I think it's time for Jon Stewart to leave Rick Sanchez alone

[apples and oranges]

The guy was wrong, he was fired, now it's time to let it go. The ongoing skits and mocking have gone overboard. What if Sanchez commits suicide due to the ongoing taunting?

[sharp_stick]

1. If Sanchez

commits suicide it would mean he is even more thin skinned and idiotic than anyone figured out to date.

He got off light, Stewart was being nice to him. It was one part of one show, there has been no ongoing skit, at least not yet.

[Peregrine Took]

2. I just don't "get" Jon Stewart at all. I don't think he's funny in the slightest

and the way his audience goes into hysterics over his moronic mugging is beyond me.

[Matariki]

8. Yeah, it takes a certain degree of sophistication and intelligence to get it

:evilgrin:

[janewin]

67. keep telling that yourself

And thats what they say about British comedies an yet the majority of Americans dont get it. By British comedies i mean Extras and The Office

[WinkyDink]

57. To each her/his own, but why post it?!

[meegbear]

3. UNREC

[Matariki]

4. No doubt Rick Sanchez believes his firing proves his dumb beliefs.

And isn't looking at those beliefs as bigotry. He'll probably end up at Fox.

[sfwriter]

5. Huh? Unless you have seen the Tuesday night show....

As of this moment, there has been one Daily Show since Sanchez went off. He kinda HAD to respond.


There was a gala fund raising dinner Saturday, but Stewart only made one comment there.

Am I missing a wealth of Daily Show material I don't know about?

[EFerrari]

6. This was Stewart's response to the firing as he explained

in the segment itself. He was off when it happened. I hope that's it, too.

[SoCalDem]

me too. I'm a bit surprised that Jon made as much of it as he did

He's a classy guy, so I hope this is it. Ricky is a dumb-ass & he's paid repeatedly for his big mouth. I also hope he has learned his lesson, but this time he may have touched that third rail...

Jon should drop it now..

[Mass]

7. No clue what you are talking about.

[cliffordu]

9. So?

If he commits suicide, the light of the world will not be dimmed one whit.

I think Stewart should have him on the program, skewer him like Kosher lamb.

[mikelgb]

10. please tell me it was you who dropped this in the lobby:

:sarcasm:

[Pirate Smile]

11. I may be unusual on this topic but the entire thing just makes me feel sad.

:(

[TwilightGardener]

16. Not too unusual--I find the whole thing sad too. Disturbing and disappointing.

Sanchez struck me as a decent guy--who knew he was brimming with such resentment?

[emilyg]

12. Did you feel the same way

when Letterman did Palin to death?

[apples and oranges]

15. Letterman went easy on her.

I don't think Palin is remorseful for anything she has done. I'm pretty sure Sanchez regrets his comments.

[emilyg]

42. So you don't feel the same way.

[City Lights]

49. And you know this how?

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

63. Because he called Jon Stewart to apologize?

:shrug:

Eta link.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9259250

[City Lights]

73. Ah, thanks. I missed that. nt

[WinkyDink]

58. You have zero cause for such an assertion, other than the normal "Crap! I screwed UP"

feeling RS might very well have right about now.

[WeekendWarrior]

13. There are ongoing skits?

I was disappointed in Stewart when he made a joke recently at the charity function, but after watching the clip from his show last night, I thought he handled the whole thing with a lot of class. At the end he said that he doesn't think Sanchez is a bad guy or that he necessarily meant what he said, particularly in light of what Sanchez has said about haters in the past.

But there are ongoing skits? Did he continue to mock Sanchez after that? Is there video of this?

[RaleighNCDUer]

19. He has previously done bits on Sanchez when he made an opportune target -

such as getting himself tased on his show to find out what it was like being tased. He's not devoted a fraction of the time to Sanchez that he has to others, like O'Reily.

Thing is, Sanchez was always trying to portray himself as a serious newsman, then he goes and does stupid stunts like he was a character from Network. But I don't recall Stewart ragging on him more than two or three times in the last couple years.

[WeekendWarrior]

25. I realize what Stewart did in the past

and I think the criticism was well-deserved. Sanchez is a complete buffoon.

But after the firing it seems that Stewart has backed off and even had something nice to say. So I'm not sure what the OP is all about.

[apples and oranges]

26. Events outside of the show

along with other comedians (autism fundraiser, etc)

[Mass]

27. One event where he made ONE comment. It was the elephant in the room.

Was he supposed to ignore it?

Yesterday's skit was classy, and, short of a new skit tonight, I don't see what the basis for your post is.

[WeekendWarrior]

29. I wouldn't classify that as a "skit"

And while I was disappointed in Stewart for what he said that night (although admittedly pretty innocuous), he explained why he said it and I accept his explanation.

[LanternWaste]

14. what leads you to believe that...?

