Ethics

Ben Shapiro's Cosmic Cluelessness

By Ed Brayton

One of the Worldnutdaily's most ridiculous columnists (yes, I know this is like trying to decide which is the most vapid Pussycat Doll) is Ben Shapiro, who seems to want very badly to be the next generation's Chuck Norris, only without the bravado and the roundhouse kicks. He demonstrates why in his latest idiotic screed, where he takes a routine cultural exchange and turns it into a lame political attack.

You see, a group of actors and producers took a trip to Iran for a meeting with their counterparts with the Iranian Alliance of Motion Pictures. This is a pretty standard cultural exchange. It happens with sports teams, musicians and others all the time. Ah, but they can't fool Shapiro. He's got it all figured out. He knows that they're really there representing Obama for the purpose of "backing evil." Seriously.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).