Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a 'Whore,' Resigns from Hispanic Group

[babylonsister]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2572.html

Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a 'Whore,' Resigns from Hispanic Group

By: Josephine Hearn
January 31, 2007 06:00 PM EST


Rep. Loretta Sanchez has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accusing the chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, of telling people she's a "whore."

Baca denied the charge.

In an interview with The Politico Wednesday, Sanchez, a California Democrat as is Baca, also cited concerns about whether Baca was properly elected Hispanic Caucus chairman in November and about his general attitude toward female lawmakers. The caucus represents 21 Hispanic Democrats in Congress.

"I'm not going to be a part of the CHC as long as Mr. Baca illegally holds the chair … I told them no. There's a big rift here," Sanchez said. "You treat the women like shit. I have no use for him."

In a statement to The Politico, Baca said Sanchez "has decided to resign from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and has chosen to air baseless statements. Let me be clear; her comments are categorically untrue."

The last time lawmakers withdrew from the Hispanic caucus was in the late 1990s when the group's Republican members left over partisan differences.

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[Ian David]

1. It could be worse. He could have called her a Republican. But seriously...

what they hell HAPPENED?

[Tempest]

3. She was a Republican

In 1994 she unsuccessfully ran for the Anaheim City Council under her then married name, Loretta Brixey. At the time, she was a registered Republican. After forays into politics as a liberal Republican, she changed parties, recast herself as a moderate Democrat, and dropped her married name in favor of her maiden name Sanchez.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Sanchez


Her voting record indicates she leans to the right.

[David Zephyr]

4. WTF?

She's a great Congresswoman. She took on Bob Dornan when no one would out of fear.

She doesn't "lean right".

[xxqqqzme]

28. then you are not paying attention

she is a corporate shill and adopts publican talking points. I confronted her last summer over her vote in favor of handing the internet over to giant telecoms. She had no defense except RW talking points. She likened the internet to highways, one being free & clogged, the other being a toll road and moving faster. She then said it wouldn't cost me anything! I said that's strange, I'm paying for it now. She said it would be faster - I said, I'm wireless. how much faster does it have to be?

She kept up her ridiculous defense of her vote (later, only ted stevens would sound dumber). During the conversation it became clear to me that she didn't have a clue how the internet works because she doesn't use it herself.

[rinsd]

31. That's your poison pill issue?

For a woman that gets exceptional marks from virtaully every liberal org and who voted agianst the war?

http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Loretta_Sanchez.htm

Sometimes I just shake my head at the ridiculous bars people set for their polticians.

[Ian David]

5. Then if she was a Republican cum DINO, then calling her a whore was being polite. But seriously...

there are certain things that take on a different meaning when you say it to a woman.

Calling LIEberman a whore is different than calling Loretta Brixley a whore.

Short answer is, you don't call a woman a whore unless you mean it "that" way.

You find gender-neutral ways to call her a right-wing DINO sell-out shill.

[Psephos]

17. She's certainly not a "right wing DINO sell-out shill"

Hasn't she been called enough names already?

[Ian David]

21. How did she vote in DOMA and the FMA? n/t

[Psephos]

22. Let's look at Dornan's record first. n/t

[Tempest]

26. Why?

Everyone knows Dornan's voting record.

Dornan was voted out not because Sanchez was a strong candidate, but because the district received a heavy influx of Latino voters.

Sanchez changed to a Democrat because she knew couldn't beat Dornan in the 1998 Repug primary.

[Psephos]

27. She took him on and wiped him out. In the real world, I call that a net win.

Now we have to split hairs over whether she voted the way we want on every single bill? Some here are overlooking that to take a seat from a repug in a repug district becomes quixotic if the center and right-of-center voters perceive the D candidate to be well to the left. Sanchez managed to navigate this without selling out her left-of-center principles.

Yes, I would vote differently sometimes from her - but I can say that about any M.O.C. There's a D now where there used to be an R. Keep the eyes on the prize. :-)

[Zhade]

50. "There's a D now where there used to be an R. Keep the eyes on the prize."

Yes, it's all about the team winning, right?

