Saturday, October 09, 2004
ON MICHAEL J. FOX
I'm So Disappointed
During Friday night's presidential candidates' debate Sen. John F. Kerry made reference to the support of his candidacy from actor Michael J. Fox who, as I'm sure you know, is living with the daily challenges presented by Parkinson's disease, and who, unlike President Anti-Science, backs an aggressive stem-cell research program.
For a variety of reasons, I am particularly interested in this issue, and I was pleased at the time to learn Fox not only decided to support Sen. Kerry but also opted to appear in television advertisements on the candidate's behalf.
I was, however, disappointed, astonished even, tonight to see Fox appearing in ads placed in the Philadelphia market on behalf of Sen. Arlen Specter (R), the incumbent in the quickly tightening race for the U.S. Senate from challenger Rep. Joe Hoeffel (D). (I think it goes without saying that The Rittenhouse Review has endorsed the candidacy of Rep. Hoeffel.)
I can only wonder what's going through Fox's mind as he endorses Sen. Specter over Rep. Hoeffel. Rep. Hoeffel's positions and votes on this and related issues at least exceed those of the incumbent and, more important, Sen. Specter can't hold a candle to Rep. Hoeffel in terms of credibility, consistency, and principle. Worse, in the unlikely event Sen. Specter wins reelection he will be even more beholden to the Bush administration than he already is.
If anyone has any insights on this matter, specifically Fox's inexplicable endorsement of Sen. Specter, I would appreciate hearing from you.
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James Martin (Jim) Capozzola launched The Rittenhouse Review in April 2002, TRR: The Lighter Side of Rittenhouse, HorowitzWatch, and Smarter Andrew Sullivan in July 2002, and Bulldogs for Kerry-Edwards in October 2004. He is also a contributing member of President Boxer.
He received the 2002 Koufax Award for Best Post> for "Al Gore and the Alpha Girls" (published November 25, 2002). Capozzola's record in the Koufax Awards includes two additional nominations for 2002 (Best Blog and Best Writing), three nominations for 2003 (Best Blog, Best Series, and Best Writing), and two finalist nominations in 2004 (Best Blog and Best Writing).
Capozzola’s experience beyond the blogosphere includes a lengthy career in financial journalism, securities analysis, and investment research, and in freelance writing, editing, ghost-writing, and writing instruction.
He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University at Albany and a master's in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.
Capozzola lives in Philadelphia with his bulldog, Mildred.
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