Speaking Of Marriage…
Does Senator David Vitter support interracial marriage? He has avoided commenting on the Judge Bardwell incident. Liberal bloggers finally cornered Vitter’s spokesman:
Greg Sargent spoke to Vitter spokesperson Joel DiGrado, who said:
“First, Sen. Vitter thinks that all judges should follow the law as written and not make it up as they go along. Second, it would be amazing for anyone to do a story based on this fringe, left-wing political hack’s blog — he’s been handcuffed and detained in the past over his guerrilla tactics.”
W T F!?! Really, Senator, that’s a completely legalistic answer. He can’t even say the judge was wrong? Here’s Josh Marshall at TPM’s reaction:
Special JMM WTF Update: I mean, I keep being surprised at Sen. Vitter’s apparently ingrained unwillingness to say that he thinks people of different races should be able to marry. I mean, that’s so mid-20th century. Even in the South. We’re on to denying marriage rights to gays. Honestly, I’m confounded. What’s his resistance? I’m not even talking about whatever Vitter may or may not think personally. What’s his resistance politically? In case you haven’t seen it, see Vitter’s statement here.
Comment by pandora on 22 October 2009 at 9:29 am:
Hmmm… he must be worried about losing votes, which, again, merits a WTF?
Comment by a.price on 22 October 2009 at 9:59 am:
I’ll answer your WTF with a reminder that Vitter comes from an area that, with the exception of some very soulful (and still damp) parts of New Orleans, is still very much Klan Kountry. He represents Wingnutopia. It is just a reminder of the ignorant, “patriotic” steaming piles of crap who live in that part of our nation.
Comment by Unstable Isotope on 22 October 2009 at 10:00 am:
How come all the other officials, including Jindal, have called for this judge’s ouster?
Comment by a.price on 22 October 2009 at 10:03 am:
Vitter is a pillar of fairness and ethics. (almost typed that with a straight face)
Comment by Truth Teller on 22 October 2009 at 1:04 pm:
who cares what diaper boy thinks
Comment by Knot-a-Dem on 22 October 2009 at 4:45 pm:
Actually, Vitter’s response is the correct one.
it does not matter what he thinks of interracial marriage. What matters is that he believes that judges should follow the law as it has been laid down for nearly half a century.
Comment by Knot-a-Dem on 23 October 2009 at 5:43 pm:
Interesting detail on the judge in this case — he apparently was a Dem for many years, until he switched parties in the last election.
Interestingly enough, no one complained about his policy when he was a Democrat.