Al Franken Sketches Sessions During Kagan Confirmation Hearing (PHOTO)

[jefferson_dem]

Al Franken Sketches Sessions During Kagan Confirmation Hearing (PHOTO)

Senator Al Franken has quite some talent for sketching.



AP photographer Alex Brandon caught Franken drawing a portrait of his GOP colleague Sen. Jeff Sessions during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The likeness is definitely there. Scroll down for an enlarged image.





http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/29/franken-sketches-sessions_n_629335.html

[Beacool]

1. He's pretty good.

:D

[tridim]

2. Franken is full of surprises

Who knew he could draw?

Love how he captured the frown, he just needs to add more jowel fat and it'll be a perfect characature.

[FSogol]

3. He captured Sessions' belligerent poutiness perfectly. Add some Klan symbol to his label & it is

[jefferson_dem]

5. I was thinking he missed either the KKK dunce hat or the horns...

One or the other required to complete the picture.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Sen Franken has it all..He is adorable, intelligent, has a great sense of humor and he

is genuine nice guy. Now it turns out that he has artistic talent as well...

[DoBotherMe]

7. When he hosted AirAmerica

I listened everyday and ended up having romantic dreams:blush: about him! My friend said he understood because Al is just as you say, what's not to love. Dana ;

[BrklynLiberal]

11. I enjoyed his show on AirAmerica as well. I was in awe of his patience with

the idiot RWingers, including his lifelong friend whose name I do not remember.

[arcane1]

8. You'll love this:

Al drawing a map of the U.S. from memory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HfcrqXtxOM

[BrklynLiberal]

12. He is amazing. They showed this alot when his show radio was telelvised for a while on Sundance

[BrklynLiberal]

15. Wow! check out this appearance on Letterman in 1987!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn2ofGwDd4A&feature=related

Check out what Paul Schaffer looks like!!

[senseandsensibility]

33. Impressive.

Thanks for the link. I have to say, it was kind of slow until the end, but Al really came through with that drawing.

[arcadian]

18. That's easy

Try drawing the world map.

[Blue Owl]

6. He captured the racism in Session's browline

not bad, Al.

[KeepItReal]

9. I miss Sen. Al Franken's talk show on Air America

I know he's in a better place, though.

[hewitt]

10. I love Franken

and Sessions is a vile, rancid POS.

[Staph]

13. Mea culpa! Mea culpa!

I hit unrec, when I meant to hit recommend. My apologies!

[monmouth]

14. That's okay, I'll rec to make up for it..LOL...n/t

[activa8tr]

24. That just means more of us will have to hit the REC button!!! You know...

I wish there were a double-check like there is on the polls, to confirm... and all unrecs get logged to one's account, and one is required to leave after 10 unrecs.

Better still, just get rid of the UNREC button altogether.

[BrklynLiberal]

16. Al Franken in action....what a great man he is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCNs7Zpqo98&feature=related

I got to witness something really special. About a dozen tea party activists had staked out Sen. Al Franken's booth, and confronted him loudly when he arrived. But within minutes, he'd turned an unruly crowd into a productive conversation on health care. The discussion went from insurance reform, to the public option, to veterans benefits, to cap and trade. He made a few laugh and even told a touching story that moved a few to tears. A whole lot of common ground was found.

[unblock]

17. he can draw a rather impressive map of the u.s. -- all 50 states (linky):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0-FYyuvrRk

[Jennicut]

23. I so love when he does that.

[bear425]

19. He forgot the white hood. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

25. Probably would had violated Senate rules.

[sellitman]

20. Meh.....he left off the horns.

:evilgrin:

[Gold Metal Flake]

21. President Franken.

Hmm.

[hollowdweller]

30. Id Like to see him Majority Leader and later US President

He has totally impressed me since he's been elected not only for his priorities but his ability to put democratic ideas into words if you know what I mean.

[Metric System]

22. I was smiling even before I opened the thread. I'm just glad it's not a "Titanic" inspired sketch.

Although Sessions would look fierce with a big ass jewel on his heaving bosom.

[politicasista]

26. Kick

:kick: Wonder if Al did one on Porno Brown yet.

[yurbud]

27. he caught Sessions ''inner Jesse Helms''

[Clio the Leo]

28. The President did that once ....

Al's is better, but the President's is worth a bit more...



http://thesynopsis.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/2075-for-an-obama-doodle/

[timo]

29. good sketch

he fell asleep too

[Odin2005]

31. LOL! I love my Al!

[msanthrope]

32. He caught the "KKK elf" perfectly. n/t

[Dr.Phool]

34. He forgot the Hitler moustache.

Sessions always has reminded me of Henry Gibson playing the wacky neo-nazi in the Blues Brothers.