Michael J. Fox is the star of some new TV commercials for the Democratic senatorial candidate from Missouri. They started airing this weekend. This spot is a little jarring, if all you remember about Fox are his four Emmy awards for Family Ties and Spin City, or for his roles in Back to the Future and Teen Wolf. It doesn't really matter what conservatives and liberals think of this ad, since the race is going to be decided by a sliver of independents who can't seem to make up their minds about anything. ("Hmm, should I have the egg salad or the oatmeal?") I think independents are going to remember this ad when they're in the voting booth. What do you think?
And below is a link to another ad on the stem cell issue in Missouri, the one featuring a girl who is pretty upset about being conned into selling her (unfertilized) eggs to help pay her college bills. Apparently, thousands of young woman will be preyed upon by unruthless egg buyers if Amend. 2 on the ballot passes. It's ruined her life, don't you know. Watch the ad here.
Here's my take on the issue: I hope the people voting NO on this ballot issue will also support candidates that will help this poor girl afford her college tuition, and who aren't members of a party that has slashed aid for higher education.
This is an important election. It's for the same seat once held by Harry Truman, the great liberal Senator (and president) who took courageous stands for civil rights at the risk of his own political popularity, and who advocated national health care more than 50 years ago.
Alex P. Keaton would have hated Harry Truman.
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