I imagine Justice Ginsberg would have done the same. That is what adults are supposed to do. If it were some actor, they may have made a scene.

Seems like everyone behaved exactly as they should have done in this story.

he did what most of us have to do.

Why should someone "recognizing" him make a difference? Does knowing who someone is magically give the matre d' the ability to shit out a table for two?

Recognizing and seating him and his upholstery-fabric styling wife would mean that some poor schmuck who didn't have a public profile--but who booked a table--would have been screwed.

Seems you are getting outraged over something that did not happen.

We can get indignant over anything, especially before the facts are in. And apparently now, after the facts are in and even if they don't support our preconceived biases.

The REPORTING of it suggests that the hostess was somehow in error for not recognizing the putz and giving him special treatment--that's where the outrage is.

that this is in anyway a story is ridiculous.

luckily that didn't happen. He didn't insist. They didn't accommodate him. Justice prevailed for those Yalies.

How dare she not recognize the "big man" and give away someone else's table? Why didn't she recognize that innocuous little turd?

That's the vibe I get off this piece, and I don't care for it much.

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I'm happy he didn't throw a fit. The writer of the story seems to be doing it though.

He went some place full and left. Not seeing the big deal here.

Just posting a somewhat interesting story I found.

Except your headline seems to imply he was upset, when he didn't say anything about it or raise a ruckus. But in general, why was this even written about? He went some place, they were full, he didn't complain he just left.

That country club couldn't book Obama for a Labor Day weekend game. The media loves to make nothing into something.

not recognizing alito, the hostess said, "no tables available, sorry, sir"

alito then told the hostess he was a supreme court justice and perhaps she could make an accommodation.

to which the hostess replies, "sorry, sir, it's against this restaurant's religion to serve supreme court justices!"

It actually makes him look better that he didn't try and throw his weight around.

Hey look, it's that guy who wears that thing...

A man goes to have brunch. The place is full. He leaves. Hell, I wouldn't recognize him either. If the place is full, he won't fit. Story over.

Now, had he complained and tried to throw his weight around, that would be a story. Had he still been excluded, that would be a story.

As it is, it's not a story at all, just something that happened with no consequence.

I imagine they see a bunch of famous visitors to New Haven altho the Union League cafe is considered something of a gold standard (but I doubt they serve brunch as it is a French restaurant).

At least Alito didn't make an ass of himself, as some might have done.

boring non story. But, hey at least we know Alito isn't one of those people that think he is too elite to be turned away.

For doing her job?

She didn't do her job. Her job is to also do stories that are interesting. She could have done that, but she didn't.

If only the hostess had read DU in 2006, she'd remember to...

Know your BFEE: Alito is just another word for Mussolini

But that we already knew.

Supposedly there was an anti-abortion demonstration at the Supreme Court one day, just as Harry Blackmun was arriving for work. He walked by in plain sight, but none of the demonstrators had a clue that the author of Roe v. Wade was right there.

A big majority of Americans would have been as clueless as that waitress was.

so I'll give him credit for that. I don't think I'd recognize him if I saw him either.

for not having a tie. I guess if you're going to have rules..

Justice Alito would not recognize any lowly hostess anywhere on the planet.

Most excellent sister. After his wife's acting job to get the position, they both deserved no less - my kind of justice Fugg 'em.

This reminds of the time that Eleanor Roosevelt,after FDR's death,was booked into the Eastland Hotel here in Maine. Upon arriving...with Fala...she was informed that hotel rules required that Fala be housed in the hotel kennel. There was no question that they knew who she was...and who Fala was She understood that rules were rules and was very gracious about it,although she...and Fala...went to stay elsewhere where Fala could stay in her room.

EVERYONE should know those treasonous right wing fucks on SCOTUS who is doing so much damage to this country.

no brunch for you!

Good story!

And if that was the story the hostess would be receiving death threats from the RW Idiot Brigade.