Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Failure of John McCain

New information is available about Sarah Palin's desire to ban books from the library. For the Evolution and Intelligent Design "Debate" Palin wants schools to teach "both sides." Yet, for homosexuality, she would prefer to ban books on behalf of her church in a quid pro quo for being elected. From The New York Times:
The new mayor also tended carefully to her evangelical base. She appointed a pastor to the town planning board. And she began to eye the library. For years, social conservatives had pressed the library director to remove books they considered immoral.

“People would bring books back censored,” recalled former Mayor John Stein, Ms. Palin’s predecessor. “Pages would get marked up or torn out.”

Witnesses and contemporary news accounts say Ms. Palin asked the librarian about removing books from the shelves. The McCain-Palin presidential campaign says Ms. Palin never advocated censorship.

But in 1995, Ms. Palin, then a city councilwoman, told colleagues that she had noticed the book “Daddy’s Roommate” on the shelves and that it did not belong there, according to Ms. Chase and Mr. Stein. Ms. Chase read the book, which helps children understand homosexuality, and said it was inoffensive; she suggested that Ms. Palin read it.

“Sarah said she didn’t need to read that stuff,” Ms. Chase said. “It was disturbing that someone would be willing to remove a book from the library and she didn’t even read it.”
This pick represents your Presidential judgment. Consequently, it reveals you lack the judgment necessary to be an elected official let alone POTUS.

At some point Mr. McCain, you should read the First Amendment to the Constitution. When elected representatives seek to subvert it, they show how unfit they are for office.

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