The last comment was made shortly after Mr. Stewart's faith, Judaism, was invoked.
CNN said in a statement last week, "Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and wish him well."
Mr. Sanchez's comments came Thursday during a conversation with the controversial comedian Pete Dominick satellite radio. Friday afternoon, a recording of the conversation had circulated widely on the Internet.
In conversation, Mr. Sanchez, who is Cuban-American, repeatedly suggested that he had experienced subtle forms of discrimination in her television career.
He said that "much of the liberal elite establishment Northeast" saw him as someone "who is on the second level and not level."
Among the figures of the establishment, he said, was Mr. Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central and a friend of Mr. Dominick's.
At first, Mr. Sanchez called Mr. Stewart a "fan", but later took the floor again, calling the actor "harmful" in its place.
Prejudicial "against whom?" Asked Mr. Dominick.
Mr. Sanchez said, "against anyone who disagrees with your point of view, which is largely a white point of view, liberal establishment."
One of the co-hosts of radio brought up the fact that Mr. Stewart was a Jew, saying that Mr. Sanchez was a minority, "all they are."
Mr. Sanchez replied sarcastically: "Yes Yes Very few people without power." Let Him a sharp laugh.
"Everybody who runs the CNN is a lot like Stewart," Sanchez said. "And a lot of people who drive all the other networks are much like Stewart. And somehow imply that - people in this country who are Jewish - they are an oppressed minority?" Yes. "
Mr. Stewart has made jokes about Mr. Sanchez more than 20 times in the last five years, according to a search of the Web site of the program. Or as Mr. Sanchez said, "You watch yourself in your program every day and all I do is call you stupid."
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