Make no mistake, Palin did try to get books banned...

[Bread and Circus]

The "List" as it is circulated is a fake. However, she did ask the local librarian if she were willing to banning books from the library. The librarian said no. Palin tried to get her fired but she was popular and so Palin backed down.

Palin asked the librarian about the possibility of removing books on more than one occasion. The thing is that there were no books specified because she was rebuffed by the librarian. The book list, as circulated on the web, is false. However, the core of the story is true.

As to what Palin wanted banned is anyone's guess.

However, logic would indicate it would be in line with her church, Assemblies of God, which is well known to the American Library Association and other institutions as being keen on book burning. There are specific books they have burned or "cut up" if the local fire marshall wouldn't let them have a bonfire and that list varies from church to church and event to event.

But make no mistake, Palin was very invested in censorship.

If that doesn't make you scared as hell, I'm not sure what will.

There's a saying in German that goes something like this "those that burn books will eventually burn human beings". They have a lot of experience with that. Take their word for it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. I knew they would twist this as soon as I saw that fake list

It isn't about her wanting to ban books anymore, it's about the fake list.

[leftofcool]

2. Do you have a link that certifies this is absolute truth

Not someone's blog, but a real link to the librarian and some signed statement by the librarian?

[rawtribe]

3. Form the local paper.

http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2008/09/08/breaking_news/doc48c1c8a60d6d9379155484.txt

[Bread and Circus]

4. start here:

http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/september2008/palinswasillastory.cfm

[Betsy Ross]

5. Search on librarians against Palin.

It will bring up numerous articles which include the the name of the Wasilla librarian.

[ContinentalOp]

6. Yep, this is how they operate. It's clever and insidious.

If anyone brings up book banning they can just say, "oh that list that was passed around on the internet was a lie. it's already been debunked."

[Peacetrain]

7. Putting on MY tin foil hat

and I am agreeing with previous poster I think. Could this have been the plan all along? They knew this was out there about trying to get the librarian fired so the operatives on the right fired off the email that went around our numbers so fast, so that when they do get to the librarian..

They can say it was all internet rumor ??:tinfoilhat: