November 1, 2006

Michael J. Fox

It was Ernest Hemingway who said that courage is grace under pressure. And Keith Olbermann paid homage to Michael J. Fox for his comportment after he was savagely attacked by a right wing radio hustler.

This week's reader who nominated Fox for the BuzzFlash "Wings of Justice Award" felt likewise: "For putting himself on the front line and advocating for stem cell research in the most public style - and apparently most dangerous as well. For responding to the horrific, barbaric attacks upon him (by Rush Limbaugh) with dignity and grace.

"For allowing the public to see the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, an illness that attacks so many as he supports -- and asks others to support -- candidates who care about the quality of life for others and not just themselves. For being true to himself and true to his fellow human beings despite the Rush Limbaughs of the world."

Let the Limbaughs of the world enjoy their hedonistic sex trips to the Dominican Republic and their illegal medications. Nobility of the spirit is not measured by the depth of one's depravity; it is derived from the compassion of one's inner soul.

In that spirit, BuzzFlash is proud to honor Michael J. Fox with this week's "Wings of Justice Award."

Where others know only how to dispense hate, he offers hope.

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Nominated by: Leslie of Evanston, Illinois

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