It seems that this whole Kerry comment in the news yesterday is a diversion away from the other news of the day. Laura Bush made quite the insensitive comment yesterday about Michael J. Fox. She said that Michael J Fox is "just manipulating people's feelings" with his open support of stem cell reasearch.
How insensitive for her to question Fox's motives when he himself has a degenerative disease that would be helped by adequate support of stem cell research. I applaud him for speaking out this way. However, isn't it typical of this administration to personally attack those who publically oppose them?
Especially since the Bush administration so easily manipulates people?s feelings about fear, terror or xenophobia or uncertainty or or homophobia, or technophobia, or patriotism or immigration or economics or loyalty oaths or feeding tubes or civil rights or women's rights. They are quite good at easily manipulating people's feelings.
Unfortunately, I am not in the least bit "shocked".
Here is the transcript:
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Q: One of the issues that?s come up. Michael J. Fox. The whole issue of stem cell research. Your reaction to the events of the past week.
LAURA BUSH: Well, I don?t have any idea about any of those. I mean, I?ve watch on television just like you have. But the fact is President Bush is the only president that authorized funding for stem cell research. And, um, you know, it?s an issue that it?s easy to try to manipulate people?s feelings about and I understand that. My dad died of Alzheimer?s. You know, there? s nothing I?d like more than to think there was a cure for Alzheimer?s. Especially before I get to be the age he is, but knowing also how he suffered. It?s always easy to manipulate people?s feelings, especially when you are talking about diseases that are so difficult.
