“Nowadays, you cannot be a very Effective political figure without Having a demonstrable sense of humor. People take to it.”

—  Robert Orben

Claudia Buck (May 26, 1986) "Humorless Election Year Is Nothing To Laugh At", Sacramento Bee, p. A1.

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