Steel's sister beats Micheal J. Fox in Maryland air wars

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http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/110706_airwar.html
November 7, 2006
The Air War
By Aaron Blake

Michael J. Fox is a Hollywood actor with a touching life story that is known to many Americans. But Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele’s sister, stricken with multiple sclerosis, speaks to people just as effectively, according to a survey of campaign ads in the Maryland Senate race by Wilson Research Strategies.

Fox, who has had Parkinson’s disease for 15 years and is an outspoken advocate for stem-cell research, caused a stir recently by speaking out for several Democratic candidates and appearing in ads for Democratic Senate hopefuls Rep. Ben Cardin in Maryland and Claire McCaskill in Missouri.

In the ads, Fox shakes uncontrollably on camera as a result of his condition. Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh accused him of faking it or going off his medication, later apologizing but still criticizing Fox for being a shill for Democrats.

Cardin’s opponent, Republican Michael Steele, responded with an ad featuring his sister, Dr. Monica Turner, who assures the viewer that her brother supports stem-cell research. She closes by saying that she would know, because she has MS.