Comments on: Sarah Palin in favor of banned books http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-in-favor-of-banned-books/ Author Interviews, Guest Bloggers, Book Reviews and Book Spotlights from Your Favorite Authors! Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pumpupyourbookpromotion http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-in-favor-of-banned-books/#comment-13 pumpupyourbookpromotion Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:22:24 +0000 http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-13 I would love to add you, Susan! Consider it done! And thanks for your comment! I would love to add you, Susan! Consider it done! And thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Susan http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-in-favor-of-banned-books/#comment-12 Susan Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:28:18 +0000 http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-12 I can't agree with you more. This country was founded on freedom of speech. No one has a right to tell you what you can, and can't read..I can't believe it, about all things books. If what you say in this article is true. I will be rethinking about who I will be voting for. I wanted to ask you if you would add me to your blog roll. I will be adding you. Thank you for the comment you left about Hurricane Hannah. I can’t agree with you more. This country was founded on freedom of speech.
No one has a right to tell you what you can, and can’t read..I can’t believe it, about all things books. If what you say in this article is true. I will be rethinking about who I will be voting for.
I wanted to ask you if you would add me to your blog roll. I will be adding you. Thank you for the comment you left about Hurricane Hannah.

]]> By: pumpupyourbookpromotion http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-in-favor-of-banned-books/#comment-5 pumpupyourbookpromotion Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:40:55 +0000 http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-5 Thank you so much for your comment, Cheryl! Thank you so much for your comment, Cheryl!

]]> By: Cheryl Malandrinos http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-in-favor-of-banned-books/#comment-4 Cheryl Malandrinos Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:37:21 +0000 http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-4 Well, I think there are a couple of things we need to consider here. First, the LA Times does not exactly portray Republican candidates in the best light. Second, we don't know exactly what happened because the librarian did not comment on the story. One of the the people who brought this conversation to the media was the man who Palin beat out as mayor in 1996, John Stein. He was seeking a third term and Palin won easily. A Democrat who said she attended all the City Council meetings during Palin's first year in office says Palin brought the subject up there too, because she saw these books as "somehow morally or socially objectionable to her." (NY Times 9/2008) I would like some verification of that because for all we know Palin could have been asking the librarian as a private citizen unless she said, "How does the <em>government</em> go about banning books?" The same NY Times article I mentioned above said that Palin fired the librarian in question, but changed her mind after strong public support. I'm not sure what Palin could have accomplished with that action--if reported accurately--because I can't see any librarian being in favor of banning books. I like to play devil's advocate on these issues because I don't <em>ever</em> accept what is reported as being the total truth unless I see proof first. But back to your question, unless you're a minor no one should tell you what books you can and can't read. We're a democracy and it goes against the principles this country was founded on. The colonists left England because they sought to rule themselves, just as people still flee the shores of countries under oppression in the hopes that they find a freer and better life in America. The government isn't our parent. They shouldn't take on the role of making us children. Well, I think there are a couple of things we need to consider here. First, the LA Times does not exactly portray Republican candidates in the best light. Second, we don’t know exactly what happened because the librarian did not comment on the story. One of the the people who brought this conversation to the media was the man who Palin beat out as mayor in 1996, John Stein. He was seeking a third term and Palin won easily. A Democrat who said she attended all the City Council meetings during Palin’s first year in office says Palin brought the subject up there too, because she saw these books as “somehow morally or socially objectionable to her.” (NY Times 9/2008) I would like some verification of that because for all we know Palin could have been asking the librarian as a private citizen unless she said, “How does the government go about banning books?”

The same NY Times article I mentioned above said that Palin fired the librarian in question, but changed her mind after strong public support. I’m not sure what Palin could have accomplished with that action–if reported accurately–because I can’t see any librarian being in favor of banning books.

I like to play devil’s advocate on these issues because I don’t ever accept what is reported as being the total truth unless I see proof first.

But back to your question, unless you’re a minor no one should tell you what books you can and can’t read. We’re a democracy and it goes against the principles this country was founded on. The colonists left England because they sought to rule themselves, just as people still flee the shores of countries under oppression in the hopes that they find a freer and better life in America. The government isn’t our parent. They shouldn’t take on the role of making us children.

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