Issues? Pfft, we've got TEAM SPIRIT!

[la la]

43. Dornan lost it....

before he lost it.

It's my belief Loretta Sanchez could have beaten Dornan as a Republican, Democrat or Independent.

Were you around in Orange County during the Dornan 'tenure'? He was more embarrassing than bush---which is saying something!

[Tempest]

25. I'd really like to know

What the hell you're talking about.

I never claimed she was a DINO.

Her voting record indicates she leans to the right, much like Hillary does. I don't consider Hillary a DINO.


How the hell did you come up with the whore analogy? That sure was one long ass stretch of the imagination, that much is certain.

[Ian David]

29. I don't know if she's actually a DINO or not. What's her record? n/t

[rinsd]

30. Well here's her voting record

http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Loretta_Sanchez.htm

Am I missing something?

Fair trader, high marks for civil rights, education, environment, voted against the war etc etc. Kucinich would have problems matching her record.

Oh wait I see. She is a New Democrat(iow DLC) therefore she is evil

:eyes:

[IndianaGreen]

19. She defeated Bob "B-1" Dornan in what was a GOP District

You should be offering sacrifices to Jay-Zeus in gratitude that you got Sanchez instead of that red headed moron Dornan.

[Tempest]

24. All I did was state the obvious

And I get jumped on by strawmen and accused of saying things I never said.

Is this what DU has come to?


Look at her voting record for Christ's sake. She leans right, that's all I said.

JFC!

[rinsd]

32. Prove it. "Her voting record indicates she leans to the right"

http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Loretta_Sanchez.htm

[David Zephyr]

2. Baca is a fucking jerk.

Joe Baca, who couldn't wait for the great George Brown to die, has shamelessly supported George Bush's war as much or more than Joe Lieberman ever has or will.

Baca, with little regard for care, has cracked cruel jokes about gay and lesbian Americans for years.

He recently ran his own relative against an incumbent and great Democratic California State Senator, Gloria Negrette McLeod (a Latina) in a shitty power grab within the primary.

I stand with Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who took on Bob Dornan when others were to afraid to do so.

And if Rep. Loretta Sanchez says he called her "a whore" then you can believe her.

Baca is a fucking jerk.

[angstlessk]

6. The only time I saw Loretta Sanchez was on C-Span..and she seemed authentic

I am not familiar with Baca, but does not mean he is wrong and she is right...I need more info really.

[David Zephyr]

8. She's terrific!

Her voting record is a solid progressive one.

Baca is just a jerk. He does this to other Democrats out here in California all the time.

Calling her a "whore" should be enough to have him repriminded by Pelosi.

[Taverner]

23. She's only R because she's Cuban

Used to be a Dem couldn't get elected dog catcher in Calle Ocho, Miami

This is changing however...

[FrenchieCat]

36. Who's Cuban? Who's in Miami?

Which person are you speaking about? :crazy:

[Taverner]

38. Maybe I'm talking about the wrong RINO

[judaspriestess]

40. whats up with all the R's and Cubans in Miami?

I've often wondered why Cuban Americans are so in love with the repuke party. just curious.

I stand by Loretta Sanchez also, being a called a whore is stupid and tasteless. She should have told baca to go fuck himself and they would have been even.

[IndianaGreen]

41. She is not Cuban!

I can count Cuban Leftists on my hand!

[JoFerret]

7. Sounds like a real peach

I am sure someone has the evidence of his idiocy.

[mitchtv]

18. Hi David, I agree about Baca- a scum bag

I am quite lukewarm about Loretta, but I understand who she represents.The Hispanic caucus had bette gat their shit together. I guess Linda will watch out for her sister's interests.

[David Zephyr]

34. Hi back to you, too!

The Human Rights Campaign gives Loretta very high marks. www.hrc.org

Glad to see that I am not alone about Baca. His warmongering posturing as Bush led us up to invade Iraq was reprehensible.

And his history of badmouthing gays and lesbians is legend. He has shot off his mouth for years using the most vile and derogatory terms about the gay community when he thought it was "safe" to do so, never thinking that people listen and compare notes.


