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Religious Liberty Task Force…Assemble!

“All right, all right, let’s all settle. Y’all settle down now. F’r ev’ryone who don’t know me, mah name is Jefferson Beauregard Keebler Sesssions, an’ Ah’m gonna be y’all’s Nick Fury. But you know: the ol‘ Nick Fury. Not th’ Affirmative Action one. We gonna do ourselves a little roll call an’ get t’ know each other. Where’s our big man? Where’s Captain America?”

“Right here, sir!”

“Oh, goodie. I like your uniform. But, well, them fellas over at Disney got a whiff o’ what we was doin’ an’ they sent ’bout eve’ry one o’ their Jew lawyers over here, an’ we gonna have to come up with a new name f’r you. Ah was thinkin’ General America. That way, you outrank him.”

“Excellent thinking, sir.”

“Go down to wardrobe and have ’em change up y’r outfit.”

“What were you thinking, sir?”

“Mebbe one o’ them Nudie suits that Porter Wagoner used to wear.”

“With flags and Bibles all over it?”

“General America, you get on up outta mah mind!”

“Hail Victory!”

“Oh, absolutely.”

LARGE MAN WITH SHIELD LEAVING THE ROOM NOISE

“Who all is next?”

“Me, sir!”

“And y’all are?”

“They call me Turban Puncher! I see a Muslim? PUNCHED! A Sikh? PUNCHED! Gloria Swanson? PUNCHED!”

“Oh, that’s just heavenly.”

“I can kick them, too.”

“Oh, sure. Do that, yeah. Mix it up. Wouldn’t want you boys to get bored out there. What about you in the fetching suit?”

“I’m the Respectable Homosexual, sir.”

“Mm.”

“I tell you what, Attorney General: I like it when businesses refuse me service because of my sexuality. It tells me where not to spend my money, and then the Free Market takes care of it.”

“Uh-huh. Why did you capitalize Free Market?”

“That’s me, sir. They call the Free Market. Me and Respectable Homosexual are partners.”

ROOMFUL OF ASSHOLES BECOMING SILENT NOISE

“Well, not that kind of partners. You see, the Free Market is completely neutral, which means heterosexual.”

ROOMFUL OF ASSHOLES CHUCKLING AND NODDING NOISE

“An’ what do you do?”

“I’m gonna fix everything.”

“Do ya?”

“I’m gonna. Real soon, I’m gonna fix all the problems that I myself created.”

“You might be helpful. How about you in th’ back? The pretty lady in th’ nice dress.”

“I call the police on black people.”

“Oh, Ah am in favor of that. But this is about religious anxiety, not economic anxiety. Wink wink, nudge nudge.”

“I know, sir. But I always invoke the Lord when I call 911. ‘Jesus Christ, the darkies are barbecuing!’ That sort of thing.”

“We’ll workshop it. How ’bout you?”

“My name is The Victim!”

“Mm-hmm. Innerestin’. What’s your superpower?”

“Despite being the majority of the country and government being Christian, I still believe deeply that we’re being persecuted daily.”

“Mah word, that is a superpower.”

“I also believe that the government is deeply incompetent, but also on the verge of declaring martial law and confiscating my guns.”

“How?”

“I don’t know! I just do! And I’m loud as hell about it!”

“Well, good f’r you. You gonna be handy ’round here. Okay, let’s finish up. How ’bout you in th’ collar?”

“I’m the Dog Whistler!”

“What do you do?”

“Nothing. Why, you think I said I did something? All I did was talk about the caravans of disease-ridden illegal immigrants invading our country and changing our culture. If you interpreted that to be racist…well, that’s on you.”

“Mah stars, that was beautiful.”

“You should hear all the ways I can deniably call someone a kike.”

“Ah think you mah new favorite Dog Whistler. All right, all hands in. Not you, Respectable Homosexual. No offense.”

“I’m used to it. It’s what I deserve.”

“‘Merica on three. One, two, three.”

“MERICA!”

