Mar 23rd, 2011
After their meeting several weeks ago, Rick sent the following letter to Abe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, and once again apologized for his comments last September.
Mar 16th, 2011
Rick met with Abe Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, and apologized for his comments. Foxman accepted Rick's apology and said that the controversy surrounding Rick's comments, "can be put to rest."
Dec 29th, 2010
Rick personally apologized to Jon Stewart and released an official statement apologizing for his remarks.
Dec 29th, 2010
"[W]hat has to strike the eye about both sets of [Rick's] remarks is how uncontroversial they are... He didn't descend into saying that there was Jewish control of the media..."
Dec 29th, 2010
Leslie Savan, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, argues that what happened to Rick was just bullying, poor and simple.
Dec 29th, 2010
What happened to honest discourse, even if it may be hurtful or wrong? "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Dec 29th, 2010
"I said some things I shouldn't have said. They were wrong. Not only were they wrong, they were offensive."
Dec 27th, 2010
Imagine for just one moment if someone uttered the following words on national television: "I got to tell you, if I see people who are Black, I get worried. I get nervous." Would we call this racial profiling, or even worse?
Dec 26th, 2010
"In a strange way, I was feeling like Jon Stewart wasn't respecting me... and that's why I lashed out and I was wrong."