Sarah Palin,, Librarians, and Libraries:
September 7th, 2008Adventures in the Midwest – “[P]utting the two words together — sexy librarian — is redundant. The basic precept of librarianship — access to knowledge — is super-sexy. 
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Well said.
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September 14th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Snopes.com and the City of Wasilla’s website have the facts on the Palin banned books controversy.
Apparently Palin never specified which books, but did ask Emmons what she would hypothetically do if Palin asked for removal of books at the request of her constituents. Emmons stood her ground and the town rallied on her behalf.
No books were banned and Emmons was never fired, but Palin did write Emmons a letter to ask for her resignation because she felt Emmons did not “fully support” her.
Scary to think what will happen if McCain doesn’t survive his term and we have President Palin:(
October 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Actually, not quite correct. What bothers me is not the controversy of the banning which was exaggerated, but the idea of ‘loyalty firings.’
According to factcheck
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html
Palin initially requested Emmons’ resignation, along with those of Wasilla’s other department heads, in October 1996. Palin described the requests as a loyalty test and allowed all of them (except one, whose department she was eliminating) to retain their positions. But in January 1997, Palin fired Emmons, along with the police chief. According to the Chicago Tribune, Palin did not list censorship as a reason for Emmons’ firing, but said she didn’t feel she had Emmons’ support. The decision caused “a stir” in the small town, according to a newspaper account at the time. According to a widely circulated e-mail from Kilkenny, “city residents rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin’s attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter.”
As we’ve noted, Palin did not attempt to ban any library books. We don’t know if Emmons’ resistance to Palin’s questions about possible censorship had anything to do with Emmons’ firing. And we have no idea if the protests had any impact on Palin at all. There simply isn’t any evidence that we can find either way. Palin did re-hire Emmons the following day, saying that she now felt she had the librarian’s backing. Emmons continued to serve as librarian until August 1999, when the Chicago Tribune reports that she resigned.
Excuse me but asking someone to sacrifice their livelihood to show ‘loyalty’ is twisted. She was an elected official. I’m quite sure the librarian was not elected.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Then include her comments about expanding the powers of the vice presidency. Hasn’t the Patriot Act done enough damage to libraries and their patron records? I’m not sure Palin could be trusted. Nor do I want to think the harm she could do in undermining the constitution should she become president.
By working in the back rooms of regulatory committees and executive orders to bypass congressional scrutiny. I see her undermining basic human rights. As Wasilla Mayor she had rape victims paying for their own rape kits–$300 to $1500. Nor would she want these women to have access to abortions. The recent finding by a bipartisan commission–initiated by her own party–found her guilty of misusing her gubernatorial powers.
I think McCain is largely incompetent, but Palin is downright dangerous. If McCain asked her to step down at this point, I wonder if she would.