About the Project
In 2012, Andrew Breitbart, creator of Breitbart.com, wrote about the 1998 Chicago world-premiere production of The Love Song of Saul Alinsky, for which then-State Senator Barack Obama served on a post-play panel. That night, Breitbart suddenly died, fueling a surge of outrageous theories that manipulated facts, making it hard for the truth to emerge unscathed. The tornado of vitriol from the Far Right made the play’s producer/director an unwitting target of forces trying to take down President Barack Obama as he ran for reelection.
This timely and bizarre story shows how the intersection of politics and media can shape public perception and influence elections. Funny, touching, and true, it is also a reminder that there are many sides to a story, and it’s important that we be the final writers and tellers of our own.
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