It’s not funny that Trump is running for president

Looking at people in global positions of untrammelled power reminds me of the late comedian Bob Monkhouse, and a joke he told against himself: 

It’s not funny that Trump is running for president
Wed, 24 Jun, 2015 - 01:00
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“People laughed when I told them I was going to be a comedian; well, they’re not laughing now”. Donald Trump for president of the US?

Liam Power

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