GG080909: Palin Tried to Ban Books

Mayor Palin: A Rough Record — …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.” . . . news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire [the librarian] for not giving “full support” to the mayor. — [H/T: Winston Smith] —