You have to give Michael J. Fox credit folks, and not just for Back to the Future (Parts I, II, and III I might add). In case you haven't heard yet, Fox recently sponsored some political candidates in a somewhat startling television ad.
Fox has suffered from Parkinson's disease for several years now, but he has been able to keep it under control and out of the public's eye for most of that time. Fox and other individuals who suffer from the same disease have uncontrollable shaking and bodily twitching as a side effect of the medicine they take. Well, in this particular ad (for political candidates in support of stem cell research), Fox is shown shaking back and forth, occasionally going off the screen— a slightly moving scene.
Rush Limbaugh went on the air and said Fox was faking and exaggerating the disease's effects, selling out to political candidates for media coverage. What an ass. Fox has the courage to get on national television to support a cause that's more important to him than anyone realizes, and he gets bashed for it. Fox doesn't need pity, nor would he want it. He's out there doing what he wants to do, how he wants to do it, just like every other person supporting a cause should. Props to Michael, and cheers to Back to the Future Part VI (it could happen...).
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