Credulous Stone on Commie Putin: Why Would ‘Statesman’ Lie to Me?

[See NewsBusters for more.] It seems that, finally, liberal journalists are challenging the credulous, dictator-coddling filmmaking of lefty Oliver Stone. But maybe that’s because the communist-friendly director avoided tough questions when talking to Vladimir Putin about the 2016 presidential election. Appearing on CBS This Morning, Stone fawned over the Russian strong man, praising, “He believes in talk. He believes in peaceful co-existence.” The director behind The Putin Interviews parroted Russian propaganda: “[Putin] said he wants to be our partner. He said very positive things about the United States. He talks about the partnerships.” The CBS co-hosts seemed disappointed that Stone didn’t blame the Russians for Hillary Clinton’s loss: