You remember all of the mainstream media propaganda and hype about embyonic stem cells (produced from aborted embryoes)? You remember how the medai HYPE ws that Chirtopher Reevees would walk again; that Parkinson's disease would be cured, and that the dead would rise again with the Second Coming (as we prove our worth with FEDERAL funding of embronic stem cells as a symbol of our support of no restrictions on abortion)?
Hacker Boy (hacking into this despicble blog for the common good, and still not commenting on Skip's allegation that I am connected to Rupert Murdoch and/or the unfair and unbalanced network---using Skip's terminology for his boycott of Fox): "Skp. You made that up. You know that the people pushing embryonic stem cell research have never promised that it could be used to raise the dead."
Skip: "Yes, I obviously made that up, as dramatic hyperbole. But, Hacker Boy, are you saying that there was not a propaganda blitz about the supposed ossible benefits of embryonic stem cell research. Be careful here. I am about to tell you my own experience with my own eyesight--related to embryoic stem cell research."
Hacker Boy: Okay, Skip. I will agree that there was a lot of overlpromising on stem cell research, and that pro-abortion fanatics seemed able to push media hype about all of the things we would be missing if the taxpayers did not fund this research. But, Skip, yoiu should reallly stop all of this hyperbole, just because you think you are doing the same thing as the media is doing. I now that you claim you are not a Christian, and do not turn the other cheek, but it hurts yoiur credibility to keep saying theese ridiculous things for dramatic effect."
On to my eyesight (having disposed of Hacker Boy, even if you agree with him on my hyperbole for dramatic effe3ct, even though I think I make it obvius what I am presenting as fact and what I am presenting as what might be called a type of black humor). What does my eyesight have to do with embryonic stem cells? A lot. I have an INCURABLE type of macular degeneration. In fact, my condition goes beyond that. What I have are dead and dying cells in the retina. This is gradually making my eyesight steadily worse. I went to a specialist in Phoenix for a second opion, after the specialist in El Paso said that there was NO TREATMENT--not even any things for me tod o to slow down the process. It is a little bit dauting to be told that there is absolutely nothing that odern medica science can do for you.
My daughters did not believe me when I told them nothing cold be done. Not only did they insist--as I fainkly had to agree--that I should see a high poered specialist in a better medical community than El Paso, but they RESEARCHED the internet to try to find possible "cures' that I cold ask the Phoenix specialist about. Gues what my older daughter came up with?
Right. Embryonic stem cells. There ws a big mainstream media story about a "study" that had shown promise in regnerating the retina with embryonic stem cells. To read the article, a "cure" was right around the corner. Now I was skeptical, because I know that this embyonic stem cell junk was all HYPE and PROPAGANDA. I know of NO major brakthrough in actually developing an EFFECTIVE tratment of a major disease/problem using embryonic stem cells. Still, I provided the copy of the article to the retinal specialist in Phoenix, along with some other articles on different tyhpes of macular degeneration that my daughter had dug up..
Wel, the Phoenix specialist confirmed what my El Paso retinal specialist had said. No treat ment. No cure. No nothing, except maybe "tricks' for dealing with low vision (not actual blindness, but low vision to the extent that I cannot really read with any kind of correction). Yes, I can ALMOST read what I am typing here, if I go letter bly letter (with the aid of large tlype)-so long as there is no shading or color involved. And I can "barely) still watch TV and movies. Oh, and I have no real trouble getting around--seeing gross objects--so long as I realize that I have to be careful because I don't pick up things wucikly (such as steps). This is not a samll problem, and the specialist was telling me thater wwas absolutely nothing I can do. Well, okay. Reality is reality (hard as that is for Obama, leftist Democrats and the mainstream media to understand). However, you can see why I DID ask the specialist about the article on stem cell research. You can call this "hypocritical" if you want, as I OPPOSE both abortion on demand and embryonkic stem cell research (espciablly taxpayer funding). But, as I have said multiple times before, it is one thing to advocate lPOLICY based on principle, and not on self-interest. I have no interest in ADVOCATING a major push to use embryonic stem cell research to regenerate the retina. I oppose it. However, if embryonic stem cell research has ALREADY come up with someting to help me, and my understanding is that stem cell "lines' do not require continued killng of embryoes--which would probably change myopinion here if I am in eror on that--it seems to me to be absurd to reject a "cure' taht already exists because I do't approve of the way it was arrived at. In any even, that decison could be made at a later time. Thus, I asked about the article.
