Rick Sanchez and More Political Correctness

Rick Sanchez was recently canned from CNN for making “bigoted comments” about Jews not being an “oppressed minority”.  It is with great interest that I read this because Rick Sanchez is a friend of our family and in particular my mother and my stepfather who is Peruvian.  When they lived in New Jersey and Sanchez was on MSNBC, they became friends.  I got to spend a day with Rick and his wife and his kids at my sisters getaway place.  He is a good man-one that I doubt has any kind of vengeful attitude.  He was simply making a point and rendering an opinion.  We pride ourselves on free speech in this country, yet only when it comes to things that are politically correct.  You can selectively bash people but only if it is Christians.  Maybe CNN was worried about fallout – who knows. 

I am confident Rick Sanchez will end up somewhere because he is a good reporter.  But let’s let people say what is on their mind without constantly worrying about whether it offends someone.