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This is getting more ridiculous even as it gets easier to knock down
Stop The ACLU — ... . It seems that one Andrew Aucoin (google doesn’t exactly confirm that Andrew is a member of the Columbus, Ohio, Gay Men’s Chorus, but it doesn’t deny it either), on librarian.net, has come up with the definitive list of the books that Governor Palin tried to get banned . Now understand that this is already getting picked up around the web. Here’s the problem. If you combine some of the exact text of “the banned book list” into a search, you find something like this: ...

Department of Book Reports: The Constitution of the United States
Jesus' General — ... to save it. Feel free to discuss. The United States Constitution is available nearly anywhere. Check teh Googles. I read my copy in the 2008 New York Times Almanac. Your local Fine Independent Bookstore would love to show you more! Jackson Street Books yearns for the day we can sell you books once again. Stay tuned. démocommié™™™™™©®ç åü courant is busy trying to read all the books Sarah Palin tried to ban, in anticipation of Banned Book Week. ...

Apparently Fraudulent Palin Bookbanning List.
The Volokh Conspiracy — ... also asked for resignation letters from some department heads and high appointments that she inherited from her predecessor (including the librarian), several of which had publicly supported her opponent in the election. That Palin would ask about censorship suggests, but doesn't prove, that she was very probably actually contemplating asking the library to censor or remove books. As if the truth weren't bad enough, Palin's opponents are now distributing a long, apparently phony list of ...