Always a Soldier: Service, Sacrifice, and Coming Out as America’s Favorite Black, Gay RepublicanPost Hill Press, 2020 M07 21 - 503 pages Moonlight meets American Sniper in this groundbreaking memoir and political commentary from a bold new voice in American politics. Before he became a war veteran and political analyst, he was a young black man who enlisted in the U.S. Army right out of high school, survived the notoriously brutal Infantry basic training, and served while remaining a closeted gay man to all but a few of his colleagues. At his first duty station, he finds himself in dangerous territory when the United States declares war on Iraq; in fact, his unit was one of the first called in after the initial invasion. Rob's experience offers a ground-level view of life on the front lines in the United States Army in an unforgettable coming-of-age story with a military twist. In addition to his memoir, Always a Soldier highlights his thoughts on current hot-button political topics like the new crop of Black Republicans and the escalating tactics of the LGBTQ community, announcing him as a voice in American politics that will be heard for years to come. |
Contents
The Hard Road | |
Going All The | |
What We Do Is Secret | |
A Chilly Reception | |
Shock and | |
Days of Blunder | |
Sharp Edges | |
Monsters | |
Coming Home | |
Epilogue | |
Americas Favorite Black Gay Republican | |
Becoming Americas Favorite Black Gay Republican | |
Rabbit Hole | |
Falling Down | |
An Education | |
The War Within | |
The Cult of LGBTQ | |
The Kanye Effect Why Black Americans Are Leaving Democrats Behind | |
An Inclusive Republican Party for a Changing World | |
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Always a Soldier: Service, Sacrifice, and Coming Out as America's Favorite ... Rob Smith No preview available - 2020 |