Archive for October, 2006
Rushing to Judgment
Limbaugh v. Fox
In the past week or so Rush Limbaugh caused a stir by scoffing at Michael J. Fox. Limbaugh said Fox exaggerated his Parkinson’s disease symptoms in the advertisement Fox shot urging support for stem cell research.
Fox went to the news programs to further explain his position. On the program I watched, Limbaugh was invited to be a guest, too. He refused the invitation.
Okay, so these two guys are public figures and we shouldn’t pay too much attention to what they do. And yet, there is something very interesting in how Limbaugh responded to Fox’s advertisement; Limbaugh judged before learning more.
Limbaugh stated his opinions and judged Fox’s behavior before he asked any questions. Do you know anyone in your department who does that, too? Makes statements about what…
