Rick Sanchez Evokes Keith Olbermann In Stab Against Glenn Beck’s Malia Mockery
The bad blood between Glenn Beck and Rick Sanchez is nothing new and, given their fiery personalities, probably to be expected. But today, on Rick’s “List U Don’t Want 2 Be On,” his outrage toward Beck for making fun of Malia Obama (which Beck has apologized for) took another, familiar form, when Sanchez pointed out he thought Beck did the same thing he apologized for in the apology. Hm, where have we heard that before?
The “List U Don’t Want 2 Be On” segment is a close relative of Keith Olbermann‘s “Worst Person in the World,” even when the people that end up on that list would be more likely to be guests on Countdown than villains. Sanchez picks a person who behaved badly that day and reprimands them for their indiscretions. Today, Sanchez chose Glenn Beck for his “Daddy, did you plug the hole yet?” jokes, calling the vote in his office to give him the title unanimous and, judging from his Twitter feed, a “slam dunk.” But in his description, he points out something Olbermann pointed out on his program on Friday, in a manner similar to the MSNBC anchor’s:
“Beck is now apologizing, but you’ll notice in the apology that he again takes a shot at the President of the United States, almost as if he’s implying it’s the President’s fault he was forced to do this… if it was just a mistake, a one-time thing, why did he keep doing it on, and on, and on, seemingly relentlessly?”
Sanchez’s indignation appeared to be genuine– perhaps even moreso because he’s been Beck’s object of ridicule in the past, himself– but his attitude towards the story seemed out of place. The drawn out clip, the evoking of the public opinion… it’s not early evening outrage– it’s primetime outrage, on a network with a very conspicuous hole in it’s primetime lineup. Whether it’s CNN trying to tell us something or Rick Sanchez trying to tell CNN something, it’s still clear that Sanchez does not quite fit in with the rest of his afternoon colleagues.
Rick’s List video below:
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