The Palin Book Banning Controversy
Filed by: Waymon Hudson
September 14, 2008 12:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/the_palin_book_banning_controversy.phpMore information is coming out about Palin and her quest to ban books from the Wasilla Library during her time as Mayor. A New York Times article details disturbing information about Palin's push for censorship of books she considered "immoral". Care to guess the focus of her ire?
"Daddy's Roommate", a book that helps kids understand same-sex families.
Laura Chase, the campaign manager during Palin's first run for mayor in 1996, as well as Palin's mayoral predecessor John Stein, both confirmed that she pushed to have the book removed from the library because it "didn't belong there." Ms. Chase read the book, found it inoffensive, and suggested Palin read it. Palin's response was that she "didn't need to read that stuff."
