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Talk:Matt Sanchez

2008-06-25T11:27:42Z

GSstudent: /* Dates of scenes */

You guys are a joke. Nice blog-whoring, too, with the "Bwog" in the links. I'll bet I can guess who wrote the article! HAHA!
--Beth
: What are you talking about? Is there something wrong with having links to the Bwog (a Columbia blog) from a wiki about Columbia? [[User:BAB|BAB]] 17:15, 9 March 2007 (PST)
: If anything, Wikipedia (where you seem to be a user [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Beth_C. Wikipedia user Beth C.]) is the joke because some Wikipedia user just copied the material from WikiCU onto Wikipedia. And he/she didn't even copy the pictures or at least delete the links to them. [[User:BAB|BAB]] 17:18, 9 March 2007 (PST)

There are two other profiles under Matt Sanchez and Matthew Sanchez. Can we merge them?
:There is only one article, at [[Matt Sanchez]]. There is no article under [[Matthew Sanchez]]. Please sign your comments with four tildes (~) in the future. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 04:22, 10 March 2007 (PST)

The photograph of Matt Sanchez with Newt Gingrich that is currently posted under this entry is mine and I haven't released it to anyone. It's been tossed around the web after having been taking from me without my permission. Please remove it. [[User:flasticles|flasticles]]
:Sure. It's deleted. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 08:20, 10 March 2007 (PST)

I just rolled back [[User:Ivydevil|Ivydevil]]'s changes because they were copied from Wikipedia. [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 13:58, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

== Is he, or isn't he? ==

'''
I do not know Andy Towle, and I don't understand why he has inserted himself into this pseudo-controversy[[User:Bluemarine|Bluemarine]] 08:08, 26 March 2007 (EDT)Matt Sanchez
''' Rest assured that many people in the past three weeks have claimed to have known me, dated me etc... "Fame" is a queer thing, especially with the guys who are approaching me.

:Andy Towle, a gay blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] and former graduate student at Stanford, claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989
:: He has escort ads up and he dated men. I think he is gay.

:: On Matt Sanchez's blog, he has commented that he is not gay and that he hated himself while he was shooting gay porn. He has justified his not being gay, although making gay pornography and working as a male prostitute by suggesting that the public does not understand the social dynamics of sexuality. He has stated that many of the men that he has had sex with were married. I think we have Columbia's next Miriam-esque sex columnist on our hands.

----
*Bluemarine/Matt Sanchez- do not delete entire portions of an article without posting a legitimate reason for its deletion on the discussion page or without discussing it with someone. That is how Wikis work, what you are doing is considered vandalism. This being a democratic website, you cannot censor article contents or block access to it like you do on your own webpages/blog.[[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 22:28, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

==Details==
Some more details that I've found are [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez here], including a link to the actual original image of the ad in the Blade. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 15:36, 31 March 2007 (EDT)

:Something new has happened ;) I'm going to scoop you guys on my site. Stay tuned.[[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 13:12, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

::Cool! [[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:21, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

==Facercise==
I have documented on my site [http://countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez#Recent_life here] where there is actually something even *more* about the Facercising which should go into his article here. His picture, that is Matt's before and after pictures *appear* on the back cover of an alternate version of the book by the same author AND the inside cover has a dedication TO him. That's big. Why didn't he ever mention that? [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 21:52, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:The whole concept of facercise is a little strange. [[User:Feinstein|Feinstein]] 02:27, 13 April 2007 (EDT)

WJohnson is very strange. Are you still sending Sanchez love letters Johnson?[[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 18:38, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Ok, why would Sanchez mention "Facebook"? He also ran the Observer Literary magazine. Is that anywhere in this article? Sanchez, is probably one of the most active guys on campus. Do you want to put everything he does on this article? I think the Observer stuff should go up though, since it is part of media.

My question is who are you people who are stalking Sanchez? Wjhonson?? Who are you? Have you met Sanchez? Do you live in New York? What is your connection or interest in this, because you don't sound very neutral. [[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 19:27, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Gsschool, I will add the information about the Observer. Why didn't you add it yourself, instead of deleting whole sections of the article without posting a rationale for it? [[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 02:32, 26 April 2007 (EDT)

Wang: Sanchez has sent me the 20+ letters you sent over to him. Are you the same Wang?[[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 18:30, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

==Dates of scenes==
Other than Sanchez' statements, we do not know this claim that the scenes were filmed earlier and used later. So I've removed the claim. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 01:51, 23 May 2007 (EDT)

The following is a [http://www.cplsanchez.info/Sanchez_Filmography.html verified list] of the 38 videos where Sanchez's stage names Rod Majors and Pierre LaBranche appeared.

:Well for some reason the CplSanchez Filmography is gone, but I have it on my page as well [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez#Gay_Porn here are all his films I could find] [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 04:48, 17 May 2008 (EDT)

::Films and scenes are re-used all the time. Some of the films you have listed are in 2000.

==Excellent Top==
Your article doesn't include the part where I was able to confirm that the address registered to the excellent top website, matches the address registered to Matt Sanchez in the U.S. Public Records database at Ancestry.com [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 13:13, 1 September 2007 (EDT)

==Updates==

I took some photos from Sanchez' on the internet and generally updated the article.