"What if Sanchez commits suicide due to the ongoing taunting...?

Precisely what leads you to believe that a public figure who spends his professional career in front of an audience may commit suicide over the critiques of a comedian?

[CrownPrinceBandar]

17. That left me scratching my head too....

Kind of a weird thing to say.

[Hawkowl]

18. Whhaaaaaaa! Whaaa!

The comedian is making JOKES! Stop him!

[kirby]

20. What 'ongoing' skits?

Rich Sanchez made his bigot remarks on Thursday. The Daily Show did not film again until Monday which was the first and probably only 'skit' about it.

[southernyankeebelle]

21. You kidding? Jon has never made fun of him about his background. Jon was

kind in his response on his show last night. He even encouraged for CNN to hire him back.

[indy legend]

22. To quote the Dick Cheney..... SO.

[Swede]

23. Uh,he's done one show since the firing.

Unless you're from the future. Whoa!

[Forkboy]

24. LOL

[asdjrocky]

28. Sanchez is like a big dumb lout who won the lottery to be on TV.

I'm serious, he is the single dumbest anchor to ever be on TV and he deserves what he gets.

I save my sorrow and my sympathy for the people that deserve it.

[WeekendWarrior]

31. Sanchez is not the single dumbest anchor

That honor goes to this guy:

[asdjrocky]

34. He doesn't count.

I meant a news anchor.

[WeekendWarrior]

36. Well, I wouldn't classify

Sanchez as a news anchor either.

[asdjrocky]

38. Alright then. nt

[gratuitous]

30. Yes, poor Rick Sanchez

Sobbing and clutching his millions in compensation, with only a six- or seven-figure sinecure at Fox to look forward to. Could anyone blame him if he decided life just wasn't worth living because some of the proles laughed at him? You have no idea how much courage it takes for Rick Sanchez to get out of bed in the morning! You smug people, with your two or three jobs and your underwater mortgages just take so much delight in seeing your betters mocked a time or two.

Leave Rick Sanchez alooooone!

[Marr]

32. I think Sanchez is a moron, but at the same time,

the rapidity with which he was fired kind of backs up his point.

I mean, how long did it take Imus to get fired for making racist comments about black people? A very long time, and he had to attack young girls, too. I actually think Sanchez was correct in scoffing at the suggestion that Jews in the United States are an oppressed minority in the way that blacks or latinos are.

[WeekendWarrior]

41. I'd agree with that

I think there are certain parts of the country where it's still true, and I think there are people who harbor deep-seated hatred of Jews, but I think in much of the country Jewish people have been able to rise above the bigotry and successfully fight against the oppression. I hope and pray it's only a matter of time before blacks and latinos follow. It would be nice if everyone could just accept the fact that we're all human beings.

[Mass]

43. You,as most, missed the point. During the same interview, he implied his bosses were racist.

That has probably a lot more to do with his quick firing than any antisemitic tirade. But thanks for showing your true colors.

[Marr]

53. My "true colors"?

Oh, brother. Get over yourself.

[Mass]

54. "kind of backs up his point"

So you think Jews are all powerful in the media? Really? Because it was his point.

[Marr]

55. No, the other side of his point.

You know-- the one you would've seen me refer to if you'd read beyond the first sentence instead of anxiously flying into righteous outrage mode, i.e. his scoffing at the suggestion that Jews in the United States are an oppressed minority in the way that blacks or latinos are.

You think Jewish Americans are an exploited minority, on par with blacks or latinos? They're shut out from the system, with disproportionately little influence? Seriously?

[Mass]

59. No, I dont. This said, calling his boss a racist had probably a lot more to do with his firing

than anything else.

[EFerrari]

64. Americans in general could use more practice talking about race

and class and diversity of any kind. We're not great at it, imo.

[Freddie Stubbs]

33. Rick Sanchez paralyzed a man in a DUI hit and run

I feel no sympathy for him.

[WeekendWarrior]

44. Was he arrested and prosecuted for this?

I know nothing about it.

[Freddie Stubbs]

47. Yes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sanchez#Drunk_driving

[WeekendWarrior]

60. Wow, that makes him even more of a douchebag

Although I'm not sure what it has to do with the matter at hand. Sanchez wasn't fired because he nearly kiled a guy 20 years ago. Maybe he has somehow atoned for his sins. I wouldn't know.

[Johonny]

35. Why, do you think he won't?

He just did his TV show response to the subject. Unless Sanchez does something else worth giggling at, why would you think he would do this subject again? I mean it's 1 show post Sanchez stupid remarks, not month 20 of it.

[The Second Stone]

37. Stewart skewers the media and politics

that is his job. That said, he went easy on Sanchez.

[Behind the Aegis]

39. Poor Britney! n/t

[DainBramaged]

40. Hop on the bus, Gus, don't need to discuss much

Why should he back off?


