Wasn’t it just a scream when talk show host Rush Limbaugh made fun of the way Michael J. Fox talked and the actor’s involuntary body movements — and claimed it was all just a show to get support for stem cell research? Many of Limbaugh’s fans thought it was. Limbaugh was doing what he usually does: trying to discredit or stereotype someone with whom he disagrees. (Some media later reported that Limbaugh apologized for suggesting Fox faked his symptoms but, in fact, Limbaugh didn’t exactly apologize…)
Our Quote of the Day is Michael J. Fox commenting on Limbaugh — and this one needs to be WATCHED.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.