Dr. Laura learned the hard way, and CNN's Rick Sanchez joined the club Friday. Sanchez called Comedy Central's Jon Stewart a "bigot" and added his bosses at CNN are of a similar vein. Pure genius! Sanchez was shown the door.
It might be 2010, but race relations are still a touchy subject, and it's going to be that way for a very long time. There is plenty of room for tolerance, debate and intelligent discussion. We need more of that. Name calling, flame throwing, and bomb dropping gets you the Sanchez treatment-- you lose your job. What was Rick Sanchez thinking?
There are simply some subjects, as an allegedly professional broadcaster, you have to avoid, and when it comes to race relations, listening is far better than talking. It doesn't mean putting your head in the sand. It doesn't mean turning a deaf ear to the plight of others. It doesn't mean neglecting injustice. You have to choose your words carefully, and there are times you have to choose to say nothing at all.
