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Anonymous
Posted April 10, 2003
Hard Left is not what it's cracked up to be!
Tavis Smiley has a knack for portraying himself as an angry black man trying to save blacks from injustice, and the black community always has a tendency to buy it. Even if their preacher talks out of both sides of his mouth and makes up moral rules as he goes along. Hard Left is the biggest lie that you can find within a book. Mr. Smiley has a tendency to call others on their behavior and thinking, especially those within the right, but never challenges his own behavior that's worthy of questioning. For example, Tavis Smileys comments regarding Jews over the years that leans towards anti-semetism. Suggesting that Jews are money hungry, and have no business complaining about anything. Jews have got it better than blacks. His calling Farrakhan a 'GOD.' Also his constant defending of O.J Simpson, and referring to the Brown family as poor white trash that O.J. took care of and sold him out in the end. He's also had inner conflicts regarding gender. He's pretty much pushed the idea within interviews,that women are not useful except within the kitchen and the bedroom. He's sexist and proud of it, and it was one of the factors that played a role in Mr. Smiley being fired from his hosting job on the BET network in 2001. As for his views on black conservatives, Mr. Smiley yet again proves that he is a man that talks out of both sides of his mouth. Those same black conservatives are people that he respects and often emulates within interviews. Especially how he articulates himself referring to blacks as 'NO GOOD NEGROS.' Comments that many blacks are starting to challenge him publicly about.Some of his other subjects mentioned within the book regarding interracial dating seems a bit odd. Especially the idea that it dissolves a community. Mr. Smiley himself has said within interviews that European women are his personal preferences, yet goes after Clarence Thomas for marrying a white woman. His views on welfare and cross burnings are legitmate issues, but still being pushed through a mouthy hypocrite.I've had a great deal of time to watch Mr. Smiley through the media, listening to him within certain forums that he assumed it was the safest to make racy comments, and compare it to this book. He clearly cannot blame the problems of black America solely on the doorsteps of white conservatives. Especially since he's a one man wrecking crew. This book shows you how to weave body language around half truths or flat out lies. Anger is always convincing when making your point, yet in the end you become a person loaded with hot air and no substance. Just like Mr. Smiley!
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Anonymous
Posted December 2, 2000
Same old same old....
As a libertarian I try to be intellectually honest by reading books from those whom I disagree. I always come away disappointed. So it is with this book. What is here to inspire? All that is here is the same old liberal inability to hold people responsible for their actions. Blame whitey, hate america and talk about angry white men. That's it? Are such racial sterotypes progressive? The author does a decent job of pointing out imperfections and hypocrisy on the right but fails to dent the basic core values of the right. That's what matters. There is nothing here to inspire poor blacks to raise themselves up from the ash heap it's rather the opposite. Just more excuses to stay there. More negativity. The only real solution offered by the author is to vote democrat. Big deal!
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