court proceedings are not televised and those two words are jon stewart. what they fear is that these majestic proceedings will be reduced not to a sound bite but to a punch line. when you look at what the comedy shows, the various comedy shows, not just on comedy central but late night comics do with republican debates, how they take a pause or a mistake or a, you know, a brain freeze and make it a punch line that goes on for days, that is what they're afraid of. jenna: sounds like you might have personal experience with that? >> more than i like to admit. but i was in the court for bush v. gore. it was one of the most fascinating, happened to be the day i was admitted to the supreme court bar. fascinating to see how the different justice respond to the oral arguments. some were engaged in asking questions, a lot of quips. other justices didn't say a word. they were almost day dreaming it seemed to me. i think that is what they're afraid of. there is personal side. jenna: do you think that is real fear?