It's so hard to tell the bad books apart from the good books -- couldn't we just burn down the whole libarry just to be safe?

Library fight riles up city, leads to book-burning demand

Outside West Bend, the fight caught the attention of Robert Braun, who, with three other Milwaukee-area men, filed a claim against West Bend calling for one of the library's books to be publicly burned, along with financial damages.

The four plaintiffs -- who describe themselves as "elderly" in their complaint --- claim their "mental and emotional well-being was damaged by [the] book at the library."
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this should settle it

Sarah Palin Isn't Not Not Dis-Un-Lying About Banning Books

This statement, by McCain spokesman Brian Rogers, looks a lot more forceful:

* "The fact is that as Mayor, Palin never asked anyone to ban a book and not one book was ever banned, period."

That's true, as far as it goes, but look at it again. Fans of Jesuitical hair-splitting might think the wiggle room here comes from the distinction between asking someone whether you can ask them to do something and asking them to do it. But that's not it.

Ignore "period." Look at the place where he might have said "dependent clause." The important words are:

* "The fact is that as Mayor,"

Sarah Palin never asked anyone to ban a book as Mayor. As Mayor -- of a Wal-Mart and a snowmobile trail -- she was only interested in censorship in general.

As the New York Times reported this weekend, she only pushed to ban books by name when she was on the city council.

I hope that clears up everything.
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Brian Rogers kind of reminds me of something John McCain said during the national pig/lipstick crisis last week:

* "Senator Obama chooses his words very carefully, okay? He shouldn't have said it. He shouldn't have said it. He chooses his words very carefully."

He's right. You've got to despise people who act like that.

"libarry?"

Does KO read LoC? Well if so... you and Rachel are awesome.

Rachel Maddow: "librarians are trained democracy superheroes"

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"Help us defend Carol Kreck"
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intercourse the penguins

Penguin tale tops list of 'challenged' books

Libratorrs to the rescue?

U. of I. rare book library in Urbana attacked by mold

Fungster's back at work

After two weeks off without going anywhere. Got as far as Old Orchard. But was I really out of the office? They called me ALMOST every day, and I basically worked on Thursday. The life of an IT manager at a small company - no vaca for you. Shoulda beena libratorr...

Call Me Libratorr!