2006 | Katie Couric

Posted on 10/26/2006 3:24:32 PM PDT by dave k

I’ve interviewed Michael J. Fox several times before – but never quite like this.

After all the controversy and publicity and debate about his political ad, and the criticism he got from people like Rush Limbaugh, he really is in the eye of a political storm right now. But when he came to our studio for our exclusive interview, he was remarkably calm. He was also obviously symptomatic. He trembled uncontrollably, and his legs shook, but he explained it was actually a side effect of not taking enough medication. He told me he reduced his dosage because he didn’t want to have dyskinesia, which is the side effect of too much medication, and which causes the swaying back and forth that was so evident in the controversial ad for Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill. Fox said that he can never tell from one day to the next how serious his symptoms will be. It’s a crapshoot.

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To: najida

Thanks, sweetie - I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment!


101 posted on 10/26/2006 6:04:52 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Dane
How is telling the truth and exposing political lies makes one a bully? You have been Oprahfied.

Thanks for the insult. I tried to explain it. If you believe that Rush did the right thing here, and that it will further the conservative cause, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Right now, people should be talking about what MJF said in the ad, not what Rush said about MJF.
102 posted on 10/26/2006 6:06:47 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Stone Mountain

LOL!
You are....


103 posted on 10/26/2006 6:07:46 PM PDT by najida (The internet is for kids grown up-- Where else could you have 10,000 imaginary friends?)
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To: i_dont_chat
Rush was right on target - AGAIN.

Yes, that Limbaugh knows a lot about drugs.

104 posted on 10/26/2006 6:11:58 PM PDT by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: Stone Mountain
Thanks for the insult. I tried to explain it.

Oh being Oprahfied is an "insult" now.

It ain't an insult, but an apt description of your position.

105 posted on 10/26/2006 6:12:53 PM PDT by Dane ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
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To: dave k
They're discussing this now again on Hannity and Colmes. It just fries me for ANYONE to say that Jim Talent doesn't care about helping ANYONE in need. I know Jim personally, and he is an unwaiveringly caring and giving man TO THE BONE.

Truth wins out on this as Dick Morris' prediction of a bungling big backblow is now bearing out. Thankfully.

106 posted on 10/26/2006 6:15:20 PM PDT by Miss Behave (You can't negotiate with people who want to kill you more than they want to live. ~Caller to Hannity)
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To: humblegunner

Dang, are you someone's first wife?


107 posted on 10/26/2006 6:18:53 PM PDT by Miss Behave (You can't negotiate with people who want to kill you more than they want to live. ~Caller to Hannity)
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To: Dane

Phew, I thought you insulted me when you call me Oprafied. Sorry you weren't able to reply to the substantive portion of my post.


108 posted on 10/26/2006 6:27:09 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Stone Mountain

' I'd really be surprised if he was able to supress all of his symptoms at this point in the disease though. "

A poster at the blog hotair.com said this-

" A few weeks ago Michael J.
Fox was on an episode of Boston Legal. None of the tremors etc that we see in this clip showed up at all."

I agree completely- On Boston Legal , Fox looked like he was in remission or his medications and surgery were giving him great relief.
He had a romance with one of the leading ladies . His character never appeared disabled in any way- despite his terminal lung cancer.
His character on Scrubs was so hyper , that truthfully, it was hard to watch-especially knowing Fox's history.
But, again- just real hyper and fast talking, not, dyskinetic.
If Claire McCaskill had any class , she would have viewed the ad and told Fox that she would wait until he was more comfortable and they would try again.
McCaskill must have been really desperate to exploit Fox's illness in such a shabby way.


109 posted on 10/26/2006 6:29:41 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: Stone Mountain
I understand your concerns but I think that Rush would have been criticized however he handled the FOX commercial. The media would have spring boarded any Rush comment into what we see now, only they would have had the advantage of being the first out of the gate to frame the discussion. Which of course would start by demonizing Rush. It is because of Rush addressing the matter that all the media are pouncing on it and voters are getting an education about the exact nature of embryonic stem cell research. The time has come for Republicans to break through the barrier of the RAT protected province of useful victimology. It is, as the saying goes, a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. And that somebody is Rush. Bless his heart and thank God for his brain.
110 posted on 10/26/2006 6:32:04 PM PDT by mountainfolk (God Bless President George Bush)
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To: mountainfolk

That's ceratinly possible. But Rush still shouldn't be providing bullets for the media to shoot at him...


