MO-Sen: As if Michael J. Fox enjoys his condition

Conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is now shrouded in controversy after questioning whether former actor-turned stem cell research activist Michael J. Fox was faking his Parkinson's condition in a television ad for Democrat Claire McCaskill:

LIMBAUGH: "In this commercial, he is exaggerating the effects of the disease.  He is moving all around and shaking -- and it's purely an act.  This is the only time I have ever seen Michael J. Fox portray any of the symptoms of the disease he has."

Actually, Michael J. Fox has portrayed these symptoms all the time, especially over the last two years.  Watch this video of Fox unveiling his foundation for Parkinson's Research:

Or how about this one where Fox slams Bush for vetoing stem cell research:

So what is the deal here?  Rush Limbaugh actually wants his listeners to believe that there was some kind of covert effort by Michael J. Fox and the Democrats to get him to "act" as if his condition was more advanced than in reality.

I have even heard some conclude that Fox purposely went off his medication before the ad was filmed.  On a personal note, my great uncle, who passed away in 2002, had to put up with this horrible disease on a daily basis.  I saw as a witness that when he sometimes forgot to take his medication that reduced the shaking, he was in terrible pain.  It was saddening to watch.  No rational individual would want to harm himself or herself like this.

To hear a right-wing hack like Limbaugh make an assertion like this about a disease that he has no knowledge about shows how desperate he is to attack Claire McCaskill.