Let Feinstein dispute the facts that I've added instead of being a butthole. [[User:GSstudent|GSstudent]] 13:45, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-25T11:13:00Z

GSstudent: Reversing Feinstein's stupid older version for the updated version, with new photos and more information.

[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

Despite many allegations, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin''.

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] in the Fox News Green Room, 2007.]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and along both the Syrian and Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'' where Sanchez is a regular international correspondent.]]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg|Matt Sanchez as photographed by
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the "No Spin Zone", on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

User talk:Feinstein

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GSstudent: /* Matt Sanchez */

{{prezbo|Awarded for your exceedingly useful and varied contributions. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 04:43, 2 April 2007 (EDT)}}

:I will cherish this for years to come. [[User:Feinstein|Feinstein]] 21:47, 2 April 2007 (EDT)

== Logo voting ==

Hi. It would be great to decide on a logo. Could you please head over to '''[[Logo]]''' to place your vote or upload a new design. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:26, 18 March 2007 (EDT)

Bluemarine
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Lol, I think it is pretty obvious who it is too. Especially when he uses "I don't know anybody by that name... etc.". I just wanted to be a dick and say it was an unknown vandal.
:I have 27 emails back and forth with Matt, where he tells me Columbia indoctrinated me so that I can't empathize "whether or not your suck cock standing up, or sitting down" and then he tells me that me and my "fag buddies" hold him to a higher standard than everyone else. Amusing. [[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 18:28, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

==[[Matt Sanchez]]==
Thank you for the link to Alexa.com, that has proven to be extremely useful. As far as your question about the *trick* please email me, I don't want to yet inform certain ears of how to do it, lest they figure out a way to stop it. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 14:21, 3 April 2007 (EDT)

Hey asshole, I updated the really childish site. So, stop being a faggot, if you have an issue, raise it or correct it, but to turn back the article to the amateur crap that was there before takes a real idiot. [[User:GSstudent|GSstudent]] 13:52, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

Talk:Matt Sanchez

2008-06-24T17:45:14Z

GSstudent: /* Updates */

You guys are a joke. Nice blog-whoring, too, with the "Bwog" in the links. I'll bet I can guess who wrote the article! HAHA!
--Beth
: What are you talking about? Is there something wrong with having links to the Bwog (a Columbia blog) from a wiki about Columbia? [[User:BAB|BAB]] 17:15, 9 March 2007 (PST)
: If anything, Wikipedia (where you seem to be a user [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Beth_C. Wikipedia user Beth C.]) is the joke because some Wikipedia user just copied the material from WikiCU onto Wikipedia. And he/she didn't even copy the pictures or at least delete the links to them. [[User:BAB|BAB]] 17:18, 9 March 2007 (PST)

There are two other profiles under Matt Sanchez and Matthew Sanchez. Can we merge them?
:There is only one article, at [[Matt Sanchez]]. There is no article under [[Matthew Sanchez]]. Please sign your comments with four tildes (~) in the future. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 04:22, 10 March 2007 (PST)

The photograph of Matt Sanchez with Newt Gingrich that is currently posted under this entry is mine and I haven't released it to anyone. It's been tossed around the web after having been taking from me without my permission. Please remove it. [[User:flasticles|flasticles]]
:Sure. It's deleted. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 08:20, 10 March 2007 (PST)

I just rolled back [[User:Ivydevil|Ivydevil]]'s changes because they were copied from Wikipedia. [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 13:58, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

== Is he, or isn't he? ==

'''
I do not know Andy Towle, and I don't understand why he has inserted himself into this pseudo-controversy[[User:Bluemarine|Bluemarine]] 08:08, 26 March 2007 (EDT)Matt Sanchez
''' Rest assured that many people in the past three weeks have claimed to have known me, dated me etc... "Fame" is a queer thing, especially with the guys who are approaching me.

:Andy Towle, a gay blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] and former graduate student at Stanford, claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989
:: He has escort ads up and he dated men. I think he is gay.

:: On Matt Sanchez's blog, he has commented that he is not gay and that he hated himself while he was shooting gay porn. He has justified his not being gay, although making gay pornography and working as a male prostitute by suggesting that the public does not understand the social dynamics of sexuality. He has stated that many of the men that he has had sex with were married. I think we have Columbia's next Miriam-esque sex columnist on our hands.

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*Bluemarine/Matt Sanchez- do not delete entire portions of an article without posting a legitimate reason for its deletion on the discussion page or without discussing it with someone. That is how Wikis work, what you are doing is considered vandalism. This being a democratic website, you cannot censor article contents or block access to it like you do on your own webpages/blog.[[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 22:28, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

==Details==
Some more details that I've found are [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez here], including a link to the actual original image of the ad in the Blade. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 15:36, 31 March 2007 (EDT)

:Something new has happened ;) I'm going to scoop you guys on my site. Stay tuned.[[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 13:12, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

::Cool! [[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:21, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

==Facercise==
I have documented on my site [http://countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez#Recent_life here] where there is actually something even *more* about the Facercising which should go into his article here. His picture, that is Matt's before and after pictures *appear* on the back cover of an alternate version of the book by the same author AND the inside cover has a dedication TO him. That's big. Why didn't he ever mention that? [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 21:52, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:The whole concept of facercise is a little strange. [[User:Feinstein|Feinstein]] 02:27, 13 April 2007 (EDT)

WJohnson is very strange. Are you still sending Sanchez love letters Johnson?[[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 18:38, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Ok, why would Sanchez mention "Facebook"? He also ran the Observer Literary magazine. Is that anywhere in this article? Sanchez, is probably one of the most active guys on campus. Do you want to put everything he does on this article? I think the Observer stuff should go up though, since it is part of media.

