[Hildy]

Just because he takes medication, does not mean he's not seriously ill or won't die sooner because of it. There's NOTHING wrong with what he did. The meds he takes to appear more normal, have other side effects that are horrible. I just don't see why it's unfair for him to do this. It's reality...and our side would do it to if it it suited our needs. Just disagree with him, don't attack his illness. THAT is real.

[The Blitherer]

Nobody has attacked his illness. We've attacked the way he represents it and the way he uses it to deceive.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Do you think it is wrong to lie in the commercial?

[mockingbyrd]

I don't think anyone is down playing the horrors of Parkinson's. And I don't think anyone is denying MJF's right to take or not take his medications.

However, I have heard people question the honesty with which he portrayed Parkinson's disease. That is fair. There were so many falsehood and deceptions in the ads, that you can end up questioning everything about the ad, even MJF's own condition.

From everything I have read, and the little I know about Parkinson's, MJF was honestly depicting life with Parkinson's. But you can't fault people for questioning, since it appears to be the only honest representation in the entire ad.