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If Archie Bunker Were Still Alive

I don’t mean to bust Archie’s hump. He meant well, the simple old chump, But damn, how buffoonish His views, so cartoonish, In short, he’d have staunchly liked Trump! (Written February 2, 2019, for Joseph May's Limerick 4 contest.)

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Line Gauthier

Date: 3/2/2019 7:52:00 PM

Congrats on your top win, Ed. Bravo.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/2/2019 6:55:00 PM

hahaha, he sure would have. Love this. Congrats on a well deserved win.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/2/2019 3:47:00 PM

Congratulations, Janice!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 3/2/2019 9:32:00 AM

CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win! Janice

Ed Morris
Date: 3/2/2019 9:39:00 AM

Thank you, Janice.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/2/2019 9:02:00 AM

Yes he would, Ed! Thing is, audiences laughed at Archie because he seemed so over the top, but the president has a base that supports him regardless. You captured Archie's character, Ed. Congrats on your first-place win! Hugs, Carolyn

Ed Morris
Date: 3/2/2019 9:40:00 AM

Thank you, Carolyn.

Sandra L. Weiss

Date: 2/23/2019 6:33:00 PM

You may be right, don't like it, but . Bunker/Trump, scary thought!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/6/2019 9:57:00 PM

Heck, Arch would have worshiped Trump! ---Lucky we've "missed out" on those episodes, eh?! :)

David Smith

Date: 2/4/2019 12:17:00 AM

Interesting thought. Archie screened down under too. Jury still out on this one for me, Archie screened at time when people were quicker to draw back from the abyss and have a rethink. Great subject for debate as to importance of Archie like characters in the scheme of things. At least we could laugh at them. Best regards David in NZ

Ed Morris
Date: 2/4/2019 4:37:00 PM

Thanks, David. I agree that most conservatives were a lot less extreme in those days (i.e., the days of Nixon, who would practically be considered a liberal by today's standards, in US political terms). But I still think the Archie Bunker character fits the mold of a typical Trump-supporter almost to a tee. Just my opinion, of course. :-)