A Partial Transcript Of Today’s White House Press Briefing 6/14/18

INT. WHITE HOUSE PRESS ROOM – THIS MORNING

“Good mornin’, y’all. Ah hope you prayed t’ Jesus today, cuz Satan is ev’rywhere. Look, he’s right there! Oh, no, that’s Jim Acosta.”

“Very funny, Sarah.”

“A sense o’ humor is one o’ many genetic traits mah daddy passed on down t’ me. Before Ah take any o’ y’all’s questions, Ah have a short statement Ah did not prepare that was dictated and not edited.

“Ahem.

“The losers and haters thought that Trump couldn’t denuke North Korea, but Trump won. Kim Jong-Un, who is very tough but you have to be tough in this world, was a very, very strong negotiator, but America won. The world is now at peace for the first time in many, many years and the Korean War is over. Just because we didn’t write it down doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. No more Korean War.

“The Trump Foundation is one of the greatest charitable organizations probably in the entire world. Last week, the parents of a Korean War soldier said to me, ‘Mr. President, can you bring our boy back and thank you for your charity work.’ Can you believe that? Their boy’s been missing for 70 years and they still mention my charity? That’s a huge compliment to me, huge, and you got this Eric Schneiderman who is a pervert saying terrible things, and it’s really a shame.

“If you see Jeff Sessions, tell him I don’t like him.

“Ahem.

“Let’s get goin’ with those questions. Gary?”

“Sarah, an ABC report from last night showed the detention centers that children taken from their parents are being held in.”

“Foreign children, Gary.”

“They’re still children, Sarah. Don’t you think they should be with their families?”

“Yes, they should be. Darn tootin’.  But their parents made theyselves a shame of a choice and now we are legally bound to rip the babies from their mothers and throw ’em in repurposed Walmarts. That’s th’ law.”

“It is not the law.”

“It’s as good as law. It’s what we hold with round here.”

“What?”

“Swamp justice, Gary. It’s makin’ America great again. April Ryan, Ah will slap that scowl off your face.”

“I dare you, bitch.”

“Ah dream ’bout body slammin’ you into an empty swimming pool.”

“You think you’re something, step off the podium.”

“Sarah, could I ask a question?”

“Cheese-and-crackers, Jim Acosta. You wait your dang turn.”

“I thought you were looking at me.”

“Ah tol’ y’all that the right eye was the good one this week. Ah tell you every Monday which eyeball is workin’.”

“Yes. You’re right. I even wrote it down.”

“Boy, you dumber than a dead coonhound.”

“That’s not necessary.”

“What ain’t necessary is your lyin’ an’ weaselly ways when it comes to this here Administration. Ah suppose you got some bleedin’-heart question ’bout them kids, too?”

“The five and six-year-olds torn from their parents’ arms? Yes, I have some questions about that.”

“Well, Ah hope your questions is in the form of a ‘thank you, President Trump.’ Cuz a good 80% of them kids is MS13 assassin-rapists.”

“They are not.”

“Fine. 75%.”

“No percent. These are children.”

“Yuh-huh. MS13 is usin’ children now t’ do their assassinatin’. An’ their rapin’.”

“None of that is true.”

“Boy, you thicker than molasses in February.”

“Could you please stop calling me dumb in old-timey Southern ways?”

“Hell, naw. Oh, hey, speakin’ o’ Southern…”

BANJO MUSIC NOISE

“…it’s Attorney Gen’ral Jefferson Beauregard Dixiepants Sessions.”

“Well, don’t you look scrumptious, Miss Sarah?”

“Fiddlesticks, Gen’ral.”

“How’s your momma an’ them?”

“Uncle Jasper’s back in th’ hospital.”

“Did your Aunt Sassybeth put him there?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Well, you lemme talk to these here J-E-W’s an’ Ah’ll come right on back an’ we c’n set a bit.”

LARGE WOMAN CURTSYING NOISE

“Aw right, who’s got theyselves a question? You, boy. Where you from?”

“CBS.”

“Naw. You?”

“Associated Press.”

“Nuh-uh. You?”

“Al Jazeera.”

“Security!”

“That’s highly offensive.”

“Oh, take a joke, Ahmed. How ’bout you? Clean-shaven fella.”

