The Colbert Report last night took some well-earned shots at raw milk last night (the segment is below).

Playing his Captain Freedom card, Colbert said “the nanny state is always sticking its nose into our business, from baby seats to motorcycle helments,” and in response to the proprieters of Rawesome Foods in Venice, Calif., which was raided for selling raw milk and also now features raw camel’s milk, Colbert deadpanned, “Raw milk, straight from the udder, just the way our founding fathers and their camels intended it.”

The Colbert Report is satire, playing riffs on daily news events; it’s not real news (although many think it is).

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration food safety czar, David Acheson, was also interviewed for the piece and, according to Colbert, played the “bloody diarrhea” card, while Rep. Ron Paul said this is “pasteurization without representation.”

There are lots of risky foods and Americans are free to pick their poisons. But no one wants bloody diarrhea from a staple food that is used to nourish children, especially when pasteurization offers a solution.