MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Actor Michael J. Fox appeared at Milwaukee today to support Governor Doyle's stand in favor of embryonic stem cell research.

Fox, who has Parkinson's disease, has appeared in ads for the Democratic governor and other candidates who support the research as holding potential cures to his and other illnesses.

He spoke to about 300 people at the Serb Hall.

As Fox put it: "It's about hope. It's about promise. It's about moving forward. It's about preserving the leaders who bring hope to their citizens."

Fox, who was twitching during his speech, told the crowd he recently had a run-in with a not-so-compassionate conservative who thinks he should wait until his symptoms go away before talking to them.