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Shame on Rush Limbaugh

by Colo. Dem. Rep. Diana DeGette - 10/26/06 9:57 AM ET

Like most Americans, I was appalled by Rush Limbaugh’s heartless attack on Michael J. Fox. Attacking someone suffering from Parkinson’s disease is a new low, even for Rush Limbaugh.

Anyone who has ever had a family member who has suffered from this tragic disease knows that Michael J. Fox was not faking. Parkinson’s is a severely debilitating disease that robs it’s victims of their motor functions. Embryonic stem cell research could hold the key to curing this and other life threatening diseases. Michael J. Fox should be applauded for speaking out on this important and life saving research not ridiculed by the likes of Rush Limbaugh.

Rush Limbaugh should start his show today by begging the forgiveness of Michael J. Fox and the millions of Americans and their families who suffer with this disease every day.