Christopher Hitchens weighs in on the Rick Sanchez firing

[WeekendWarrior]

"In the manner in which Sanchez spoke, also, there was something like a buried resentment. He didn't descend into saying that there was Jewish control of the media, but he did imply that liberalism was linked to a single ethnicity. Still, there is nothing criminal about this, and the speed of his firing, like the other recent abrupt disappearances of Laura Schlessinger and Octavia Nasr, seems to suggest a network system that cares only about playing safe and avoiding "offense." The best way to demonstrate the hidden influence of the chosen people would be for Jon Stewart and others to join me in calling for Rick Sanchez's reinstatement. If it then didn't happen, it would help us understand who really pulls the strings around here."

http://www.slate.com/id/2269846/

[Mz Pip]

1. Maybe it was less

about what Sanchez said that lead to his firing but rather that he gave the perception of being just plain ignorant. Maybe CNN just didn't want "newscasters" to appear to be that stupid.

[WeekendWarrior]

5. I honestly think

they wanted to get rid of the guy anyway. He was a buffoon.

But I think Hitchens is right.

[monmouth]

7. If that were the case I think Wolfie would be long gone....n/t

[chimpymustgo]

8. +1.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Stunning POS.

Lack of logic at its best.

[Swamp Rat]

3. Rick 'Dirty' Sanchez was a shitty entertainer at best.

[Quantess]

4. title SHOULD have read... Hitchens throws his bloated liver around

re the Sanchez firing. Yeah, I know. I'm mean. :)

[Hardrada]

6. Most of it is only common sense.