Clip of Franken wiping the floor with Gorsuch

[gabeana]

warning for those who do not like Raw story (for some reason smh) this where the link came from


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/al-franken-grills-gorsuch-i-had-a-career-in-identifying-absurdity-and-i-know-it-when-i-see-it/

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Everything you take for granted now as it applies to employment and life

in general, and I could talk for hours about what I mean, is going to go away and this is the person who is in large part going to see to it.

[Squinch]

2. Gorsuch gives me the same kind of willies that Cardinal Dolan from New York gives me.

The ingratiating insincerity oozes from him.

I wouldn't have a difficult time imagining either of them having someone tied up in their basement.

[DesertRat]

13. He comes across as very pompous and condescending, imo.

[mac56]

3. "I had a career where I identified absurdity."

Brilliant.

[kstewart33]

4. This guy is a snake.

And Franken did a fine job in making that point. He showed no patience in letting Gorsuch work his typical smarmy schtick.

[iluvtennis]

15. Glad to hear that cuz smarmy Gorsuch had me puking this morning when I listened in on way to work.

[Lucinda]

5. Bookmarking (and kicking) to watch in a bit...TY!

[zentrum]

6. Dem hero!

Up against a wolf in an expensive suit.

[TNNurse]

7. So have they figured out that Franken and others have done research?

Or are they too pompous to understand?

[Scruffy1]

8. It's pretty obvious Gorsuch is in over his head.

He's nothing but a hack from a connected family. Franken was always ahead of him and he was prepared. I believe he wanted the job on the supreme court so bad he went after it and their is a contact somewhere that can verify he was into Trumps reelection up to his ass and the appointment was his reward. He was groomed to take the job by his handlers. That look on the screen shot shows what an evil prick is. The part of the truck driver case that the press doesn't seem to understand was that they claimed he abandoned the load. If you have an abandonment on your record you cannot get another job. So the driver would lose his career if pricks like Gorsuch had his way.

[mvd]

9. Gorsuch is such a phony

Can't trust him on anything. Under the radar wingnut IMO. We should oppose him even if they take away the filibuster. After all, Trump is under investigation and Garland got no chance! Way to go, Franken.

[BainsBane]

12. He really is

[anneboleyn]

14. He is horrible. Every expression is SO fake.

[Red Mountain]

10. Nope.....nope.....nope.....nope.....

fucking nope.

That guy is lower than a snake.

He's another culture warrior type who's out to put a yoke on every working man and woman in the US of A in an attempt to remake society in his image.

[pangaia]

11. DAMN HE IS GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!

Is he the BEST?? I think so...

When he opens that little book from ND...

WOWZER!!!!!!!!!!


Nail him to the wall, Al !!!!





And yet.....the fucker will be voted in by all those shit for human beings....

[elmac]

16. Dems should never have participated in this

they should boycott anything to do with the court.

[JudyM]

17. Very smart comeback/distinction by Franken at 8'15"

"I don't think you have to state your political views... this is in the Constitution... you can express an opinion on this."

To which Garland gave a totally BS answer but good on Franken for the effort.

[NurseJackie]

18. This is a thing of beauty! Al Franken (D) knows how to land a punch!

He's just so calm and collected. The perfect setup and delivery!

Al Franken makes me PROUD to be a DEMOCRAT!

With his razor-sharp wit and his laser-beam focus, he's able to get directly to the heart of the matter without making a spectacle of himself and without being a total asshole either! (Gowdy and others could take a lesson from him, if you know what I mean.)

Franken is one of those Democrats who's interested in doing what's best for the country, and for the people. He's not grandstanding for his own benefit, here. He's not trying to be the center of attention with theatrics and absurd behavior.

Franken excels at finding someone's weaknesses and exploiting them. He puts Gorsuch on the spot and backs him into a corner and lands a knock-out blow.

Senator Al Franken (D) understands who our enemy is... whether it's the individual Republican players, or the collective Republican party... Franken is one Democrat who understands the importance of weakening the enemy and their party.


I love this light-hearted moment at the DNC where Franken is talking and Silverman is busy mugging for the cameras! "Shoulders back, chest out, head to the side, smile!"

[ehrnst]

21. Wonky, productive, charismatic, calm - no yelling or finger wagging needed.

He's what we need.

[NurseJackie]

22. He's so professional and statesman like. Organized and neat-as-a-pin. Never gets ruffled or...

... frustrated. Always on-point. His folksy and down-to-earth manner is disarming and puts people at ease (rather than making them feel "attacked" and defensive). He stays focused and avoids the bluster and biliousness other politicians often rely on. Franken is skilled at doing his job, without trying to make HIMSELF the "center of attention". He's unassuming.

He's a Democrat who makes me very proud to also call myself a Democrat.

[tclambert]

19. Gorsuch was one of the judges who said a company could fire a driver for refusing to drive an unsafe

truck? I remember hearing about this case. It became famous for the absurdity of Gorsuch's dissent. Alphonse Maddin was ordered by his company to stay with a trailer with frozen brakes, despite his increasing symptoms of hypothermia because the truck's heater didn't work. Rather than die, he unhitched the trailer and went for help, and the company fired him. The Tenth Circuit Court ordered him reinstated with back pay, but Gorsuch dissented.

Well, it was discussed on DU back in January: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028575272

[ehrnst]

20. He mansplained all the Senators. Even the men.

When he said, "I'm not God," I think that Sen. Franken had to bite his tongue not to thank Gorsuch for clearing that up for everyone.