Al Franken's humor is as keen as ever. :)))))))))))))

[pangaia]

Al is still GOLD !!!!!!!!!

CHAIRMAN GRAHAM: Mr. Attorney General, we are going to wrap up here with a quick lightening-round of very short follow-up questions. You, sir, have been extremely forthcoming and direct and we so appreciate that. So, I guess no one on our side is going to take any more time, because you have addressed our most important question – when do the new investigations of Hillary and on the FBI spying on the President begin? And we liked the answers – which is, of course, that they’ve already started under Mr. Whitaker. And we thank him for his service. Now, to my Democratic colleagues. Just make this quick. We have taken a lot of Mr. Barr’s time, and he has not been to a steakhouse even once so far today. We apologize for that, Mr. Attorney General.

MR. BARR: We had a porterhouse delivered from Bobby Van’s for my lunch, so I’m fine.

MR. CHAIRMAN: You are a good sport, sir. (TURNS TO) Mr. Leahy.

MR. LEAHY: Yes, Mr. Barr, it seems to me that you’ve been buying time when answering our questions.

MR. BARR: Um, I’m sorry. Could you repeat the question?

MR. LEAHY: That was not a question.

MR. BARR: But I distinctly heard the word “question.” Or maybe it was “questions.”

MR. LEAHY: It was “questions.”

MR. BARR: Which would be the plural. Could you repeat the questions?

MR LEAHY: There was no question.

MR. BARR: See, now this time I heard, “question.” Singular. Not the plural, “questions.” As a lawyer, I am used to precision in the use of language. And now I’m hopelessly confused.

MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Durbin.

MR. DURBIN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Barr. You said earlier that the President can stop any investigation of himself that he deems inappropriate.

MR. BARR: Could you repeat the question?

MR. DURBIN: No! You’ve been doing this all day! You heard the question.

MR. CHAIRMAN: (HITS GAVEL) Mr. Durbin! This is the kind of harassment that is not becoming of the United States Senate or of this committee. I myself did not hear the question.

MR. DURBIN: That’s because you weren’t listening. I saw you over there chatting with Senator Cornyn and smirking.

MR. CHAIRMAN: That is a pejorative, Mr. Durbin. And the use of pejoratives like “smirking” might be hunky dory in a corrupt city like Chicago. But I will not tolerate it. We will move to Mr. Whitehouse.

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[Celerity]

1. lolol

MS. HARRIS: Yes, I want to get back to the fact that you did not look at any of the underlying evidence. And that the Special Counsel wrote you two letters and met with you objecting to the fact that you misrepresented his work. And, that you were asked in both the House and the Senate, after your meeting with Mr. Mueller had occurred, whether you knew how he felt about your four-page letter. I only have one question for you and I want a simple yes or no.

MR. CHAIR: (HITS GAVEL) I think now is a good time to adjourn.

MS. HARRIS: WHAT!!!!

MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Barr, thank you. I think this is a good time to wrap up. Could the Capitol police hustle the Attorney General into his SUV as fast as possible so he can get to Bobby Van’s and his usual table? We’ll be back next week for another hearing on Bahrain’s contribution to the Clinton Foundation. We stand adjourned.

(GAVEL)

[pangaia]

4. He is just a killer at this.. genius is NOT an eggaggerationn

[calimary]

2. Al, you've been missed!

[oasis]

3. Franken delivers another gem.

[pangaia]

6. HOW, he keeps his sense of humor and even his sanity is a lesson for ALL OF USA...

especially me,.

Thank you, Senator Al.

[oasis]

9. Al's probably got more friends now than he had five years ago. He has

the time to engage in small talk and exchange stories with "regular" local folks. He can relax and be comfortable in familiar surroundings and not worry about backstabbers.

Remember what they say about Wash. D.C. "If you want a friend in Wash. D.C., get a dog".

[a kennedy]

5. DAMN I MISS HIM IN THE SENATE, he would have been gold during these hearings.

[Trumpocalypse]

17. Better than Harris?

She got his seat on the Judiciary committee.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Franken was my Senator and I'm still steamed at what happened to him...

But I'm glad to see he's come back in some fashion. That was brilliant!

[pangaia]

8. gillibranbd is one of my senators.. blechkk

and cuomo is the other.. he is a 'politician' first.
He is NOT his father.,)who, I wuld say, was a human being first). in fact neither of his sons is

[Trumpocalypse]

16. Cuomo is Governor

Schumer is the senior Senator from NY.

[pangaia]

19. Sorry sorry, brain fart..

of course.. Schumer.... schumer, cuomo gillibrand.. mix and match... sort of..

[LakeArenal]

10. Gillibrand not the only one.

Franken VP 2020

[dweller]

12. saved me from having to post the same idea ..

but I posted anyway 😁

✌🏼️

[Volaris]

11. Mr Franken should go back to SNL, and either always play himself

as a Senator, OR play a dumb as shit, bootlicking Republican.

Either would be fine with me, and goddamn comedy GOLD.

[NYMinute]

13. hahaha I miss Al Franken in the senate nt

[catrose]

14. It would be funnier if it weren't so...real

I mean, really. How do you tell the difference?

[pangaia]

15. You are absolutely right.

It actually took me a few lines, well a few more than a few, to realize it was AL...

[catrose]

20. Me too! I thought it was just a transcript of the hearing.

[pangaia]

21. frightening, isn;t it....

[malaise]

18. Freaking brilliant

I love Al

[pangaia]

22. It takes a truly brilliant mind to be a great comedian, or comedienne.

And a truthful sense of one's self and the world. That is why there are so few right wing comedians (ienes)....

[malaise]

23. So true

He really is one of the sharpest minds out there