Palin and censorship

[Von Tonner]

If I were a Palin supporter this would really disturb me.

Back in 1996, when she first became mayor, Sarah Palin asked the city librarian if she would be all right with censoring library books should she be asked to do so. According to news coverage at the time, the librarian said she would definitely not be all right with it. A few months later, the librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons, got a letter from Palin telling her she was going to be fired.

I see a similarity here with the current investigation on whether Palin abused her official powers - seems she has the same mindset as Bush 'You are either with us, or against us'.

Emmons got a letter from Palin asking for her resignation. Similar letters went to police chief Irl Stambaugh, public works director Jack Felton and finance director Duane Dvorak. John Cooper, a fifth director, resigned after Palin eliminated his job overseeing the city museum. Palin told the Daily News back then the letters were just a test of loyalty as she took on the mayor’s job

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/20...es#articleFull

Yet she has no problem with wanting to reintroduce creationism as a subject in public schools.

Republican vice-presidential candidate sarah palin wants creationism taught in science classes. In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor of Alaska said of evolution and creation education, "Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of education. Healthy debate is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."

http://www.thelangreport.com/religio...ght-in-school/