Forty-five years ago tonight, a new sitcom debuted on CBS.  It barely registered in the ratings until the summer re-runs, but soon it became the number 1 show and Archie Bunker became the archetype of a reactionary right-wing bigot.  Nobody ever thought anyone like him could be taken seriously as a politician, least of all a presidential candidate.  Those were the days.

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