Sep 11, 2008 palin reversed course on bakers dismissal after a local outcry, and later said the discussions about banning books were rhetorical. Spokesman brian rogers said, the fact is that as mayor, palin never asked anyone to ban a book and not one book was ever banned, period. Palins bookbanning efforts theres been a list making the rounds lately, showing books that sarah palin allegedly tried to ban from. Exactly what books palin might have wanted to ban have not. Bogus sarah palin book ban campaign, obama, elections. This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a brief context for the reason that each book was prohibited.
More information is coming out about palin and her quest to ban books from the wasilla library during her time as mayor. Although sheffieldborn michael palin found fame as a member of monty pythons flying circus, his parallel career as one of the worlds bestselling travel writers began in 1989 with around the world in eighty days, the companion book to the television programme of the same name. I try to keep who to vote for politics pretty well off of this blog and prefer to discuss politics in general and better and worse strategies for promoting libraries in whatever. Mass media and society class has been asked to provide a discussion on an attempted censorship, which they will take a position for or against the case. Palin of wasilla tried to ban howard bess pastor, im gay from the wasilla public library has the matsu been embroiled in a book banning. Sarah palins book banning, and why it matters sarah palins book banning history and why it should worry everyone concerned about intellectual freedom. Palin proposed book banning as mayor anandtech forums. Palin asked the library how she might go about banning books because some had inappropriate language in themshocking the librarian, mary ellen baker.
Now, in palins muchhyped book, hes just a fat, smoking bullethead who told her to stick to the script. There was no source cited, just a long list of controversial books that palin supposedly wanted banned, including not only the first five harry potter books two of which werent even written at the time, but lady chatterlys lover, james and the giant peach, and everything by judy blume. In this case, it is instructive to see how the old media treated the claim that sarah palin banned books from the wasilla library when she was mayor and today how it is treating the recently highlighted supreme court arguments made by elena kagan that the government could ban books. The palin book banning controversy the bilerico project. Palin s alleged attempt at book banning has been a matter of intense interest since republican presidential nominee john mccain named her as his running mate last month. List catalogs books banned from the wasilla, alaska, public library by mayor sarah palin. The third and most ambitious of michael palin s adventures is a voyage of epic proportions the circumnavigation of the pacific rim.
A clockwork orange by anthony burgess a wrinkle in time by madeleine lengle annie on my mind by nancy garden as i lay dying by william faulkner blubber by judy blume. Ann kilkenny, a democrat who said she attended every city council meeting in ms. Palin reversed course on the librarians dismissal after a local outcry, and later said the discussions about banning books were rhetorical. Asked about book banning and rape kits still claims she cancelled bridge 10312008 05.
Sep 03, 2008 time magazine says that when sarah palin took office as mayor, she approached the town librarian and asked how to go about banning books from the town library. Spokespeople from the mccainpalin campaign have tried to slough off the incident between palin and the librarian, saying the inquiry about banning the books was just a rhetorical question. Whether or not governor sarah palin tried to have books banned at the local public library when she was mayor of wasilla has been a matter of. Political debate over why mayor palin was inquiring about banning books has become a major presidential campaign issue in 2008, with different parties involved in the dispute providing conflicting. In december 1996, emmons told her hometown newspaper, the frontiersman, that. Heres the story about palins bookbanning try as mayor mcclatchy.
Sarah palins book banning, and why it matters huffpost. Each year, the american library association marks banned books week to raise awareness about censorship in our public libraries. Nov, 20 sarah palin ends her new book, good tidings and great joy. With their headlines the old media convicted palin in 2008 yet today kagan is nearly absolved of the charge. Sep 12, 2008 this is the list of books palin tried to have banned. In her first public statement since palin was named the gop vicepresidential candidate, mary ellen baker said today, i simply do not recall a conversation with specific. Cnn the mccain palin team is continuing its pushback campaign against stories about vp nominee sarah palin that have taken on a life of their own on the internet. Palin brought up the idea of banning some books at one meeting. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books, though she never followed through and it was unclear which books or passages were in. Sarah palin, bookbanning hopeful, has now become a proud endorser of mediabanning.
