In his first appearance since Rick Sanchez was fired from CNN for his anti-semetic and race baiting remarks, Jon Stewart took the opportunity to address the issue. According to the Hollywood Reporter blog:
Stewart brought up the issue in his opening monologue to “Stars,” which he hosted at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre.
In talking about how people should donate for autism education, for which the show raises money, Stewart said: “If you went on radio and said the Jews control the media…you may want to hold on to your money.”
But if Sanchez was right about the Jews, Stewart also suggested, “All he has to do is apologize to us, and we’ll hire him back.”
The Sanchez topic came up again when Letterman made a surprise guest appearance. The late-night host told Stewart that he was just in the city “helping Rick Sanchez clean out his office.”
Even Tom Brokaw got in on the fun in an appearance later in the evening in which he took a jab at Sanchez as well.
I can only imagine the holy hell that is going to be unleashed on Monday’s shows.
Re: “I can only imagine the holy hell that is going to be unleashed on Monday’s shows.”
That’s the exact thought I had when I first heard about this whole Rick Sanchez fiasco. Can’t wait to tune in tomorrow night and watch all the fun.
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Oooh, I agree with you, I can’t wait to see what they say on Monday. Maybe it’s Stephen’s turn to defend Jon…?
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Sanchez’s firing even made a headline down here, except it said essentially “CNN Host Quits Job” -I think it all got lost in translation somehow.
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This was news in Australia too, surprisingly.
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