I had some fun with the trending hashtag #SessionsHearing on Twitter yesterday. Here are my posts, ordered from the most popular to the least popular (all my tweets can be seen here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki/status/874732556754747394):
1) BREAKING NEWS: "Jeff Sessions remembered something!"
#SessionsHearing
548 Likes, 132 Retweets
2) Sessions: "I do not recall much of anything, but I do declare Trump is Jesus in the flesh, for he's never made a mistake."
#SessionsHearing
283 Likes, 98 Retweets
3) Sessions: "I've lied under oath before, but believe you me, with the guidance of our Lord, I won't lie again, believe me!"
#SessionsHearing
206 Likes, 81 Retweets
4) Burr: "Let him answer the question."
Harris: "He's not answering"
Burr: "Shut up! You're a woman, he's a man! Get over it!"
#SessionsHearing
191 Likes, 79 Retweets
5) Cotton: "Since no one else has asked this question, I'm just gonna come out w/it - do you wanna hold hands & sing kumbaya?"
#SessionsHearing
203 Likes, 64 Retweets
6) Sessions: "Can we hurry this up? I've got some cookies to make."
#SessionsHearing
203 Likes, 45 Retweets
7) Sessions: "When I was asked the question by Franken, it was breaking news, & I hadn't yet been told by Trump what to say."
#SessionsHearing
164 Likes, 65 Retweets
8) Sessions: "Golly gee whiz, I'm not understandin' them words you sayin'. What was that one you jus' used? 'The'?"
#SessionsHearing
146 Likes, 42 Retweets
9) Sessions:"For my closing thoughts in my opening statement about Russia, I'm gonna talk about drugs, murder & Keebler elves"
#SessionsHearing
96 Likes 39 Retweets
10) Apparently it was Jeff Sessions' New Year's resolution to not answer any question with a straight "yes" or "no."
#SessionsHearing
97 Likes, 27 Retweets
11) Sessions: "Only the president can enact executive privilege, so I'm gonna wait for him to do that, if he does."
#SessionsHearing
75 Likes, 29 Retweets
12) Cotton:"This hearing is about Russia, right? So, who is your favorite James Bond? I'm a Pierce Brosnan kind of guy myself."
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82 Likes, 21 Retweets
13) Sessions:"What was that Rolling Stones song? 'I Ain't Got No Recollection' or somethin? I refer you to that for my answer."
#SessionsHearing
64 Likes, 14 Retweets
14) Sessions: "There was no collusion! What is collusion? I don't know, but believe me, there was none of it! Fact!"
#SessionsHearing
57 Likes, 18 Retweets
15) Sessions: "I am answering your question. You asked a question and I answered that I can't answer it. Period!"
#SessionsHearing
42 Likes, 15 Retweets
16) Sessions: "What is 'recuse' anyway? It's a spider, right? The Brown recuse?"
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40 Likes, 8 Retweets
17) McCain: "I didn't stay up quite as late watching baseball and getting hammered last night. Just sayin'."
#SessionsHearing
41 Likes, 5 Retweets
Totals: 2,538 Likes, 782 Retweets (Averages of 149.3 Likes, 46.0 Retweets)
1) BREAKING NEWS: "Jeff Sessions remembered something!"
#SessionsHearing
548 Likes, 132 Retweets
2) Sessions: "I do not recall much of anything, but I do declare Trump is Jesus in the flesh, for he's never made a mistake."
#SessionsHearing
283 Likes, 98 Retweets
3) Sessions: "I've lied under oath before, but believe you me, with the guidance of our Lord, I won't lie again, believe me!"
#SessionsHearing
206 Likes, 81 Retweets
4) Burr: "Let him answer the question."
Harris: "He's not answering"
Burr: "Shut up! You're a woman, he's a man! Get over it!"
#SessionsHearing
191 Likes, 79 Retweets
5) Cotton: "Since no one else has asked this question, I'm just gonna come out w/it - do you wanna hold hands & sing kumbaya?"
#SessionsHearing
203 Likes, 64 Retweets
6) Sessions: "Can we hurry this up? I've got some cookies to make."
#SessionsHearing
203 Likes, 45 Retweets
7) Sessions: "When I was asked the question by Franken, it was breaking news, & I hadn't yet been told by Trump what to say."
#SessionsHearing
164 Likes, 65 Retweets
8) Sessions: "Golly gee whiz, I'm not understandin' them words you sayin'. What was that one you jus' used? 'The'?"
#SessionsHearing
146 Likes, 42 Retweets
9) Sessions:"For my closing thoughts in my opening statement about Russia, I'm gonna talk about drugs, murder & Keebler elves"
#SessionsHearing
96 Likes 39 Retweets
10) Apparently it was Jeff Sessions' New Year's resolution to not answer any question with a straight "yes" or "no."
#SessionsHearing
97 Likes, 27 Retweets
11) Sessions: "Only the president can enact executive privilege, so I'm gonna wait for him to do that, if he does."
#SessionsHearing
75 Likes, 29 Retweets
12) Cotton:"This hearing is about Russia, right? So, who is your favorite James Bond? I'm a Pierce Brosnan kind of guy myself."
#SessionsHearing
82 Likes, 21 Retweets
13) Sessions:"What was that Rolling Stones song? 'I Ain't Got No Recollection' or somethin? I refer you to that for my answer."
#SessionsHearing
64 Likes, 14 Retweets
14) Sessions: "There was no collusion! What is collusion? I don't know, but believe me, there was none of it! Fact!"
#SessionsHearing
57 Likes, 18 Retweets
15) Sessions: "I am answering your question. You asked a question and I answered that I can't answer it. Period!"
#SessionsHearing
42 Likes, 15 Retweets
16) Sessions: "What is 'recuse' anyway? It's a spider, right? The Brown recuse?"
#SessionsHearing
40 Likes, 8 Retweets
17) McCain: "I didn't stay up quite as late watching baseball and getting hammered last night. Just sayin'."
#SessionsHearing
41 Likes, 5 Retweets
Totals: 2,538 Likes, 782 Retweets (Averages of 149.3 Likes, 46.0 Retweets)
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