No, you are not suffering from a drug induced 1980's flashback of some kind. That is an actual lead from a CNN story. Now, remember, Alex P. Keaton is a fictional character on TV.
Granted, Michael J. Fox did invite this story by discussing what the fictional Keaton would do...
Michael J. Fox, who played the conservative teen on the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties," says that if the right-wing, tie-wearing Keaton were a real person, Alex would disagree with the Republican stance against increased embryonic stem cell research.
...but then CNN ran with their little fan flic....
...What would Alex do? Keaton was never shy about incorporating his politics into everyday life, becoming a true spin doctor years before that term entered the lexicon. Remember when he used to advise his little brother Andrew with Republican cheers or Democrat jeers?
He carried a briefcase to high school. He ran for student council president. He espoused odd ideas for teens, such as capitalism and supply-side economics.
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Rep. Alex P. Keaton, R-Ohio
By 1989, after seven seasons , "Family Ties" ended and Alex left the Keaton home to begin a career on Wall Street.
Later, more fictitious information about Keaton surfaced during Fox's final episode of his 1990s sitcom "Spin City," when it was revealed that Keaton was elected as an Ohio congressman, according to IMDb.com.
"Most Americans in their 30s know Keaton's character," Thompson says. "He represented a shifting political demographic in the '80s, a portion of a generation who rejected their boomer parents' Democratic loyalties."
Whatever Keaton might have thought about stem cell research, his hero's widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, shifted her views in favor of it, as the former president was dying of Alzheimer's disease.
I want to know the name of the reporter who asked Fox what he thought Alex Keaton would think, as if Alex Keaton were a real person.
But while I wait for that answer, I look forward to stories about Captain Picard's thoughts on the unilateral diplomacy of the Bush Administration, and Lt. Worf's ruminations on whether the neocons have any honor.
I further like to know JR Ewing's opinions on energy independence and alternative fuels, and how Ewing Oil can best adapt to the changing times and market.
Can I kill myself now, please?
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