http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25489/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/msnbc-archie-bunker-racist-character-still-resonates-immigration-debate <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/scott-whitlock">Scott Whitlock</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>According to a MSNBC host, the racist outbursts of the '70s character Archie Bunker can be felt in opposition to the President's amnesty plan. Ninety two year-old producer Norman Lear appeared on Monday's edition of&nbsp;<em>The Cycle</em>&nbsp;and journalist&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/blakezeff">Blake Zeff</a>&nbsp;sneered, "I think Archie Bunker still resonates today because you still have people in America who think the way Archie did."&nbsp;</p><div class='signature'><p>— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/scottjw" target="_blank">Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/msnbc-archie-bunker-racist-character-still-resonates-immigration-debate" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Archie Bunker MSNBC Norman Lear Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:17:50 +0000 scott.whitlock 47662 at http://archive2.mrc.org