Now let me explain what I am talking about.
This morning they had announced several times throughout the Today show that Anderson Cooper, a news personality at CNN, revealed he is gay. Well later in the 9AM hour of the Today Show, some interesting information was revealed by Willie Geist, who is filling in for Matt Lauer since Lauer is most likely on vacation until the Ann Curry situation settles down.
What I was unaware of was that Willie Geist's father is Bill Geist who is a regular on CBS Sunday Morning. I was also unaware until that segment which didn't air until the 9AM hour that his father Bill announced the other day that he has Parkinson's.
Now here is the AHA part!
Why is Anderson Cooper getting so much news attention for coming out being gay while Bill Geist revealing he has Parkinson's is getting hardly any attention? This is so wrong on many levels, especially considering they are even in the same occupation!
Is it that we have accepted that Parkinson's awareness is not important in this country these days? Parkinson's is still a major issue in the health field despite many scientific discoveries.
So back to my original question, why would Michael J. Fox make a better president than Romney or Obama?
Because President Obama gets more attention for coming out saying he is for Gay Marriages than if he talks about Parkinson's while Mitt Romney does not look like the type of guy who has had to deal with a health issue like Parkinson's and even if he did he could afford the best doctors unlike most Americans.
If Michael J. Fox was president, a cause like Parkinson's awareness would not take a back seat to politics, and Parkinson's would get the news coverage it deserves.
Sadly, there is one problem with Michael J. Fox becoming President: Even though he is a dual Canadian/American citizen, he was born Canadian!! What a shame!
