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Amimnoch

(4,558 posts) Mon Apr 3, 2017, 12:54 PM Apr 2017

Franken slamming the Gorsuch nomination!

LOVE that man!!!

Calling out Trumps OWN WORDS that Gorsuch will ensure a conservative supreme court for the next 40 years!! (note/disclaimer: I'm paraphrasing here, it went too fast)

EXCELLENT statements by Senator Franken!

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Franken slamming the Gorsuch nomination! (Original Post) Amimnoch Apr 2017 OP

I've been waiting all morning to see him. femmocrat Apr 2017 #1

during the Franken grilling he said he had empathy for the truck driver Angry Dragon Apr 2017 #6

Whitehouse on campaign finance, Klobouchar on "other" slammed Gorsuch, too wordpix Apr 2017 #2

Senator Franken sheshe2 Apr 2017 #3

I would actually be perfectly happy if both sides would try and find moderate straight brewens Apr 2017 #4

Maybe like... hmmmmmmm.... Merrick Garland? n/t TygrBright Apr 2017 #7

Exactly. I'm no expert, but I heard people from both sides trashing him. That could be a good brewens Apr 2017 #12

The Dems would try, not a chance by the Repubs... Alice11111 Apr 2017 #10

:-) underpants Apr 2017 #5

Go, Senator Franken!! ailsagirl Apr 2017 #8

I listened to him live, then went to CSpan.org to hear the rest of the Dems ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #9

I went to CSpan too, but another hearing was on mine, Alice11111 Apr 2017 #11

Excellent Senator Franken! zentrum Apr 2017 #13

Link to Franken complete statement video you tube: Amaryllis Apr 2017 #14

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femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. I've been waiting all morning to see him.

Reply to Amimnoch (Original post)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 12:56 PM

Apr 2017

to Sen. Franken!

Skewering him again about the truck driver.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

6. during the Franken grilling he said he had empathy for the truck driver

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 02:20 PM

Apr 2017

but he did not know what he would have done
by his statement G has no idea what empathy really means
what an idiot

wordpix

(18,652 posts)

2. Whitehouse on campaign finance, Klobouchar on "other" slammed Gorsuch, too

Reply to Amimnoch (Original post)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 01:06 PM

Apr 2017

Compared to Jeff Flake now yakking about "he's qualified" we got some real info from the Dems

sheshe2

(97,842 posts)

3. Senator Franken

Reply to Amimnoch (Original post)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 01:10 PM

Apr 2017

brewens

(15,359 posts)

4. I would actually be perfectly happy if both sides would try and find moderate straight

Reply to Amimnoch (Original post)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 01:37 PM

Apr 2017

shooters for the court. Pretty much any senior judge that should be next in line. It shouldn't matter if it's someone older that might not serve for all that long.

TygrBright

(21,373 posts)

7. Maybe like... hmmmmmmm.... Merrick Garland? n/t

Reply to brewens (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 02:38 PM

Apr 2017

brewens

(15,359 posts)

12. Exactly. I'm no expert, but I heard people from both sides trashing him. That could be a good

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 03:33 PM

Apr 2017

sign.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

10. The Dems would try, not a chance by the Repubs...

Reply to brewens (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 3, 2017, 02:51 PM

Apr 2017

...the real problem is we might wind up with someone worse than Gorsuch. To think this man will be sitting on the Supreme Crt for 40 years makes me want to die.
Thank you Al Franken. At least you tried, regardless of the outcome.