Mississippi Libarary Board overrules Jon Stewart book ban

[southlandshari]

Mods, please delete if this is a duplicate, I just didn't see it posted in any of the big forums tonight.


From the Associated Press:

Mississippi Library Board Puts Stewart's Best-Selling "America (The Book)" Back on Shelves


GULFPORT, MI - A library board reversed a ban on comedian Jon Stewart's best-selling satirical book, "America (The Book)" which it had passed because of its image of Supreme Court justices' faces superimposed on naked bodies.

The Jackson-George Regional Library System board of trustees was criticized by local residents and in e-mails from out of state after it banned "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" last month. The trustees had said they objected to the image.

But the board voted 5-2 Monday to lift the ban, and the book was returned to circulation in the system's eight libraries Tuesday.

"We have come under intense scrutiny by the outside community," said David Ables, board chairman. "We don't decide for the community whether to read this book or not, but whether to make it available."

more:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0111-06.htm

[Erika]

1. Maybe Sanity is returning

Bushomania has been one big dump.

[jdots]

2. Next up ban those pesky dictionarys

" we don't want none of them voters ta know what we're saying "
thanks for posting some good news,every bit helps......

[southlandshari]

3. A bit more discussion here

I hope this gets kicked in the morning; there are many, many good Mississippians out there, and this news is a reminder to all of us that states aren't "red" or "blue", people are.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1141277