Palin Versus the Librarian
The McCain campaign is desperate to paint Sarah Palin as a lifelong political reformer. As it turns out, Palin was indeed a proponent of change as the newly elected mayor of Wasilla, Alaska and first-time political office holder. According to Time, Palin inquired into the process for banning books in the public library, shocking the town librarian. Then she threatened to fire the librarian for failing to give the mayor her “full support.”
Apparently Palin really does have a record of reform. When it comes to evangelical Christian issues, she’s an enthusiastic proponent of sweeping change. Like a true reformer, she encourages schools not to be “afraid of information” with respect to teaching creationism (but conveniently changes her tune when it comes to sex ed and books containing “offensive” material).
For the last time, people: religion and public services, especially education, do not mix. Nothing inspires more anger in my rabidly liberal heart than a refusal to keep the two separate, a refusal that ends up manifesting itself in so many insidious ways.
Then again, maybe I have no reason to be worried about Palin’s religious extremism, since the McCain campaign is pulling her strings. They won’t even let her write her own acceptance speech, so maybe her polarizing views won’t make it past the Republican censorial squad. One can only hope.
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