WITH ALL THE PARTISAN DIVISION
IN THIS COUNTRY.
CAN WE FIND COMMON GROUND ON ANY
POLITICAL ISSUE?
I SENT A TEAM OF CORRESPONDENTS
TO THE ANNUAL CONVENTION KNOWN
AS PLOLITICON, TO FIND OUT IF
IT'S POSSIBLE TO KEEP AN OPEN
MIND IN THIS COUNTRY.
I SENT FOUR COMICS TO CHECK OFF
MOST OF THE BOXES.
>> I'M CURTIS COOK, AND I'M
BLACK.
>> I'M MOSES STORM AND I'M
YOUNG.
>> I'M JOSEPH MONDALE AND I'M
GAY.
>> I'M SARAH GIANA, AND I'M A
WOMAN.
>> DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD LIVE
IN A MORE BIPARTISAN SOCIETY?
>> I THINK ABOUT THAT EVERY DAY.
>> WE NEED TO STOP LOOKING AT
EACH OTHER AS THE OTHERS.
>> I AM A REPUBLICAN.
>> REGISTERED DEMOCRAT.
>> FAKE NEWS, MSNBC.
>> BEING RIGHT ALIGNS MORE WITH
MY MORAL PRINCIPLES.
>> WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS
THAT YOU SLEEP WITH MOSTLY WHITE
WOMEN.
WHAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE YOU'RE
WILLING TO HAVE YOUR MIND
CHANGED ABOUT HERE?
>> THAT IS HOW I DO --
>> I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
>> IF YOU'RE HERE, IT'S LIKE, I
WANT TO HEAR THE OTHER SIDE OUT.
>> NOPE.
>> YOU WOULDN'T GO TO AN ORGIE
AND JUST HAVE SEX WITH YOUR
WIFE?
>> YES, I WOULD.
>> DID YOU NOT --
>> THAT'S NOT HOW AN ORGIE
WORKS.
>> THAT'S WHY I DON'T DO ORGIES.
>> THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BEEN
TAKEN OVER BY GEORGE SOROS.
>> HILLARY WOULD HAVE PUT US
INTO WORLD WAR III IF SHE HAD
BEEN ELECTED.
>> SOME PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT THAT
WAY.
>> IS KANYE A BLMENTAL PATIENT
BECAUSE HE SUPPORTS THE
PRESIDENT.
>> DO YOU KNOW THE GOVERNMENT IS
TRYING TO TAKE AWAY TRANS
RIGHTS.
>> I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE BLACK
AMERICAN RACE.
WE ARE THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE.
>> CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN?
I WASN'T LISTENING.
>> ARE YOU PRO THE CAGES?
>> WE DON'T HAVE CAGES, THAT WAS
ALL FAKE NEWS.
>> THEY SHOULDN'T BE IN CAGES.
>> THAT WAS THESE GUYS DOING
FAKE NEWS.
>> IF YOU GO TO THE DETENTION
CENTERS, THEY'RE MORE LIKE
CAMPS.
>> THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BAD
CAMP.
>> NO, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BAD
CAMP.
>> THEIR PASSPORT OR IF THEY'RE
DIRTY, THEN YOU'RE LIKE, OH,
IT'S MEXICO.
>> MAYBE THE TRAVEL BAN WAS A
LITTLE RACIST?
>> NO.
I'M NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH YOU,
BECAUSE YOU'RE WRONG.
>> I BELIEVE IN A WOMAN'S RIGHTS
TO CHOOSE, YOU CAN'T JUST
ARBITRARILY HAVE ABORTIONS
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO.
>> NO RECREATIONAL ABORTIONS IS
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO
DRINK BEERS.
>> WHEN YOU GIVE STUFF UP, LIKE
GUNS AND POWER ON THE WHITE
MEN'S SIDE TO ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE
TO HAVE QUALITY.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
ARMING THE BLACK COMMUNITY SO
THEY CAN GO OUT AND KILL WHITES
IN THE STREETS.
>> I DON'T THINK I AGREE WITH
THAT.
>> WHOSE SIDE WOULD YOU BE ON
DURING THE RACE WAR?
>> I WOULD STAY IN THE HOUSE AND
HOPE IT DOESN'T COME TO --
>> THE HOUSE, THAT DOES SEEM
LIKE A PLACE FOR YOU.
>> DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN
OPEN MINDED PERSON?
>> I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE
REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
IF YOU LIKE THE SAME IDEALS THAT
I ESPOUSE, I'M READY TO WORK
WITH YOU.
>> ONLY IF THEY BELIEVE WHAT YOU
BELIEVE?
>> IF THEY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT
THE TOPICS I FEEL STRONGLY
ABOUT.
>> WE'RE ALL AMERICANS.
WHY CAN'T WE CONTINUE TO SAY
WE'RE ALL AMERICANS?
>> ARE PUERTO RICANS AMERICANS?
>> YEAH.
WELL, KIND OF.
>> I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW WELL
IT'S GOING DOWN THERE.
I WISH I COULD SEE MY TEAM
CONNECTING WITH ALL THOSE
GENEROUS, OPEN MINDED PEOPLE.
I AM SURE THEY REPRESENT THE
INSTRUCTIONS I GAVE THEM.
IN THESE DIVIDED TIMES IN
AMERICA.
COME BACK WITH A STORY ABOUT
BIPARTISANSHIP OR DON'T
[ BLEEP ] COME BACK AT ALL.
>> MY BOSS REALLY WANTS US TO
GET PEOPLE TO SHOW THEY CAN
CHANGE THEIR MINDS.
WILL YOU SAY YOU'RE OKAY WITH
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COMING IN.
>> I CAN'T SAY THAT.
>> I HAVE TO TELL MY BOSS, WE
OPENED UP SOMEONE'S MIND.
CAN I HAVE YOU LOOK INTO THE
CAMERA AND SAY, YOU KNOW, TRANS
PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS.
>> I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS
RIGHTS.
>> NO, WHAT I SAID WAS, TRANS
PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS.
>> I THINK THAT TRANS PEOPLE
HAVE RIGHTS.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> FAMILIES SHOULD NOT BE
SEPARATED.
>> I DON'T LIKE FAMILIES GETTING
SEPARATED.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> WE GOT SOMEONE.
>> WE GOT SOMETHING.
>> I THINK WE CAN GO HOME.
>> YOU COULD JUST SAY, I BELIEVE
WOMEN SHOULD GET ABORTIONS
WHENEVER THEY WANT.
>> I BELIEVE WOMEN SHOULD GET
ABORTIONS WHENEVER THEY WANT.
>> YEAH.
YOU HEAR THAT, JIM?