Tag Archives: jewish

Mar 23rd, 2011

Rick’s Letter to Abe Foxman of the ADL

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

Abe Foxman of the ADL: Controversy “Put to Rest”

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 31st, 2010

Rick & Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: A Public Dialogue

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: "Our community has enough problems without looking for anti-Semitism where it doesn’t exist. Rick Sanchez was humiliated... The Jewish religion says that a man’s most cherished possession is his good name. Rick deserves the opportunity to reclaim his."

Dec 29th, 2010

Howie Kurtz: An Unreliable Source

Howie Kurtz--the media watchdog who hosts CNN's "Reliable Sources"--covered Rick's firing. When compared with Kurtz's coverage of Juan Williams' firing, it's clear there was a bias against Rick. In fact, Kurtz made factual errors which he has never bothered to address or correct to this day. Turns out Kurtz is not a reliable source.

Dec 29th, 2010

Hitch: Rick’s Comments “Uncontroversial”

"[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

Headlines versus the Truth

Media outlets ran devastating, incorrect headlines that Rick had said or implied "Jews run all media." The problem is that Rick never said that.

Dec 29th, 2010

Jon Stewart: Rick Didn’t Believe What He Said

"...if they [CNN] fired him for making some intemperate statements... I gotta tell you, I’m not even sure Rick Sanchez believed what he was saying."

Dec 29th, 2010

Rick Apologizes on Good Morning America

"I said some things I shouldn't have said. They were wrong. Not only were they wrong, they were offensive."

Dec 27th, 2010

Journalism FAIL: Reporters Miss Boat

Journalists got it wrong: "...it was widely reported, inaccurately, that Sanchez said Jews 'control' the news media, and accordingly, that his words were therefore anti-Semitic." Adding insult to injury, they didn't do any reporting on the substance of what Rick discussed.

Dec 26th, 2010

Washington Post: Rick Referring to White Liberal Elites

Looking at the context of Rick's remarks, Rick was: "...referring not to Jews, but to snooty white liberal elites who don't understand minorities."