Context is important here…

I had previously asked him about the racist magistrate that refused to marry an interracial couple. Vitter declined comment and put out a statement saying that judges should follow the law and not make it up as they go along. So I followed up by asking the Senator if he thought the Supreme Court correctly decided Loving v. Virginia – the case that declares state anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional. Vitter, a lawyer, said he hadn’t read the case.

Well, today I tried asking him about Bernanke and whether or not he’d be putting a hold on his nomination. Vitter told me he was late for a meeting. I said, “C’mon Senator, that’s a yes or a no”. He said “Your right, it is. And I’m late for a meeting.” At that point, another reporter walked up to Vitter and asked the same question: would Vitter be placing a hold on Bernanke’s nomination? Vitter responded that he was inclined to do so and answered a coupla more questions.

When he was finished with the “real” (his words) reporter, I decided that I may as well ask about Brown v. Board of Education…