--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > But I> do agree the volume of viral email smears on Palin in such a > > short> span of time is one for the Guinness Book of Records. > > > <snip> > > Saying that Palin is not ready for this job is not a smear. > > Did raunchydog say that was a smear? I don't believe so.
No she didn't. I was making the point that the most important information going out about her has nothing to do with smears. I think the clarification about the library books question is important. I work with schools and PTA members and have heard stories about how most are approached to ban certain books by super religious people. I heard that she just asked the librarian what the procedure was and didn't pursue it. I don't think that would fly too well in independent Alaska. But it is not a bad line to keep an eye on for anyone in a position of power. I understand that people, myself included have to be careful about jumping to conclusions about her. But I have some experience with people who are as outspokenly religious as Palin and so her positions are not completely unexpected. She doesn't believe in abortion in the case of incest or rape. This is an extreme position even for a pro-lifer. I saw her answer this question so I am sure this is not a smear. I checked out her new church's beliefs from the Website you included, thanks for that. Given their stated relationship to scripture I have a few areas of culture (gay rights for one) that I will be watching her words very carefully on. > > I'd guess she's talking about smears like the list of > books that Palin allegedly banned when she was mayor > of Wasilla. Actually it's a list of all the books that > have been banned in the U.S. at one time or another, a > number of them published well after Palin was mayor. > > I received that one from my best friend, who got it > from a minister of her acquaintance, who got it from > someone at UCLA, all of whom accepted it without > question as accurate. > > (Palin didn't ban any books; she merely asked the > librarian how she would react if she were asked > to remove books. Nor did Palin threaten to fire > the librarian for not being willing to do so.) >
