Michael Steele goes full-Beck nuts

Here’s two completely false accusations from Michael Steele, ripped straight from Glenn Beck’s fantasy world.

First, Steele says President Obama is considering a plan to "squelch the basic freedom of speech on the nation’s airwaves," a reference to the so-called ‘fairness doctrine.’ Steele is either lying or refuses to believe the truth, because President Obama opposes the fairness doctrine.

Second, Steele says the Obama administration is seeking to use violence in Mexico to impose "a new gun ban in America." Again, this is false. President Obama supports the right of Americans to own guns. There has been some discussion regarding automatic machine gun style weaponry used in drug wars, but this wouldn’t have any impact on the types of guns normal Americans buy.