I think the letter would have been stronger if they'd done their research a little more thoroughly. While the "facts" listed are damning, it does more harm to her opponents to be caught in a "lie" or "slander," however sincere the intention to state the truth. According to Snopes.com, the book-banning thing is an unsubstantiated rumor started on the net. If this catches fire like it ought to, and then someone points out that factual inaccuracy, then people can rightfully question the truth of some of these other allegations against Palin, and that would be a shame.
That said, I'm hoping, come November, that voters will be smart enough to see through this selection for what it is. It really is a rotten ploy by the Republicans. But I also think it's going to be like a bright shooting star: it's blazing right now, drawing everyone's attention, but in no time at all it'll fizzle into the worthless stone that it is while the steady light of real substance gradually glows brighter.
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Date: 2008-09-09 09:24 pm (UTC)That said, I'm hoping, come November, that voters will be smart enough to see through this selection for what it is. It really is a rotten ploy by the Republicans. But I also think it's going to be like a bright shooting star: it's blazing right now, drawing everyone's attention, but in no time at all it'll fizzle into the worthless stone that it is while the steady light of real substance gradually glows brighter.