My question is who are you people who are stalking Sanchez? Wjhonson?? Who are you? Have you met Sanchez? Do you live in New York? What is your connection or interest in this, because you don't sound very neutral. [[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 19:27, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Gsschool, I will add the information about the Observer. Why didn't you add it yourself, instead of deleting whole sections of the article without posting a rationale for it? [[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 02:32, 26 April 2007 (EDT)

Wang: Sanchez has sent me the 20+ letters you sent over to him. Are you the same Wang?[[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 18:30, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

==Dates of scenes==
Other than Sanchez' statements, we do not know this claim that the scenes were filmed earlier and used later. So I've removed the claim. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 01:51, 23 May 2007 (EDT)

The following is a [http://www.cplsanchez.info/Sanchez_Filmography.html verified list] of the 38 videos where Sanchez's stage names Rod Majors and Pierre LaBranche appeared.

:Well for some reason the CplSanchez Filmography is gone, but I have it on my page as well [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez#Gay_Porn here are all his films I could find] [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 04:48, 17 May 2008 (EDT)

==Excellent Top==
Your article doesn't include the part where I was able to confirm that the address registered to the excellent top website, matches the address registered to Matt Sanchez in the U.S. Public Records database at Ancestry.com [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 13:13, 1 September 2007 (EDT)

==Updates==

I took some photos from Sanchez' on the internet and generally updated the article.

Let Feinstein dispute the facts that I've added instead of being a butthole. [[User:GSstudent|GSstudent]] 13:45, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

Matt Sanchez

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GSstudent: Undo revision 26314 by Feinstein (Talk)

Matt Sanchez

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GSstudent: /* Photos */

Matt Sanchez

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GSstudent: /* Other activities before coming to Columbia */

[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

Despite many allegations, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin''.

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] in the Fox News Green Room, 2007.]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and along both the Syrian and Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'' where Sanchez is a regular international correspondent.]]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-24T09:17:10Z

GSstudent: /* Other activities before coming to Columbia */

[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

Despite many allegations, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin''.

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and along both the Syrian and Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'' where Sanchez is a regular international correspondent.]]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Talk:Matt Sanchez

2008-06-24T06:37:57Z

GSstudent: /* Excellent Top */

You guys are a joke. Nice blog-whoring, too, with the "Bwog" in the links. I'll bet I can guess who wrote the article! HAHA!
--Beth
: What are you talking about? Is there something wrong with having links to the Bwog (a Columbia blog) from a wiki about Columbia? [[User:BAB|BAB]] 17:15, 9 March 2007 (PST)
: If anything, Wikipedia (where you seem to be a user [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Beth_C. Wikipedia user Beth C.]) is the joke because some Wikipedia user just copied the material from WikiCU onto Wikipedia. And he/she didn't even copy the pictures or at least delete the links to them. [[User:BAB|BAB]] 17:18, 9 March 2007 (PST)

There are two other profiles under Matt Sanchez and Matthew Sanchez. Can we merge them?
:There is only one article, at [[Matt Sanchez]]. There is no article under [[Matthew Sanchez]]. Please sign your comments with four tildes (~) in the future. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 04:22, 10 March 2007 (PST)

The photograph of Matt Sanchez with Newt Gingrich that is currently posted under this entry is mine and I haven't released it to anyone. It's been tossed around the web after having been taking from me without my permission. Please remove it. [[User:flasticles|flasticles]]
:Sure. It's deleted. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 08:20, 10 March 2007 (PST)

I just rolled back [[User:Ivydevil|Ivydevil]]'s changes because they were copied from Wikipedia. [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 13:58, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

== Is he, or isn't he? ==

'''
I do not know Andy Towle, and I don't understand why he has inserted himself into this pseudo-controversy[[User:Bluemarine|Bluemarine]] 08:08, 26 March 2007 (EDT)Matt Sanchez
''' Rest assured that many people in the past three weeks have claimed to have known me, dated me etc... "Fame" is a queer thing, especially with the guys who are approaching me.

:Andy Towle, a gay blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] and former graduate student at Stanford, claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989
:: He has escort ads up and he dated men. I think he is gay.

:: On Matt Sanchez's blog, he has commented that he is not gay and that he hated himself while he was shooting gay porn. He has justified his not being gay, although making gay pornography and working as a male prostitute by suggesting that the public does not understand the social dynamics of sexuality. He has stated that many of the men that he has had sex with were married. I think we have Columbia's next Miriam-esque sex columnist on our hands.

