Palin tried to censor books at the Wasilla library

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://donklephant.com/2008/08/31/from-miss-congeniality-to-sarah-barracuda-how-sarah-palin-changed-from-a-pro-tax-politician-to-a-ruthless-pol-1/

The tax-cutting Miss Congeniality found a comfortable place alongside “Sarah Barracuda’s” tangling with her political opponents. Repeatedly, Palin has appeared single-minded, almost close-minded, in her decision-making. The librarian director Palin spared, Mary Ellen Emmons, recounted an uncomfortable discussion with Palin. Palin asked her if she “could live with censorship of library books.” Fortunately, censorship never happened. Palin said the conversation was only a “rhetorical” exercise.” Nevertheless, it is an “exercise” few politicians dare broach.


http://blackstarnews.com/?c=135&a=4835

While to Stambaugh’s face she told him that he was doing “a wonderful job” and assured the police chief that she “was not going to fire him,” two weeks after the last assurance Stambaugh came into his office and found a letter telling him not to come back the next day.

So, too, did Wasilla Librarian Mary Ellen Emmons, who recoiled against Palin’s attempts at censoring books on the library’s shelves.

[GrizzlyMan]

1. After Obama wins, he needs to implement federal oversight of Alaska's state govt.

This is the most corrupt wild west show I've ever seen.

[DangerousRhythm]

2. That is just chilling... no, I can't live with censorship of library books, Sarah.

Can anyone find out more about this one? What exactly was she trying to censor, I wonder?

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. These stories are breaking overnight. The researchers are in alaska digging as we type.

[MissHoneychurch]

3. The more I hear about that woman

the more scared I get of the idea what power she might have as VP in DC :scared:

[Douglas Carpenter]

5. THIS NEEDS LOTS AND LOTS OF RECOMMENDS!! ANOTHER STORY THAT NEEDS TO GO VIRAL!!

[fasttense]

6. Oh she seems to be Anti-free speech on top of her other Anti political stances.

She is anti-choice, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-science, anti-separation of church and state (isn't that what Martin Luther fought for?, Oh never mind, if she's anti-books she may not know.), anti-ecology, and anti-women's rights....

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. "Oh never mind, if she's anti-books she may not know" LOL!

[tsuki]

14. The anti-candidate. Dobson's bestest pick. Now if he can get

her to pray for RAIN, a deluge of Biblical Proportions, she'll be 100%.

[DemsUnited]

8. not a nice picture emerging of "ms. reformist."

[chatnoir]

9. K'ed & R'ed

:kick:

[d_b]

10. jesus h

McCain should have asked us to vet her goofy ass

[depakid]

11. Small, rural towns and Mayberry Machiavellians

My guess is that stories like these even give the freepers a pause.

[nc4bo]

12. How Fundementally fascist of her. So what does Ms.Palin really think of free speech? nt

[malletgirl02]

13. Palin

I know I said this before, but the more I hear about here the more frightening she gets. This this is an important story, we need to keep this thread on the front page.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. yup.

[Forkboy]

15. She's the whole GOP package!

In other words... :puke:

[Arugula Latte]

17. She hates American freedom!

[liberaldem4ever]

18. K & R !!! n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. I bet she wanted to censor the sex ed books!!

[trueblue2007]

23. And...that is why her DAUGHTER IS PREGNANT AND NOT MARRIED.

[azmouse]

20. kick

[jcla]

21. Ban books....burn books.... burn people....

[ForeignSpectator]

22. "Don't be afraid of information" was her quote when she defended creationism being taught in

schools. The hypocrisy and lying that's coming from this woman is absolutely unbelievable. And all that got out in not even a week!

[TheKentuckian]

25. To the top and viral with this one guys.

She proves that she will not defend the Constitution of the United States of America but seek at nearly every turn to overturn and/or subvert it.

THIS IS NOT THE REFORM WE NEED JOHN MCCAIN!!!!!!

[quantass]

24. .

[Douglas Carpenter]

26. KICK

[Scurrilous]

27. Kick

:kick:

[Bernardo de La Paz]

28. Some "rhetorical exercise". Like Sluggo asking rhetorically how your fire insurance is. . . nt