Good to hear from you.

[la la]

44. ditto, David Z ---ditto! n/t

[David Zephyr]

45. Thanks! Lorretta has been an outstanding Democrat in Congress.

And today, the Los Angeles Times reported that another great Latina Congresswoman, Hilda Solis, is standing with Lorretta, too.

Baca is a pig!

I can't believe that some here immediately jumped to his side.

People should look at Joe's record and compare it to Lorretta's and then shut up.

Thanks, la la! :hi:

[musiclawyer]

9. Black caucaus, hispanic caucus, asian caucus...... good grief

I don't get it. I'm Latino and there were these various latino type groups you could join in college and law school. I was getting recruited all the time. I didn't join. I hung out with whoever I liked , thank you--black, white, whatever. Do professional elected officials really need this. I don't see any white congessional caucus.

[EFerrari]

10. Then you aren't looking hard enough.

:eyes:

[KingFlorez]

11. Oh, give me a break

You can't compare hanging out with people in college to congressional caucuses. The caucuses are there to address the concerns of minorities, simple as that.

[MadMaddie]

13. The problem is that if their were not these caucuses let's say

in the early 70's do you think that blacks, hispanics and women would have been invited into the "Rich White Political Men"s club"). They had to create their own groups and they did not have any significant power.


Now certain people are crying foul because these groups are powerful and want to disband them.....they claim because their is no need for them anymore, because everyone is equal you see. That is a lie....

The guys sounds like a bastard who doesn't like women.

[IndianaGreen]

20. Then you are in agreement with GOP Congressman Tancredo?

He is saying the same shit you just said about the Congressional caucuses.

Baca and Tancredo are both scum.

[FrenchieCat]

35. The white congressional caucus is that giant big one

that you can watch on C-span daily! :eyes:

[brentspeak]

39. You're right, they don't need it. I don't understand the need for these "caucuses"

[MadMaddie]

12. She's been on Stephanie Millers show and I like her..

You see it's bullshit like this that makes the Democratic party in Congress look bad.

[zara]

14. I think Loretta Sanchez has integrity. As stated, she beat Dornan.

Pelosi should look into this.

[NoodleyAppendage]

15. A quick flip of the channel to Univision will be informative as to how hispanic males value women.

While a generalization, I often feel that television reflects the mores of a society or group. Univision, if taken to be a representative sample of hispanic interests, protrays women as sex toys and eye candy, so it's no wonder that a strong, intelligent female, like Sanchez, would be viewed with derision.

J

[Captain Hilts]

37. Sexism is more accepted in the Hispanic community. I've noticed that. nt

[Hekate]

16. Loretta Sanchez is a California woman I'm proud to have in the House; Baca is a jerk

Baca needs his face slapped. Maybe the Speaker of the House or the Majority Whip should have a word with him about this form of disrespect. Most definitely the membership of the CHC should censure him. Frankly, it's disgusting for a man to call a woman a whore -- and in my book he doesn't get to pass of this mysogyny by saying she's in a man's world and should learn to take it like a man.

Hekate

[IndianaGreen]

42. CNN is reporting today that Sanchez is not the only woman complaining about Baca

We should be backing our women!

[David Zephyr]

47. Absolutely!

Hilda Solis is now standing with Lorretta.

I can't believe how quickly some piled on Lorretta! She's the best damned thing that ever came out of Orange County in decades!

Grrrrrrrrrr.

[David Zephyr]

46. Thanks Hekate.

It's important that we stand with Lorretta just as Hilda Solis has done.

I appreciate your post.

[xchrom]

33. hmmm! if this had been a job and not a political office and a caucus --

baca would be in some serious, serious trouble with human resources if not fired.

sanchez in the work world would have a nice little law suit.

[David Zephyr]

48. Stand strong, Lorretta! You have the high ground.

And you should be the chair of the caucus!

[Veronica.Franco]

49. There is nothing more hurtful then calling a woman a whore ...

There is nothing more degrading or slanderous ... she should do more then resign ... she should sue him for sexual harassment ...