And here I thought this was going to be a slow news day.
Claire McCaskill, the Democratic opponent of Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), brought in Michael J. Fox (who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease and is a prominent member of the Film Actors’ Guild) to star in an ad which ran during Game 1 of the World Series in the St. Louis metropolitan area, thereby ruining the Cardinals’ victory over the Detroit Tigers. And of course, she tailors the ad to make it so Senator Talent opposes ALL stem cell research, a claim which, of course, is bulls**t:

“Senator Talent supports medical research including stem cell research that doesn’t involve cloning or destroying a human embryo,” said Talent spokesman Rich Chrismer.

The McCaskill/Fox ad does not delineate between embryonic and adult stem cell research. It just says “stem cell cell research.” Twice. I have no problem at all with adult stem cell research. It’s the embryonic variety where I draw the line, becasue to me, any messing around at all with an embryo messes with its life.
So Michael, I feel bad for ya, but don’t quit your day job.