Dec 29th, 2010
To read the headlines, Rick's interview was a "meltdown" or some conspiracy theory filled diatribe. In reality, it was none of those things. Listen for yourself.
Dec 29th, 2010
Rick personally apologized to Jon Stewart and released an official statement apologizing for his remarks.
Dec 29th, 2010
Jon on Rick: "[T]he idea that they would have fired him [Rick] for calling me a bigot. I think if that's the reason, hire him back tomorrow..."
Dec 29th, 2010
"If we amplify everything, we hear nothing... Not being able to distinguish between... real bigots and Juan Williams or Rick Sanchez is an insult..."
Dec 29th, 2010
"...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
Leslie Savan, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, argues that what happened to Rick was just bullying, poor and simple.
Dec 29th, 2010
"I said some things I shouldn't have said. They were wrong. Not only were they wrong, they were offensive."
Dec 26th, 2010
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."
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."