Sep 06 2008
More, Please!
Not one, but two Palin smears debunked. First, the “affair” rumor. Then, the “book ban” rumor.
Like the man says:
Keep it up — please. Keep informing the public that women have to stay on the ideological reservation or they have to stay in the kitchen, and that they’re not really free to have their own minds. Keep punishing those who express their own opinions and defy the media with despicable slurs and innuendo and by all means keep attacking their children. None of that will have any effect on Palin’s credibility — but it will strip her critics of theirs.
Liberals: Creating GOP voters daily.
Oh. Charles Martin is keeping a list of debunked Palin smears. It’s getting pretty long, but keep them coming!
One response so far
Here is a reasonable explanation of the ORIGINAL “Palin as book banner” story. I have Jessamyn on my Bloglines, but hadn’t been there, so I just checked it out.
I have a more nuanced view of “citizen collection development” than my colleagues. If people are going to have their money stolen from them for public libraries, it’s reasonable that they have some voice in what will be in them. This has nothing to do with “censorship”, as many librarians are as anxious to represent some viewpoints and not others as the most fanatical Religious Reicher is. Rather, it’s all about professional respect: “How DARE you question my judgment in adding this book to the collection! I am a PROFESSIONAL with an MLS!”
That being said, and granting that removing porn from public libraries != book burning, it’s an icky thing, and I’m glad Sarah didn’t do it.