Note: The letters below do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Medina County Democratic Party. They are simply letters from democrats living within the county.

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"I Had A Dream" by Beth Lawton

I had a dream last night: Sarah Palin had been asked by John McCain to be his running mate and this was her reply:

"Thank you. I am flattered but for the sake of the country and my family I must refuse. There are some serious issues with my children at present and I want to keep them out of the glare of the national limelight. Also, I have not had the opportunity to become familiar with pressing domestic and international matters and need to take more time to educate myself. All I know about Washington is how to squeeze out more money to bring home to Alaska. I need to learn more about science and how to protect our environment, not just exploit limited resources. I know this is a complicated and dangerous world and if, God forbid, something were to happen to you and I become president, I wouldn't want to make terribly costly mistakes as the current president has done.

Also, Mr McCain, I respect your service and your experience, but I have noticed you've been confused at times as to facts, such as mixing up Sunni and Shia in Iraq and not knowing which countries border Iraq. You would be better off with someone at your side who might not be as good-looking, but would be better informed and would help you keep things straight."

Alas, it was only a dream.

Also published by the Gazette on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008

Beth Lawton

Medina, OH

Disturbing Interaction with Wasilla Alaska Library

Fellow Democrats:

As the President of the Medina County District Library Board, the freedom to read is important to me. I found it disturbing that Governor Palin was involved with a book banning controversy with the Wasilla Alaska Library.

Ms. Anne Kilkenny, a resident of Wasilla, Alaska, has gained her 15 minutes of fame by sending an email to her friends about the pros and cons of Governor Palin. The email was reprinted on the National Public Radio site and is attached as it appeared on that web site¹. NPR and the New York Times have interviewed her and confirmed that the email is from her. Ms. Kilkenny stated:

"While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin’s attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter. People who fought her attempt to oust the Librarian are on her enemies list to this day."

Time magazine reported the same story and indicated that the City Librarian later changed jobs and cities.

Personally, I do not want a Vice President of the United States who even considers banning books. This is yet another reason to work for Senators Obama and Biden.

Respectfully,

Pat Walker
Medina, OH

¹Here is the link to the NPR website mentioned in the above letter: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94332543

To just read the letter written by by Ms. Anne Kilkenny, click on: http://www.thepresidentialcandidates.us/about-sarah-palin-a-letter-from-anne-kilkenny/741/

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