Thursday, September 11, 2008

A Librarian's Plea

Before discussing candidates or issues, please double check to make sure facts can be verified by reputable sources. The rumors getting thrown around about Sarah Palin (or any candidate) don't end up hurting her, they hurt the Obama campaign (even if he didn't start the rumor) and makes Democrats look unreasonable and vindictive. Check out the rumor on http://www.snopes.com/politics/politics.asp or, if not covered there, look at the reputable new sources for confirmation.

Also, I would like to make a case for researching the candidates and voting based on the issues, not the personality of the candidate. Voting because we like them hasn't done us much good in the past, now has it?

Your public library is an excellent place to go to find out more. Each website has a list of REPUTABLE web resources for you to access. Please take advantage of all of the hard work your library has done to help you stay informed. http://www.kclibrary.org/elections-politics

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

that's another nice resource; thanks.

The DLC said...

and of course jocolibrary.org/elections

Spyder said...

Your snopes link: "The link you are trying to visit has been disabled."

The DLC said...

copy and paste the link into your browser and it will get you there

Catherine VandeVelde said...

Great post!