A letter about Palin, supposedly written by someone who knew her in Wasilla, is currently circulating. My sister-in-law pointed me to it. It describes one person’s views of Palin’s work as Mayor of Wasilla and then Governor of Alaska. It isn’t very flattering. It turns out that the letter is real, see http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/kilkenny.asp for both the original letter and Snopes’ diagnosis of it as real. It is only one person’s opinion, but this is a person that witnessed Palin first-hand. The points made in the letter are very disturbing, including Palin trying to ban books from the library in Wasilla and then trying to fire the librarian when the librarian refused. Not what I want in my federal government.
I should clarify one part of this: according to factcheck.org, Palin never expressly tried to ban any books, she “just” inquired what the librarian would do if Palin asked her to remove books from the shelves. Some what of a fine line, but it is different than outright trying to ban books.