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YOhio · 09-11-2008, 03:14 PM

Who goes to the public liberry anyways? Creepy people looking at porn on the internet. That's who.

Archaea · 09-11-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

Who goes to the public liberry anyways? Creepy people looking at porn on the internet. That's who.

You should really turn off your browser after you leave the library, dude. I was embarrassed for you.

Levin · 09-11-2008, 03:20 PM

Honestly, Palin should be parading around all the firing she did as mayor and Governor. You know why? Because she can say, "I would have fired Rummy's ass in 2004." If she can fire the local librarian, often the most powerful civil servant in the community, she can fire the Sec of D.

BarbaraGordon · 09-11-2008, 03:34 PM

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My mom was the librarian for our community library (company housing compound with 5,000 people) in Saudi Arabia. This manufactured brouhaha about Palin is child's play compared to what my mom had to go through.

Your story is unfortunate but hardly relevant. There's a substantial difference between a library funded by a private entity and subject to corporate policy, and one funded by tax dollars. The use of public funds cannot be determined by the moral/religious views of one person or her church. The banning/selection of books in public libraries has been the subject of innumerable lawsuits over the years.

Yeah but the books were never removed from the shelves, right? There's still the issue that the librarian was asked to resign, then threatened with termination:

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Originally Posted by Palin's termination letter to librarian

I do not feel I have your full support in my efforts to govern the city of Wasilla. Therefore I intend to terminate your employment …

The librarian was reinstated when, according to Palin, Palin had received full verbal assurance the the librarian was "supportive" and "behind her [i.e., Palin]." The librarian resigned later.

So the issue here, as it relates to the vice presidency, is not for most of you what happened in a tiny town library ten years ago. It is what this episode indicates about Palin and how she interacts with those who disagree with her beliefs about what is and what should be.

Tex · 09-11-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

So the issue here, as it relates to the vice presidency, is not for most of you what happened in a tiny town library ten years ago. It is what this episode indicates about Palin and how she interacts with those who disagree with her beliefs about what is and what should be.

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Originally Posted by President Palin's letter to Ahmadinejad

I do not feel I have your full support in my efforts to end conflict in the Middle East. Therefore I intend to terminate your presidency ...

BarbaraGordon · 09-11-2008, 03:47 PM

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exactly. Another Cheney. yippee!!

Tex · 09-11-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

exactly. Another Cheney. yippee!!

No complaints here. I love Darth Vader.

BarbaraGordon · 09-11-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

No complaints here. I love Darth Vader.

why does that not surprise me?

Tex · 09-11-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

why does that not surprise me?

Must you ask the question?

09-11-2008, 03:20 PM	#23
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	Honestly, Palin should be parading around all the firing she did as mayor and Governor. You know why? Because she can say, "I would have fired Rummy's ass in 2004." If she can fire the local librarian, often the most powerful civil servant in the community, she can fire the Sec of D. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

09-11-2008, 03:14 PM	#21
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Who goes to the public liberry anyways? Creepy people looking at porn on the internet. That's who.