I never banned a book, never desired to ban a book. Book banning comes back to palin country the mudflats. It should not say book banning at all, as those words are not found verbatim in any quotable source. This information is taken from the official minutes of the wasilla library board. Palin is notorious for being in favor of the notorious bridge to nowhere before she was against it. Wasilla mayor sarah palin tried to ban books from the library. Heres what we know about sarah palins interest in banning books. Sep 30, 2008 palin denies book banning by andrew belonsky september 30, 2008 at 4. Read more read more about book banning in public schools here. This years banned books week runs from september 27 to october 4, and it has a special significance because the vice presidential debate. The bogus sarah palin banned books list michelle malkin. He travels for almost a year through the 18 countries that border the worlds largest ocean, and is forced to negotiate mountains, plunging gorges, cross glaciers and dodge icebergs. Contrary to one false email circulating around the internet, palin apparently never tried to ban any specific books as mayor.
The mccain campaign has released a memo addressing the controversy surrounding sarah palin s involvement, or lack thereof, in a book banning crusade at the wasilla public library. Mccain pushes back at palin book banning controversy. The video by andrew belonsky september 11, 2008 at 9. Via andrew murphy of libertarian republican comes a link to a time mag story on gop vp candidate sarah palin s tenure as mayor of wasilla, alaska. By james taranto sarah palin, book banning and other smears. Sarah palin, daddys roommate and the lefts hypocrisy on. Sep 12, 2008 palin s alleged attempt at book banning has been a matter of intense interest since republican presidential nominee john mccain named her as his running mate last month. Palin and book banning vice president oder vice fuhrer. The line from the mccain campaign has been that palin never had any interest whatsoever in banning library books. Palin now denies that she wanted to censor library books, but bess insists that his book was on a hit list targeted by palin. Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members its free and quick. Abc news brian ross report on how john mccains vp candidate sarah palin bullied and fired the town librarian in wasilla, alaska after she refused to ban three books. Christian newswire has reported today that peter labarbera, the president for americans for truth, has charged liberal activists with rank hypocrisy, in which they accused republican vice president nominee sarah palin of book banning due to the concern she and her constituents made on controversial books such as daddys roommate in the walhalla public library. Time reported last week that palin asked the wasilla librarian, mary ellen baker.
Sep 06, 2008 the bogus sarah palin banned books list. But the old media went after the story with gusto even though it was a wildly overblown, anti palin fantasy. The actual quote the recounts the event says removing books and should be used verbatim. Below is the email with a list of books that mayor sarah palin allegedly tried to ban. The old medias headlines as much as stated palin was a book banner or asked the question in such a leading way as to make folks think she may. Mccain palin fires back over book ban rumor cnn political. Please note that not at any time were any books ever banned from the wasilla city library. Palin joins nixon in having an official enemies list.
Im as certain of that as i am that im sitting here. Oct 31, 2008 palin gives major interview to hometown paper. Sarah palin, daddys roommate and the lefts hypocrisy on book banning. Sarah palins library issue is now a campaign issue book. Media on palins banned list ejected from going rogue. Sarah palin, librarians, and the wasilla library book banning. A new york times article details disturbing information about palins push.
Some forums can only be seen by registered members. They were somehow morally or socially objectionable to her, ms. The woman who once called on the press to quit makin things up took it a step further yesterday by. School officials propagate the lie that palin banned books. Apr 29, 2020 the great gatsby, catch22 and i know why the caged bird sings are three of the five books the matanuskasusitna borough school district voted to remove from a student reading list. They are the capstone of a 200page journey through palins vision of the war on christmas that ranges from constitutional law to culture wars, from fact to fantasy, from bristol to bear skulls. This time its hysterical librarians and their readers on the internet disseminating a bogus list of books gov.
The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or less often commercial motives. On palin and book banning democrats, represent, controversial, obama user name. This seems like a good time to mention banned books week, beginning sept. The list itself is an urban myth, we do not know which books sarah may have wanted to get rid of. She simply inquired with the librarian about how she would react if palin did attempt to ban books. To contrast the medias treatment of the false palin book banning story, we can look to the current story about obamas scotus nominee, elena kagan, who was involved in a case before the supreme court in which she affirmed that books, pamphlets and other printed matter could possibly be open for government banning under the mccainfeingold act. The media frenzy surrounding reports of sarah palin s attempt to ban books from the wasilla public library is somewhat off the mark.
Charlie gibson asked sarah palin yesterday about reports that she sought to ban books from the wasilla public library. There is nothing on the list that indicates that palin put any thought into what she wanted banned from the library. Palins bookbanning efforts theres been a list making the rounds lately, showing books that sarah palin allegedly tried to ban from wasillas public library during her mayoral tenure. Palins bookbanning efforts, redux washington monthly. Heres the story about palin s book banning try as mayor rindi white anchorage daily news september 05, 2008 07. Samuel clemens mark twain classic the adventures of huckleberry finn stands out as its banning usually. Feisty school teacher challenges school officials over librarian who put up a display propagating the lie that sarah palin banned books. The feeling running through going rogue is that palin has been bursting to take a whack at those she believes didnt do right by her during the campaign. However we were very disappointed to see that james freys fake memoir. All the charges of bookbanning and censorship of books like daddys roommate obscure the lefts role as the.
