Pic­ture from here

UPDATE:

A com­menter below pointed out via snopes that this list is a fake.  Like the com­men­ta­tor stated I only wish Palin to be sunk on her own mer­its and don’t wish to spread more false accu­sa­tions.   While I may not like any of the can­di­dates I will only be spread­ing true sto­ries as far as I can find them.   I’m sorry I didn’t research this thor­oughly enough before i posted it.

It’s no real secret that I am very unhappy with both can­di­dates in the race and will vote for nei­ther.   I would Digg or post more things from the Obama side that showed some of the gaffes and issues, unfor­tu­nately it seems it is eas­ier to dig up dirt on the repub­li­cans.   Live­Leak printed a story about the books that Palin wanted (wants) to ban.  I don’t believe in the ban­ning of any mate­r­ial nor do I believe in cen­sor­ship.   I believe this is at eth­i­cal odds with the free­dom of speech.    So even though I con­sider myself a repub­li­can, I guess in Palin’s eyes I’m not a good one.   Let’s look over the ones I have read (read the arti­cle for the full list).

The Adven­tures of Huck­le­berry Finn by Mark Twain
Blub­ber by Judy Blume
The Can­ter­bury Tales by Chaucer
Car­rie by Stephen King
Chris­tine by Stephen King
Cujo by Stephen King
Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
Death of a Sales­man by Arthur Miller
Flow­ers For Alger­non by Daniel Keyes
For­ever by Judy Blume
Gren­del by John Gard­ner
Harry Pot­ter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowl­ing
Harry Pot­ter and the Cham­ber of Secrets by J.K. Rowl­ing
Harry Pot­ter and the Pri­zoner of Azk­a­ban by J.K. Rowl­ing
Harry Pot­ter and the Gob­let of Fire by J.K. Rowl­ing
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rock­well
Huck­le­berry Finn by Mark Twain
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whit­man
Lit­tle Red Rid­ing Hood by Jacob and Wil­helm Grimm
Lord of the Flies by William Gold­ing
The Mer­chant of Venice by William Shake­speare
Night Chills by Dean Koontz
Of Mice and Men by John Stein­beck
The Pig­man by Paul Zin­del
The Shin­ing by Stephen King
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Bur­roughs
Then Again, Maybe I Won’t by Judy Blume
Twelfth Night by William Shake­speare
Webster’s Ninth New Col­le­giate Dic­tio­nary by the Merriam-Webster Edi­to­r­ial Staff
The Witches by Roald Dahl


I guess with read­ing all of these books I must be too scarred and con­verted to be a repub­li­can.  I apol­o­gize for being dirt­ied by these words — or some­thing.   I guess I should go start a book bon­fire out back — then maybe I’ll fit in with the rest of the party.

  • No no - I thank ou for the input - I wasn't thinking that you were thinking that I was trying to pass off false information - that wasn't what I was thinking at all ;)

    I'm just abrupt sometimes and it doesn't come across right. Drives my wife nuts.
  • I added an update to the top of the - I agree - I didn't want to pass off false information - I get enough of that from real world people I know forwarding me emails - the ones I actually take the time to read are almost always pointed to as false. I shouldn't have trusted Live Leaks without following up with more research.

    Sometimes knee jerk reactions can lead to foot in mouth.
  • I didn't meant to imply that I thought you would want to pass on false info, sorry if it came off that way. But yeah, there's just way too much crap out there.
  • Just FYI, per Snopes, the list is a fake. Palin never actually banned any books at all. She *did* ask the librarian how she would reaction if Palin asked her to remove books, and when she didn't give the right answer, Palin tried to fire her before relenting and letting the librarian keep her job.

    The list that's getting sent around, though, has been circulating for about a decade and keeps getting attached to each new conservative devil that comes along.

    Believe me, I can't stand Palin, and it makes me feel a bit sick that I feel like I have to almost "defend" her, but I'm also a firm believer that if we're going to defeat someone, lets do it on their own merits, you know? :D
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