"Jerry's Orphans" & the MDA Telethon : Jerry Lewis speaks about People with Disabilities (video)

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The comic legend talks about the group of former MDA poster children who formed a group protesting his fund-raising methods. There are arguments to be made on both sides of this issue.

In any case, he's really furious in this interview, and the "running down the hall" comment comes outta the clear blue sky.
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For more on "Jerry's Orphans":

"Adopt a Smart Ass Cripple" by Mike Ervin : Labor Day (MDA Telethon) 2011
http://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2011/09/adopt-smart-ass-cripple-by-mike-ervin.html

A Test of Wills: Jerry Lewis, Jerry's Orphans, and the Telethon : article from "The Disability Rag" from 1992
http://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2011/09/test-of-wills-jerry-lewis-jerrys.html

JERRY'S ORPHANS PROTEST THE MDA TELETHON : The Story
http://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2011/09/jerrys-orphans-protest-mda-telethon.html

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT - a half-hour documentary about a renegade Jerry's Kid - Watch Online
http://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2011/09/kids-are-all-right-half-hour.html

# originally posted Sept. 2011