----
*Bluemarine/Matt Sanchez- do not delete entire portions of an article without posting a legitimate reason for its deletion on the discussion page or without discussing it with someone. That is how Wikis work, what you are doing is considered vandalism. This being a democratic website, you cannot censor article contents or block access to it like you do on your own webpages/blog.[[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 22:28, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

==Details==
Some more details that I've found are [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez here], including a link to the actual original image of the ad in the Blade. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 15:36, 31 March 2007 (EDT)

:Something new has happened ;) I'm going to scoop you guys on my site. Stay tuned.[[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 13:12, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

::Cool! [[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:21, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

==Facercise==
I have documented on my site [http://countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez#Recent_life here] where there is actually something even *more* about the Facercising which should go into his article here. His picture, that is Matt's before and after pictures *appear* on the back cover of an alternate version of the book by the same author AND the inside cover has a dedication TO him. That's big. Why didn't he ever mention that? [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 21:52, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:The whole concept of facercise is a little strange. [[User:Feinstein|Feinstein]] 02:27, 13 April 2007 (EDT)

WJohnson is very strange. Are you still sending Sanchez love letters Johnson?[[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 18:38, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Ok, why would Sanchez mention "Facebook"? He also ran the Observer Literary magazine. Is that anywhere in this article? Sanchez, is probably one of the most active guys on campus. Do you want to put everything he does on this article? I think the Observer stuff should go up though, since it is part of media.

My question is who are you people who are stalking Sanchez? Wjhonson?? Who are you? Have you met Sanchez? Do you live in New York? What is your connection or interest in this, because you don't sound very neutral. [[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 19:27, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Gsschool, I will add the information about the Observer. Why didn't you add it yourself, instead of deleting whole sections of the article without posting a rationale for it? [[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 02:32, 26 April 2007 (EDT)

Wang: Sanchez has sent me the 20+ letters you sent over to him. Are you the same Wang?[[User:Gsschool|Gsschool]] 18:30, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

==Dates of scenes==
Other than Sanchez' statements, we do not know this claim that the scenes were filmed earlier and used later. So I've removed the claim. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 01:51, 23 May 2007 (EDT)

The following is a [http://www.cplsanchez.info/Sanchez_Filmography.html verified list] of the 38 videos where Sanchez's stage names Rod Majors and Pierre LaBranche appeared.

:Well for some reason the CplSanchez Filmography is gone, but I have it on my page as well [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez#Gay_Porn here are all his films I could find] [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 04:48, 17 May 2008 (EDT)

==Excellent Top==
Your article doesn't include the part where I was able to confirm that the address registered to the excellent top website, matches the address registered to Matt Sanchez in the U.S. Public Records database at Ancestry.com [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 13:13, 1 September 2007 (EDT)

==Updates==

I took some photos from Sanchez' on the internet and generally updated the article.

Matt Sanchez

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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

Despite many allegations, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and along both the Syrian and Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'' where Sanchez is a regular international correspondent.]]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and along both the Syrian and Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'' where Sanchez is a regular international correspondent.]]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and along both the Syrian and Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|June, 2008. Sanchez is a regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Ramadi, Iraq. Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg| Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.
Image:2755632010078472999UIeiBp_ph.jpg Left to Right,Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue, and Dan Cross. After the Sanchez incident, [[The School of General Studies]] made a concentrated effort to reach out to military and former military at Columbia University, this photo is featured on the GS site. </gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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GSstudent: Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue and Dan Cross in front of Alma Mater on the Columbia University campus.

Matt Sanchez, Mark Xue and Dan Cross in front of Alma Mater on the Columbia University campus.

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[[Image:597px-Matt_Sanchez_3_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez in New York City, photo by David Shankbone]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.
[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.

Sanchez allegedly optioned several screenplays, wrote for the ''Montreal Mirror'', ''Time Out Berlin'', ''Musique Plus'', ''Burn Magazine'', ''Teen People'' and the ''LA Times'' while working in public relations for several undisclosed clients. He also was apparently a consultant for TIVO, Digital Cities, and helped to create an early model for web-ads called ''Clickables'', which he sold for an undisclosed amount. He also created the pilot for a TV series that enabled average moviegoers to offer their opinions of the newest film releases.

== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.
Image:Ollie.jpg|Colonel Oliver North and Matt Sanchez in Kuwait.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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Matt Sanchez with Colonel Oliver North

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers]</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339 Redeye, June 23, 2008]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-22T22:28:14Z

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/ Army Concludes Beauchamp Investigation, ''Michelle Malkin.com]</ref>

The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp Reporting from FOB Falcon, ''The Weekly Standard'']</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/ The Scott Thomas Beauchamp Saga: The Fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Sanchez has become a frequent commentator for ''Gawker.com''<ref>[http://gawker.com/search/Matt%20Sanchez/ Search results for ''Matt Sanchez'']</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:Scandals]]
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138 ''TV5 profile of Sanchez as ''Intervenant'' on the Kiosque program.]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682 ''La Flamme Olympique'']</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:Scandals]]
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61049 ''Absolut Absurdity'', ''Worldnetdaily.com'']</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg Punto Contra Punto, ''¿Se Queda o se Va?'' ''El Norte'']</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember, and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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2008-06-22T22:12:14Z

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-22T22:11:34Z

GSstudent: /* Reporting in Iraq */

[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the Scott Beauchamp "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''The New Republic''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ''milbloggers'' and ''The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
Michelle Malkin aired a report on the matter on ''The O'Reilly Factor''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-22T22:06:15Z

