tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post8868362117039700913..comments2024-03-28T03:13:09.436-05:00Comments on The Reluctant Blogger: Sarah Palin, book banner?HENRY KISORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-36142320020836794832008-09-10T11:40:00.000-05:002008-09-10T11:40:00.000-05:00Book banning is wretched, and this is just another...Book banning is wretched, and this is just another drop (more like torrential flood) in the bucket of why I don't like this woman. <BR/><BR/>I'm honestly curious as to what books she wanted banned, and for what reasons. Not that there's EVER a good reason for banning books, but I'd love to hear some more of her circular logic.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263897351215100419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-3590937756902460062008-09-07T06:11:00.000-05:002008-09-07T06:11:00.000-05:00The larger matter of Palin scrutiny in the New Yor...The larger matter of Palin scrutiny in the New York Times <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07pubed.html" REL="nofollow">is ably explored today</A> (September 7) by the Times' ombudsman.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-21132020512179913732008-09-06T20:02:00.000-05:002008-09-06T20:02:00.000-05:00I've heard this from several reputable sources. Bo...I've heard this from several reputable sources. Book banning is scary; imagine what she could do to the Supreme Court given the chance!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-55859020997260508442008-09-06T19:18:00.000-05:002008-09-06T19:18:00.000-05:00Sorry, but not buying it. This is probably just a...Sorry, but not buying it. This is probably just another story that the New York Times will have to retract and apologize for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-84107336313694822872008-09-04T13:40:00.000-05:002008-09-04T13:40:00.000-05:00It's called the censorship of the marketplace -- a...It's called the censorship of the marketplace -- a corollary of Gresham's Law, in which the bad drive out the good.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-55881475170954262682008-09-04T09:53:00.000-05:002008-09-04T09:53:00.000-05:00Can a mayor fire a librarian for any reason? That...Can a mayor fire a librarian for any reason? That's so wrong! Not to mention, the very idea of book-banning is abhorrent.<BR/><BR/>Another disturbing thing: Many books are "banned" from libraries simply because they aren't popular reading. I was told by a youth services librarian in Louisville, Colorado, that her budget depends on her circulation; thus she reluctantly only buys wildly popular books and videos, so that she'll be given more money for acquisitions. What about the nerdy kid who wants to read an arcane history book, birgraphy, or classic? He won't find them in many of today's libraries. But rest assured he can read or watch Harry Potter, or the Twilight Series...<BR/><BR/>There is more than one form of censorship!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-90289419379470647062008-09-03T14:01:00.000-05:002008-09-03T14:01:00.000-05:00Her political handlers apparently are not letting ...Her political handlers apparently are not letting her respond.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-41314872640221574692008-09-03T10:52:00.000-05:002008-09-03T10:52:00.000-05:00That's scary.Not the type of person we need in con...That's scary.<BR/><BR/>Not the type of person we need in control.<BR/><BR/>It's one thing not to let your own kids read certain books, but to fire a librarian after such a conversation.<BR/><BR/>I am wondering though, what does Palin say about this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com