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ORIGINAL: bipolarber

Since I brought this subject up when it was first reported, I thought I'd post a follow up on the "rumor."

1) Palin did ask the librarian of Wassilla, about what steps she would have to undergo, and what the librarian's reaction would be, if Palin were to ask her to remove certain books from the collection.

2) The list that has been circulating about the net, supposedly of the books Palin wanted taken off the shelves, is not accurate. It's a cut and paste from a website that lists books that have been targets of book banning. There is no record of which books Palin intended to ban.

3) Palin herself characterizes the question about the books as being a "rhetorical loyalty test" and that she never intended to bad any books.

4) Apparently, the librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons, didn't pass. She was first asked for her resignation by Palin, then was summarily fired, when she didn't comply.

5) The local paper ran the story on Emmons firing.

6) Palin reinstated the librarian's job, once it became publicly known.

7) Palin later asked Emmons TWO MORE TIMES, during her stint as mayor, if she could ban books.

8) Emmons retired from the library system in 1999.

9) as of this date, no books have been banned from the Wassila township library... there is no hard evidence, no memos, no mayoral edicts, of Palins attempts at this. Only the reporting of the incident from the local paper, from editions of the time, and word of mouth.

(All I can say is, thank god for people like Mary Ellen Emmons...)

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ORIGINAL: xensuous

As to her brother-in-law...he was drunk on duty more than once...he used a taser on a ten year old child...he threatened to kill members of her family...there were valid reasons he should've been relieved of duty. I wish the media would tell ALL the story.

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ORIGINAL: xensuous

As to her brother-in-law...he was drunk on duty more than once...he used a taser on a ten year old child...he threatened to kill members of her family...there were valid reasons he should've been relieved of duty. I wish the media would tell ALL the story.

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ORIGINAL: rulemylife


A "rhetorical loyalty test"?  That's pretty scary in itself. 

No, that's really scary.

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ORIGINAL: StudFL

And they declared it unlawful to ban OJ so what's the point?

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ORIGINAL: xensuous

As to her brother-in-law...he was drunk on duty more than once...he used a taser on a ten year old child...he threatened to kill members of her family...there were valid reasons he should've been relieved of duty. I wish the media would tell ALL the story.

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ORIGINAL: MistressNew

This whole story scares me.  It can be broken down pretty easily:
1. Palin asked a librarian if banning books was ok.
2. The answer was no.
3. The librarian lost her job, only to regain it after a giant outcry from the (very small) town. 

It reminds me of this:
On 31 August, an Alaskan General says Palin had no hand in decision making. On 3 September, he says it again. On 5 September, he completely changes his story. On 8 September, he is promoted.
These people have no shame.  They must think the American populace is stupid.

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


There's a rumor that as mayor she inquired what library policy was.

The horror.