GSstudent: /* Reporting in Iraq */

[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

Sanchez was revealed as a source associated with criticism of the [[Scott Beauchamp]] "Baghdad Diarist" series of writings which appeared in ''[[The New Republic]]''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/03/sanchez-army-concludes-beauchamp-investigation/
| title = Sanchez: Army concludes Beauchamp investigation
| publisher = Hot Air
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
The story became nationally known when military bloggers ([[milblog]]gers) and ''[[The Weekly Standard|Weekly Standard]]'' editor Michael Goldfarb raised doubt about the validity of the "Baghdad Diarist" accounts.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/07/reporting_from_fob_falcon.asp
| title = Reporting from FOB Falcon
| publisher = ''[[The Weekly Standard]]''
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>
[[Michelle Malkin]] aired a report on the matter on ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://michellemalkin.com/2007/08/03/the-scott-thomas-beauchamp-saga-the-fallibility-of-tnrs-fact-checkers/
| title = The Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga: The fallibility of TNR’s fact-checkers
| publisher = Michelle Malkin
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
}}</ref>

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:Scandals]]
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Sanchez comments on world events with fellow international journalists.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

Sanchez embedded with over two dozen units in Iraq, reporting from Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, Basarah, Sadr City and the Iranian border.

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

=== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ===
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Baghdad, Iraq.]]

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
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Matt Sanchez

2008-06-22T21:57:33Z

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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2008-06-22T21:55:39Z

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2009, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands" and called the charges "demonstrably false."<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>
[[Image:MattKiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>
[[Image:Mattkiosque.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez on ''Kiosque'', the French language ''Meet the Press'']]

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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2008-06-22T21:42:51Z

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for ''Worldnetdaily'' and currently is a political commentator for ''Human Events'' and ''Pajamas Media'' <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
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[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and currently is a political commentator for Human Events and Pajamas Media <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commentator on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Media===

During his military embed, Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and currently is a political commentator for Human Events and Pajamas Media <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122]</ref>. Sanchez also pens editorials in Spanish. <ref>[http://mattsanchez.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/19/contrapuntoshillary_3.jpg]</ref>

Matt Sanchez is a regular commenter on the French language program ''Kiosque''.<ref>[http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/kiosque/intervenant.php?id=138]</ref> Fluent in French, Sanchez comments on world events and is titled as journalist.<ref> [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=737_1213797682]</ref>

Sanchez has returned to the Fox News Channel as a regular commentator on Redeye.<ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a75_1213925339]</ref>

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

=== Publications ===
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-22T21:14:32Z

GSstudent: /* Adult film career revelation */

[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thumb|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus, by comparing him to a homeless vet and a dead Iraqi child. ]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

== Publications ==
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]

Matt Sanchez

2008-06-22T16:52:15Z

GSstudent: /* Military Career */

[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

[[Image:Wall_of_shame.jpg|thum|200px|ISO protests Sanchez' presence on campus.]]
=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

== Publications ==
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

== Publications ==
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>Gay groups throughout the world reported the story. <ref>[http://www.sentidog.com/article.php?id_news=21286 Sentido Gay, Spanish Speaking Website]</ref> <ref>[http://www.jj-tryskel.org/article-20065189-6.html French Site discusses the Obama Gay Problem]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Image:SanchezWithCoulter-w.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez and [[Ann Coulter]] at CPAC]]

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Corporal '''Matthew Sanchez''', or '''Matt Sanchez''', (b. 1 December 1970), [[GS]] '[[2007|07]], was a student in the [[School of General Studies]]. He has also been a porn star and a corporal in the United States Marine Corps (currently a reservist). Sanchez speaks Spanish, French and German. 

== Biography ==

=== Youth ===
Matt Sanchez was born and raised in San Jose, California. He attended Independence High School and was a Northern California wrestling champion.[http://www.cifccs.org/history/wrestling.htm] He later moved to Montreal where he acted in some gay porn films, later moving to Los Angeles. He also claims to have lived in Madrid, Montreal, and Berlin, where he learned Spanish, French and German respectively.

Andy Towle, a homosexual blogger [http://www.towleroad.com/] claims to have briefly dated Sanchez in 1989, but offered no proof. Sanchez has said he has never met Andy Towle and that a lot of people have recently made the same claim.

=== Adult film career ===
In the early to mid-1990s, Sanchez worked as an adult film star. First, in 1992, he used the name '''Pierre LaBranche''' while working for [[Kristen Bjorn]]. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco and the studios changed his name to the less French-sounding '''Rod Majors'''.

He starred in several gay videos for Catalina and Falcon. According to the Internet Adult Film Database and IMDB, Sanchez is credited as being in 35+ adult films as '''Rod Majors''', in addition to a number of films as '''Pierre LaBranche''', all of them are all-male films. <ref>[http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=RodMajors/gender=m/Rod-Majors.htm IAFD listing]</ref>. Sanchez has stated that his participation in gay pornography consisted of one or two summers and participation in a total of 7 scenes, and has stated that "The porn industry is a pernicious industry, and it is bad".

=== Alleged Prostitution career ===
In addition to his career in porn, Matt Sanchez allegedly worked as a male prostitute. It is unclear whether or not this is true as he has previously admitted in his own Salon.com opinion article, ''"Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors."'' and in an interview with Alan Colmes, but has since distanced himself from those admissions. While on the Alan Colmes radio show, Alan Colmes asked Sanchez whether he had worked as a prostitute, Sanchez responded in the affirmative. Sanchez has since clarified that his affirmative response to Colmes' questioning regarding prostitution was in response to porn, that getting paid for sex on screen was prostitution.

