Sunday, September 14, 2008

Palin Is Inclusive?

(H/T Talking Points Memo) In regard to John McSame's vice-presidential running mate (soul or lack thereof, ideological or whatever), consider the following from the in-depth article in the September 14 edition of the New York Times, in which Palin want the Wasilla, Alaska librarian to ban books, but she is alleged to have personally pushed for a particular book to be removed before she became mayor:

Witnesses and contemporary news accounts say Ms. Palin asked the librarian about removing books from the shelves. The McCain-Palin presidential campaign says Ms. Palin never advocated censorship.

But in 1995, Ms. Palin, then a city councilwoman, told colleagues that she had noticed the book "Daddy's Roommate" on the shelves and that it did not belong there, according to Ms. Chase and Mr. Stein. Ms. Chase read the book, which helps children understand homosexuality, and said it was inoffensive; she suggested that Ms. Palin read it.

"Sarah said she didn't need to read that stuff," Ms. Chase said. "It was disturbing that someone would be willing to remove a book from the library and she didn't even read it."

This is not the only accusation that Palin personally targeted a particular book for removal from the library on ideological grounds. It's also worth noting that Rev. Howard Bess, a liberal minister from the nearby town of Palmer, has accused Palin of successfully getting his own book, Pastor I Am Gay, banned from the library while she was mayor.

So to Patrick Sammon and the Log Cabinites, why then should LGBT voters cast their ballots for McCain-Palin, since they're not "inclusive?"

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