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The Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor may be a "wise Latina," but she needs to review her TV triva, stat.
Sen. Al Franken (formerly of comedic fame) finally found a line of questioning that floored the otherwise unflappable high-court candidate: A test of her childhood love for the TV drama about defense lawyer "Perry Mason."
The former TV show comic brought up the TV show to the nominee. And Perry Mason style, his aim was a "gotchya" moment. The question was simply: Perry Mason won all his cases, except one. Which? Sotomayor drew a blank. "Didn't the White House prepare you for that?" Franken asked. Oh, snap.
Amazingly, the White House actually did respond with the answer Sotomayor flubbed: "The Case of the Deadly Verdict," which aired on Oct. 17, 1963. (For the record, Franken didn't know the answer either—which is why he claimed he asked.)
We're guessing the judge won't forget that episode anytime soon.
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