Colbert: Sanchez not a Whore
The somewhat high-schoolish blowup over Rep. Loretta Sanchez resigning from the congressional Hispanic caucus because chairman Rep. Joe Baca allegedly called her a "whore" got the appropriate treatment on Wednesday night's The Colbert Report.
Click here to hear what the Comedy Central satirist had to say about the whole silly he-said/she-said thing.
(Update: That link didn't seem to work, so try this: and then click on "California Values Watch: Sanchez")
Ultimately he comes to Sanchez's defense, looking beyond who said what or why, to personally investigate, naturally, whether the congresswoman is in fact a whore.
His conclusion: She's not. But the same can't be said for the rest of Congress.
"But there's more compelling evidence that Loretta Sanchez is not a whore,'' Colbert concludes. "Every time I'm in Washington, I offer to pay her for sex, as part of my 434-part series, "Better Know Which of Your Representatives Will Have Sex for Money.'"
Immediately, a graphic map of the United States appears on screen, and more than half the congressional districts are highlighted.
"But California's 47th District? No. Congressman Loretta Sanchez always politely declines. She's a lady."
Immediately following that piece, be sure to catch Colbert riffing on San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's recent sex scandals.