# Rick Sanchez takes on Jon Stewart... and immediately gets fired by CNN **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791 "2010-10-01T23:43:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/101 "2010-10-02T19:29:16Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I did not know that the Illuminati are Jewish. And Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/102 "2010-10-02T19:32:20Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > > I did not know that the Illuminati are Jewish. > > And Canadian. If you didn’t know William Shatner was in the Illuminati, you haven’t been paying attention. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/103 "2010-10-02T19:32:58Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > > [@hajario](#): > > > > If you have any doubt that there is still anti-semitism in America, check out [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12980777&postcount=28) gem shit out by **Captain Amazing**. > > Erm, **Captain Midnight** , actually. Oh shit. My deepest and most sincere apologies to **Captain Amazing** who also posted in that thread. **Captain Amazing** is an old timer and a totally cool guy. My confusion threw me for a total loop but now it makes sense. I am going to ask a Mod to edit my original post. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/104 "2010-10-02T19:41:47Z")
> [@Camus](#): > > Being Hispanic…is not a shield against having a reputation for inane, clueless comments and reporting. And being Hispanic doesn’t mean you’re not white. Sanchez talks about himself as though he weren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/105 "2010-10-02T20:06:29Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I am going to ask a Mod to edit my original post. Done. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/106 "2010-10-02T20:06:38Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > Not true. Comedy that doesn’t ring true just isn’t funny. Remember that Fox once tried to make a conservative comedy show. How long did that thing last? I know it SEEMED like it aired for only about half an eye-blink. But seriously (folks ;)), how long was it on? Has there ever been a comedy or satire show (similar to TDS or the Fox News comedy effort) that came from the Right that was actually funny? ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/107 "2010-10-02T20:18:36Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > > [@Lakai](#): > > > > Not true. Comedy that doesn’t ring true just isn’t funny. Remember that Fox once tried to make a conservative comedy show. > > How long did that thing last? I know it SEEMED like it aired for only about half an eye-blink. But seriously (folks ;)), how long was it on? Has there ever been a comedy or satire show (similar to TDS or the Fox News comedy effort) that came from the Right that was actually funny? Part of the problem is that all the funny people are on the left. Seriously, can anyone even think of a decent right wing comedian? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/108 "2010-10-02T20:21:01Z")
I think Dennis Miller is funny …sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/109 "2010-10-02T20:21:27Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > This. If you’re willing to engage him in a serious manner, he’ll hear you out. For example he regularly has Bill O’Reilly on his show (in fact he had him on this week). Yeah, he still makes fun of the guy and calls him out on his BS quite often. And whenever they talk, they’ll still much more often than not agree to disagree. But because Bill O is one of the few Fox News personalities who has the balls to appear on his show and explain himself in a reasonable manner (or at least reasonable for O’Reilly), Stewart treats him with respect whenever he comes on. I really enjoyed that interview. By the end of it I was thinking that perhaps o’Reilly is an ok guy that I just happen to disagree with. Which is something I never thought I would think. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/110 "2010-10-02T20:33:57Z")
I do give O’Reilly credit for at least occasionally being willing to go other shows like TDS, _The View_ and Bill Maher’s show and take a little fire. Has Hannity _ever_ stepped outside the conservative media green zone? Or Megyn Kelly or those _Fox and Friends_ tools? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/111 "2010-10-02T20:40:36Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I do give O’Reilly credit for at least occasionally being willing to go other shows like TDS, _The View_ and Bill Maher’s show and take a little fire. Has Hannity _ever_ stepped outside the conservative media green zone? Or Megyn Kelly or those _Fox and Friends_ tools? I hope not. I hope they’re locked in the studio. They are not safe to be roaming the streets. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/112 "2010-10-02T21:07:57Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I think Dennis Miller is funny …sometimes. Dennis Miller is a very talented guy who has been really funny at times (most of the time, I’d say). But at some point–judging from what I saw of his work at the time and since (which wasn’t/isn’t very much, in all fairness)–he did seem to get kinda whacked-out (IMO) and his material was no longer as funny (again, IMO). I don’t know much of anything about his personal life, background, or _past_ political beliefs. Somehow I got the impression (somewhere) that he really freaked out about 9/11 (I mean even more than the rest of the world did) and made an abrupt turn to the Right. I have no idea where this impression came from; I might have just imagined the whole thing. Maybe he’s been a Tightie-Rightie since birth–I don’t know. But I would be curious to find out.