One of the first things Sarah Palin did as mayor of her hometown was to seek out the public librarian and ask how she could go about banning books. The librarian refused to ban any books. Palin threatened to fire the librarian for failing to show her "full support," but, ultimately, did not fire her and no books were banned. Yesterday, the McCain camp issued a memo stating that the question "was a rhetorical question -- nothing more."
First, who the hell asks a rhetorical question about banning books?
Second, was the threat to fire the librarian rhetorical, too?
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This seems like such a silly claim to me! A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect...typically because it's something everyone already knows the answer to or because it's unanswerable. Inquiring into the bureaucratic process of banning a book does not qualify.
Be sure to check out her interview on ABC World news from today. SHE SAID NUCULAR!!! it's all over folks!
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