He is alleged to have worked in 4 major US cities, charging $400-$550 per session. In an article for Salon.com, he wrote, "Others were comparing me to Jeff Gannon and claiming that I too had advertised my services as a male escort. I won't deny it."<ref>[http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free"], Salon.com</ref> Sanchez has called this last statement a weak attempt by gay activists to smear him.

Gay Bloggers have stated that Sanchez regularly advertised his escorting services in New York's weekly gay publications and via the Internet, under the pseudonym "Excellent Top.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com</ref>" The cached internet link to Sanchez's archived escort web page has recently been changed by the page owner to prevent the archived material from being viewable. Sanchez has stated that he does not own nor does he have any knowledge of the "Excellent Top" male escort webpage.

To date, no one has claimed to have actually hired Matt Sanchez as an escort.

=== Other activities before coming to Columbia ===
In the late 1990s, Sanchez left the porn industry, and moved to Berlin for a year. He learned German and allegedly worked at ''Time Out Berlin'' (either a magazine or a travel guide).

He has stated in interviews that he worked in Hollywood pitching films, and also worked on the show "Angel" for the WB.

In an interview with [[Bwog]], Sanchez stated that he had previously worked for the NYPD's division of Counter-Terrorism and was issued a security clearance.



== Adult film career revelation ==
The first documented instance of Matt Sanchez being recognized as an adult film actor was by the members of a gay porn discussion site ATKOL forums.<ref>[http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 ATKOL forums], source of the original Matt Sanchez=Rod Majors revelation</ref> A poster by the name of 'cutlass' seems to have recognized him in a photograph associated with a Spectator article <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612172004 ''"A Firm Stance,"'' The Columbia Spectator]</ref> regarding an alleged anti-military bias incident.

Later, Sanchez attended the 2007 Conservative Political Action Conference where Ann Coulter made her infamous "faggot" insult about John Edwards. He received the [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] Academic Freedom Award and was photographed with Coulter. A number of gay bloggers (including Joe. My. God) recognized Sanchez as a former gay porn star by the name of '''Rod Majors''', as described above. The story, rapidly seized upon by blogs including [[The Bwog]], Datalounge and Gawker, has since been covered by several major news organizations.

When the allegation hit the blogosphere, Sanchez was quick to respond with an op-ed piece he wrote for the liberal-leaning Salon.com blog. Right-wingers [[David Horowitz]] (on Front Page Mag) and Michelle Malkin have come out in Sanchez's defense.

BlueMarine has conducted a lengthy discussion on the talk page: And explain how he has become an expert on my life in three weeks? Or what excellent-top.com has to do with me?''

=== Military Career ===
[[Image:dressblues.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Marine Dress Blues.]]
According to the Military Times, Sanchez joined the Marine Corps on May 14, 2003 at the age of 32, and is a refrigeration mechanic. He is currently on Individual Ready Reserve, which holds the stipulations that he receive no pay or benefits and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities until activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ready_Reserve Wikipedia article on Individual Ready Reserve]</ref> While in the Marines, he was a part of HQ COMPANY 6TH COMM BN 4TH MARDIV, also known as 6th Comm; they are based out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, NY. After a stint with 6th Comm, Sanchez took a position at the New York Public Affairs Office of the Marine Corps.

Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, states <ref>http://web.mit.edu/committees/rotc/code.html</ref> ''"The presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."''. Sanchez has stated that he had made it known to the Marine Corps upon enlisting that he had engaged in homosexual activity and had worked as a gay prostitute, and that the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist with that knowledge<ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>.

According to the Marine Corps Times, Sanchez's stint with the 6th Communications Battalion was short lived; he transfered to IRR status 11 days prior to reaching the 2 year mark, so that he could work with the Public Affairs Office. ''"Typical Reserve enlistment contracts are eight years, with six spent drilling with a Reserve unit and two in the IRR. Sanchez said he was transferred to non-drilling status early because of a medical problem."'' The Marine Corps Mobilization Command is currently investigating Sanchez, with regards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and section 654 of U.S. Code Title 10<ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070314/</ref><ref>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_porn_sanchez_070323/</ref>. Sanchez's blog "Cpl. Matt Sanchez" has recently been renamed "Matt Sanchez".

According to an interview with Martha Zoller <ref>http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3</ref>, Sanchez has stated that he will deploy as an embedded civil affairs reporter in May of 2007.

*Zoller: ''And you will be deployed in May.'' 
*Sanchez: ''I will be deployed, I will be embedding as a reporter, however, with a civil affairs unit.'' 
*Zoller: ''Well that's hard work too, everybody fights over there too. Don't say I'll be embedding as a reporter as if that's different.''

On his blog, Sanchez has disputed the Marine Corps Times of describing his April embed as a "deployment to Iraq"; he states ''"The Marine Corps Times wrongfully used the term "deployment" in lieu of "embed", which changed my status from civilian to active duty service member. No reply on a request for a correction."''.

