Here's the laugher of the day and should put to rest any notion of the New York Times being considered a serious newspaper.

About a week before the Michael J. Fox ad appeared, the Times had a story entitled "Missouri Candidates Step Lightly on Stem Cell Measure" and I quote:

"Mr. Talent and Ms. McCaskill are battling over a tiny percentage of undecided voters and dare not risk offending them by drawing attention to such a polarizing issue."

Michael J. Fox video here.