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David Letterman Lists Rick Sanchez’ Top 10 Excuses: “Trying To Impress Mel Gibson”

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Not surprisingly David Letterman got in on the Rick Sanchez mockery last night devoting his Top Ten list to the former CNN anchor. Letterman claimed to have never heard of Sanchez prior to last Friday and sidekick Paul Shaffer chimed in, asking “if a guy is anti-Semitic and no one is listening is he still anti-Semitic?” Ouch and yes.

Letterman’s Top Ten List titled ‘Top Ten Rick Sanchez Excuses’ included “it’s the damn bed bugs,” “just trying to get some publicity for my Twitter” and “trying to impress Mel Gibson.” Watch the full top ten below.

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  • right-is-wrong

    Paul schaefer had the best joke

  • redwriteblue

    Although he later apoligized Ricardo Sanchez’s comments were typical of the “sons of immigrants,” Hispanics that have a negative attitude toward Jews based in the religious traditions that their parents taught them.

    It is ironic that there is no group of people thathas given more of their personal charitable contributions at the community level to the recent immigrants and supported their representatives in the Congress for the Amnesty that they have been campaigning for, yet they are vilified by the Hispanics as a gracias for their efforts.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-Engel/752199074 Peter Engel

    Nice to see that once in awhile Paul Shaffer gets to be more than America’s leading toady.

    Boy, is that Sanchez dumb.

  • notsofast

    “Trying To Impress Mel Gibson?”

    No, trying to impress Oliver Stone.

    “Director Oliver Stone belittled the Holocaust during a shocking interview with the Sunday Times today, claiming that America’s focus on the Jewish massacre was a product of the “Jewish domination of the media.”

    The director also defended Hitler and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and railed against the “powerful lobby” of Jews in America.
    Stone said that, “Hitler did far more damage to the Russians than the Jewish people, 25 or 30 [million killed].”

  • Idarerock

    I am very surprised at the Rick Sanchez firing. Does this mean our constitution says we have the freedom of speech except when it comes to stating the obvious. I do not want anyone offended, however, who is controlling our media? Whether its news, movies, or censorship, there seems to be a bias against anyone taking a position that disagrees with Jewish philosophy or the money they control in this country. I am not bashing in the least. Rick Sanchez made a valid point in that today’s society in America, Jewish descendants know nothing about being discriminated against. That was yesterdays war and yesterdays bias. Today, I do not look at my Jewish friends any differently than any other friends of mine. It is time to stop these “Media Chickens” from pulling the rug from commentators that would genuinely promote discussion between all people

  • felixw

    When did the Left decide that comedians and buffoons should be its leading spokesmen? Just look at the line-up: Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, Al Franken, Michael Moore, David Letterman, Bill Maher, etc. Those clowns are, by far, the most popular pundits on the Left nowadays.

    I’m sure the progressives get lots of laughs by turning everything into a joke. Colbert’s recent “testimony” in front of Congress was only the most ridiculous example — he certainly made a mockery of the proceedings, and of himself. But the lack of substance and gravitas couldn’t be more obvious. The problems facing our country are serious ones, and voters will reject the people who turn everything into a pretext one-liners and sarcastic ridicule.

  • Cactus

    Idarerock said:
    I am very surprised at the Rick Sanchez firing. Does this mean our constitution says we have the freedom of speech except when it comes to stating the obvious.

    The Constitution guarantees your right to a show on CNN? How come I wasn’t told this? Damn. I better march down there and get what’s mine…

  • dcmediasux

    redwriteblue wrote:

    “Sanchez’s comments were typical of the “sons of immigrants,” Hispanics that have a negative attitude toward Jews based in the religious traditions that their parents taught them.”

    this fella is even more of a clueless twit than sanchez….

  • notsofast

    right-is-wrong said:
    Paul schaefer had the best joke

    Not funny at all.

  • dahni

    Saw Sanchez one night, and his posturing (right hand under chin and left hand under right elbow) was so funny my wife and I couldn’t believe he was for real. We thought he was doing an impression of a talk show host! IMO he was fired because he was not very good at it….But the CNN owners needed a better reason than because he is anti-semitic.

  • Kspraydad

    @idarerock

    Step 1 to using the Constitution in your arguments. READ IT.
    Step 2 to using the Constitution in your arguments. UNDERSTAND IT.

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