Vitter Dodges Question on Interracial Marriage Incident In LA

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Check out this incredible video of Louisiana's' Republican Senator David diaper-Dave Vitter, running away from mrcawguy when asked about his inability to denounce a Louisiana justice of the peace after he denied an a marriage license to an interracial couple: According to the reporters over at TalkingPointsMemo.com, Senator David Vitter is the only senior eleted offiial from Louisiania that hasn't denouned the magistrate that denied a marriage license to inter-racial applicants. I gave him the chance to denounce the judge. He clammed up. var addthis_pub="thejoshuablog";Here's the original story (via the AP/Yahoo): NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. "I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else." Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said. Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said. "There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it." If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said. "I try to treat everyone equally," he said.read more... Both Democratic Senator Mary L. Landrieu an.
Oct
25
This is simply a stunning new video. Republican Senator David Vitter (R-La) visibly squirms when asked to comment on the recent case of a justice of the peace in his state of Louisiana who refuses to marry blacks to whites. We criticize Republicans a lot, but this is simply stunning. He's refusing to comment on obvious, blatant, outrageous racism. And the only reason one could imagine is that he doesn't want to upset his own racist supporters in his state. Is Louisiana really still that racist that a Republican Senator can't speak out in favor of blacks marring whites, and against those who would suggest that such marriages are wrong? What other possible reason could a Republican senator from the south have for squirming, and going silent, when asked his opinion about an official in his own state who refuses to conduct interracial marriages. Is Louisiana really that racist and that backward? Is Vitter? Perhaps we need a phone in to various Republican offices to find out where they stand on inter-racial marriage. Feel free to call Vitter's office and ask what the Senator's position is on inter-racial marriage: (202) 224-4623
Oct
21
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more at thecrookeddope.com, October 20, 2009
Although both Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) have publicly condemned Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell for refusing to issue marriage licenses to interracial couples, Sen. David Vitter (R) has stayed noticeably silent. (ThinkProgress contacted his office, but we did not receive a response.) Blogger-activist Mike Stark caught up with [...]

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Although both Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) have publicly condemned Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell for refusing to issue marriage licenses to interracial couples, Sen. David Vitter (R) has stayed noticeably silent. (ThinkProgress contacted his office, but we did not receive a response.) Blogger-activist Mike Stark caught up with [...]
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