i just took a gander at the political ad for ben cardin done by michael j. fox. i started to weep. why?

1) watching michael j. fox is like watching an old friend i grew up with. we’re not that far apart, age-wise. and alex p. keaton was a staple for me in the 1980s. even though i disapproved of the character’s political stances, i grew to care deeply for the character over time. so to see him shake and bob courtesy of parkinson’s is excruciating. i wish i could do more beyond donating money.

2) rush limbaugh, fuckwit extraordinaire, has outdone himself. he’s not just an expert on oxycontin; apparently, he has a parkinson’s faking detector implanted in his brain (however tiny it is). i can’t even imagine how horrific this must be to all people who are struggling with parkinsons as well as their family and friends. the things people will do for notoriety. he never got over the realization that alex p. keaton was fictional, i guess.

3) i often marvel at how the same people who are terrified of “killing babies” through abortion and other means (such as, apparently, stem cell research) are the same people who: a) are pro-death-penalty, and b) basically don’t give a shit about those babies once they are born. shit, put your money where you mouths are, people. if you want these “babies” to make it to birth, then you adopt each and every one of them, support them financially, and nurture them.

sorry. i am really just shaken up by this.