Posted by David Bernstein: Cheers to Joe Biden http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_01_04-2009_01_10.shtml#1231298010
[1]for not pulling rank to get tickets to a sold out movie. His gentlemanly behavior is in stark contrast to that of former veep Al Gore. He once sent his secret service detail to "ask" a friend of mine to leave his seat at a movie in D.C. "because you are sitting where the vice-president would like to sit." For all you residents of the D.C. area, the proper response to a request like that is "well, then, the vice-president can just come over and ask me himself." Another mensch: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I once stood behind her waiting to be seated at a local theater production. She didn't try to cut the line, didn't have especially good seats, and otherwise didn't act like she was entitled to special treatment because of her position. References Visible links 1. http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090105/NEWS02/901050345/1006/NEWS Hidden links: 2. file://localhost/var/www/powerblogs/volokh/posts/1231298010.html _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list Volokh@lists.powerblogs.com http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
