tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755338.post5139331208972091298..comments2024-01-16T18:00:31.644-06:00Comments on Banned Books Cafe: Book banning alive and well in United StatesWinstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070580845389428618noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755338.post-80869566516424524492008-09-10T14:00:00.000-05:002008-09-10T14:00:00.000-05:00No, I am against banning books. But a book has no...No, I am against banning books. But a book has not been banned in the USA for many decades. What the ALA calls "banning" is really selection. A community is allowed not to select or to deselect something they feel is inappropriate. And the ALA so loosely uses the words "censor" and "censorship" that ALA members are now casting those words at each other over the ALA political speech in apparent opposition to VP nominee Sarah Palin that may have violated 501(c)(3) tax exemption laws.<BR/><BR/>Here, let me put it in the words of a former ALA Councilor:<BR/><BR/>"It also highlights the thing we know about Banned Books Week that we don't talk about much — the bulk of these books are challenged by parents for being age-inappropriate for children. While I think this is still a formidable thing for librarians to deal with, it's totally different from people trying to block a book from being sold at all."<BR/><BR/>"Totally different," she said. I agree. Frankly, I'll bet you do too.SafeLibraries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755338.post-59315687956977395082008-09-10T10:59:00.000-05:002008-09-10T10:59:00.000-05:00Regarding safelibraries.org. I visited your blog, ...Regarding safelibraries.org. I visited your blog, and you want to ban books from libraries, am I reading some of that correctly? Why would I want to allow you to comment here? Because I don't condone banning books or censoring people.<BR/><BR/>Hint. Hint.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070580845389428618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755338.post-19403270781102937102008-09-09T07:23:00.000-05:002008-09-09T07:23:00.000-05:00Pineapple:False."Sliming Palin; False Internet Cla...Pineapple:<BR/><BR/>False.<BR/><BR/>"<A HREF="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html" REL="nofollow">Sliming Palin; False Internet Claims and Rumors Fly About McCain's Running Mate</A>," 8 September 2008.SafeLibraries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755338.post-77053928640694142402008-09-08T21:50:00.000-05:002008-09-08T21:50:00.000-05:00Sarah Palin is a failed book banner. She wanted t...Sarah Palin is a failed book banner. She wanted to ban some books, the town librarian said no. She fired the librarian and then the townspeople were up in arms. Apparently they really liked the librarian. So she re-hired the librarian. When asked about her attempt in book banning? She called it "rhetorical." Nice.pineapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717329846224778218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755338.post-65075169725599219032008-09-08T02:32:00.000-05:002008-09-08T02:32:00.000-05:00False. See, for example, "Update on List of Books...False. <BR/><BR/>See, for example, "<A HREF="http://www.burningcane.org/2008/09/update-on-list-of-books-palin-sought-to.html" REL="nofollow">Update on List of Books Palin Sought to Ban---'It Is a False Rumor</A>.'":<BR/><BR/>"I oppose the candidacies of Sarah Palin and McCain because of the platform passed at the Republican National Convention and the failed policies of the Republican party for the past many years. Their policies clearly do not represent change but a continuation of 'business as usual.' However, I am not convinced that she supports the banning of books. ....<BR/><BR/>"I want to thank the anonymous person who posted the question when I first put up the information about Palin's list of banned books. This is a reminder to myself to be more rigorous about the articles posted on this blog."<BR/><BR/>Hint. Hint.SafeLibraries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.com