111 posted on 10/26/2006 6:35:42 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Stone Mountain
It was worse than that. He said, ""He is exaggerating the effects of the disease," "He's moving all around and shaking, and it's purely an act…This is really shameless of Michael J. Fox."

Rush has talked about Fox almost non-stop for four days now, and he's said much, much, much more than that. But because that's the sound byte that makes him sound the most cruel, that's the one that is played and cited by the MSM over and over and over and over.

112 posted on 10/26/2006 6:36:13 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Dixie Chicks: "We're Not Ready To Make Sense!")
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

I could tell he had Parkinsons in Spin City. They apparently managed to shoot around his disease or cover it up somehow since that would obviously distract from the plot. Also, symptoms differ depending on what phas.e of the medications one is on. I still stand by my statement that I'd really be surprised if he was able to supress all of his symptoms at this point in the disease. Some symptoms, for a short while, perhaps. But that's about as far as medical science has gotten with Parkinson's.


113 posted on 10/26/2006 6:38:56 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: L.N. Smithee

Yup. This is my main point (obliterated in the melee). We should be talking about MJF's ad, not about Rush talking about MJF. Is the MSM to blame? Sure. Should Rush have known better? Sure.


114 posted on 10/26/2006 6:40:37 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Stone Mountain

" I still stand by my statement that I'd really be surprised if he was able to supress all of his symptoms at this point in the disease. "

But, you haven't seen Boston Legal and we have.
Fox was asymptomatic during the scenes we viewers, including Rush, saw.


115 posted on 10/26/2006 6:47:04 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: humblegunner

Rush was right on target - AGAIN.

Yes, that Limbaugh knows a lot about drugs.

Yes, and Rush knows a lot about lying liberals. And liberals HATE it! Dont-cha-know!


116 posted on 10/26/2006 6:55:27 PM PDT by i_dont_chat (I have the right to offend. You can take offense or not.)
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To: Wild Irish Rogue; TheBattman
Found this on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS_l-HDHKkg

Maybe I'm just sensitized, but I see all sorts of involuntary movements from Fox. Also, notice that he is never in a continuous shot for more than a few seconds at a time. I'm guessing many takes and heavy editing... I have trouble believing that anyone could watch Fox and not see something is wrong with him...

117 posted on 10/26/2006 6:56:13 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

I love YouTube!


118 posted on 10/26/2006 6:57:06 PM PDT by Stone Mountain
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To: Stone Mountain

My boyfriend was diagnosed with Parkinson's in his early 40's. He had the disease for 12 years before he eventually died of an (allegedly unrelated) brain tumor. His whole life revolved around his routine for taking his meds -- trying to figure out how he could be mobile and relatively normal long enough to get back home before the symptoms worsened. There were times when it didn't work -- once we were stuck on a subway platform late at night and he basically couldn't walk or move.

He was a rugged looking, athletic guy otherwise. Strangers assumed he was drunk or somehow acting out and could be very hostile for no reason that I could see.

I became so familiar with the symptoms that I could recognize Parkinson's even before the individual knew what he had. (A dubious talent -- you can't go around telling strangers to get to a neurologist.) Janet Reno for example had that set of her jaw, sometimes called a mask, that is often an early indicator. If you look at old film of Fox you can see that way back he had a habit of flexing his jaw muscles, as if to loosen them up.

There may be new treatments for this disease in the near future, but so far embryonic stem cells have been a dead end, and I think Fox has been misled about their promise.


119 posted on 10/26/2006 7:20:49 PM PDT by joylyn
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To: Stone Mountain

" I have trouble believing that anyone could watch Fox and not see something is wrong with him..."

Thanks for the YouTube link.
Fox looks great- drinking beer and high fiving his girl friend.
No dyskinesia, no spasmodic movements.
Nothing like his McCaskill ad.


120 posted on 10/26/2006 7:39:24 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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