list of books Sarah Palin wanted removed from the library - sigh

[dumbledore11214]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "anne_t_squires" 
<tfaucette6387 at ...> wrote:
> As expected, the rumor is false:
> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13084_Page2.html
> 
> From Politico:
> 
> `In 1996, according to the Frontiersman, Wasilla's library director
> Mary Ellen Emmons said Palin asked her outright if she could live 
with
> censorship of library books. Emmons said, "This is different than a
> normal book-selection procedure or a book-challenge policy. 
 She 
was
> asking me how I would deal with her saying a book can't be in the
> library." Palin said in response, "Many issues were discussed, both
> rhetorical and realistic in nature." [Frontiersman, 12/18/96]`
> 
> There was no threat, there were no banned books. Constituents
> complained, she asked, and she was answered.
> 
> There's a list circulating on the Internet claiming to be the list 
of
> books Palin asked to be banned. It's a fake; some of the books on 
the
> list had not even been published in 1996 when this incident 
occurred.
> The list is from http://www.adlerbooks.com/banned.html, and is a 
list
> of all books that have ever been banned anywhere in America.


Alla:

I agree that it is not completely correct. I do disagree from your 
links though that it is completely false either.

She asked to have some books banned, or am I misunderstanding? It is 
just that librarian appeared to be strong enough to say no to a mayor 
and mayor decided not to push. I mean, what else her question could 
mean?


The fact that she asked, is enough for me, frankly. Unless as I said 
I am misunderstanding your link to politico.