Today's Olive Garden, Jon Stewart........Leave Ricky alone.....

[WeekendWarrior]

45. Uh, gee, I dunno

Maybe because it's the decent and classy thing to do? Have we fallen so far that we can't stop ourselves from kicking a guy when he's down?

[DainBramaged]

48. (sigh) Should we stop kicking Republicans up or down?

You folks pay too much attention to the petty things in life, and worry too much about appearance......Ricky Sanchez is a bigot, period. I hope he is busted for the rest of his life.

[WeekendWarrior]

56. Yes.

If they're down, they're down.

Now if they're war criminals like Dick Cheney, then maybe you have a point. But Sanchez is just a dumb oaf who said something stupid. Even his TARGET, John Stewart, said as much.

I hear dumb oafs say dumb, oafish shit every day of the week, but I don't expect them to be fired over it and see everyone and his brother using them for a punching bag.

[DainBramaged]

68. Nicey nice, the reason we've only been in power two years since 1994

[WeekendWarrior]

72. Bullshit

We weren't in power for eight years in the White House because of voter intimidation and outright election fraud, not because we don't kick people while they're down.

[DainBramaged]

77. And what's the excuse since Reagan, air pollution?

Democrats, always trying to be the nice guys......and losers at the polls.

[Bluenorthwest]

46. What ongoing gag?

And by the way, 'skit' is what your kid does at school. Sketch is the proper terms for these things you are pretending to have seen. Steward does not do sketches, even if you call them skits. Ever. Not a sketch comic.
So all I see in this post is a way to mock a serious issue about bullying and suicide using another issue about prejudice and bigotry.
Stay Classy!

[maxsolomon]

50. the difference between a liberal and a conservative

in a nutshell.

sanchez called steward a BIGOT on national TV, and also anti-semitic conspiracy theory. he got fired (by that same cabal, no doubt!), and now you feel empathy. because liberals can't stop themselves.

a conservative would just laugh and twist the knife.

[WeekendWarrior]

62. Thank god for differences nt

[LanternWaste]

78. And for comedians.

"Thank god for differences..."

And for comedians.

[Liquorice]

74. I haven't watched John Stewart in a long time, but it wouldn't surprise

me if he was overdoing the Sanchez story to the point of bullying. I've noticed a lot of comics behave that way. David Letterman does the same thing. Our culture does have an undercurrent of bullying about it, which is probably why we see it so much in our children.

Editing to add that Sanchez didn't say it on national TV; he said it on a radio show--not that it makes much of a difference. It was an incredibly dumb thing to say.

[maxsolomon]

85. I have watched Jon recently.

On Monday, he actually cut the guy a break. It certainly wasn't bullying.

[Gold Metal Flake]

51. How much do the Koch brothers pay you guys for these kinds of posts?

[Orsino]

52. Well, if Stewart beats him up for a while...

...that'll probably help him land that new job at Fox. But why do you say "ongoing"? How many days is appropriate?

It's about the only network left for the meathead.

[WeekendWarrior]

61. I doubt

you'll see Stewart bring it up again unless circumstances force him to.

[Iggo]

65. Oh for fuck's sake.

It's Jon Stewart's job to make fun of loud-mouth cockbags like Rick Sanchez.

And he's good at it.

Let 'er rip, Mr Stewart.

[jgraz]

66. Please tell me this isn't a snide comment on the recent LGBT suicides.

[Vickers]

69. What if a squadron of pigs fly out of his ass and commit mass suicide?????

:shrug:

OH, THE PIG-ANITY!!!!!

[Behind the Aegis]

70. Don't you mean "the hog-manity!" ;)

[Vickers]

71. I concede the point.

:P

[Uzybone]

83. HAHAHHA

[proteus_lives]

75. Screw Sanchez and the rest of the bigots.

[xultar]

76. DUMBEST. POST. EVER. He only talked about it twice.

[Dappleganger]

79. In what way did he go overboard or are you just repeating things.

First of a all, he's a comedian and uses mocking/satire as his main method of communication. It is highly effective and reflects that in the ratings.

Secondly, he did not "go overboard." The autism night was on Friday and everyone expected him to say something, and he made one small comment. The media blew that WAY out of proportion to what he actually said.

And lastly, he has only taped two shows since "the incident" and the one I saw yesterday was hilarious and exactly what one can expect of Jon. If you don't like then turn the channel and go eat a twinkie instead.

[demmiblue]

80. Like glass.

:eyes:

[Binka]

82. Typical Of The Poster

I alerted on this hours ago....sigh....

[Rex]

81. Ricky doesn't deserve all your forgivness. He was an awlful anchor

and will end up on Fauxnews soon enough. I think they should tease the man until he finds another line of work.

[PeaceNikki]

84. You CLEARLY didn't see Stewart's show last night

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-4-2010/hurty-sanchez