== Marine Corps investigation ==
Due to revelations regarding his past, the Marine Corps launched an investigation to determine whether Sanchez had violated any rules or codes through is prior involvement in pornography. In fact, this was just one of the allegations being investigated. Sanchez allegedly solicited more than $12,000 from private organizations by asking them to fund a deployment to Iraq.

According to a Marine Times article, Reserve Col. Charles Jones, a staff judge advocate, informed Sanchez of the allegations against him in an email, which states “Specifically, you wrongfully solicited funds to support your purported deployment to Iraq” by coordinating a $300 payment from the UWVC and $12,000 from U-Haul"<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_sanchez_investigation070330/ "Sanchez investigation wraps up today,"] Marine Times.</ref> Sanchez has responded, stating "I never solicited the money, nor did any money change hands".<ref>http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/2007/03/times-at-marine-corps.html</ref>.

=== Columbia ===
Sanchez is currently a student at Columbia in the [[School of General Studies]] Class of 2007, pursuing a degree in American Studies. He has passionately defended veteran rights on campus. In particular, he won approval for the ''Columbia University War Memorial'', a project that will honor all alumni who have fallen in American conflicts since the War for Independence.

== Complaints about military bias on Columbia campus ==
Sanchez became well known after criticizing administration officials for failing to take any action following an incident on campus where members of a socialist student group harassed him at a college activities fair. According to Sanchez, the students said Sanchez was too stupid to realize that the military was taking advantage of him as a minority; the students denied this. Sanchez has since become an an outspoken critic of anti-military bias among students, faculty and administration at Columbia. His media career started with an interview in the [[Columbia Spectator]]. After this he appeared on several Fox News television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes. Sanchez has received support from conservative student groups such as [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] and the [[College Republicans]].

== Publications ==
In 2006, Sanchez was elected Editor-in-Chief of "The Observer", the literary magazine of the [[School of General Studies]]. Following his trip around the talk-radio circuit, during which he discussed his pornography career, confrontation with anti-military bias on campus, and his military service, Sanchez was invited by the [[Columbia Political Union]] to become a blogger for their blog "[http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]".

=== Reporting in Iraq ===
[[Image:Swords.jpg|thumb|200px|Matt Sanchez in Iraq.]]
Sanchez is currently embedded as a reporter with American troops in Iraq. He is blogging his journey and working on "In Their Own Words" and "Hometown Heroes", featurettes for his blog, interviewing and heralding soldiers currently serving in Iraq. On the morning of Friday 22 June, he sent a brief email to a large number of contacts with the heading "Greetings from Baghdad". In this message he reassured people that "I'm fine".

===Reporting from Afghanistan===
[[Image:Chopper.jpg|thumb|300px|Matt Sanchez reporting from Afghanistan.]]

Matt Sanchez became the war correspondent for Worldnetdaily and sent several dispatches from the frontlines, including an air assault in the Taliban zone of Khandahar.[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=45021]

===Response to Critics===
While Sanchez has touted the level of support he has received from the conservative media, he has been most outspoken about his belief that the gay community of bloggers has sought to slander his name.

*''"Okay, there is a current of homophobia involved here or at least self-loathing from the gay community. This is horrible. They are taking a situation and saying, "You're horrible because you suck cock," and frankly, I don't ever remember [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx sucking cock on film], and it is not something that I ever enjoyed. (The left wing) is trying to discredit me because of these sexual acts."''- Matt Sanchez- interview with Radar Online<ref>http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_2.php</ref>

Sanchez has stated in email correspondence that the public revelation about his gay porn career was coordinated by MSNBC. This claim has not yet been verified.
*''"This was a coordinated assault on me and an "inside job" from my former "friends" at MSNBC a place where I used to consult, but yet again, that's another story your didn't bother to cover".''

===Obama's Gay Problem Controversy===

On May 24th, Matt Sanchez penned an op-ed piece alleging that the Democratic candidate for the presidency, Senator Barrack Obama had a "gay problem". <ref>[http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 Obama's Gay Problem, Worldnetdaily.]</ref> In the article, Sanchez likened persistent gay activist to an anti-biotic resistant staph infection.<ref>[http://bigheaddc.com/2008/05/24/matt-sanchez-weighs-in-on-obamas-gay-problem/ Big Head Washington insider comments on Sanchez/Obama controversy.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?id=19117&section=67 Conservative Gay Porn Star Slam Obama]</ref>

===Quotes===
* Eliminating "don't ask, don't tell" is an invitation to give priority to the self-serving activism of "out and proud" over the self-sacrificing commitment of "just doing my job."
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily]

*We don't classify soldiers as Democrats, conservatives, Republicans or liberals, but activists would like those who fall in the line of duty to be recognized by who and what turns them on.
** "Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*Like a staph infection resistant to aggressive antibiotics, Barack Obama has a gay problem that will keep returning if only the American media will recognize and examine the symptoms.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

*From sea to shinning sea, Americans have defined marriage as between man and woman; whether in Alabama or Alaska, it's safe to say transsexual nuptials are politically toxic.
**"Worldnetdaily" [http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65122 ''Worldnetdaily'']

* Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified.
** Quoted in [http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn free"] ''Salon.com'' ([[2007-03-08]])

* A lot of things about my life don't add up, but then I always was pretty bad at math.
**Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

