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The pastor who clashed with Palin

Baptist minister Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election.

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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008 03:11 PM

    Slander?

    It's odd: the hit piece listed makes two main attacks on Palin - that she is anti-gay, and that she tried to push creationism in the school curriculum - yet the article actually offers no proof of either accusation.

    AP cleared Palin of the accusation of book banning (note: the book is listed on Amazon for $456.00, no less, which is a little bizarre), so that's false. Second, the implication about injecting creationism into school isn't supported by any of Munger's comments: she's described as believing in creationism, but not of actually pushing it anywhere.

    So I'm confused: isn't this actionable slander? Or is the hit piece written sufficiently vaguely so as to avoid legal action?

    Geoff

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