If someone told you that blacks are different from other groups in America because they just can't control themselves, getting carried away with raw emotion, you might assume it was a KKK member speaking. But in the latest such instance of negative stereotypiung, it turns out that it is BET television personality Tavis Smiley practicing the not-so-soft bigotry of low expectations. Freedom Zone brings us the story The moderator of Thursday's Democrat presidential debate was asked by C-Span host Brian Lamb why he didn't enforce a no-applause rule for his PBS-sponsored debate like other debate formats; moderator Tavis Smiley replied: "Because black people are an emotional people. I know it wouldn't have worked." Smiley says the black audience attending the 90-minute session at Howard University would not have listened or complied with such a request for silence, suggesting African-Americans are unable to control themselves. He made the remarks on Friday morning's Washington...(Read Full Post)