Sanchez On Twitter: Hispanics Working For Fox Have "Sold Out," Bill Maher's An "Opportunist" UPDATED

***UPDATE 7/26*** A Fox News spokesperson has some harsh words for Rick Sanchez in response to his tweets criticizing the cable news network:

Everyone knows that Rick is an industry joke, he shows that he's a hack everyday. And he doesn't have to worry about working at FOX because we only hire talent who have the ability to generate ratings.

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CNN host Rick Sanchez is well known for his passionate and prolific use of Twitter, which includes interacting with it when he's on-air. And as his more than 100,000 followers are no doubt aware, he's willing to speak his mind over a tweet.

Well, Friday night Sanchez fired off some particularly entertaining and pointed attacks over Twitter, taking on both comedian Bill Maher and Hispanics who work for Fox. In a series of consecutive tweets Sanchez explained that "if i didn't believe in doing right thing, i'd be rich anchoring at fox news," and then followed up by saying, "do u know how much money i'd make if i'd sold out as hispanic and worked at fox news, r u kidding, one problem, looking in mirror." He then added, "me? what? i live in burbs, wife, four kids, dog, turtle.. two jobs... yeah... i'm a real rich guy, right?"

As for Maher, Sanchez wrote, perhaps after having watched an episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," "The more I watch bill maher, the more I realize what an opportunist he is. He'll say anything to get people to say ooohh! Even if bs!"

Stay tuned to see what he writes next.

Comments

[Benigna Marko]

06:43 PM on 08/12/2009

All comments aside, I love Rick Sanchez, he tells you how it is, sometimes you can take it and sometimes you can't. He provides us with a good report and moves on. His twitter box is always a joy to read. Keep it up Rick.

[Haitiana4Obama]

09:31 PM on 07/28/2009

Memo to Rick, Faux doesn't give a damn about Hispanics.­..point blank. Keep up the good work though, and tell that wise Latina you call mom that I loved her appearance on your show.

[BryanTheRegOps]

10:00 AM on 07/29/2009

Actually they do have Geraldo Rivera who's Puerto Rican and that pundit lady that talks out of her @$$ i forget her name.

[medici]

10:29 AM on 07/29/2009

And both are sell outs.

[dandmb50]

04:53 PM on 07/28/2009

Twitter running under him all the time and during the Iran election that's all CNN used for news for two days. That's the problem with twitter, people think it's news and CNN. It's gossip, chat, lies, etc. But they try to legitimize it by putting it on a "NEWS" channel. I realize reporters were not allowed to report, but then they can't report in North Korea either.

Daniel ..........­..........­..........­. Toronto

[Batts]

02:38 PM on 07/28/2009

There is no doubt that what he says is correct about FOX. FOX comes straight out of RIGHT FIELD and issues like immigratio­n and such would be big issues in the hispanic community. I have seen Geraldo Rivera get angry as all hell with some of those fools on FOX. He is correct.

[Grim Truth]

04:16 PM on 07/28/2009

"I have seen Geraldo Rivera get angry as all hell with some of those fools on FOX."

So, you've seen both sides of the issue on Fox.

[battlinbob]

01:58 PM on 07/28/2009

What a joke... Theres no way he doesnt make as much as the guys at Fox News... Is Fox the new "rich man conspiracy­" plaguing those who cant fend for themselves­... Im sure he's just a little mad because of ratings... And we all know what happens when a lib gets mad... They point fingers!

[liberalNmoderation]

01:33 PM on 07/28/2009

Wow...he's come a long way from when he was on the local news in Miami...
if I remember correctly.­..he wasn't very well liked down here...not sure why...it's been SO long ago..but he was called the Teflon News Anchor or some crap like that.
Good to see he's callin faux noiz out though.

[madrediterra]

12:24 PM on 07/28/2009

Is it just me, or does that photo really look like young Dick Nixon?

[tom90069]

12:07 PM on 07/28/2009

sanchez is actually pretty good at calling crap out. fox wouldn't hire him because they only hire folks who make up their own convenient facts. when they say you decide, that's pretty much the case.

[Jinpachi]

11:16 AM on 07/28/2009

Where did this online fox army suddenly come from?

[lthuedk 1]

10:26 AM on 07/28/2009

Anyone working for Fox Propaganda Inc. who went into the job knowing the work product was pure propaganda and taking money for it is a betrayer of the Fourth Estate and truth itself.

And a good morning to you, Rupert Murdoch. You are asked to surrender your U.S. Citizenshi­p. For now, it's only a request, but as America becomes informed, you will have a big problem.

http://www­.light-to-­dark.com/u­nanticipat­ed_2.html

[lthuedk 1]

10:20 AM on 07/28/2009

Bring Fox Propaganda Inc. to their knees, Rick.

You have my unfettered support.

http://www­.light-to-­dark.com/m­urdochs_en­slaved_red­_states.ht­ml

[mongoose63124]

11:02 AM on 07/28/2009

for now we're still a capitalist republic, ratings=mo­ney, sorry to dissapoint­, common sense will be you ratings, fox wins again

[Carmando]

12:55 AM on 07/29/2009

Good journalism isn't about ratings. Oh wait, never mind, I forgot this was a discussion about American TV.

[mongoose63124]

11:03 AM on 07/28/2009

common sense will "get" you ratings, sorry

[lastmanstanding99]

04:18 AM on 08/01/2009

no Micheal Jackson dying gets you ratings?

[FrankenPC]

10:00 AM on 07/28/2009

Sanchez is spewing out filth. That's right...fi­lthy Sanchez.

[happykiddo]

09:01 AM on 07/28/2009

Hey Ricky, so does that mean all hispanics should be for illegal immigratio­n? You are teaching this to your hispanic children?

[yellowdoggie]

07:43 AM on 07/28/2009

I don't watch this Sanchez guy, but anybody who sees through Bill Maher can't be all bad.

[Postroad]

09:58 AM on 07/28/2009

I find Rick very difficult to listen to. Aside from not offering much, his sense of delivery, pacing, muttering makes him very unprofessi­onal at what he attempts to do.

[A.Jane Fulton]

10:40 AM on 07/28/2009

Poor thing...le­ave him alone. He is doing the best he can with no talent, a slim store of general knowledge and minimal IQ points.

[mmc2068]

01:23 AM on 07/28/2009

Oh, Ricky, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind!

Hey Ricky! Hey Ricky!