Matthew Balan…Newsbusters.org

On Friday’s Rick’s List, CNN’s Rick Sanchez attacked conservative economic policy, singling out the right’s support for lower tax rates, and complained that “we in America are so easily led to go against our own interests…. you would find that at least half…[are] pulling for the rich guy.” Sanchez also belittled conservative talk show hosts: “Many…don’t even have a college degree” [audio clips available here].

The anchor led the 3 pm Eastern hour with a rant against “these guys on talk radio, some of whom make hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions of dollars” and their defense of “the money guys…the super-rich, night in and night out- you know who I’m talking about- you will hear this and you have heard this consistent narrative. We’re being held back by high taxes in this country, high tax rates- cut taxes on the wealthy and, zoom, there it goes. Our economy is going to be back with a vengeance. Get the government off our backs and all our problems in this country are going to be solved.”

Sanchez then caricatured the conservative take on the present economic situation and, unsurprising, introduced race into the issue. He also targeted CNBC personality and Tea Party hero Rick Santelli: