Real Time: Maher Defends Castro Comments Made By Ozzie Guillen, Miami Marlins Manager
Bill Maher took to his “Real Time” pulpit on Friday to make a bold defense against those who condemned Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen for saying “I love Fidel Castro” in an interview. Maher encouraged his viewers to take a harder look at whether Guillen was truly out of line for proclaiming admiration for the longtime Communist dictator of Cuba, who handed power to his brother in 2008 but remains a powerful figure in Cuban and international politics.
Guillen made the comments to TIME Magazine last week, but later claimed that they were mistranslated and apologized profusely after he was suspended for five games. But Maher felt that the apology and suspension were completely unnecessary. “If you say something Communists don’t like, they take away your job and send you to a re-education camp until you come out with the one approved opinion,” Maher said sarcastically. “We wouldn’t want that here in America.” (more…)
