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Originally Posted by Superbelt
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_2079992.htm
That's all I could find. Kerry very well could have said what you think you remember Shani, but unless you can provide a source, forgive me for not believing your recollection of what he said.
I feel really bad for Christopher and his family and all they wen't through to this point.
Reeves was a smart man. He didn't throw his support into the national ring behind any one candidate. Trying to do that would only polarize this nation and the parties more.
We don't need stem cell research to be an election issue the way abortion is, where one party is seen as for and the other against. As it is now stem cell research is still non partisan at the congressional level with overwhelming support from both sides. Only between Bush and Kerry is it an actual election issue. Reeves did what he did to make sure that anyone from any party could embrace it if he wanted to.
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Superbelt,
Senator Kerry did and does claim that Reeves was supporting his candidacy. They spoke together at a political rally and Kerry used his name in support of stem cell research during the 2nd debate. Two nights ago, he claimed that Reeves called him right before he died. Kerry wasn't home (or didn't answer), but apparently Reeves left an encouraging message on his answering machine.
From his description, Senator Kerry is definately claiming that Reeves supported his candidacy and desired stem cell research to be one of the pivotal issues during the campaign.
I know neither man, but I am inclined to believe the Senator unless someone produced evidence contrary to his claims. Reeves may have certainly been an intelligent person, but stem cell research is a partisan issue in much the same way abortion is. I don't know why you think it isn't, but it doesn't have bi-partisan support in the public, the presidential candidates, although I'm not sure about the Congress--so I'd like to see who you are referencing from the 50 Republican Senators who don't want research to be limited. After all, how did the bill limiting such research pass Congress if there is bipartisan support of the research?
In any case, his intelligence notwithstanding, Reeves might have felt strongly enough to take sides during this cycle, given his ailing health, the contaminated stem lines, and the fact that if Bush is re-elected, Congressional support aside, stem cell research will still be limited in it's current form.