* Fighting the liberal downward spiral, one flush at a time.
** Quoted in [http://www.Matt-Sanchez.com Matt Sanchez' blog]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:SanchezColumbia.jpg|Sanchez on the Columbia campus
Image:Wall of shame.jpg|[[ISO]] "Wall of Shame"
Image:HC Set.jpg
Image:Red Background.jpg
Image:Reeves.jpg
Image:Sanchez_top.jpg|The image of Matt Sanchez's face. This is proof that someone used Sanchez' pictures on excellent-top.com.
Image:Facercise.jpg|Back Cover of "Facercise for Men" which features Sanchez.
Image:MattKiosque.jpg|Matt Sanchez as commentator on Kiosque French Language program.
Image:OreillyMatt.jpg|Matt Sanchez in the No Spin Zone, on the O'Reilly Factor.
Image:Matt_War_Blogger.jpg|Regular guest of Redeye at the Fox News Channel.
Image:Sattar_Sanchez.jpg| Matt Sanchez with Sheik Sattar, the man credited with the Anbar Awakening. Sattar was assassinated days after this photo.</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matt_Sanchez Matt Sanchez Wikiquotes page]
* [http://mattsanchez.blogspot.com/ Sanchez's blog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mateo1970/ Sanchez's Facercise page]
* [http://ww1.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/matt_sanchez/ "Porn Free" Op-Ed by Sanchez]
* [http://learning-curve.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez.html Reaction from former MilVets VP]
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/profile.php?id=112084 Facebook profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010602153926/www.excellent-top.com/Salut.wav Hear Sanchez talk!]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3NF0551WKCCF8?_encoding=UTF8 Amazon.com book reviews written by Matthew Sanchez]
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/01/25/News/A.Firm.Stance-2028984.shtml?norewrite200612152148&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator, Jan 25, 2006: the article that started his media career]
* [http://bp3.blogger.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/RfCWo9uOemI/AAAAAAAAAlM/raKZRgT03Ag/s1600-h/latinohook.jpg Alleged Manhunt.net profile]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010124031600/http://excellent-top.com/ Alleged escort website] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)
* [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Matt_Sanchez "Matt Sanchez"] by genealogist Will Johnson, at http://www.countyhistorian.com
* [http://www.bijouworld.com/app/sites/bijou/classic/browse.aspx?srchType=rel&sort=0&rel=25&ObjID=5365 Films featuring Rod Majors]
* [http://www.cybermale.com/tla/rodmajors.html Films featuring Rod Majors, even more of them]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538273/bio IMDb profile]
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dressblues.jpg

=== External links on the Rod Majors revelation ===
* [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/mcsanchez070309/ Marine Times: Reservist acknowledges gay porn past]
* [http://atkol.com/FORUMS/replies.asp?Forum=3&Topic=8931&ScrollAction=Page+1 Gay video fans voice their suspicions (in December)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imH_J2fcp4Y MSNBC Countdown story]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3235 The Bwog: "Dirty" Sanchez Speaks]
* [http://gawker.com/news/the-gays/rightwing-hero-has-porn-past-claim-gays-241948.php Gawker: Right-Wing Hero Has Porn Past, Claim Gays]
*[http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid35600.aspx Clip from "Jawbreaker"] (NSFW - don't follow this link if you are too young to view adult material)

===In Their Own Words===
Sanchez radio dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:CplWalker.mp3 Navy Corpsman describes the snipping of a Marine, in Fallujah]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/Image:FinalMission.mp3 Final Mission, Matt Sanchez with 96th Trucking Unit, on the Kuwait-Iraq border.]

=== Interviews with Matt Sanchez ===
* [http://www.radaronline.com/features/2007/03/matt_sanchez_1.php Radar Online Interview]
* [http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-sanchez-responds-sort-of.html (email)Interview with Joe.My.God]
* [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/03/alan-colmes-ties-gop-marine-hero.html Interview on the Alan Colmes radio show]
* [http://download-v5.streamload.com/de0ae07b-0713-466a-bca6-7b9997aae2bf/joemygod/Hosted/Matt%20Sanchez%20Interview%20ONLY.mp3 Interview with Michelangelo Signorile]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez1.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part1]
* [http://accessnorthga.com/audio/martha/MattSanchez.mp3 Interview with Martha Zoller part2]
* [http://radiotime.com/ProgramDetails.aspx?ProgramId=28240 Interview with Dom Giordano 3/8/07]
* [http://thebigtalker1210.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=485516 Interview with Michael Smerconish]
* [[Media:interview_McCullough.mp3|"Interview with Matt McCullough"]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFYSmjIUrY0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etowleroad%2Ecom%2F2007%2F03%2Fconservatives%5Fl%2Ehtml Interview with Hannity & Colmes]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXZjapU_uh8 Matt Sanchez with "gay jihadi" calls in. Colmes admits phone number in Gay publication was not Sanchez]

===Videos===
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=546191 Rod Majors in Man to Men]
* [http://pornotube.com/channels.php?channelId=43&m=544614 Rod Majors in Built Tough]
* [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb8_1182813231 Matt Sanchez in Iraq]

== References ==
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[[Category:General Studies alumni|Sanchez, Matthew]]
[[Category:Scandals]]
[[Category:Class of 2007|Sanchez]]
[[Category:American studies majors|Sanchez]]