American Vice President - Censorship

[ramseytheii]

The unholy alliance between traditional nationalist fiscal conservatives (who have tended towards agnosticism, if not atheism), and fascist Christian fundamentalists, is on the verge of putting a woman in the second highest office, who clings bitterly to her fundamentalist ideas.  Lots of news about her character has surfaced in recent days, but perhaps the most shocking to me, is her desire to ban a whole host of books from the Alaskan public library (she is the governor of Alaska).

What follows is a list of books, which were obtained from the minutes of a library board meeting, that she had attempted to ban.  When her efforts did not succeed, she attempted to fire the librarian.

This is not the first time, the conservative right-wing have tried to take control of the libraries.  After September 11th, they demanded that libraries keep records of all books that patrons check out (when patrons return books, the record is erased).  Libraries banded together, refused, and did not succumb to fascist pressure.

What's also shocking about this list, is the baffled, confused ideology.  The conservatives in this country are so confused by their own unholy alliance of fiscal conservatism with Christian fundamentalism, that they think anti-Soviet books liike " One Day in The Life of Ivan Denisovich" ought to be banned from libraries.  I hope you are made as furious as I am, by this list.

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> This information is taken from the official minutes of the
> Wasilla Library Board.
>  When the librarian refused to ban the books, Palin [Republican's Vice-President
> nominee] tried
> to get her fired.
> 
>  A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
>  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
>  Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
>  As I Lay Dying  by William Faulkner
>  Blubber by Judy Blume
>  BraveNew World by Aldous Huxley
>  Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
>  Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
>  Carrie by Stephen King
>  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
>  Christine by Stephen King
>  Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
>  Cujo by Stephen King
>  Curse Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
>  Daddys Roommate by Michael Willhoite
>  Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
>  Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
>  Decameron by Boccaccio
>  East of Eden by John Steinbeck
>  Fallen Angels by Walter Myers
>  Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure) by John
> Cleland
>  Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
>  Forever by Judy Blume
>  Grendel by John Champlin Gardner
>  Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
>  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
>  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
>  Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
>  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
>  Have to Go by Robert Munsch
>  Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
>  How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
>  Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
>  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
>  Impressions edited by Jack Booth
>  In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
>  It's Okay if You Don't Love Me by Norma Klein
>  James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
>  Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
>  Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
>  Little Red Riding Hood by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
>  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
>  Love is One of the Choices by Norma Klein
>  Lysistrata by Aristophanes
>  More Scary Stories in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
>  My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and
> Christopher Collier
>  My House by Nikki Giovanni
>  My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
>  Night Chills by Dean Koontz
>  Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
>  On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
>  One Day in The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander
> Solzhenitsyn
>  One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
>  One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
>  Ordinary People by Judith Guest
>  Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health
> Collective
>  Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
>  Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
>  Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones by Alvin
> Schwartz
>  Scary Stories in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
>  Separate Peace by John Knowles
>  Silas Marner by George Eliot
>  Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
>  Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
>  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
>  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
>  The Bastard by John Jakes
>  The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
>  The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
>  The Color Purple by Alice Walker
>  The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth
>  The Figure in the Shadows by John Bellairs
>  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
>  The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
>  The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
>  The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Snyder
>  The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks
>  The Living Bible by William C. Bower
>  The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
>  The New Teenage Body Book by Kathy McCoy and Charles
> Wibbelsman
>  The Pigman by Paul Zindel
>  The Seduction of Peter S. by Lawrence Sanders
>  The Shining by Stephen King
>  The Witches by Roald Dahl
>  The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Snyder
>  Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume
>  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
>  Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
>  Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the
> Halloween Symbols by Edna Barth




Walter Ramsey

[general disarray]

It's outrageous, of course.

For a little satire to lighten the oppressive McCain/Palen load, try this brilliant Youtube take on their teamwork:

[thalbergmad]

Did not know she was a tambo banger. They are dangerous people.

Some fundamentalist scum here in UK tried to ban the Harry Potter books. They did not succeed.

Thal

[ramseytheii]

They are dangerous!  It's surprising and upsetting that the Christian fascist fundamentalists, get so much credence in the US, and maybe in the UK too, though I don't know.  If you disagree with their creeds, you are always accused of "intolerance" and "suppressing" the other side.  But if they were in power, the list of things they can't tolerate goes out the door, around the corner, down the hill, straight into hell.  The number of things they would suppress, can't even be counted.  This list is prime example!

Walter Ramsey

[thalbergmad]

If you start banning books, burning them is the next step and we all know who liked to do that.

Thal

[Bob]

Sometime in the future...

Serial Killer:  Why?  Because of those Potter books!  I did it because the Potter books made me do it!  If only I hadn't checked it out of the library...

[allthumbs]

ramseytheii

FYI

You should really check your sources before posting something like this.

According to Snopes.com Rumor Has It, this allegation is FALSE.

Check out the site. The list of banned books you've posted is identical to the one posted here.

You've obviously fallen victim to someone passing this spam on to you. Easy to happen.

https://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/bannedbooks.asp

Cheers

allthumbs

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

ramseytheii

FYI

You should really check your sources before posting something like this.

According to Snopes.com Rumor Has It, this allegation is FALSE.

Check out the site. The list of banned books you've posted is identical to the one posted here.

You've obviously fallen victim to someone passing this spam on to you. Easy to happen.

https://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/bannedbooks.asp

Cheers

allthumbs

As soon as i opened this article I was gonna post this, thanks for doing it before me. :].

[ramseytheii]

Oops!  Well, the very fact that it is so eminently believable, speaks volumes in itself.

Walter Ramsey

[Bob]

I heard it only came up as a topic during a discussion. 

[allthumbs]

Oops!  Well, the very fact that it is so eminently believable, speaks volumes in itself.

Walter Ramsey

What are you talking about? If someone told a believable untruth about you would it speak volumes?

If that did happen to you, would you be so contrite?

Give your head a shake. A lie is a lie.

[m]

Here is something to consider when to think about somebody who has a good chance of becoming in the position of making decisions for US economy and foreign affairs for 4 upcoming years:

A lie is a lie.

True.
I was just about to puke listening to disgusting speach of Rudy. Palin's lies are not much better.

[Bob]

Is that a drive up window?  No.  Guess not.  That would be amusing.

[tanman]

Is that a drive up window?  No.  Guess not.  That would be amusing.

lol. it looks more like a fast food restaurant.

[lisztisforkids]

fascist Christian fundamentalists

 That is exactly what some of these people are. That is a very good description. \
 These kind of people are beyond scary... And they are very real and numerous.

 I am truly afrid now if McCain wins and Palin is his Vice-President. As McCain is very old and frail....

 I just cant see what all the fuss is about Palin. She has absolutley NO experience, she knows absolutley nothing about foreign affairs and many domestic issues. Her main platform seems to be 'I am Christian mom, I hate gay marriage and abortion to the point that I am extreme'. Thats it. Nothing else. She has nothing to offer but her prejudice.

 I just dont understand why everybody cant also see another clear fact- McCain's choice is just a blatant, weak, and very low attempt to pander to women.....

 

[moscheles001]

The book-banning story may be false, but consider this: a state law was passed requiring cities to provide "rape kits" (containing DNA evidence collection tools, counseling info, etc.) free of charge to women who reported to police that they had been raped. The only complaint was from the mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin, who felt that the alleged victims should pay for the kits themselves. During her tenure as governor, Alaska has become first in the US for rapes, and second for cases of abuse against women.

She also fired the state official who was actually making some progress in reducing crimes against women.