Re: Michael J Fox to establish a New Political Organization

[rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>]

Amanda, it says Fox will just be the founder and nothing more.  I think it
is a good idea to battle the entire anti-science agenda of this
administration.
You always make me chuckle.
Ray
Rayilyn Brown
Board Member AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
rbrown@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amanda Phillips" <Ajphill@xxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: Michael J Fox to establish a New Political Organization


> In a message dated 24/06/2007 07:03:40 GMT Standard Time,
> rayilynlee@xxxxxxx
> writes:
>
> Good for  Fox!!
>
> Rayilyn Brown
> Board Member AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National  Parkinson's Foundation
> rbrown@xxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message  -----
> From: "ljherman1@xxxxxxxx" <ljherman1@xxxxxxxx>
> To:  <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:44  AM
> Subject: Michael J Fox to establish a New Political  Organization
>
>
> June 20, 2007
> Michael J. Fox Foundation for  Parkinson's Research Statement in Response
> to
> the Stem Cell Research  Enhancement Act Veto
> The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research  is disappointed by
> today's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act.  Leading
> scientists
> have identified cell replacement therapy as a potential  treatment for
> Parkinson's, capable of halting disease progression and even  restoring
> lost
> function, thus making it superior to existing therapies.  Embryonic stem
> cells demonstrate qualities that make them the most  compelling candidates
> for cell replacement therapies. The Foundation  therefore stands with the
> two-thirds of Americans who support expanded  federal funding for
> embryonic
> stem cell research.
> As a tax-exempt  501(c)3 nonprofit organization, The Michael J. Fox
> Foundation may allocate  only a small percentage of its resources to
> non-candidate-specific  political issues, and is prohibited from
> dedicating
> any resources  whatsoever toward candidate-specific political campaign
> activities. Today  our founder, Michael J. Fox, announced his intent to
> establish a separate  organization, Cures and Hope USA, dedicated to
> educating the electorate on  a pro-science agenda and helping voters make
> informed decisions in 2008.  Cures and Hope USA, a designated 501(c)4
> organization, will work entirely  independently of The Michael J. Fox
> Foundation, sharing a founder and  nothing more.
> Mr. Fox remains actively involved with the urgent work of The  Michael J.
> Fox
> Foundation toward its mission of aggressively pursuing all  promising
> research avenues toward improved treatments and a cure for  Parkinson's
> disease.
> Read The Michael J. Fox Foundation's Viewpoint on  Cell Replacement
> Therapy
>
> http://www.michaeljfox.org/newsEvents_mjffInTheNews_article.cfm?ID=1
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> He'll fail as a politician - he's got an IQ high enough to measure !
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