See today's post in my blog: www.coverthistory.blogspot.com

Now it is one thing to call King a Communist (ala Hoover) but a common car thief? Let's give the man some respect!

The civil rights movement was a mass movement for justice, the like of which the world could do with now. To the worst elements of the media it is simply a matter of building up the "leaders" as demagogues or saints depending on your proclivities and when appropriate tarnishing their image with revelations and scandals.

Derek wrote:

To the worst elements of the media it is simply a matter of building up the "leaders" as demagogues or saints depending on your proclivities and when appropriate tarnishing their image with revelations and scandals.


But that is what sells papers and generates viewers!