at least according to Glenn Beck. I'm watching his Saturday show right now. Why the fuck is this man on the air? Shame on you, CNN!
Let me recap his twisted logic:
- Fidel Castro was a brutal, murderous dictator
- Eight Hollywood actors met with Castro and said he wasn't as bad as he was made to be
- Therefore, those eight Hollywood actors love Castro
- Therefore, all Hollywood actors love Castro
- Hollywood actors are progressives
- Therefore, all progressives love murder and torture
This wouldn't pass the sniff test of an intelligent 5 year old. Why is this charlatan still on the air? Is CNN no better than Faux News? Is this what we can expect from CNN's new slogan, "Diverse as You" ? Don't even pretend to be objective, just sink wherever you have to for ratings?
Glenn Beck brought on Michael Medved, who agreed 100%. "Blah blah Castro is evil incarnate, anyone who doesn't completely toe that party line is Satan." (paraphrasing)
This is divisive politics at its worst. Don't get me wrong, I don't like Castro. But for decades he has been used as a boogeyman for us to hate socialism/communism and to oppress the Cuban people through regressive trade policies.
And now Glenn Beck has a guest that just completely and thoroughly rebutted Glenn... Glenn had no response and immediately moved onto the next topic.
Now Glenn is attempting to trash Obama: "Obama listens to radical 60s liberals..." OH NOES TEH HORROR!!!