Al Franken’s Perry Mason Moment

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Hey, it’s Laura. Instead of doing a MoJo Mix tonight, I thought you might like this video of Al Franken’s first funny as senator. His Perry Mason bit (see below) comes from Wednesday’s Sotomayor hearings, (which you can watch with livestreaming MoJo commentary all week on our All Things Sotomayor blog/video extravaganza page). Worth a watch:

And if you missed the hearings Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, check out Stephanie Mencimer’s wrap-ups: Pride and Prejudice, Where Did Sotomayor’s Empathy Go?, and Sotomayor Slips Up. [For Thursday’s live analysis, there’s our video and live blog here, or follow Stephanie’s and David Corn’s coverage on Twitter.]

Laura McClure hosts podcasts, writes the MoJo Mix, and is the new media editor at Mother Jones. Read her investigative feature on lifehacking gurus in the latest issue of Mother Jones.