CNN's Rick Sanchez Fired

[Cyclenall]

CNN's Sanchez out after controversial comments

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- CNN anchor Rick Sanchez abruptly left the network Friday afternoon, just one day after making controversial comments on a satellite radio program.

"Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company," according to a statement from CNN. "We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well."

On Thursday, Sanchez appeared on the XM Sirius radio program "Stand-Up with Pete Dominick." During the interview with Dominick, Sanchez called "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart "a bigot" and then said that he was bigoted against "everybody else who's not like him. Look at his show, I mean, what does he surround himself with?"

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/01/cnn.sa ... =allsearch

I didn't like him so I don't mind it. He also hit a person drunk driving in November 1990 and the guy he hit in 1995 died partly because of it. The fact he got off free for that is disgusting.

[abajan]

... He also hit a person drunk driving in November 1990 and the guy he hit in 1995 died partly because of it. The fact he got off free for that is disgusting.

This is the first time I’ve heard about that. Nevertheless, I used to like listening to him on Rick’s List.

[RL3AO]

He got fired for that?

[Cyclenall]

... He also hit a person drunk driving in November 1990 and the guy he hit in 1995 died partly because of it. The fact he got off free for that is disgusting.

This is the first time I’ve heard about that. Nevertheless, I used to like listening to him on Rick’s List.

I didn't either until recently.

[somethingfunny]

Rick Sanchez gave us classic on-air lines such as "I always thought Iceland was too cold for volcanoes"

[thetruesms]

He got fired for that?

It was probably more the implied anti-semitic reference to the people running the network for which he formerly worked that got him axed.

[abajan]

He got fired for that?

Jon Stewart couldn’t believe it either. At least that’s what he said on Larry King Live.