I like Morgan too, but to correct you he is overtly political, the guy is about as far left as you can get before being called an out and out commie.
Source? It seems contrary to what I read here (FR thread): MORGAN(Freeman) EXPLAINS HIS LOVE FOR MISUNDERSTOOD MISSISSIPPI (less racist than most other places) and MORGAN FREEMAN: "George W. has been a perfect president
I believe you are confusing him with Danny Glover, who is in fact an out and out marxist. Glover also has about a tenth the acting talent which Morgan Freeman possesses in his little finger.