Not sure if this is wit or wisdom: President Bush: Peter. Are you going to ask that question with shades on? Peter Wallsten of the Los Angeles Times: I can take them off. Bush: I'm interested in the shade look, seriously. Wallsten: All right, I'll keep it, then. Bush: For the viewers, there's no sun. Wallsten: I guess it depends on your perspective. Bush: Touché.
—Exchange with legally blind reporter Peter Wallsten, to whom Bush later apologized, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006