American Unity
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
It’s time to move beyond partisan politics, says Joseph Nilats, senior fellow at the American Unity Project. He has some ideas on how the U.S. electorate can become more unified.
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Comments [27]
Nilats! very clever. Good one for April 1st!
You guys had me hooked! I kept thinking, "How did they not screen this guy better?" I should have known you'd have us laughing with this one for a reason.
Happy April Fool's Day!
lopate is such a good straight man!!!!
Have you all seen the front page of the Science Times? Project Zipper is my fave!
I'm enjoying the morning humor today Leonard... We hear enough crappy sad news in a day so it's great to get some light hearted stuff... On april fool's... GREAT JOB!
Nilats spelled backwards...
Wow, I thought the previous guy was an gag, too.
DG (#7) beat me to it, but I'd like to agree--great job of playing it straight, Leonard! Makes it that much funnier.
And Mike (#5)? I'm reasonably sure the 1st 2 segments were for real. And the last one's description looks serious too, but I'll suspend judgment till I actually hear it....
That was definitely a put-on, Patti. But I can't tell if Lenny was in on the joke. If so he certainly does play the straight man well.
Was Nilats an April Fool? I can't stop laughing.....
I was going to vote for George Clinton anyway!!
Wow, that was great. He let it hang in the air for a sec, and then..."and he wants me to lose my job."
Classic.
Is there any real news today? :-)
that was quite a cut off... too funny- borderline uncomfortable.
Brilliant! Joseph Nilats!
This is too obvious. The previous interview was better done and funnier, IMO.
Frightening how closely the spokesman's loopy comments resemble those of real politicians. It's getter harder and harder to recognize an April Fool's prank!
Oh hell ya got me! Unbelievably mortifying *blush*
:D
We can call it Da One Party & threaten to play that aweful "Are U da One" thing over & over til they elected us....
Lenny really plays the straight-guy well.
What is today's date again?
Hi Mr. Lopate,
I know your entire show today is a April Fool's Day show today!
Been done: Communist Party is a Unity Party.
Problem is lack of transparency -- the compromise is taking place but behind closed doors & w fewer voices.
If ya like health care why not simply create a "Health Care" party?
April Fools!!
Sounds like April Fools to me!!!
nilats? so funny.
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