On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, anchor Norah O'Donnell and correspondent Elaine Quijano whined that there's been a "sharp rise in book bans in America's schools and libraries" because of the sexually inappropriate content of the books which seek to push the left's radical LGBTQ agenda on young defenseless children.
Focusing in on the small town of Jamestown, Michigan, Quijano bemoaned that the town "is locked in a war over words. The battle is over these five books with LGBTQ themes."
Continuing her complaining, Quijano reported that a group called the Jamestown Conservatives had "led a successful drive to essentially defund the library." "They want those books removed from the shelves," she wailed.
She then interviewed Larry Walton, the library board president who claimed it was heartbreaking that his library was "defunded" because it reportedly refused to remove sexually inappropriate books:
WALTON: I feel like we've kind of stepped back in time, talking about book banning.
QUIJANO: Library board president Larry Walton opposes moving or removing the books, calling it censorship.
WALTON: It's heartbreaking to be associated with this situation.
"Across the country, book banning in libraries and schools is gaining momentum. A recent study found more than 1600 books were banned in more than 5,000 schools in 32 states," Quijano fretted.
Quijano ended her report by noting "the final chapter here will be written in November when voters will again be asked to decide on funding and the fate of the library."
Actions have consequences. Parents shouldn't have to tolerate their children being exposed to degeneracy and sexual indoctrination. CBS's entire report made the library seem like the victims when it's really the parents and children who are.
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CBS Evening News
10/05/2022
6:45:26 p.m. EasternNORAH O’DONNELL: We want to turn now to the sharp rise in book bans in America's schools and libraries. A recent study found hundreds of books, mostly focused on LGBTQ themes or racial issues have now been forbidden across the country Elaine Quijano goes in depth.
ELAINE QUIJANO: A small Michigan town is locked in a war over words. The battle is over these five books with LGBTQ themes.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: These books and lifestyle choices are destructive and wrong.
QUIJANO: Last month, a group called the Jamestown conservatives led a successful drive to essentially defund the library. They want those books removed from the shelves.
LARRY WALTON (LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT): I feel like we've kind of stepped back in time, talking about book banning.
QUIJANO: Library board president Larry Walton opposes moving or removing the books, calling it censorship.
WALTON: It's heartbreaking to be associated with this situation.
QUIJANO: Across the country, book banning in libraries and schools is gaining momentum. A recent study found more than 1600 books were banned in more than 5,000 schools in 32 states. Jonathan Friedman of the free speech advocacy group Pen America.
JONATHAN FRIEDMAN (PEN AMERICA, DIRECTOR): What we've seen are citizens calling and filing criminal complaints about books available in libraries, and I've seen that in numerous states.
DEAN SMITH (JAMESTOWN RESIDENT): Community standards in Jamestown are not the same as in New York, L.A., or even in Grand Rapids.
QUIJANO: Jamestown resident Dean Smith wants the books off the shelves.
SMITH: I don't want any sexually or violently graphic materials displayed for kids to see when they come in the library.
QUIJANO: Emotions remained high at the December meeting. Board treasurer Deb Fridsma.
DEB FRIDSMA (LIBRARY BOARD TREASURER): I appreciate passion, I do. But it's a slippery slope. You cherish your freedom. What you're doing right now is taking other people's freedoms away.
QUIJANO: The final chapter here will be written in November when voters will again be asked to decide on funding and the fate of the library. Elaine Quijano, CBS News, Jamestown Township, Michigan.