\* I guess what I’m trying to say (in a hopelessly confusing way) is: I wonder if Dennis Miller might not be a good example of a “funny Conservative” because he’s really only funny when he’s not feverishly beating the Conservative drum (and/or earlier in his career; before he drastically shifted to the Right–_IF_ that is indeed the case). - _On edit_: Hmmmmm… I guess that’s what Wikipedia is for. I will see if I can learn anything there. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/113 "2010-10-02T21:29:26Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > I don’t know much of anything about his personal life, background, or political beliefs. Somehow I got the impression (somewhere) that he really freaked out about 9/11 (I mean even more than the rest of the world did) and made an abrupt turn to the Right. I have no idea where this impression came from; I might have just imagined the whole thing. Maybe he’s been a Tightie-Rightie since birth–I don’t know. But I would be curious to find out. I think Dennis Miller is (was?) a pretty socially liberal guy when it comes to things like drugs, gay rights issues, free-speech etc., and has only veered right in recent years, and then just mostly on economic and national defence issues. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/114 "2010-10-02T21:33:36Z")
He’s libertarian on social issues (pro-choice/pro-gun/pro-gay marriage), and right wing on taxes and the so-called “war on terror,” but he’s also a global warming denier, which edges him a little bit into nutjob territory. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/115 "2010-10-02T21:50:56Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > > [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > > > How long did that thing last? I know it SEEMED like it aired for only about half an eye-blink. But seriously (folks ;)), how long was it on? Has there ever been a comedy or satire show (similar to TDS or the Fox News comedy effort) that came from the Right that was actually funny? > > Part of the problem is that all the funny people are on the left. Seriously, can anyone even think of a decent right wing comedian? P.J. O’Rourke. But he’s spoken out against the Bush Administration, I think, and he’s certainly not a social conservative. And really, someone who was the war correspondent for the _Rolling Stone_ can’t be _that_ conservative. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/116 "2010-10-02T23:16:45Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > > [@amanset](#): > > > > Part of the problem is that all the funny people are on the left. Seriously, can anyone even think of a decent right wing comedian? > > P.J. O’Rourke. But he’s spoken out against the Bush Administration, I think, and he’s certainly not a social conservative. And really, someone who was the war correspondent for the _Rolling Stone_ can’t be _that_ conservative. I’m not sure I’d even class him as a comedian, even though I do enjoy his writing (I have three of his books). I guess when I think comedian I think ‘able to do standup’. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/117 "2010-10-02T23:58:54Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > > [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > > > How long did that thing last? I know it SEEMED like it aired for only about half an eye-blink. But seriously (folks ;)), how long was it on? Has there ever been a comedy or satire show (similar to TDS or the Fox News comedy effort) that came from the Right that was actually funny? > > Part of the problem is that all the funny people are on the left. Seriously, can anyone even think of a decent right wing comedian? Christopher Titus…sort of. He doesn’t touch on political matters too often, and when he does he tends to be more moderate-libertarian, but he definitely ain’t liberal. In his End of the World tour, he was very pro-military, pro-kicking-the-shit-out-of-the-Middle-East, and threw in a lot of patriotic and religious references. None of which are the sole purview of right-wingers, of course, but left-wing comedians tend to focus on other issues. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/118 "2010-10-03T00:47:29Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > [Tevye]I realize of course it’s no shame to be poor, but I never felt it was any great honor either…[/Tevye] > > uh, first off, his father is a professor at a public college, it’s not like that’s a license to print money. Stewart makes a boatload of money now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/119 "2010-10-03T02:26:31Z")
Dave Barry is a libertarian. He is certainly funny. But he possibly doesn’t count as a “conservative”, since in america that sort of means you have to be clueless regarding the social issues. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791/120 "2010-10-03T04:22:55Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > > [@Lakai](#): > > > > Not true. Comedy that doesn’t ring true just isn’t funny. Remember that Fox once tried to make a conservative comedy show. > > How long did that thing last? I know it SEEMED like it aired for only about half an eye-blink. But seriously (folks ;)), how long was it on? Has there ever been a comedy or satire show (similar to TDS or the Fox News comedy effort) that came from the Right that was actually funny? Though you can’t really call Trey Parker and Matt Stone conservatives, there have been a lot of great South Park episodes that have a conservative (or at least anti-liberal) bent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-sanchez-takes-on-jon-stewart-and-immediately-gets-fired-by-cnn/555791.md?page=7)