"They've got a flaky person," he said. "She may have a Hispanic name, but she's never dated a Hispanic-American, her husband's an Anglo, and she lives three districts away [from the one she represents]."

Sanchez and other members of Congress, however, seemed only the tip of the iceberg among the victims of Dornan's wrath.

Despite having been a television producer and host from 1965 to 1976, Dornan was highly critical of televised political debates and politicians involved in debates, in response to a question about soft money.

"Clinton goes up to the audience," Dornan said, play-acting a presidential debate in front of his own audience. "I have my needs, you have your needs, we mesh,"he said, imitating the president before moving on to the other candidates.

"Bush is caught looking at his watch. In the meantime, Perot is going, 'See, you have this car. And it's broken. So we fix it. And back it goes.' Perot comes in second."

Dornan was scathing about President Clinton's administration.

"Okay, so maybe all his friends are dead, under investigation or imprisoned, but Hillary's been treated harshly. So maybe I'll vote for him," Dornan said, mimicking a Clinton supporter. "That's what you have in the White House."

Dornan had no patience for the absentee American voter, either.

"Any American who doesn't take an interest in politics has lost his bitching rights," he said.

At the same time, Dornan was anxious to prove that he was not power-hungry and portrayed himself as a patriotic, pro-family good guy.

"Ninety percent of my special orders were on what I thought were on what I thought were pure Americana," he said.

Dornan also sought to counter his racist image.

"I've brought together more Hispanic families than anyone else in California," he claimed. "Same goes for Hmong, Khmer, Vietnamese... There isn't a racist bone in my body."

He was also anxious to prove that he was not sexist.

"Women have just as much power in Congress," he said.