“I’m from the Christian Broadcasting Network.”

“Oh, that’s super. Not Catholic, though?”

“Oh, no. Definitely not Catholic.”

“Well, you an’ me gonna get along like sweet an’ tea. Go ‘head with your l’il ol’ question.”

“Sir, is there a Biblical passage that validates the Administration’s actions regarding immigration?”

“Flapdoodles, yes! Luckily f’r ya’ll, Ah brought the Sessions’ family Bible. Lemme open it up.”

MOURNFUL FIDDLE MUSIC PUNCTUATED BY THE CRACK OF A WHIP NOISE

“Ah quote from Philip 21:3. When the foreigner comes to you, put them in cages provided by private contractors. Ah’m quotin’ chapter an’ verse here, folks. Here’s another one. Boudica 17:11. The Lord is in everyone, but some are low and some are high and the way you can tell is that Mexicans are the low. If you’re disagreein’ with me, you’re disagreein’ with God, folks.”

“Attorney General Sessions, it’s one thing for the Bible to say something, but it’s quite another for U.S. legal code to say it. Which law are you citing to defend your decision to split up families and house children in detention facilities?”

“You that Jim Acosta fella.”

“Yes.”

“Miss Sarah done warned me ’bout you.”

“I’m sure she did.”

“Acosta.”

“That’s my name.”

“Acosta.”

“Stop it.”

“Jus’ don’t hear that kinda name ’round these parts real often. Where your people stay at?”

“Virginia.”

“No, Ah mean originally.”

“I’m not having this conversation.”

“I quote furthermore from th’ scripture! Glastonbury 32:2 Blessed is the Attorney General who does not feed illegal immigrant children to bears, but instead provides them with warm cages. You see there? That’s th’ Holy Word, son. Ah walk with th’ Lord.

LARGE WOMAN RE-ENTERING NOISE

“Gen’ral Sessions, Ah forgot t’ tell you: the President don’t like you.”

“Well, bless his heart.”

A Partial Transcript Of Jeff Sessions’ Senate Testimony, 6/13/17

“Attorney General Sessions, place your hand on the Bible.”

“I’ll put my whole body on the Bible. Love that book.”

“Repeat after me. I, Jefferson Beauregard Darkyhater Sessions. Wait. Darkyhater?”

“It’s a family name. Let’s just get to my opening statement. I’d like to thank the honorable and distinguished gentlemen of the Senate for inviting me here, and also acknowledge Kamala Harris’ presence. Let me state equivocally for the record that I have never been on a fishing trip with Vladimir Putin. I believe this whole hearing is illegitimate, and only touched off by Senator Franken tripping me up with his Jewish word-magic. The second I saw the texture of his hair, I knew he was trouble.

“I accuse this committee of racism against the Russians, and if anyone in here could spot racism, it’s me. It’s like in those movies where they send a thief to catch another thief. I have never had any conversations with any Russians, with very few exceptions, and I have never met with any Russians, to the best of my recollection. I think.

“Those that who I have colluded with a foreign nation against the United States are propagating falsehoods, like James Comey. This administration has been cleared of any wrongdoing several times, by James Comey.

“I look forward to your questions except for Kamala Harris.”

“Senator from North Carolina Richard Burr. B-U-R-R. Hey, there, Jeffy.”

“Dicky, how you doing? How’s your family and them?”

“They fine.”

“You tell ’em I asked about them.”

“I sure will. Attorney General Sessions, let’s get to the most important matter of the day: what did Loretta Lynch discuss with Barack Obama on that plane?”

“I would assume that was where their plot to bring down the Trump presidency began.”

“It just makes sense. Next question: how much greater is America now than a year ago?”

“At least six greater. Maybe seven.”

“Beautiful. I yield my time.”

“Senator from Oregon Ron Wyden. W-Y-D-E-N. General Sessions, what can you tell me about the Mayflower?”

“It was a stout and seaworthy ship.”

“The hotel, sir.”

“Not as seaworthy.”

