The Definition of American

My definition of America is slightly different, but I disagree with some of the other assessments. We DID elect a black man as our chief diplomat, so it appears that the nation was at least somewhat united in who they thought should represent America. While the image of the Ford truck, rumbling through the rocky mountains, only to have the driver (in Levi's) getting our and cracking open a nice tall Coors' banquet beer (made only with the freshest high country barley), we neglect to show the inner-city America that so many people are a product of. The old black men playing checkers or a black barbershop are just as indicative of the American ideal that we should wish to portray.