In the interview he said he voted for Wilke the first time. Then talked about how nobody should run for office a third or fourth time. Or even a second for some.
B: “And some shouldn’t have run the first time!”
G: And in his poor health, FDR shouldn’t have gone over to Europe to meet those two powerhouses - he was weak. He should have resigned before that.
Interesting interview. Groucho talked about how WWII changed him. He performed at the hospitals and such. “It’s really hard - guy’s without a leg, or an arm - or the “basketcases” - no arms or legs. How can one make jokes - but I steeled myself and did it.”
B: So what sort of jokes would you tell?
G: Oh - I just did the same old routine. Comedy at it’s basics is funny to anybody.
It was interesting to hear about how he used his comedy to poke fun at the people in power. And while he did, it was not the malicious, crude stuff one hears today. The slight turn of a phrase, etc. Man - to have a quick wit like that.
Groucho sings “Lydia the Tattooed Lady”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIYR-ucWhKU