According to a new york times report, which named two sources, in 1995 palin was on the city council of wasilla and objected to the book daddys roommate being allowed in the town library. According to a new york times report which named two sources, in 1995 palin. Yet the palin headlines as much as say that palin was banning books. If someone is offended at the prospect of book banning, the real story certainly wont make them feel any better. Palin and book banning, redux ive been following the story about sarah palin s book banning efforts pretty closely, and noticed that the new york times profile on palin s governing style had. People for response to revelations of palins attempted book. This was gleefully singled out as proof sarah palin was a backwards rube, but the fact of the matter is that schools and public libraries remove books from their. Did sarah palin ban certain books in alaskan schools answers. I dont care about her stand on abortion, her fascination with shooting moose, or trying to fire her brotherinlaw. In this case, it is instructive to see how the old media treated the claim that sarah palin banned books from the wasilla library when she was mayor and today how it is treating the recently highlighted supreme court arguments made by elena kagan that the government could ban books under the mccainfeingold act. Palin told the frontiersman that she had no particular books or other. This information is taken from the official minutes of the wasilla library. The librarian at the center of a 1996 controversy with thenwasilla mayor sarah palin says she cant recall any effort by palin to ban specific books from the town library.
This years banned books week runs from september 27 to october 4, and it has a special significance because the vice presidential debate between joe biden and sarah palin falls in the middle of it on october 2. Palin s book banning efforts theres been a list making the rounds lately, showing books that sarah palin allegedly tried to ban from wasillas public library during her mayoral tenure. Report on sarah palin trying to ban library books in. This years banned books week runs from september 27 to october 4, and it has a special significance because the vice presidential debate between joe biden and sarah palin falls in the middle of it on. Heres what we know about sarah palin s interest in banning books. So, you see, she didnt ban booksshe just tried to fire a librarian who wouldnt censor them. Palins bookbanning efforts theres been a list making the rounds lately, showing books that sarah palin allegedly tried to ban from wasillas public library during her. Sarah palin needs to clarify her stance on freedom of speech immediately, and john mccain needs to explain why he chose a running mate with so little regard for the constitution.
To me, this kind of dangerous censorship, and the ensuing political payback for those not towing the line, is one of the biggest indicators of palin s values and governing style. Sep 12, 2008 the mccain campaign now concedes to the associated press that sarah palin, as mayor, asked her town librarian about book banning three times. The mccain palin team is continuing its pushback campaign against stories about vp nominee sarah palin banning books while mayor of wasilla, and in particular to a lengthy list of books that it is said she banned which is now known to be false as some of the books werent even published at the time she is said to have. A palin family source told nbc news that out of respect to the family, we have nothing to add at this point. This is the list of books palin tried to have banned. Palin banned no books nor did she ask for any to be banned. The list of books that sarah palin opposed is a standard rightwing christian hit list. Palin bans bloggers and local media from public book.
On the other hand, she was always in favor of banning books from the wasilla public library. Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and wasilla residents said, ms. Mrs palin was unveiled as mccains running mate exactly 10 years ago. The latest news, commentary blogs, videos, and related links involving sarah palin and the wasilla library book censorship controversy.
Sep 09, 2008 palin s book banning efforts theres been a list making the rounds lately, showing books that sarah palin allegedly tried to ban from wasillas public library during her mayoral tenure. The list was posted on the ala council discussion list on september 7, 2008 where members noted incorrect facts the discredited list is a red herring. Yesterday, abc news brian ross moved the ball forward a bit. An intelligent person would have know that some of the books like harry potter was written years after palin became mayor palin derangement syndrome strikes again. Sarah palin banned books immediately after becoming mayor of wasilla, alaska, sarah palin went on a tirade where she tried to ban books from. As many of you will notice it is a hit parade for book burners.
When sarah palin came to dover, nh on october 15, 2008, i attempted to promote my novel the forgotten liars by handing out flyers urging her to ban it. Protecting the heart of christmas, with a collection of family recipesstarting with christmoose chili. On becoming mayor of the thriving alaskan metropolis in 1996, she did not attempt to ban specific books from the town library. Did palin actually ban books at the wasilla public library. Sarah palin s book ban list commentary by tim horrigan. Heres the story about palins bookbanning try as mayor.