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When first elected the mayor of Wasilla, Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin approached the city librarian with the idea of banning some books that were morally or socially objectionable to her.
Sounds like a power crazed, controlling, narrow-minded religious freak.....typical republican....this is what "hockey moms" do??
And the repubs wonder why we're scared????
But, when she gets to the Smithsonian or the Library of Congress I think threatening to fire people won't work....what a shock that will be to Queen Sara.
Can somebody please tell me what books she tried to ban... specifically.
If she tried to ban books on evolution, religion, philosophy etc, I'll jump on board that what she did was wrong.
If she tried to ban copies of the Anarchist's Cookbook, Bombmaking for Dummies or Child Porn and it's Role in 20th Century Cinema... I won't be concerned.
She opened a dialogue with the librarian asking what the process was to ban books that could MORALLY offend her voters. From what I have read, no specific books were discussed. When the librarian objected to the censorship, she was fired.
Take a look at the list of books people most often try to ban for morality reasons, you'll be surprised to see what's on there.
I just want to know what the "Certain Books" are.... not what the most likely challanged books are.
I would find the a copy of the Anarchist's Cookbook to be morally offensive in my local library. I would find a copy of a Penthouse to be morally offenive in my local library.
I just want to know what the "Certain Books" are.... not what the most likely challanged books are.
I would find the a copy of the Anarchist's Cookbook to be morally offensive in my local library. I would find a copy of a Penthouse to be morally offenive in my local library.
So what? Part of living free is tolerating others' taste in books.
Sounds like a power crazed, controlling, narrow-minded religious freak.....typical republican....this is what "hockey moms" do??
And the repubs wonder why we're scared????
But, when she gets to the Smithsonian or the Library of Congress I think threatening to fire people won't work....what a shock that will be to Queen Sara.
Thank God, because someone has got to stop this small-minded power-driven woman!
Can somebody please tell me what books she tried to ban... specifically.
If she tried to ban books on evolution, religion, philosophy etc, I'll jump on board that what she did was wrong.
If she tried to ban copies of the Anarchist's Cookbook, Bombmaking for Dummies or Child Porn and it's Role in 20th Century Cinema... I won't be concerned.
So you are all right with censorship as long as you are in agreement with what should be censored? What of the opinions of others? This is why censorship is wrong.
So far no one has provided any proof at all that the librarian was fired as a direct result of this conversation with Palin, nor has there been any proof that the librarian was not fired for good cause, even if her firing was related to the conversation. For example, did she become disrespectful to Palin, and refuse to answer her questions? That could be grounds for being fired.
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