In my opinion, Rush's comments only served to publically reconfirm that he is an enormous asshole. But you be the judge;
A political ad in which a Parkinson's-afflicted Michael J. Fox talks about stem cell research was criticized Monday by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who asserted that Fox was "either off his medication or acting" while filming the commercial. [cited story]
I think he qualifies for Ignoramus of the Year.
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Yesterday afternoon, while working on grants, I was flipping through radio channels, and I came across something that stopped my dial twiddling in its tracks. It was Rush Limbaugh, and he was trashing Michael J. Fox for making a commercial in support of stem cell research.
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We could just reclassify all the medical descriptions according to Rush's personal beliefs. For example, Tourette's Syndrome could be 'just a discipline problem'. All mental ailments would be 'suck it up, it's in your head'. Basically anything except having a leg in a cast would be suspect. Notably, an Oxycontin drug addiction would be 'only a few pills for a back problem'.
Only Rush Limbaugh could stoop so low as to cast aspersions on someone's genuine, troubling, and well-established disability. Thanks Rush for setting back respect for people with disabilities by, oh, a millenia. You sir, are an asshole indeed.
I hope that Rush Limbaugh is reincarnated into a tremor in his next life.