WASHINGTON–Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan paid a courtesy call on Tuesday to Sen. Al Franken (D-Mn.), the former comic who joined the Senate just in time for the confirmation hearings of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Franken used that to riff with Kagan during a photo op before their meeting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sotomayor broke her ankle just after she was nominated, so Franken told Kagan,” So you’re doing much better than her.”<\/p>\n
He added, ” Yeah. Yeah. Doing much better than her.<\/p>\n
And it was very strange for me, because I had actually watched, I think, every confirmation hearing that had ever been televised, not the whole thing, just a little bit, you know. And so here I was going to be — so to me, it was, like, a really big deal, as I can imagine it’s, like, going to be a big deal for..”<\/p>\n
Said Kagan, “But now it’s sort of –“<\/p>\n
Franken said, “Now it’s just old hat. …. But also, I’m not a lawyer, as you might know.”<\/p>\n
Let’s pick up the transcript from here….<\/p>\n
MS. KAGAN: I didn’t know that, actually.<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: You didn’t?<\/p>\n
MS. KAGAN: I didn’t. You played one on TV.<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: I played one in a sketch. (Laughs.)<\/p>\n
SEN. KAGAN: (Laughs.)<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: But not in a — not even in a recurring series, you know.<\/p>\n
Q (Off mike.)<\/p>\n
STAFF: Thanks, guys, let’s go.<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: So, you know, my — (inaudible) — to ask questions almost as a proxy for people who aren’t lawyers.<\/p>\n
MS. KAGAN: Real people.<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: Huh?<\/p>\n
MS. KAGAN: Real people.<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: Real people.<\/p>\n
STAFF: Let’s go, guys.<\/p>\n
SEN. FRANKEN: And I kind of thought that the —<\/p>\n
STAFF: Guys? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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