CBS: ‘Anguish’ Over Loss of ‘Thunderous’ ‘Father Figure’ Castro

[See NewsBusters for more.] CBS This Morning co-host Charlie Rose again reported from Cuba on Tuesday, trumpeting the “legacy” of the “thunderous” Fidel Castro and the “anguish” over his death. Aside from one passing mention about the dictator’s violence, the focus was entirely on praise for Castro. Talking to one person, Rose recounted, “Many were overcome, either by the heat or by grief. ‘He is living eternally now,’ this man says.” The journalist uncritically added, “Mourners stood hours in the sun for the chance to file past a photo of the man known as El Commandante and view his medals.” Breezing past dissidents, Rose noted, “Around the world, Castro is seen by some as a murderous and repressive dictator. But to these Cubans, he is a father figure and a national hero.”