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October 22, 2009 at 9:50am
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Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland?
Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth: I don’t have that number in front of me but I can find out and get back to you.
Sen. Al Franken: It’s zero.
[silence]
Sen. Al Franken: Do you know how many medical bankruptcies there were last year in France?
Diana Furchtgott-Roth: I don’t have that number but I can get back to you if you’d like.
Sen. Al Franken: Yeah, the number is zero.
[silence]
Sen. Al Franken: Do you know how many were in Germany?
Diana Furchtgott-Roth: From the trend of your questions, I’m assuming the answer is zero, but I don’t know the precise amount.
Sen. Al Franken: Oh, you’re very good, very fast.

This is just beautiful. Even after this exchange, he continues to school her.

(via bringmethathorizon)

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  1. ihaveaphdinhorribleness reblogged this from beforeisleep and added:
    bitch got owned. i love al franken. i’ve read his books about a hundred times.
  2. shipissailing reblogged this from ohgrowup and added:
    fuck yeah it does!
  3. thingsidig reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I love this man.
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    benonymous:mikehudack:evangotlib:soupsoup:bringmethathorizon: Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical...
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  17. nerbles reblogged this from theduty and added:
    Another note…When did Al Franken start sounding like/delivering like Tom Waits? Anyone else hear that? Cos it’s EXTRA...
  18. diegofuego reblogged this from theduty
  19. jesseforest reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    heat! Wow…maybe...need to start crawling for more Franken C-SPAN footage. soupsoup:
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    Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland? Hudson Institute...
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  24. peterpirate reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I voted for this guy, true story. It makes me happy.
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  26. yobigmel reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I love it that a comedian is a Senator. I met Al Franken once and I told him that I was going to be a post coordinator...
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    He makes me happy.
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  34. telegantmess reblogged this from guerrillamamamedicine and added:
    Between him and Rep. Alan Grayson, I think I have some new political crushes. BRING ON THE TEEN BEAT DC EDITION!
  35. postmodernista reblogged this from inothernews
  36. marielk reblogged this from regan and added:
    This is why I fantasize about holding some sort of power. I want to sass people from a bench (a bench of power not a...
  37. ferociousmopes reblogged this from onebadapple and added:
    Yaaaay Minnesota, even though we *also* elected Michele Bachmann, who is completely batshit insane.
  38. onebadapple reblogged this from phofascinating and added:
    Automatic *Franken* reblog - yes plz! I’m going to start using *Franken* instead of a starry-eyed *sigh*
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  42. laughinacorner reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    bitch got owned.
  43. manoftoday reblogged this from theduty and added:
    HEY THERE, 51% of MINNESOTA! THANKS!
  44. angryworker reblogged this from theduty
  45. adrieee reblogged this from bhard and added:
    I’m proud to say that I voted for him.
  46. beforeisleep reblogged this from theduty
  47. bhard reblogged this from theduty and added:
    Like I’ve been saying from the getgo, Al Franken FTW.
  48. jonquil reblogged this from theduty and added:
    I think I just saw Al Franken verbally sodomize someone.
  49. toolandthegang reblogged this from theduty
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  51. foofaraw reblogged this from notentirely and added:
    Awesome… notentirely:
  52. dowe reblogged this from buchino and added:
    To paraphrase James Taylor: Al spits fire, Al makes it rain.
  53. phofascinating reblogged this from theduty
  54. rommy reblogged this from epicinbluejeans and added:
    Al Franken, you’re so rock!
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  59. toseekandfind reblogged this from imemilya and added:
    THIS HERE IS MY SENATOR, Y’ALL.
  60. katiefrommaui reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    Thank goodness for Al Franken.
  61. thecoffeegirl reblogged this from ewokonline and added:
    And this is one of the many reasons we like you, wok.
  62. ewokonline reblogged this from jmarie3 and added:
    And this is why I voted for him.
  63. vorpalsamovar reblogged this from madwhit and added:
    Yep, Al Franken is a pretty cool dude.
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    Sen. Al Franken: How many bankruptcies because of medical crises were there last year in Switzerland? Hudson Institute...
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  71. jmarie3 reblogged this from thecoffeegirl and added:
    So far he seems to be the only one who has a set (balls).
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    I heart Al Franken. I wish he was my senator. But I also don’t want to live in the land of ice and snow where he is the...
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    fuckyeahsenalfranken.
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    Also, go look up Chemotherapy by Colin Gawel on YouTube.
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    All politicians should be sassy liberal comedians. Educated and intelligent ones.
  88. cyjtsaimd reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    We need more comedians in Congress.
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  99. ohgrowup reblogged this from rillawafers and added:
    almost makes me wish i was a minnesotan.
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  102. johnxavier reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    senator franken, you are the man.
  103. evangotlib reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
    ReBlog from 37,000 feet FTW. Now if you can fix my cold from up there, we’re really living in the future.
  104. reflux reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    This made my day. Goes to show what a Harvard graduate can do on the United States Senate. Who cares that he made a...
  105. mikehudack reblogged this from evangotlib and added:
    He’s good. Really, really good. I’m happy he’s in the Senate.
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    bringmethathorizon:
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  114. aewsome reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
    The look on her face at 2:07...SOLID FUCKING GOLD!
  115. inherbarefeet reblogged this from ljm and added:
    oh, al. i love you.
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    Nicely done, Senator.
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    cannot believe this health care reform debate/clusterfuck...still going on. What
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    girl behind him.
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    Pretty great. Plus,
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  158. thisisamap reblogged this from nerdgasms and added:
    ZING! That’s my senator.
  159. tumblelikeyougiveadamn reblogged this from buchino and added:
    Minnesota Senator Al Franken on Medical bankruptcies. OH SNAP.
  160. benkorman reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    Fuck you, congress! It’s Jewish comedy time! You’re gonna get your ass beat by the guy from “Stewart Saves His Family!”
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    More of this please, health care reform advocates! Ag
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    It’s like having Jon Stewart in Congress [video] dalasverdugo:
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  179. savingpaper reblogged this from inothernews and added:
    It goes on. He’s quickly becoming one...my favorite senators.
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    I can’t watch this right now, but I’m sure it’s very good.
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    Al Franken. I. Love. You.
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    If you look closely, you’ll notice that Diana is wearing pearls of wisdom.
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  190. zombieparade reblogged this from asprettyasasong and added:
    Best. Senator. Ever.
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    So, because other countries have socialistic society, we should too? No. Because it works there, does it mean it will...
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    Lulz he looked at the C-SPAN camera. Also, I love C-SPAN. I love it so much.
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    Al Franken is backed.
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    I love Al Franken.
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  214. steampoweredmedia reblogged this from somehowsomeway and added:
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    Al Franken is my homeboy.
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    Al Franken is my new favorite Senator.
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    lol… I love him… he’s amazing…
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