--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > <snip> > > > (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.) > > > > Then why DID Palin fire the librarian [who was later > > re-instated after public outrage]? > > She was reinstated the next day, actually. > > From FactCheck.org: > > "Palin initially requested Emmons' resignation, along with those of > Wasilla's other department heads, in October 1996. Palin described > the requests as a loyalty test and allowed all of them (except one, > whose department she was eliminating) to retain their positions. But > in January 1997, Palin fired Emmons, along with the police chief. > According to the Chicago Tribune, Palin did not list censorship as a > reason for Emmons' firing, but said she didn't feel she had Emmons' > support. The decision caused 'a stir' in the small town, according to > a newspaper account at the time. According to a widely circulated e- > mail from Kilkenny, 'city residents rallied to the defense of the > City Librarian and against Palin's attempt at out-and-out censorship, > so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter.' > > "As we've noted, Palin did not attempt to ban any library books. We > don't know if Emmons' resistance to Palin's questions about possible > censorship had anything to do with Emmons' firing. And we have no > idea if the protests had any impact on Palin at all. There simply > isn't any evidence that we can find either way. Palin did re-hire > Emmons the following day, saying that she now felt she had the > librarian's backing. Emmons continued to serve as librarian until > August 1999, when the Chicago Tribune reports that she resigned." > > http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html > > The librarian now refuses to talk about the incident, > other than to say she doesn't recall Palin citing the > titles of any books to be considered for removal. And > the librarian never claimed that Palin threatened to > fire her over her refusal to consider removing books. >
But did say she found it hard to work with Palin. Lawson
