“Representatives for Norman Lear have issued the following clarification: “Mr. Lear is thrilled to receive a Kennedy Center Honor this year. Although he has clearly stated he will not be attending the White House reception he looks forward to attending the Awards Gala at the Kennedy Center on December 3rd and ‘wouldn’t wish to be anywhere else that night.”
The genius who created “All In The Family”, and so dragged American parochialism and nativism into the light of day for disinfection and correction, had this to say about the similarities...and differences...between his profoundly bigoted but ultimately educable protagonist Archie Bunker and drumpf:
“I think Donald Trump is shrewd in a way Archie never was,” Lear told the Daily Beast last year, shortly before Trump won the election. “Archie Bunker was far wiser of heart. Sure, the thoughts he held were antediluvian. But Donald Trump is a thorough fool, having nothing to do with the shrewdness that has allowed him to cheat and steal the way he has for his own good. Underneath that, he is a fool.”
Mr. Lear also kindly tweeted this clip of Archie in action, perhaps showing us where drumpf mini-me Stephen Miller learned his stunted opinions about Lady Liberty…
I applaud Norman’s decision to attend the gala, you are an American treasure, sir, and should not allow the presence of American dross to ruin your evening.
Plus, the side-eyes exchanged that evening will be priceless.
Those, and Rob Reiner’s speech….