CNN's Rick Sanchez Describes President Obama as the "Cotton Picking President"

Could someone please tell me why Rick Sanchez is still occupying a prime viewership spot on CNN after he repeatedly made serious gaffes? He reportedly referred to President Barack Obama as the “cotton picking president” on CNN Monday. Way to go Rick!

Sanchez made the comment in a discussion with CNN correspondent Jessica Yellin on “Rick’s List” about the many falsehoods that have been spread about Obama, such as the claim that he is a Muslim or that he is not a citizen of the United States. His voice rising in frustration, Sanchez asked Yellin why people continued to believe the false rumors:

“He is the cotton picking president of the United States! If the president of the United States doesn’t have enough of a bully pulpit to convince people that…a lie is a lie…what the hell is going on here?” Source

To his credit, Sanchez apologized after the commercial break by saying, "You know I didn't even realize it?" he said. "I was just saying 'cotton picking' because it's a term that I've used because I grew up in the South...however, I apologize for using it, in case it was taken by anyone as an act of disrespect."

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