The specialist agreed (on that article, but not on the others my daughter had found) that this was the kind of treatment I need--the only kind that will heolp me: a regeneration of the dead cells fo the retina--basically a regeneration of the retina. as it once was. However, the specailist said that this "study" was reallyNOTHING but an indication for further study. He said it was a small study involvving a mere 12 people, and that such a study could never be more than a slight encouragment to do more study. You can see how the article my daughter found ws pure PROPAGANDA. The specialist said that, at best, it would be MANY YEARS before any possible treatment for me could be developed. And I don't think I am really telling lyou just now NEGATIVE the Poenix specialist was on "geting myhopes up" over tis 12 person study.
Was this Phoenix specialist lilke me: an oppnet of embryonic stem cell research? Nope. AFTER our discusson about my specific case, on my way out, I mentioned by own opinioni that embryonic stem cell research had been OVERBLOWN and HYPEDD well beyond reason. He agreed with me, but said: "I think both sides (obviously referring to the aboriton debate, and people like me) have gone way overboard in their positions" What did I understand from that? I understood, correctly, that this specialist was aware of the POLITICAL battle over abortion and stemcell research, and he was not in cympathy with the pro-life position--although also fully aware that the pro-stem cell, pro-abortion positon ws being exaggerated and hped with what amounts to political propaganda. That is where the issue of my eyesight now stands: No treatment avilable, outside of vitamins likely to be on only minimal help, if any. I am not blind, but the deteroriaton of my eyesight just never completely stops. I have not driven for years, and I cannot read a book (where luckily we now have autio). I can still barely use a computer, even without audio, with expanded type.
Segue to Rick Perry and my futile Sodom and Gomorrrah search for a competent, honest AP reporter. There is an AP story out there--could never make this up--about how Rick Perry is encouraging "quack" medicine because he had an operation that injected STEM CELLS into his spinal canal (or some such thing). I do't know exactly what Perry's problem was, but I asume it is some kind of degneration/pain tht is not at all diabling or life threatening. The AP quotes a Harvard "expert" for the proposition that this will only encourage "despearte people" (like me?) to go to QUACKS for quack treatments. Oh. Did I mention that Perry did NOT have embryonic stem cells inected? Rather, he had stem cells taken from his OWN fat cells injected into his spinal canal (or some such thing). Now I would be telling you that yu should BOYCOTT AT&T and Yahoo, because they feaature this kind of ridiculous AP propaganda, but I did not see this article on my AT&T "welcome" page. I may have just missed it, but I can't assume that even AT&T and Yahoo were partisan enough to attack Rick Perry on THIS.
When I first started telling you, years ago, that the mainstream media, along with other leftists, are the worst hypocrites to ever walk the Earth, on two legs or four, I bet you thought I could never really PROVE it. Boym were you wrong. Look at how often the mainstream media has HYPED embryonic stem cell research--not to mentin cancer "cures" and any noumber of not so political exaggeration s of medial "breakthroughs", and NOW they have the nerve to attakc Rock Perry for tryng a stem cell remedy (albeit not an embryonic one)!!!!!!!! Has the mainstream emdia jusst ADMITTED that it has KILLED people with all of this hype and propaganda over stme cell research? Damn right. Look at all of the FALSE HOPE they gve ME (or at least my daughter). No, if you want to say that people should not make too much of Rick Perry having this treatment, because it is unproven, fine. But it is NOT the kind of story the despicable AP is trying to make out of it, as part of the mainstream media attempt to do a "full court press" against Rick Perry. If you do a story that incidentally mentions Rick Perry's operation, maybe in connection with his health (itself more lpropaganda than imprtant to whether he should be President), I have no prolem mentinoing that people should not go out and try to get this "stem cell" treatment for whatever problem they may have. But to treat this as a major "issue" out there is absurd, and again proves the futility of my Sodom and Gomorrah search for an honest, competent AP reporter.
No, the AP--and rest of the mainstream media--have no shame. They are partisan political hacks putting out propaganda. They hardly even try to conceal it anymore. And they don't care if they are hypocrites, or obviusly dishonest. They obviusly feel that a Big Lie--repeated often enough--will work, even if it is obviuis propaanda. See George Orwell's "1984"). Tell people often enough that Michele Bachmann consistently gets her facts wrong--while you ingore Barack Obama and Joe Biden getting more imporatnt facts wrong--and people will start to believe it. utout ENOUGH stories aoubt how there is SOMETHING wrong with Rick Perry, and the idea is that peoiple will start to believe it--even as they are not sure exactly what it is that is wrong with him,. These are people only interested in agenda, and never interested in actual INFORMATIN to give to the public.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight--see above). No, I am no more for embryonic stem cell research now--now that I "knnow" that it offers "hop" for me--than I was before I saw that article my daughter found.
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