Conan O'Brien Does the Work News Shows Won’t, Mocks Castro Funeral Gaffe

[See NewsBusters for more.] Comedian Conan O’Brien went there. He highlighted an awkward moment at Fidel Castro’s funeral, something that the network morning newscasts on Monday wouldn’t touch: The Jeep carrying the dictator’s ashes broke down on Sunday, prompting soldiers to briefly push the vehicle down the procession route. ABC, CBS and NBC skipped that moment. On TBS's Conan, however, O’Brien mocked the moment, making the obvious comparison to the problems of communism: “Here's a weird story: On Saturday, the hearse carrying Fidel Castro's remains broke down and had to be pushed. The hearse was being driven Cuba's minister of metaphors."