Sen. Al Franken Supports Judge Sotomayor’s Views on Perry Mason

If you were wondering how former TV star Sen. Al Franken would begin his political career, we found out today in his Q&A with Judge Sonia Sotomayor: with TV references.

The newest U.S. Senator spent the first three minutes of his time reminiscing about what apparently was a favorite show of his and Sotomayor’s.

Luckily it all made sense when Franken took it full circle: “Here we are today. I’m asking you questions because you have been nominated to be a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. I think that’s pretty cool.”

When Franken got over how “cool” it was, he turned his attention to the Internet.

By the way, Franken read from his “pocket Constitution” during his Q&A, which sounds like something that may happen if Al Franken was playing “Al Franken” on SNL.

This should be fun.

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