Norman Lear, I love you. [View All]

[GliderGuider]

OK, I'm not an American. And I'm not patriotic, even about my own country. I'm not a Christian. I don't particularly like country music.

But I do believe in ordinary people. And I gotta tell you, I'm sitting here with a tear in my eye after watching the fruits of Norman Lear's latest effort:

Born Again American

When I saw the name of the site I was prepared for another traditional right-wing polemic. Boy, was I wrong. This is the most remarkable piece of grass-roots political activism I've seen in recent years. It's an arrow with feathers of outrage, a shaft of social criticism and a tip of pure sentimentality, aimed straight at the heart of Middle America.

Play the video at the link, you'll be glad you did.