Current mood:

amused

Sarah Palin and Librarians
So this has been all over the news at least in libraryland. Sarah Palin apparently had a librarian in Wasilla fired for not agreeing to censor what books were held in the library. Most librarians are of course horrified by these events. You can read the whole story here.

Thus I find it interesting that I have seen more than one reference to Sarah Palin as "a sexy librarian", I guess suggesting that she looks like what people consider the stereotypical sexy librarian to look like.

Because really at this point I don't so much want to be associated with her. I don't agree with her on many issues, and this one really just puts the nail in the coffin.

I was highly amused on Benn Ray from my local bookstore Atomic Books' take on the issue on their blog.

"Why John McCain Will Lose In November
I've been thinking about this all day. I know John McCain will lose in November. How do I know this? Because McCain nominated a woman who tried to fuck with librarians.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you do not fuck with librarians. Ever.

Seriously, they intimidate me more than the mafia."