Well, since this original post has been shamelessly and unapologetically derailed, I might as well jump in here.
(1.) I can't stand Rush. I have my own reasons, they don't really matter. Just know that I would rather be on a deserted island by myself than with Rush.
(2.) I went to youtube.com and watched the original clip. With sound.....in real time. I watched it at least 10 times. I can't post it here because the title has profanity in it. But, if you want to watch the real clip, I typed in "Rush mocks Michael J. Fox". I did, however, make a transcript of Rush's exact words.
(3.) What did I conclude? Rush never spoke with a laughing or mocking voice. And his gestures were not mocking a man with an illness, they were describing what he saw on the commercial. And as much as I can't stand Rush, I was really wanting to see him ridicule the disease. (I'm ashamed to say that.) He was simply giving his opinion of the commercial. Oh, I do have that, by-the-by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WB_PXjTBo
I do not, however, believe that Rush's opinion holds weight. I, too, have wondered why Michael J. Fox sometimes looks as if he cannot even stay in his chair and other times he is barely moving at all. I just chalk it up to my ignorance of Parkinson's disease. I don't know how his body reacts to different dosages, days he doesn't feel good, medication changes, or hormonal changes.
I wouldn't presume to ask why he "appears" to be faking the severity of his disease for the camera.
I believe that Rush's opinion about Michael J. Fox isn't worth the last scrappings out of a week-old cat litter box and he should be ashamed of insinuating something that he hasn't researched. I also, based on first hand observation of the actual clip, do not believe that he was mocking Michael J. Fox's illness - just challenging his credibility.
Now......can we get back to the ORIGINAL post?
(1.) I can't stand Rush. I have my own reasons, they don't really matter. Just know that I would rather be on a deserted island by myself than with Rush.
(2.) I went to youtube.com and watched the original clip. With sound.....in real time. I watched it at least 10 times. I can't post it here because the title has profanity in it. But, if you want to watch the real clip, I typed in "Rush mocks Michael J. Fox". I did, however, make a transcript of Rush's exact words.
“In this commercial he is exaggerating the effects of the disease. He is moving all around and shaking and it is purely an act. This is the only time that I have ever seen Michael J. Fox portray any of the symptoms of the disease he has. He can control himself enough to stay in the frame of the picture and he can control himself enough to keep his eyes right on the lens, the teleprompter, but his head and shoulders are moving all over the place, so this is really shameless folks, this is really shameless of Michael J. Fox. Either he didn’t take his medication or he is acting.”
(3.) What did I conclude? Rush never spoke with a laughing or mocking voice. And his gestures were not mocking a man with an illness, they were describing what he saw on the commercial. And as much as I can't stand Rush, I was really wanting to see him ridicule the disease. (I'm ashamed to say that.) He was simply giving his opinion of the commercial. Oh, I do have that, by-the-by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WB_PXjTBo
I do not, however, believe that Rush's opinion holds weight. I, too, have wondered why Michael J. Fox sometimes looks as if he cannot even stay in his chair and other times he is barely moving at all. I just chalk it up to my ignorance of Parkinson's disease. I don't know how his body reacts to different dosages, days he doesn't feel good, medication changes, or hormonal changes.
I wouldn't presume to ask why he "appears" to be faking the severity of his disease for the camera.
I believe that Rush's opinion about Michael J. Fox isn't worth the last scrappings out of a week-old cat litter box and he should be ashamed of insinuating something that he hasn't researched. I also, based on first hand observation of the actual clip, do not believe that he was mocking Michael J. Fox's illness - just challenging his credibility.
Now......can we get back to the ORIGINAL post?