Sarah Palin: More of the Same

Article: Palin’s Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual

Ms. Palin also upended the town’s traditional ways with a surprise edict: No employee was to talk to the news media without her permission.

And for some, Ms. Palin’s first months in office here were so jarring — and so alienating — that an effort was made to force a recall.

Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books ... The librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons, pledged to “resist all efforts at censorship” ... Ms. Palin fired Ms. Emmons shortly after taking office but changed course after residents made a strong show of support.

Update: A FACTCHECK.ORG article provides a plausible alternative explanation for the book banning discussion, stating that Palin asked for Emmon's resignation, along with those of 3 other city heads, 4 days before the book banning discussion, and that she was fired as part of an overall loyalty purge.

Say it with me now: "That's not change! That's more of the same!"