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- longlashes, on 11/04/2007, -0/+297And yet, through all his shakes and convulsions, he remains diplomatic and logical, if not a little frustrated, about the issue at hand. He is a dedicated spokesman for Parkinson's disease, it's just a shame it comes at such a cost.
- purpmint008, on 11/04/2007, -57/+304If this man's movements themselves don't make you want to lynch the right-wing then you have problems.
- chase001, on 10/22/2007, -26/+205Unfortunately faith trumps logic.
- loper, on 11/04/2007, -28/+186***** bush.
- commonkon, on 10/10/2007, -1/+151Straight to the video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJ6_5OCRxTE
- firedrillduckie, on 11/04/2007, -3/+145The extent of his Parkinson's symptoms is heartbreaking and hard to watch... but I heard what he said, and I agree with him wholeheartedly.
- AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -6/+135This post breaks all records as ***** annoying blog spam.
A tiny block of text followed by an even smaller (if it's possible), Youtube video link.
Skip the ***** and see the video at full size: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ6_5OCRxTE - HUKI365, on 10/22/2007, -14/+119That's the entire point he's making. We don't need to resort to such statements as "lynch the right-wingers" or "baby killers".
Let's all decide what each of us are comfortable with, have a sensible discussion, then decide on the majority's view. - AsianChopsticks, on 10/10/2007, -6/+101What the heck was at the end?
- EvanVolm, on 10/10/2007, -4/+82Is it really that hard for someone to just just post a link directly to the YouTube video, instead of a blog with an integrated video player that doesn't play worth *****?
- grr74, on 10/10/2007, -7/+74The reason that this is a political issue and controversial baffles me. This is a non-issue! Stem-cell research, gay marriage and abortion are not important issues at all. How to figure out the mess in Iraq, the economy, creating jobs, taxing the hell out of the rich, education, bleedin' health care, crime prevention, global warming, etc. are political issues. The neocons are mad hatters the whole lot of them.
- danpaquin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+65A childhood hero (marty) becomes an adult hero. It's a breath of fresh air to see someone encouraging debate on this issue for the benefit of man-kind.
- XedLos, on 11/04/2007, -3/+61Seeing him like this just made me kinda choke up
- smacksaw, on 10/10/2007, -3/+60An enlightened and compassionate majority would set their views aside and do what is right. Like ending segregation or giving women the vote, it isn't what the majority wants that is always right, it's protecting the minority despite the will of the majority.
I'm all for the majority having a view, but opinions are not always the truth. The minority who are suffering are the ones facing the truth, not people sermonising about something they themselves don't have to face/deal with. - 666RIPkidJUICE, on 11/04/2007, -8/+55Dude, I can't even finish watching. It sucks to see him with Parkinson's disease. As for stem cell research, I support it. I'm conservative, but not stupid (sometimes hard to tell the difference.) Science over religion and politics, forever. Would anyone want there kid to be born with any type of disease what-so-ever? There's only one answer for that. "But if it's God's plan..." You know what? ***** his plan, if he is going to mess with my family or friends, I put more faith in Man. Agnostic btw.
- smacksaw, on 10/10/2007, -3/+43Especially if we can harvest his body for stem cells to give to Michael J Fox.
- shooby, on 10/10/2007, -10/+48Go kill yourself. Like really. Go get a knife, start with the wrists and make your way up to your tongue, nose, eyes. And then jab that knife straight through the eye sockets.
Have fun. - superfrodies, on 11/04/2007, -2/+38dude I'm a catholic and i am with you 100% the cells are going to die anyway. there is no possible way you can justify not using those cells to help people.
How can you be a true christian and not want to help a man like that? - smacksaw, on 11/04/2007, -12/+43Personally, I am against the cheapening of human life. War, abortion, murder and the death penalty.
All of that falls within reason. You can't tell me that what Michael J Fox and others are suffering through doesn't cheapen human life. What an intelligent society does is ethically find a way where the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Yes, it's that old paradox - do you kill 1 person to save 100? But the deal is the answer is always "yes", it's just that we're supposed to debate it and exhaust all other options before we say "yes"...we don't just do it because it's standard operating procedure. Using potential life in this manner is not something to be taken lightly, but if you don't even put it on the table you're taking all people who are suffering lightly and that's the REAL hypocrisy. The hypocrisy isn't destroying life to save life, the hypocrisy is ignoring suffering to suit your opinion rather than the truth of those people who aren't you - the ones paying the price with their existing lives. - acex23, on 10/22/2007, -13/+41No it doesnt. Frick, sometimes I get so tired of diggers like you. You always have to have an agenda. This video was extremely powerful and moving and nonconfrontational. It makes you think and care. It doesnt take cheapshots at the opposing side, it calls for respect, even in the face of opposition.
What digg needs is a little respect. - chazzy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+27Or the original, complete interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8lsjfjgAA8
- gooddoggytreat, on 10/10/2007, -1/+28Wow, his words are powerful.
Empathy is a powerful tool. Everyone who is against stem cell research, should consider how they would feel if they developed Parkinson's Disease.
My heart gets heavy whenever I see Michael J. Fox, it makes a grown man cry. - drmangrum, on 10/10/2007, -3/+29The thing i never understood as the big counter argument is how the ignorant masses think women will abort pregnancies so they can sell the fetus. Morals and Ethics aside. How much does it cost to get an abortion and how much do they think embryos would be sold for? I'm betting not enough to be worth it. If the embryos are going to be aborted anyway, and if the aborting parents agree, why waste it? It seems more of a sacrilege to waste the embryo. What's the alternative? Isn't medical waste usually burned?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+32Why should I show respect for inherently harmful or irrational beliefs?
