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“Progressive”: CNN’s Rick Sanchez Fired For Saying That Media Progressives Are Sometimes Racists – With Video



Oct 1, 2010 16 Comments ›› Pat Dollard

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NY Post:

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez was fired Friday by the news network after he went on a tirade during a radio interview calling Jon Stewart a “bigot” and accusing the “elite, Northeast establishment liberals” of labeling him as “second-tier” because of his Cuban-American background, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company,” the statement from CNN said. “We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well,” it added.

The TV host, who was born in Cuba and raised outside Miami, said that racism in the media comes “not just [from] the right,” but also at the hands of the “elite, Northeast establishment liberals,” during a Thursday interview on the “Stand Up! with Pete Dominick” SiriusXM radio show.

“Deep down, when they look at a guy like me, they see a guy automatically who belongs in the second tier, and not the top tier,” the 52-year-old said.

He then pointed out Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, calling him a bigot with “white, liberal establishment point of view” and accusing “The Daily Show” host of picking on Sanchez’s on-air mistakes because of his race.

“Here’s what they do. This is the game they play: ‘I just picked on Fox News, because they just had a bold-faced [sic] lie about something — dammit, that means I gotta find something on CNN. Oh, I know… wait, hold on, let me find, oh that Rick Sanchez, that little Puerto Rican guy. I’ll make fun of him,’” Sanchez surmised.

During the radio interview, Sanchez was asked about Stewart being considered a minority since he was Jewish, but balked at the suggestion.

“Very powerless people,” he laughed. “He’s such a minority, I mean, you know… Please, what are you kidding?…I’m telling you that everybody who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart…the people in this country who are Jewish — are an oppressed minority? Yeah,” he said.

Sanchez joined CNN in 2004 and became the host of his own show “Rick’s List” in January 2010.


  • punnisher55

    Way to go , to bad speaking the truth can get you fired in this country! Now that your one of us Rick buy some guns amd ammo.

    • Bob

      You can’t kill Jews with a gun, you fool! You have to stake them, like vampires.

  • The MacCala

    How about the fact he was stupid? This guy told Pete in the interview he wasn’t WHITE! Being born in Cuba doesn’t make you another race! He was and is an idiot, good riddance. Now take Soledad O’Brien and Don Lemon with you.

  • DC

    I’m sure Fox will give you a job…probably for more than what cnn was paying you too!

    Hang in there, Rick..the truth always hurts!

  • aceofwands

    He’ll probably start drinking again…kill someone…and get butt-blasted in prison for the next 20.

  • MinneSoCold

    Can you say….. “Hello MSNBC” :roll:

  • Sandy

    The libtards are so thin skinned. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Boohoo someone called me a racist :cry: :cry: :cry:

  • vincenzo4

    Could not have happened to a nicer guy. Sanchez, see ya. You are one of several reasons I only watch CNN when I am at the office because I have to, and that’s CNN International. John Stewart is another asshole I never listen to. They are all self-puffed up tools of the movement to destroy this country.

  • hank

    He’s an ASS HAT next job will be on Telemundo or Univizion. Adios Pendejo :mrgreen:

  • lube

    thats what happens when the tables turn on leftests and you tell the truth

  • Chuck O
  • Carrie

    You know I used to like him, but as of late, felt he was a bit cocky in his approach on his show ,something kept nagging at me, so maybe he just needed to come down a notch and rethink his attitude , he is a talented journalist but just felt his opinions were more important than they were….I wish him well and hope he recovers but for now he is on list I don’t want to be on!

  • midTN

    HAHAHAHAHAHA………too bad asshole. Your own prejudices did you in……..finally!
    :razz:

  • http://www.ricksanchez.info Richard Sanchez

    I’m so Mad that CNN has selected to get rid of Rick From the air. The show has been one of the very few programs I viewed in a regular basis. His style was entertaining and also I didn’t feel as though the entire world appeared to be coming to the end all the time like some other shows on cable television. I will miss his “Rick’s List” the most. Tends to make you wonder though, since he’s already been dismissed because of his remarks it’s possible he was not all that far from the truth of the matter. Rick from Yellowstone

  • Charlie from New Jersey

    Psst, hey Rick… you are white. Being born in Cuba does not make you a minority race any more than being born in Italy or Spain you jackass.

  • Bobby E.

    And, yet, he was lying … they are ALL racists.