Rick Sanchez is Fired for Playing the Race Card
Get Rid of the Grudge and Get Some Therapy for Your Lack of Self-Esteem?
Sanchez says that he doesn't respect John Stewart and that Stewart is a Jewish person who can't relate to Mexicans or other minorities. Sanchez, who is Cuban, was also angry at CNN for replacing his anchoring of the 8pm time slot with Parker Spitzer. Before Rick Sanchez was fired, he said, "I'm telling you that everybody who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart, and a lot of people who run all the other networks are a lot like Stewart, and to imply that somehow they, the people in this country who are Jewish, are an oppressed minority? Yeah."
On the radio show, Rick Sanchez also took a shot at Stephen Colbert, although Colbert is Irish Catholic. Rick Sanchez has been with CNN since 2004.
Jon Stewart makes fun of Rick Sanchez, but is Sanchez's race the reason?
Jon Stewart, during his The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has shown video of Sanchez, from his CNN show, and points out stupid things that Sanchez has said or done. If you're Sanchez and you pay attention to that, you can go one of two ways. You can get really upset or you can take the jokes in stride and go on with life.
Says Sanchez, who insists that Stewart is not a comedian but someone who people rely on for the news, "If I was just the Hispanic guy who read the news at CNN and paid attention and just read the teleprompter every day, very carefully, and never said anything, never had a personality, then I'd be fine. He wouldn't pick on me. He's upset that someone of my ilk is at almost his level."
Rick Sanchez said Stewart can make or break careers. But in this case, Sanchez broke his own career. Maybe Stewart is right and Sanchez really is two sandwiches short of a picnic. Making statements against Stewart is one thing, but it's just plain common sense not to make public disparaging remarks about your employer.
Now that Rick Sanchez has been fired, what should he do?
Playing the race card didn't go well for Sanchez. So, what should he do now?
If you want to say whatever you feel, you have to be smart about it. Since Sanchez chose to dig his own grave by calling Jon Stewart a bigot and for saying disparaging comments about his employer, CNN, perhaps he should try something like Satellite radio? It worked for Howard Stern.
Whatever he does, Rick Sanchez should definitely work on his self-esteem. Although minorities can relate to where Sanchez is coming from, not all of us have poor self-esteem and huge chips on our shoulders.
Source:
Hunter Walker, CNN anchor fired after Jon Stewart rant, Today
Excerpts from Jon Stewart's jabs & Rick Sanchez's rant, The Washington Post
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13 Comments
Post a CommentThat was an awesome interview. Pete Dominick is hilarious and definitely up-and-coming. I cannot wait to see more of him!
Real victims of racism usually cannot speak their minds. They are denied first amendment rights, like freedom of speech. I say move on, Sanchez. But learn from your mistakes.
I did listen to the entire interview - twice. Rick Sanchez wasn't fired from an office job; he was fired from the incredible opportunity of having your own show on CNN. How many people would kill for that? I'm starting to think that Rick wanted to get fired from CNN. Anyway, it worked.
To Jolie du Pre
In other words, you prefer to sacrifice your job over Freedom of Speech? For your information, Mr. Sanchez did not said negatives things about his employer, I listened to the whole interview, he just stated the facts. I should give Mr. Sanchez credit for having the guts to speak his mind and not been afraid of the consequences.
To Ex-Jew? - There is freedom of speech and then there is common sense. Sanchez lacked the latter. Unless you want to lose your job, you don't say negative things about your employer on the radio.
Jolie Dupre writes:"Stewart is a very intelligent and funny man. Sanchez should have had the balls to take it in stride. Secondly, CNN is not a racist company. I can't even count the number of minorities CNN employs who get lots of face time. Watch Stewart make fun of Sanchez and it's funny as hell. Sanchez may not be dumb, but he sure is stupid."
Let me see if I can read what you are trying to say that CNN is not a racist company as long as you keep your mouth shut and the moment that you reply to an attack from a BIGOT then you label Sanchez as a STUPID? Jolie, have you heard of FREEDOM OF SPEECH? I guess not.
Explain to me why Stewart can make fun of Sanchez and in particular Hispanics in general, but when Sanchez calls Stewart a BIGOT and rightfully so, then everyone is critical of Sanchez. Please also explain to me why are you guys upset when when he describes the truth that most media channels are runned by jews? What I am missing? Please show me what channels are not run by Jews. I don't have any quarrels as to who owns what, I am just agree with Sanchez in his interpretation of Stewart and the media, wether you like it or not.
learn to keep his mouth shut until he can comprehend the situation
great write up
Great article Jolie =0)