Why CNN totally blew the Rick Sanchez Firing

KTLA.com ^ | October 2, 2010 | Sam Rubin

[La Lydia]

Welcome to this episode of 'Dumb and Dumber.' I am your host, Sam Rubin. We begin with dope of the day Rick Sanchez, one of a series of TV anchor people, who despite their troubled personal lives, somehow continue to find work, or found work, until today, when CNN, understandably showed him the door...Could this guy be any dumber? Rick was talking with Pete Dominick on XM/Sirius and could not have stepped in it more. His remarks showed both a stupidity and a hubris that is almost unbelievable. It was so interesting to hear Dominick more or less absorb the remarks and know that Rick was just digging himself in deeper and deeper.

Rick's basic contention is that Jon Stewart makes fun of him on the air, because, in part, Rick is Cuban and Jon belongs to the liberal east coast media elite, (not so subtle code for Jewish), and that since Jon and his other cohorts in the Jewish media refuse to see Rick as a top-tier anchorman, they can continue to belittle and make fun of him, since they view him merely as a minority anchorman.

Not exactly. Jon Stewart makes fun of Rick Sanchez, because often on the air, he is a complete buffoon. If Rick were 100% white, or black, or Jewish, or Mormon, or Agnostic; and remained a buffoon on the air, Jon Stewart would also make fun of him.

But the focus of my ire is not on Rick Sanchez, all dopes ultimately do themselves in. I am really angry at CNN. Here is CNN's official statement about Rick departure. “Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well.“

NO! NO! NO! This is a classic example as to why CNN is failing and other media outlets are doing so much better. CNN, let me be crystal clear; Grab a sack, and take a stand. Here is what your statement should have said:

"In light of Rick Sanchez's radio interview, we have fired him. Sanchez's views, which in our view, are clearly anti-Semitic, demand an immediate response, and our response is this, we have asked him to leave CNN immediately. We object strongly to Sanchez's statement that Jon Stewart is a bigot. We also object to Sanchez's statement that the Jewish management at CNN would not advance his career. CNN's management is not characterized by race nor religion. The company that Rick Sanchez described is not our company. We believe in freedom of expression, and we do not care if opinions expressed on our airwaves are not politically correct. We do object when our own employees simply misstate the facts, and allow their own egos to cloud their thinking."

Additionally, CNN should air their own dirty laundry on CNN. This is the perfect topic for Larry King and Joy Behar and all the other talk show hosts. My guess, however, is that, huge mistake number two, CNN probably won't talk about this on the air at all.

Sometimes giant mistakes provide giant opportunities. CNN completely blew that chance here.

[Hawthorn]

>> I’m sure this creep Sanchez will show up on some other network, at some point <<

Anchorman for the Spanish language service of Al Jazeera?

(Or if he isn’t fluent enough Spanish, maybe on Iran’s English language channel, Press TV.)

[Hawthorn]

>> How did FOX handle John Gibson’s firing? <<

Who says he was fired? Last time I listened, he was still on Fox News Radio, M-F, 12-3 Eastern.

[Carley]

You should be sorry. Try reading more than the first line of an article. You might actually learn something.

[doesnt suffer fools gladly]

“Who says he was fired? Last time I listened, he was still on Fox News Radio, M-F, 12-3 Eastern.”

We’re talking tv shows, but you knew that.

[Hawthorn]

>> We’re talking tv shows <<

TV or non-TV, I don’t see any indication that John Gibson was actually fired. His TV show was dropped, probably for low ratings. But that’s not the same as being “fired” — since he seems to have stayed continuously on the Fox News payroll.

(To be sure, in 2008 a number of homosexual bloggers called for Gibson to be fired, after he made controversial comments about the late Heath Ledger. Also, a leftwing journalist was fired in 2009 after he doctored some Gibson remarks about Eric Holder and posted same on the Internet.)

[doesnt suffer fools gladly]

“TV or non-TV, I don’t see any indication that John Gibson was actually fired. His TV show was dropped, probably for low ratings. But that’s not the same as being “fired” — since he seems to have stayed continuously on the Fox News payroll.

(To be sure, in 2008 a number of homosexual bloggers called for Gibson to be fired, after he made controversial comments about the late Heath Ledger.”

How do you know the bloggers were homosexual? All of the liberal blogs were on fire and calling for Gibson’s firing. Despite Gibson apologizing, the controversy wouldn’t end, so Fox canceled his show, probably so he could spend more time with his family, LOL. If you think that incident wasn’t the reason for Gibson’s tv show being pitched, then you’ll believe anything.

[FromLori]

I’d like to know why he was still employed after killing that guy with his car he should have been let go a long time ago good hit piece on that creep here

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/199/323/Rick_Sanchez_-_DWI,_Hit-and-Run_criminal.html

[skinkinthegrass]

Here is what your statement should have said:
"In light of Rick Sanchez's radio interview, we have fired him...."
Excellent analysis if you ask me.

short / concise...very, very sweet.
...for insulting the Elites / their Masters.