Sarah Palin, Wanna-Be Banner of Books

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

What is this? 1540? Jeeeez.

Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.

from Time.

But why am I surprised?

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

She was placed there by the psychopath* of Karl Rove. The more comes out the more I think (hope?) that it will backfire, but then again who am I to beat a conman at his game? 

*didn't you hear from him that "its important to show some empathy" [by the campaign] when a hurricane strikes?

[Sibling Qwertyuiopasd]

Hey, so, uh... hi. Listen, we'd love to have a woman be a very weak heartbeat away from the president, but uh, well... y'see, in America.... we don't Ban books from the general public. It's like... well, here.

*hands Palin Farienheight 451*

and maybe this one for good measure?

*hands Palin 1984*

Yeah, so... basically all American teenagers are required to read these. Um... yeah... just read those.

~Qwerty

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

You presume too much.

You presume that Palin is capable if reading English without the "Ye" and "Hereye" and "Thus sayeth" and such....

[Sibling Qwertyuiopasd]

I'm sure there's a Shakespeare play we can find that doesn't approve burning/banning books.

~Qwerty

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

I'm sure there's a Shakespeare play we can find that doesn't approve burning/banning books.

~Qwerty

Well if it ain't "King James" it ain't on her reading list...

[Swatopluk]

and that play is either unwritten or lost
I heard of rumors that Shakespeare took part in the bible project (e.g. there is one psalm where the word shake and the word spear are at the same position = the nth word from the beginning and the end resp.)

[beagle]

I'm sure there's a Shakespeare play we can find that doesn't approve burning/banning books.

~Qwerty

Pity modern leaders don't have a resident fool/jester to tell them when they're off their trolley.  Mind you, Lear didn't take any notice.


The World-weary Sonnet 66 has a long list of grievances...

Tired with all these, for restful death I cry,
As, to behold desert a beggar born,
And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,
And purest faith unhappily forsworn,
And guilded honour shamefully misplaced,
And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted,
And right perfection rightfully disgraced,
And strength by limping sway disabled,
And art made tongue-tied by authority,
And folly doctor-like controlling skill,
And simple truth miscall'd simplicity,
And captive good attending captain ill:
Tired with all these, from these would I be gone,
Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.


Further than that it probably wasn't wise to go at the time.

[Opsa]

y'see, in America.... we don't Ban books from the general public. It's like... well, here.

*hands Palin Farienheight 451*

and maybe this one for good measure?

*hands Palin 1984*

Yeah, so... basically all American teenagers are required to read these. Um... yeah... just read those.

~Qwerty

Shhh, you'll have her banning those classics, too.

(By the way, why are you still Bono?  )

[beagle]

The Anti-Sex League from 1984 might not be a good idea to give her in the circumstances.

[Swatopluk]

Already exists, just the fashion accessoires differ. Today they are into rings (promise rings, silver ring thingies etc.). Just not rings around certain body parts .
Operation infinite purity will still take a while.

[beagle]

I'm worried about the role models Republicans are creating.

If you get your girlfriend pregnant you get a new suit,a makeover, appear on national TV, and meet national figures, all so long as you don't say anything at all and don't put any burning crosses on your front lawn for 3 months.
It's not a bad package.  And that's before you even negotiate a fee with Oprah.

[Swatopluk]

And the only cost is that you have to postpone the divorce until after the election* (and hope that it is not your mother-in-law that will sit in the undisclosed location until the Son of Cain buys the farm).

And not even the baby will trouble you, since it is also not due before next year.

[beagle]

...and Mother In Law's new friend can get you a cushy job as Executive Vice-President in Charge of Counting Paper Clips at a major defence contractor. 

The kid's a genius.

[Swatopluk]

<Ignore the complete lack of taste in the following>
So, what if the unborn bastard* has DS or something similarly nasty too?
<Thank you for ignoring that appalling lack of taste>

*Not that long ago it did not matter whether the father married the mother. The child was considered illegitimate and deprived of many rights. The family staus at the time of the screwing counted.