Do you respect the KKK or people who won't let their children get medical treatment for 'religious reasons'? This anti-stem cell movement is harmful. - Ramble, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23It doesn't matter. Embryonic stem cells won't kill a "baby" if done correctly, and as M J Fox says, you can use failed embryos to collect them.
Also, the umbilical cord (that bit you throw away) can be a source for them. - MacSuxWindozSux, on 10/12/2007, -6/+27So harvesting unused stem cells is murder?
Hey Girls have periods... The whole "life" is dead. Isn't that murder too?
End result is people don't give a ***** unless its happening to them. End of story.
People talk about Jesus. it's an escape. Why think when you can have a cop out.
it's just one more of those things that fits the theme of America circling the drain. - po43292, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19You are right, the government shouldn't be involved in these matters. They are religious by nature, and what happened to separation of church and state? On a side note it is very sad to see MJ Fox in such a state, especially just having seen all 3 Back to the Futures last week.
- SocialPoison, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17He spent quite a bit of time talking about fetuses that were supposed to be used for in vitro fertilization. After a shelf life, they're discarded. Honestly, at that point, the whole "kill 1 to save 100" goes out the window.
- arcooke, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16When I was growing up.. for the longest time I actually thought Alzheimer's was called "old timers disease". My grandpa had it so it made sense when I was little.
- Boomh4u3r, on 10/10/2007, -4/+19I hope Satan rapes you in every hole in your body
- lowlywrm, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Yes, and we're falling behind many other countries in our science because of the religious preferences of a few.
Sad and scary both. - colberrep, on 10/10/2007, -5/+20what a shame that republicans--especially the likes of ron paul--are against funding this very important research that could give us HUGE breakthroughs in medicine.
- BGog, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14I don't judge you by your faith but by your actions. If you choose to affect political policy that effects the medical treatments that my children receive then I JUDGE you for that. Keep your beliefs and faith to yourself and I'll be happy not to judge you. I only take issue with people who try harm others with their "god said this/that" nonsense.
- Sashwan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13He is indeed a brave man... I hope a cure is found in the not too distant future for him and for any other person out there who suffers from this tragic disease. Just watching him sit there and speak brings a tear to my eye.
- smacksaw, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Actually, I think it all boils down to that old adage about pornography:
"I can't tell you what pornography is, but I know it when I see it."
The interesting thing there is that the absolutism and preconceived notions about things are left out of that example. The logic is transitive, don't you think? - mrboratsagdiev, on 11/04/2007, -1/+14Does anyone realizes the lengths and impressive developments the private sector is making in this arena of research, and the regulations and miscellaneous red tape the government would put on this research if they were in control of it? It's f*cking amazing, and now it doesn't even involve embryos. I support his fight for research, and applaud the advances being made nowadays. We'll all benefit as humans from the ideas and facts presented from the strides being made.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+15That is an irrelevant scoreboard. ASC is receiving massive funding while ESC is getting only a small amount by comparison. It is like comparing the US military to Thailand's.
ESC continues to be the source for Stem Cells that has the most potential. ASC does not have real pluripotency as compared to ESC. - SocialPoison, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Agnostic conservative? Things must be interesting for you at the Republican Rallies :P
- jivemasta, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Have you ever thought that your god made those cells for us to find and cure our sick with? But I guess your god made you an ***** so he doesn't have to deal with you in heaven.
- Nerevar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10They're talking about using failed embryos from invitro fertilization which would just be thrown away anyway
- blaaguuu, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13Yeah, only took us a couple hundred thousand years to get through that stage... Hopefully the religious stage of mankind wont last as long.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11ESC Research: California $300million/year(not yet started); Connecticut $10million/year, Maryland $15million total grants. Estimated $100million per year via private industry.
ASC Research: $250million(2001); Approx $350million/year spent from 2002-2006. Approx $4billion has been allocated to ASC in 2006. This numbers do not include private funding although it is estimated $80-100million.
So ASC has a couple of Billions head start compared to ESC. Again, you have the right argue this from an ethical perspective but keep your dishonest junk science out of the debate. - dasdef, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13bud
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ser? - Avocadoes, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12You do realise that he has no control over his trembling, don't you? It's called Parkinson's disease. Look it up.
Also, that was entirely beside the whole point of the video. - DiggMasterJ, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9yoism is a you tube profile, they sign off their videos with that snail.
- arcooke, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Spaghetti and meatballs, yes it is.
- art42, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8"it's a choice but an irresponsibility to anyone who gets one."
Tell that to the woman that was raped or faces a life or death situation from a pregnancy. - BGog, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Right on. quite sick of the religious trying to decide what is best for me and my family based on information written by peasants 2000 years ago.
- pchi, on 10/22/2007, -1/+9it's a shame that such a powerful video was submitted by someone who has been blog spamming digg with his hotfreshnow.blogspot.com site these past few months. be sure and "subscribe biatch!" to cpmcd2000's rss feed so you don't miss any hot - fresh - now videos from a year ago.
- Pumaman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10I see some people are still on the abortion issue.
Mr. Fox is stating that the embryos that would be used for this research are destroyed as a waste product of In Vitro Fertilization. There will never be a life from those cells. You are not destroying lives, causing abortions, or ceasing someone to be. It's along the lines of buying an egg at the grocery store and they go bad in the fridge. Did you cause a chicken to not live? Do you just throw the egg in the trash? Do you say a little prayer for the chicken that was never born?
I understand that eggs in the fridge are not fertilized as those in IVF are, but the analogy holds true. The eggs used in IVF are thrown away and destroyed. There was no chance of life whatsoever in these eggs. Why the issue of life protection comes up on what is essentially waste product is beyond my comprehension. Perhaps someone can enlighten us?
Maybe I am misunderstanding and someone can correct me? I am no biologist, that much is certain. -
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