“Mr. Sessions, you were asked about meetings with Russians during your confirmation hearings. You gave incorrect answers in both your spoken and written answers. Even after updating your responses with what you claimed was the truth, you still left out a meeting with Ambassador Kislyak at the Mayflower Hotel.”

“I did not leave out anything, sir. What happened at the Mayflower was not a meeting. It was a cocktail party.”

“A cocktail party?”

“To the best of my recollection.”

“And what happened at this cocktail party?”

“I do not recollect.”

“Any of it?”

“I had too many cocktails. It was a party.”

“Attorney General, you are being less than cooperative.”

“Stop telling those dang lies about me. This is a witch hunt.”

“Let’s talk about your conversations with President Trump.”

“Y’all are witch-hunting him, too, and he is not a witch. President Trump is strong and courageous, and it’s an honor and a blessing to be allowed to testify in front of Congress for him.”

“When did you first discuss the firing of James Comey with the president?”

“I’m not going to answer that.”

“Why not?”

“Don’t wanna.”

“That’s not how this works.”

“You could say that about so many things right now. Still, though: not saying.”

“Are you invoking the Fifth Amendment?”

“No.”

“Executive Privilege?”

“Nuh-uh.”

“Then why won’t you answer the question?”

THBBFF

“Did he just raspberry me? What the fuck is going on?”

DING!

“I yield my time.”

“I’m here! I’m here! I’m ready for more questions with question time! The Diamondbacks game ran late and I got lost twice. Senator from Arizona John McCain B-A-L-O-G-N-A.”

“Hello, Senator.”

“President Comey! You’ve shrunk!”

“I’m Attorney General Sessions.”

“Do you think we should get this hearing room repainted?”

“Sure.”

“If Hillary Clinton was being investigated by her own investigations, then why didn’t President Trump have anything to do with carousels?”

“I can’t answer that.”

“Stop stonewalling.”

“I’m not this time. I legitimately have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“I’m a maverick.”

“Okay.”

“Those Russians, though. Nasty fellows. You hanging out with Russians?”

“No.”

“Promise?”

“Yes.”

“Good enough for me. My wife looks forward to working with you. I yield my time.”

“Senator from California Kamala Harr–”

CHAIRS THROWN BY OLD WHITE MEN NOISE

“Shut the FUCK up!”

“I will beat the manners into you!”

“I’m a maverick!”

DING!

“Senator from Oklahoma Tom Cotton. C-O-T-T-O-N. Attorney General Sessions, do like spy movies?”

“I do, Senator.”

“Do you like ’em a little, or do you like ’em a lot? I mean, really like ’em? Do you like spyyyyyyyy movies?”

“What? Yes. Yes? Jesus, I just wanna lock up coloreds and do my yoga. Y’all are crazy. Leave me to my work.”

“Spy movies.”

“Sure, yes.”

“I yield my time.”

“Senator from California Dianne Feinstein. F-E-I-N-S-T-E-I-N.”

“Ugh, it’s even more Jewish when you spell it out.”

“Mr. Sessions, I would like to ask you about your conversations with the president in regard to James Comey’s firing.”

“We already did this.”

“We didn’t. You refused to answer any questions.”

“I did, and in addition I delivered a raspberry to that filthy leaf-person from Oregon who was bothering on me. I believe he has a mongrelized way of thinking.”

“Can you give me the name of any statute that would allow you to decide which questions you want to answer and which questions you don’t?”

“The Mind-your-own-beeswax statute.”

“What? Are you refusing to answer because of Executive Privilege?”

“Yes and no, but I reserve the right to change that to ‘yes or no’ in the future.”

“Explain yourself.”

“The president may decide to declare a conversation privileged in the future. I’m defending his right to invoke his right. Proxy right of privilege.”

“Are you really a lawyer?”

“Top one in the country, officially.”

“Explains a lot.”

