If it had been a serious show, I would have been offended, because Jefferson Davis Hogg (The president of the Confederacy!), was a crook and Abraham Lincoln Hogg was a good guy, when in actuality, Lincoln was one of, if not THE worst president, we ever had! He wasn't crooked per se, but he was a law breaker, e.g. He didn't follow the Constitution, he pandered to certain groups of people, tried to be a dictator ( WAS one, actually!), etc. The writers of the show were obviously liberal and left! At least they kept it clean but I imagine that was mostly due to Sorrell making them! He told them he didn't want any real violence like people getting shot ( ONE guy got shot in the toe, on Mary Kaye's baby, but no blood and guts stuff!) and no drugs, etc. Even the episode where the Dukes got that pot, instead of a water heater, they didn't glorify it and Boss told them what he thought of dope or drugs!