[edweena]

Mocking the pathological symptoms of someone who is disabled is simply unacceptable. Anyone with a chronic illness who depends on medication to function normally knows that it isn't always possible to time it perfectly. Whether Fox could have timed the filming of the commercial better or not, we don't know, but his suffering is real. Rush's identification of the Republican party with mockery of a disability and failure to show compassion showed an appalling lack of judgment.

[dfwgator]

BULL! MJF decided to get into the political arena and deliberately lie about another candidate. Politics is tough, wear a helmet.

If he had simply been lobbying for more research that would have been totally acceptable, but he stepped over the line, and Rush rightly called him on it.

[subterfuge]

So what do you say about the likelyhood that Mike Fox PURPOSELY timed his medication for the maximum effect? Is that off limits too? Since he's "disabled" would that make it okay if he did time his meds to appear more pronounced?

[DouglasKC]

Rush's identification of the Republican party with mockery of a disability and failure to show compassion showed an appalling lack of judgment.

You're confusing the spin of the Democrat party with what actually happened. They're hardly ever the same.

[ozzymandus]

Fox admitted in print that he went off his meds to heighten his symptoms when he testified before Congress. He did the same thing for the commercial. Rush didn't "mock" him, Rush caught him.

[Eagle Eye]

Rush's identification of the Republican party with mockery of a disability and failure to show compassion showed an appalling lack of judgment.

Your comments regarding an issue about which you are uninformed (Rush's comments about M. Fox) show an appalling lack of judgement.

[Myrddin]

Whether Fox could have timed the filming of the commercial better or not, we don't know, but his suffering is real.

Baloney. It was a taped ad. Fox could have timed his medication and/or done multiple takes until he achieved a perfect delivery...just as he does in any theatrical performance. He deliberately chose to air a "disabled" appearance to leverage his celebrity and immunize himself from criticism with his "victimhood". In retrospect, he even admitted that he hadn't even read the "Amendment 2" that he was touting on behalf of a Democratic candidate.

[okie01]

Anyone with a chronic illness who depends on medication to function normally knows that it isn't always possible to time it perfectly.

On the other hand, it is always possible to time the takes to the condition.

And I, with some knowledge of the commercial video production business, would wager that is exactly how it was done.

Might I suggest that you reserve your ire for those who exploit people with disabilities, not those who reveal such exploitation?