Alternate Jeff Sessions Excuses

  • “Oh, the Russian ambassador? I thought you said the Prussian ambassador, whom I still contend that I have never met.”
  • “I believed that the question was directed to a different racist.”
  • “There was, in my opinion, a good chance that Senator Franken had taken some pots before the hearing, and–in my fear of what he might do to me while high on said pots–I misremembered.”
  • “I forgot to make the finger-quote gesture to indicate that I was saying ‘no’ sarcastically.”
  • “Who better to prosecute the Russians than someone who really knows them, right? Right?”
  • “I was distracted thinking about the four soldiers that Hillary Clinton ate in Benghazi.”
  • “Senator Schumer has eaten blintzes many times; how come he’s not in trouble?”
  • “Listen, I can’t keep track of every Russian spy I have secret meetings with.”
  • “In addition to Senator Franken’s marihuana abuse, I was also very distracted by his hair. It has a specific type of curl to it that I found very familiar.”
  • “This is, somehow, Obama’s fault.”
  • “What’s a little treason between friends?”

Somebody Has To Do Something, And It’s Just Incredibly Pathetic That It Has To Be Us

A quick recap of the events of the evening for those who get their news exclusively from TotD. (By the way: you should not do that.)

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III from Selma, Alabama, is the Attorney General of the United States of America, which is an important job. The AG of New York City only shows up at the end of episodes to make wry observations, but the AG of the U.S. puts in a full day. He is also a frothing racist and sharp as a damp pillow, but these are not the new revelations; both of those things have been known for a very long time to the general public.

Fun fact: Jeff Sessions was nominated by Reagan in ’86 to be a District Court judge, which requires Senate confirmation. He was only the second nominee not to be confirmed in 48 years, according to Wikipedia. Less fun fact: a decade or so later, now-Senator Sessions joined the very Judiciary Committee that turned him down. The best and the brightest, Enthusiasts.

Jeff’s recent confirmation hearings were no less contentious. You may remember the part where a turtlemonster told Elizabeth Warren to shut her bitch mouth before he shut it for her. There was also a letter introduced into the record by Coretta Scott King, who is one of very few people left alive that know what Martin Luther King’s dong looked like. None of it mattered: 52-47 in favor.

But a hero will rise.

We were so distracted, Enthusiasts, by the shiny racism that we did not notice the junior Senator from Minnesota breaking his block and veering around the line with his eyes locked dead on the ratfaced little mongrel playing quarterback.

This was Al Franken’s question to Jeff, who was under oath.

And–as you may have figured out from the fact that we’re discussing it–this was not the truth. It has been revealed today that Jeff Sessions did indeed communicate with the Russians, specifically the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Twice, actually. Which makes the answer he gave perjury.

This is Al Franken:

The story doesn’t stop there, though: just as Jeff met with his Commie buddy twice, he also perjured himself twice. The second time was in an answer to written questions sent to him by the senior Senator from Vermont.

Pat Leahy has been a United States Senator for 41 years. He’s a bit of a ham; he likes to be in movies, and he even had a line in The Dark Knight Rises. He also likes music.

This is something he wrote for Roll Call:

Far be it from me to speculate on an underground network of Deadheads in the Intelligence Community, but I now believe that there is an underground network of Deadheads in the Intelligence Community. Was Jeff Sessions set up like a bowling pin? Did Franken have an ace of spades behind his ear? Did Leahy something something Dead lyric?

Who knows? For now, though, the Grateful Dead will keep on trying to save the world, and damn the torpedoes.

Possible Subjects Discussed By Jeff Sessions And The Russian Ambassador

  • Jesus.
  • How does the Astros’ bullpen look this year?
  • Marihuana and its lethality.
  • Big furry hats. (Russian Ambassador: pro. Jeff Sessions: con.)
  • Putin’s nipples. (RA: pro. JS: also pro.)
  • Homosexuals, and the things that should be done to them.
  • Christ.
  • The theory that the Melungeon people of the Blue Ridge Mountains are actually the descendants of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
  • Which fish is the scariest. (RA: cybernetic sturgeon with a machete. JS: no opinion.)
  • The Mpemba effect, which stipulates that hot water freezes faster than cold water.
  • Memes.
  • Who really won the 1972 Olympic basketball final. (RA: Soviet Union. JS: does not follow negro sports.)
  • Gladiator movies.
  • Weather.
  • Family.
  • Health.
  • I can’t think of anything else these two might have discussed.