Jeff Sessions: "We're Going To Do That Crack Cocaine Thing" (VIDEO)

Senator Jeff Sessions simultaneously shocked and cracked up the Sotomayor hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday afternoon when he said he was looking forward to doing "that crack cocaine thing" with Senator Patrick Leahy and Wade Henderson, the president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.

Sessions, in a casual tone, said "Mr. Henderson, It's good to work with you. Senator Leahy and I are talking during these hearings, we're going to do that crack cocaine thing that you and I have talked about before."

After an awkward pause, Henderson laughed to himself and said, "Thank you, Senator, I appreciate that."

While the Senate gallery laughed, and witnesses including NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former FBI director Louis Freeh snickered, Sessions sputtered, "Let me correct the record."

Sessions explained: "I misspoke. We're going to reduce the burden of penalties in some of the crack cocaine cases and make them fair."

Watch the video:

Comments

[Lahonda]

Life is like a box of chocolates... you open it up and you never know what you're going to get.

Karma, Senator Sessions. I hope no one uses your comments to denigrate your fine, C-Street character.

[Lahonda]

I am struggling to share Senator Session's point of view, however I simply failed to insert my head up my posterior quite as far as he has recently achieved. 'Bama bound!

[MRb1000]

Yeah wise old white republican men know that all latinos are on crack! Yeah that is how latinos roll!

[Lahonda]

I apologize profusely for my 7 prior submissions to this thread... After I had replied to each entry in as sincere a manner as possible, all of the submissions together, seem to say something about John Wayne, which I will refute to within an inch of my life's end.

Then I'll bail on ol' John-o and send him over a cliff!!!

Enjoy!

[RevRayGreen]

make them fair ? set the non-violent ganja prisoners free.

[drdubski]

Amen. You can kill yourself off a bottle of Whiskey but smoke some harmless pot and they want to put you through the ringer, makes perfect sense I tell ya!

[iMissMollyIvins]

I just assumed that Sessions was setting up a date with Ted Haggard's gigolo, Mike Jones.

[jazzifay]

Now we know what's wrong with them. Mr. Sessions, PUT THE PIPE DOWN.

[Lahonda]

...and step back from the table!

[DressEyebrows]

The f-u-c.k?!

[thepoliticalcat]

If cr! @ ck c 0 c@ ine would make Senator Sessions one degree smarter, I'm thinkin' a whole bunch of people would be happy to throw a penny in the pot.

[baptox]

Yea, it could bring his IQ all the way up to 65!

[jamie461]

If crack cocaine would make Sessions smarter, I'm sure that I and and the other citizens of Alabama would encourage him to try it.

[punkingale]

I honestly didn't think he could embarrass we Alabamians any more than he already has, but I was wrong.

[baptox]

Never underestimate the ability of a good ole suthin' boy to embarrass themselves and anyone to whom they are related...

[futate01]

I always said all politicians are crackheads. Thanks for the confirmation.

[titantom]

I think this is what you call instant karma.

I am a little concerned that another Republican may be wanting to do something that he rails against. Hypocrisy as usual.

I would like to encourage everyone to phone his office tomorrow and ask the question. "Is it true that Jeff Session does crack cocaine or wants to because that is what he said in the speech yesterday?"

I am just a concerned voter and I need to know. Does anyone here know if he is a closeted crack head?

[Havnagudtim]

There is definitely a closet involved.

[baptox]

Yes, and his closetmate is Lindsey Graham....

[imsosure]

Dazed by the serious nature of his responsibility, and GOPer admits to partying with crack. Him and Marion Barry must spend a lot of time together. Must be tough these days when there's actually an intelligent man as President to maintain their composure and professional demeanor.

[Stilts9]

Good thing Al Franken didn't say that or right-wing bobble-heads would be exploding all over tv.

[NotMcCain]

Has FOX put a (D) under Sessions' name yet?

[baptox]

Actually, they put a "C" for crackhead...

[furey]

"That crack cocaine thing":

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/coke-or-pepsi/