Real Anita Hill

by David Brock

Book Overview

In this New York Times bestseller, David Brock, a leading investigative journalist in America, presents an argument of the fact and fiction that made up the Hill-Thomas hearings of 1991. Presenting a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029046564
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Touchstone
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fake News

The author later admitted that he made up everything in this book, selling it without that preface is irresponsible.

David Brock as investigative journalist - not political hack

Not many people know this, but David Brock (now owned by George Soros) used to be a pretty good investigative journalist. That was before he got tired of being dissed in Rehoboth. Sadly, Brock decided on a more politically correct path, and one wonders how, if this tome was all lies (which it wasn't, as it draws heavily on congressional hearing records), David Brock expects us to trust him now as a pundit and flunky.

Good investigative piece written before author turned bad.

David Brock is likely to someday be regarded as the Whittaker Chambers of the 1990's. Both worked or have worked for an evil and implacable enemy on the Left side of the political spectrum. Both men also worked or have worked for patriotic conservative causes fighting the evil and implacable Left, and both Chambers and Brock also made dramatic switches from one side to the other. Both men made their decisions at a time when they were/are struggling with personal turmoil as well as public turmoil; indeed, it may not be entirely coincidental that both were/are homosexual.But, of course, the similarities end when you regard the direction in which each man traveled. Whittaker Chambers left the side of the devils, the American Communist Party members working as Soviet spies, and joined forces with patriotic conservatives trying to rout them out.When Chambers moved from Left to Right, he openly stated that he was convinced that he was leaving the winning side for the losing side but that his conscience would not allow him to act otherwise. Indeed, between the 40's and the 80's, many leftist intellectuals who realized that they had been blinded by the Left (but who were not necessarily CP members) and who were similarly conscience-stricken moved in a direction similar to that of Chambers, and ultimately voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980.Of course, David Brock has moved in the opposite direction. He has moved from Right to Left. Today, the Left is not represented by the forces of international Communism but by our own home-grown American and European yahoos. And while Brock may also self-servingly claim to have been motivated by conscience, he can never manufacture the passion that Chambers did before the House Un-American Activities Committee.Moreover, it is unlikely that Brock believes that he is leaving the winning side for the losing side. Brock cannot be ignorant of the fact that the evil and implacable Left has a vise-like control over the news media, academia, and popular culture -- to say nothing of a large percentage of elected officials. Brock cannot be ignorant of the fame and fortune that these forces are able to offer to one who abandons conservatism to join them. It's fairly safe to say that this fame and fortune was a principal factor in his decision.So what was the truth concerning the Thomas/Hill incident and how should Brock's book, written before the Fall, be regarded today? Does it even matter at this point? After having steadfastly defended President Caligula for eight years -- which included disregarding a credible charge of rape -- and while defending Gary Condit today, how can left-wingers -- without suffering from some sort of disassociative disorder -- still wax indignant over allegations that Clarence Thomas used naugthy language in the presence of Anita Hill?Answer: Because the left-wingers' virtually complete control of the forces that manufacture popular opinion have deprived them of a capacity for critical thinking. And becau

Solidly researched

Although hard to follow at times, "The Real Anita Hill" blows a barn-sized hole in Anita Hill's testimony. It is also a blistering indictment of the media, who never bothered to track down the details of Hill's life themselves, and of the black intelligentsia, who threw Clarence Thomas to the wolves to save their own hide. A great explanation of the "Rashomon" of our time.

A real expose' into the soul of the Amer political sys.

David Brock has done a thorough job at exposing the hatchet job done on man by another individual with an axe to grind. Everthing is well documented and supported by Brock. How the American Journalists failed in this story is indicative that the soul of that profession has sold out to a political agenda. This book certainly offers the other side of the story

An excellently researched and intriguing account.

David Brock's THE REAL ANITA HILL is an incredible book and is a testament to America's corrupt political system and a media dominated by intolerant liberals. Bit by bit, Mr Brock strips away at the sand castle of innuendo and downright lies put forth by Ms Hill and her proponents until , with nothing left to stand upon, the case against Clarence Thomas collapses. The book also functions as a stunning indictment of the American media who bizarrely gave equal weight to Hill's allegations and conveniently glossed over discrepancies in her testimony. Truth, as in the recent Gulf War, was the first casualty. I would urge all Americans to read this book.