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- Who could forget hisimpersonation of Frank Sinatra?

For many fans, JoePiscopo name is synonymous

with Saturday night live.

So what's Joe been doing sincehe left Hollywood behind?

Just take a look.

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- Joe Piscopo is probably best known

for his four seasons as aSaturday night live cast member

in the early 1980s,

especially his spot onimpersonation of Frank Sinatra.

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♪ It's time time time ♪

♪ It's time for you ♪

After an entertainment careerthat took him from New York

to Hollywood and back again,

Joe landed a gig as a radio talk show host

on New York's AM 970, The Answer.

Joe is a rarity in theentertainment field,

a political and social conservative

with a strong christian faith,

who talks about all theissues of the day, every day

from six to 10:00 AM.

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- Well, Joe, Piscopo joins usnow by law, by Skype and Joe,

you've always been apolitical conservative.

Is this something relatively new for you?

- You know, I just a privilegeto be with you, my friend.

So, and you, I have to say,

if you're watching Pat Robertsonkind enough to come on the

Piscopo show in the morning,my audience loved you Pat.

And you're always welcomeon my program. Pat,

just wanted to tell you that.

- I love being with you. Youwere such a gracious host,

and then you hadn't read on the money.

God bless you.

- Well, I think my, my,my father, you know,

in the second world war,United States army air Corps,

arrest his soul.

My mom, you know, it's, it's still

the, the head of the family,

the greatest generationthey instilled in me,

you know, how great the country is.

And they instilled in me,my mother particularly Pat,

faith in, in God, you know.

And, and I just always had that within me,

but you just didn't talk about it.

But as I see this country,slipping away a little bit,

and, that I felt a responsibility

when, Mr. Ed asking her overa sale media and Phil Borrison

and, and Jerry Crowley, mybosses over at Salem media said,

Joe, why don't you handle the mornings,

over at our flagship station in New York?

It's a conservative, talk station.

We have a strong faith in the Lord.

And I said, it's time,

to, for those of us who are been in quote,

the closet, conservatively or faith wise,

it's it's time to come out, Pat,

because we need it nowI think more than ever,

- Joe, If you have a blankslate, what would you write down?

What are we to do about our country?

It seems to be in such a chaotic mess now.

- Yeah, I think we always tryto be objective on the air

and pragmatic and understandthe criticisms on both sides.

But I think, and I had thisconversation with my mother.

I said, mom, I'm goingon with Pat Robertson?

And she's a huge fan. And shesends her personal best Pat.

And she said, I said, you know, mom,

I feel funny talking about my faith,

because I'm afraid

you're going to be criticized for it.

But now more than ever,you have to talk about it.

And I think the blankslate on the blank slate.

It's okay to say we'reone nation under God.

It's okay to say it, in God, we trust.

It's okay to say, God bless America.

And I think that's, what's missing.

We're afraid to say it. That'swhy I always get on the air.

And I talk about my thing.

Hey Pat, you know what Ican say on Salem media?

I look, I can say it onyour show, but I actually,

I don't, I don't care who you would,

if you would believe,

or you don't believe.

I don't care what you believe,

but for me, I go like this.

I say this Jesus Christas my Lord and savior.

I say that on the radio,they let me say it,

Pat, I'm in New York city.

People don't say it,

but I really feel, becauseof the situation we're in,

we're afraid to talkabout faith or talk faith,

to talk about how greatthis country really is.

So I think now the advice Iwould say is, speak your mind,

do it objectively, do itpragmatically, do it in a,

in a good Christian way,but it's okay, to say,

Hey, you know what?

I believe in Jesus. I believe in God.

And I don't want to say I'ma member of the God squad

or anything like that.

- Well, I think God's goingto honor that, you know,

you used to be course ofstore on Saturday night live,

but the people on that showtake every opportunity to bash

conservatives and the president.

Do you ever have a chanceto talk to them about that?

- No, but you know, I don't, I'm not in,

I haven't been invitedback anytime, but I,

I tell you there's more peoplethat come out of this show,

that a lot of folks thatdo come out of this show

that are conservative,

but I have a, to your point Pat,

friends call me in thebusiness, show business

and they hear the radioshow because you can stream

it online, on Am 970, the answer.com.

Thank you for allowing meto make that blatant plug

Pat Roberts. I appreciate it.

But you could get us online.People listen in Hollywood,

they call, they go, chill.

Thanks for what you're saying.

Thanks for what you're saying.

We appreciate what you're saying. I mean,

and I don't even think ofit. I'm just talking about,

I just speak from my heart.

I'm like yourself and what Iadmire about you Pat Robert,

you speak from your heart,you speak from your soul,

you live, what you talk about.And by the grace of God,

I do that same thing and peoplethey're listening nowadays.

I think more than you think, Pat.

- Well, you're a lifelong Catholic.

Does that your faith informeverything you think about it,

about social issues?

- Yes, it does. And lookat me, believe it or not.

I have my palms from Palm Sunday. Still.

I'm a guilt ridden,

church go and God feared,

Italian Catholic I have.

And my mother, deserves all the credits.

She would make me go to St.Thomas Church in Bloomfield,

New Jersey, where Igot, my Holy communion.

I had my confirmation.

And I really,

and I go to church and they'retrying to take church away.

Pat, don't get me started.

We're not allowed to go out to church.

We still go. with our maskson. we still social distance.

We're still at church. Iwill drop to my knees, Pat.

Every day I give thanks tothe, Lord for the blessings

in my life.

But, that comes from, I have to tell ya,

and I understand the criticisms.

You know,

of a lot of the times youwill be criticized being

a Catholic.

But I gotta tell ya. Itreally taught me, I think,

got me down the rightpath. And I thank my mother

for the, for that and for myCatholicism in that regard.

- Yeah, so Joe I wannaask you one last question,

how do people watch you?I mean, he's into Salem.

I mean New York, or is it thewhole country you're on now?

- Yeah. If you go toAm 970 the answer.com,

and we're on the radioand you could get us

right on your smartphoneon Am 970 the answer.com.

And then we're about totake it up, a notch, Pat.

And we're gonna go on televisionand we'll let you know

about that if we may,

because it's, it's time to get out there,

you know, one time toreally speak our mind

this way, you know,

it's a great country. And,and so many of us look to you,

Pat Robertson, for guidance,for spiritual guidance.

And for all the goodness that's out there.

All you hear is the negativity,

and they're trying to tear us down.

And I really feel around the world,

they're trying to take Christianity away.

So respectfully, objectivelyagain, pragmatically,

we do it every morning on the radio.

So television is probablynext in that regard,

but, you know, Pat Robinson, if I may,

sir, thank you for your.

- Well, thank you my friend.

Hey, listen, Joe, there's one last thing.

There was some thought thatyou might run for governor

of New Jersey. I thinkyou'd be a smash candidate.

Is that off the record or not?

- You know, very busybusiness wise, but people ask,

and, and there is aresponsibility and a duty

as a duty to run,

and they talked about it,and nothing is off the table,

because there is a responsibilityas we go on the radio,

as you're on television, maybegoing into public office,

that's something that Iwill seriously consider Pat

- Amen. Well, we'llpray about that for you.

Thank you so much for being with us.

We really appreciate you and Joe Piscopo,

ladies and gentlemen,

we're going to be backwith more than 700 club

right after the,

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