I'm sorry, I thought we fought against crap like this in our country...
I don't usually like to write about politics in my LJ, I don't like the way it can come between friends and family and start the most ridiculous (but sometimes understandable) fights, but I read this in Piper's journal and I had to pass the info on -
The first thing Palin did after being elected was fire six department heads in the City, including the Police Commissioner and the librarian. As The Anchorage Daily News put it: "the newly elected mayor of Wasilla has asked all of the city's top managers to resign in order to test their loyalty to her administration."
That one of the very first things she did after being elected Mayor was pressure the librarian to ban books which she found offensive in some way:Stein says that 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." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.
Now, let me say this: I like Obama. I have since the first time I saw him (it was on "The Tonight Show", if you're wondering) a while back. Also, I have always voted Democrat, although I'm willing to see things from all perspectives and would vote for a Republican if the candidate were the best person for the job. I was impressed that McCanne would pick a woman for his VP, so kudos to him for that, but this woman is just too much for me. Her stance on abortion and gay marrage are along party lines for the most part, so I wasn't going to hold those agianst her really (even though they would most certainly keep me from voiting for McCanne/Palin) but this is just going too far! Seriously. What is she, a fucking Nazi? I know there isn't much to do in Alaska, but doesn't she have better things to do with her time than ban books and annoy librarians? I'm sorry, but I don't need some middle aged over-zelous breeder who can't even keep her seventeen year old daughter out of trouble telling me what I can and can't read. Let alone telling me what I can do with my body and who I can or can't marry. I actually called my mom and told her she was voiting this year, just because every vote against this ticket is a good thing, IMO. Mom never votes, doesn't believe it makes a difference, but I told her about this and she's agreed to register and come with me to cast a ballot this year. Yay!
I'm done ranting now. Promise. I ate something or caught something and I'm home (early) right now feeling like crap, so it might have lead, in some part, to this OOC post.
Oh, and just to prove that even days that suck (by forcing me to go to work at a job that sucks on a day that was actually very pretty and mildly not-brain-meltingly hot) have a bit of win in them... I got a five dollar gift certificate from work for getting good scores one month (I average 99% every month on my calls. Yay me!) and it was for the pretzle place just outside of the call center. You know, like Aunt Annies? Well, a pretzle and cheese sause is like $5.23 with taxes. Last time I went with my other certificate the pretty girl behind the counter told me I didn't need to pay. I figure, 23 cents isn't a big deal, so I thanked her and off I went. Then, yesterday, I get a pretzle, cheese sauce, and a bottled soda. The sodas are like $2.99 there. I go to get out my card to pay and she smiles, waves her hand, and says not to worry. Free soda, pretzle and cheese? Score! One of my friends thought that she was flirting with me, since they never get free sodas and usually have to pay the difference when they use certificates, but I'm not sure if it's that or she's jsut being nice. Or, maybe she's too lazy to ring it up and didn't want to bother. I'm horrible with being able to tell when a chick is flirting with me. Drives me nuts, because sometimes there are some really pretty girls who chat me up, and I never know rather I should flirt back or if we're just being nice and girly to each other. Anybody have any suggestions on how to tell when I'm being flirted with? Because, seriously, I'm lonely and I could use a mate. Male or female, it's all the same to me, both have their good traits and their bad.
The first thing Palin did after being elected was fire six department heads in the City, including the Police Commissioner and the librarian. As The Anchorage Daily News put it: "the newly elected mayor of Wasilla has asked all of the city's top managers to resign in order to test their loyalty to her administration."
That one of the very first things she did after being elected Mayor was pressure the librarian to ban books which she found offensive in some way:Stein says that 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." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.
Now, let me say this: I like Obama. I have since the first time I saw him (it was on "The Tonight Show", if you're wondering) a while back. Also, I have always voted Democrat, although I'm willing to see things from all perspectives and would vote for a Republican if the candidate were the best person for the job. I was impressed that McCanne would pick a woman for his VP, so kudos to him for that, but this woman is just too much for me. Her stance on abortion and gay marrage are along party lines for the most part, so I wasn't going to hold those agianst her really (even though they would most certainly keep me from voiting for McCanne/Palin) but this is just going too far! Seriously. What is she, a fucking Nazi? I know there isn't much to do in Alaska, but doesn't she have better things to do with her time than ban books and annoy librarians? I'm sorry, but I don't need some middle aged over-zelous breeder who can't even keep her seventeen year old daughter out of trouble telling me what I can and can't read. Let alone telling me what I can do with my body and who I can or can't marry. I actually called my mom and told her she was voiting this year, just because every vote against this ticket is a good thing, IMO. Mom never votes, doesn't believe it makes a difference, but I told her about this and she's agreed to register and come with me to cast a ballot this year. Yay!
I'm done ranting now. Promise. I ate something or caught something and I'm home (early) right now feeling like crap, so it might have lead, in some part, to this OOC post.
Oh, and just to prove that even days that suck (by forcing me to go to work at a job that sucks on a day that was actually very pretty and mildly not-brain-meltingly hot) have a bit of win in them... I got a five dollar gift certificate from work for getting good scores one month (I average 99% every month on my calls. Yay me!) and it was for the pretzle place just outside of the call center. You know, like Aunt Annies? Well, a pretzle and cheese sause is like $5.23 with taxes. Last time I went with my other certificate the pretty girl behind the counter told me I didn't need to pay. I figure, 23 cents isn't a big deal, so I thanked her and off I went. Then, yesterday, I get a pretzle, cheese sauce, and a bottled soda. The sodas are like $2.99 there. I go to get out my card to pay and she smiles, waves her hand, and says not to worry. Free soda, pretzle and cheese? Score! One of my friends thought that she was flirting with me, since they never get free sodas and usually have to pay the difference when they use certificates, but I'm not sure if it's that or she's jsut being nice. Or, maybe she's too lazy to ring it up and didn't want to bother. I'm horrible with being able to tell when a chick is flirting with me. Drives me nuts, because sometimes there are some really pretty girls who chat me up, and I never know rather I should flirt back or if we're just being nice and girly to each other. Anybody have any suggestions on how to tell when I'm being flirted with? Because, seriously, I'm lonely and I could use a mate. Male or female, it's all the same to me, both have their good traits and their bad.