Palin tried to ban books

[del]

By one of you guys?

That's scary, if true. What a freaking wingnut she is.

no, by one of you guys. what freaking wingnuts they are.

 

[del]

In December 1996, Emmons told her hometown newspaper, the Frontiersman, that Palin three times asked her -- starting before she was sworn in -- about possibly removing objectionable books from the library if the need arose.

Emmons told the Frontiersman she flatly refused to consider any kind of censorship.

Palin asked Wasilla librarian about censoring books - BostonHerald.com

kirk, post it some more, please.

 

[del]

They are trying to distract attention from the fact that Palin asked about the procedure for banning books by claiming that some rumor went around about the actual books she wanted banned and that these books were as yet unpublished Harry Potter books. They think that making a big fuss about this supposed rumor will detract credibility about the other incidences, where she asked the librarian about banning procedures.

it's not a rumor

 

[DiveCon]

it's not a rumor

well, yes it is, but not the way Anguille thinks
the rumor(LIE) is that Palin was trying to ban books that hadnt even been published

 

[glockmail]

All the crap y'all have brought up on Palin, none of it has proved true. Meanwhile McCain is up by 15 points, so please keep it up.

 

[strollingbones]

abuse of power.....dont give someone who abuses a little power....more...

 

[strollingbones]

All the crap y'all have brought up on Palin, none of it has proved true. Meanwhile McCain is up by 15 points, so please keep it up.

i didnt think polls matter...who is ahead in electoral votes?

 

[Charles_Main]

oh please

the list of lies that have been thrown at Palin is enormous, this is just another of that massively failed attempts at smear

Yep you can smell the fear and desperation coming from the Dems and Libs now.

They are totally losing it.

 

[DiveCon]

abuse of power.....dont give someone who abuses a little power....more...

did she abuse her power?
that has yet to be proven, and quite frankly, i doubt it ever will be

 

[glockmail]

i didnt think polls matter...who is ahead in electoral votes?

I never said they didn't. Don't know- what's the latest tally?

 

[DiveCon]

i didnt think polls matter...who is ahead in electoral votes?

no one is
they dont get decided till Nov 5th this year

 

[Charles_Main]

The projections show Obama with a slight lead in electoral Votes. Problem for Obama is only a couple of weeks ago he had a HUGE lead. McCain is closing the gap fast, and if Obama keeps focusing on Palin and Claiming she is not qualified. When she clearly has more executive experience than He does, He will only keep losing ground.

Who ever is advising Obama should be fired forth wit. They have taken a sure winner and turned him into a major underdog with nothing but sheer stupidity.

 

[DiveCon]

The projections show Obama with a slight lead in electoral Votes. Problem for Obama is only a couple of weeks ago he had a HUGE lead. McCain is closing the gap fast, and if Obama keeps focusing on Palin and Claiming she is not qualified. When she clearly has more executive experience than He does, He will only keep losing ground.

Who ever is advising Obama should be fired forth wit. They have taken a sure winner and turned him into a major underdog with nothing but sheer stupidity.

um, wait, didnt he claim it was HIM that was running the campaign

 

[del]

i didnt think polls matter...who is ahead in electoral votes?

so far it's a scoreless tie.

 

[Ravi]

Wow you're dumb. Try re-reading what you responded to.

I suggest you do that. The one I asked the question of was PubicInfinity, he's the one that claimed she asked about banning upcoming books. He appears to be one of you. Asking about banning upcoming Harry Potter books is retarded in the extreme.

 

[del]

I suggest you do that. The one I asked the question of was PubicInfinity, he's the one that claimed she asked about banning upcoming books. He appears to be one of you. Asking about banning upcoming Harry Potter books is retarded in the extreme.

she never asked about banning any particular book, just about the process to ban a book. None of the Harry Potter books existed at the time.

"As we’ve noted, Palin did not attempt to ban any library books. We don’t know if Emmons’ resistance to Palin’s questions about possible censorship had anything to do with Emmons’ firing. And we have no idea if the protests had any impact on Palin at all. There simply isn’t any evidence that we can find either way. Palin did re-hire Emmons the following day, saying that she now felt she had the librarian’s backing. Emmons continued to serve as librarian until August 1999, when the Chicago Tribune reports that she resigned.

So what about that list of books targeted for banning, which according to one widely e-mailed version was taken “from the official minutes of the Wasilla Library Board”? If it was, the library board should take up fortune telling. The list includes the first four Harry Potter books, none of which had been published at the time of the Palin-Emmons conversations. The first wasn't published until 1998. In fact, the list is a simple cut-and-paste job, snatched (complete with typos and the occasional incorrect title) from the Florida Institute of Technology library Web page, which presents the list as “Books banned at one time or another in the United States.”

but you knew that...
FactCheck.org: Sliming Palin

 

[Ravi]

she never asked about banning any particular book, just about the process to ban a book. None of the Harry Potter books existed at the time.

"As we’ve noted, Palin did not attempt to ban any library books. We don’t know if Emmons’ resistance to Palin’s questions about possible censorship had anything to do with Emmons’ firing. And we have no idea if the protests had any impact on Palin at all. There simply isn’t any evidence that we can find either way. Palin did re-hire Emmons the following day, saying that she now felt she had the librarian’s backing. Emmons continued to serve as librarian until August 1999, when the Chicago Tribune reports that she resigned.

So what about that list of books targeted for banning, which according to one widely e-mailed version was taken “from the official minutes of the Wasilla Library Board”? If it was, the library board should take up fortune telling. The list includes the first four Harry Potter books, none of which had been published at the time of the Palin-Emmons conversations. The first wasn't published until 1998. In fact, the list is a simple cut-and-paste job, snatched (complete with typos and the occasional incorrect title) from the Florida Institute of Technology library Web page, which presents the list as “Books banned at one time or another in the United States.”

but you knew that...
FactCheck.org: Sliming Palin

No, I didn't, but thanks. You should reign in your idiots.

She asked about banning books, but apparently she wasn't talking about Harry Potter books.

Maybe PubicInfinity can answer the question I asked him.

 

[del]

No, I didn't, but thanks. You should reign in your idiots.

She asked about banning books, but apparently she wasn't talking about Harry Potter books.

Maybe PubicInfinity can answer the question I asked him.

I don't own any idiots.

 

[Anguille]

it's not a rumor

The list is rumor. That she asked how to ban books is not.

 

[Ravi]

I don't own any idiots.

Are you sure? I can think of a couple that you own.