[Brad from Tennessee]

FANNING IMAGINARY FLAMES: A LOOK BACK AT THE GREAT CHURCH FIRE PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN

Fifteen summers ago, America’s news media informed us that black churches throughout the South were being torched by white racists. The purported wave of arsons dominated the airwaves and generated thousands of newspaper articles. Pundits, politicians and preachers decried the terrorism and the hate it represented.

In fact, it never happened.

Here is the little-known story of how an obscure radical group teamed up with a leftist national church organization, an unprincipled President and a legion of compliant news outlets to create a media firestorm — one based entirely on lies. . .

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2011/06/fanning_imaginary_flames_a_look_back_at_the_great_church_fire_propaganda_campaign.html

[Old Sarge]

Do we call it “astro-turf”, or “nappy hair”?

[zot]

Ping to post # 9.

[rlmorel]

I knew it was all crap, and because I was paying attention and don’t get my news from the media, I knew all this, but it was still discouraging reading for me.

That there are Americans citizens who engage in this...sad.

The author of the article wrote and excellent book about the Swift Boat Vets and their role in defeating Kerry, which I still have.

Thanks for linking to the article.