Anyone who still thought of Al Franken as a serious person before today is now going "What the fuck was I thinking?" watching this.
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 21, 2017
Man. Leave it to Al Franken to give Dick Durbin a run for his money when it comes to looking like a complete jackass.
On the heels of basically admitting to being a constitutional dunce yesterday, this afternoon, Franken resumed his crusade to make SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch look stupid. Let’s just say it didn’t work out well for him:
Sen. Franken discusses "frozen trucker" case: "I had a career in identifying absurdity, and I know it when I see it" https://t.co/DUD3WCr7bO
— CNN (@CNN) March 21, 2017
Sen. Franken asked Gorsuch if he thought Merrick Garland was treated fairly https://t.co/FQMWAFZZnb #GorsuchHearing https://t.co/86bq82VwUO
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) March 21, 2017
The whole thing was a disaster. For Franken, that is.
Al Franken playing lawyer against Gorsuch actually makes me feel sad for Franken.
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) March 21, 2017
Watching Franken and Gorsuch here is like watching a teenager debate his dad about something he knows very little about. LOL at @alfranken https://t.co/N6RPHlesp9
— Aubrey Bear (@NotReallyABear2) March 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/ishapiro/status/844285475418443776
Al Franken says he's not a lawyer but uses past SNL experience to expose absurdity, e.g. Al Franken sitting on the Judiciary Committee.
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) March 21, 2017
LOL @AlFranken complains Gorsuch worked on campaigns dating back to '76. Gorsuch was 9 and his dad was a politician. https://t.co/H3RSDIdxsm
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) March 21, 2017
"I was walking the district with my mom when she was running for statehouse." —Gorsuch
OOOH @alfranken SO CLOSE! #GorsuchHearing https://t.co/2cHZbNpT6l
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) March 21, 2017
Franken now bringing up Priebus boasts to CPAC audience with Gorsuch. Grasping at straws.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) March 21, 2017
Relitigating what people did in law school (if they were young) or college is one of the dumbest lines of attack in existence.
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) March 21, 2017
.@alfranken just asked Neil Gorsuch how he felt about an issue when he was in law school. How he FELT. These are not serious people.
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) March 21, 2017
So @AlFranken started strong and then spiraled because he was afraid that Judge #Gorsuch had good answers…cut him off.
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) March 21, 2017
So @AlFranken really blows it then by not allowing Judge #Gorsuch to answer. Perfect. Ds are going to get killed in '18.
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) March 21, 2017
Yeah, Franken was completely out of his element whenever Gorsuch responded, so he just kept interrupting and stopping him. #GorsuchHearing https://t.co/7EngwKzI7G
— Andy Grewal (@AndyGrewal) March 21, 2017
Seriously, did Franken really just bring out a little book and attempt to explain the law to Gorsuch? Really?
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) March 21, 2017
Poor Al.
BREAKING: Live footage of Al Franken at the #GorsuchHearing pic.twitter.com/QaWS1nXqwP
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 21, 2017
Al Franken is an embarrassment not only to Democrats, but to everyone. He is so far over his head.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) March 21, 2017
Minnesota has to do better than Al Franken. Seriously he is ridiculous. https://t.co/NZh89eaN0d
— John Woods (@redeyebrody) March 21, 2017
It's honestly hard to watch @SenFranken vs #Gorsuch. Intellectual version of a bratty kid kicking JJ Watt in the shins.
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) March 21, 2017
How does someone like Neil Gorsuch not lose his mind dealing with a doofus like Al Franken? #patienceofjob
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) March 21, 2017
What can he say? It’s a gift.
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Update:
Hold up: Did Neil Gorsuch roll his eyes at Al Franken? See for yourself!
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Related:
Huh? At Gorsuch hearing, did Al Franken admit to being constitutionally illiterate?
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