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Anne Kilkenny has written that Palin asked the Wasilla librarian: "What would your response be if I asked you to remove some books from the collection?"
So, I ask, what do you infer from Palin's question? Not what she did or did not do, but just from the language, what does the question mean to you?
Context is everything. The answer the librarian gave was the correct one, in a democratic society. The fact that Palin then wanted to have her fired is the wrong response, in a democratic society.
This is almost hard to answer because I don't see how it can be inferred that anything otherthan book banning was going on here...
So just to play along - IMO Palin knew this was a potentially controversial topic, wanted to do it anyway, and was feeling out the librarian to see what she would say (it was a very weird way of phrasing it, I think). Just asking the question in that way is no less outrageous than if she said to her "I'd like you to remove these books from the collection." The whole thing is bizarre.
COntext does matter, because apparently book banning had been an "issue" in the state at the time she took office, and apparently, citizens had been sending requests to the mayor's office regarding the banning of books.
COntext does matter, because apparently book banning had been an "issue" in the state at the time she took office, and apparently, citizens had been sending requests to the mayor's office regarding the banning of books.
So she asked.... and NOTHING WAS EVER BANNED.
That she considered it even for the most fleeting of moments is just as bad as if she had done it.
You don't ban books. You don't even consider banning books.
If she's such a pitbull then she should have told those people to take a flying leap.
COntext does matter, because apparently book banning had been an "issue" in the state at the time she took office, and apparently, citizens had been sending requests to the mayor's office regarding the banning of books.
So she asked.... and NOTHING WAS EVER BANNED.
So they weren't going to fire the librarian? That in itself was really weird.
So they weren't going to fire the librarian? That in itself was really weird.
The librarian being asked to resign (which is actually nicer than what usually happens to political opponents - outright termination) had nothing to do with the book banning answer.
Ok. So the general consensus, at least amongst Obama supporters, seems to be the statement represents a desire or intent to ban books.
Now, flash forward to Palin's RNC speech where she delivers her famous lipstick joke. Lots of laughs. And a week later Obama delivers his lipstick on a pig comment. And knowing Obama's skills as a wordsmith you can see how easy it is to infer, correctly I might add, that Obama's choice of that specific colloquialism was a deliberate insult to Palin. Thank you Obama supporters for confirming Obama did indeed call Palin a pig.
Ok. So the general consensus, at least amongst Obama supporters, seems to be the statement represents a desire or intent to ban books.
Now, flash forward to Palin's RNC speech where she delivers her famous lipstick joke. Lots of laughs. And a week later Obama delivers his lipstick on a pig comment. And knowing Obama's skills as a wordsmith you can see how easy it is to infer, correctly I might add, that Obama's choice of that specific colloquialism was a deliberate insult to Palin. Thank you Obama supporters for confirming Obama did indeed call Palin a pig.
No need to "infer" anything.
Obama's audience gave it away, and took away all plausible deniability.
Same thing with the infamous primary flick off.
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