Guardian reporter goes in search of Scott Brown, Brown takes shelter in the bathroom
In an attempt to clarify Scott Brown’s position on the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, the Washington correspondent for the Guardian joined him on the campaign trail:
I found Brown at a table at a restaurant called Priscilla’s, introduced myself as a Guardian reporter and enquired if I could ask him some questions. Brown smiled nervously and replied: “What do you want to ask me about?”
“Hobby Lobby? That would be a start,” I said.
“I’m all set,“ he replied. "We’re enjoying ourselves right now.”
“But you’re standing for Senate. It is routine for journalists to ask you questions and usually the candidates answer.”
“Not without notifying my office.”
Brown stood up, walked to the back of the diner, and took shelter in the bathroom.
Brown’s reluctance to embrace the Hobby Lobby decision is curious. As a senator, Brown supported legislation that would have would have gone even further, by allowing any employer to refuse to cover any kind of health care service based on “religious belief or moral conviction.’’
“Remember the Blunt Amendment?” Brown recently asked pro-life blogger Ellen Kolb. "I voted for it. That cost me the election [in Massachusetts] and I’d support it again.”