Libs Demand Removal Of Rush Limbaugh From Children’s Choice Book Award Contest

Weasel Zippers

 

... "He was chosen, along with three other authors, for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book award contest.

 

"When [Children's] and Teen Choice Book contest, outraged liberals demanded he be removed from contention, according to Breitbart News.

The book council refused, issuing a public letter outlining its criteria for selection, saying:

The Author of the Year and Illustrator of the Year finalists are determined solely based on titles’ performances on the bestseller lists – all titles in those categories are listed as a result of this protocol. Some of you have voiced concerns over the selection of finalists from bestseller lists, which you feel are potentially-manipulable indications of the success of a title. We can take this into consideration going forward, but cannot change our procedure for selecting finalists after the fact.

"The kids are the ones who vote, by their book purchases, and no bias is permitted in the selections or the voting process, the group said, according to its website, CBCBooks.org.
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"The contest is not about endorsing authors, the group said, but about endorsing young readers."   Full article

From Big Journalism:  Liberals Want Rush Limbaugh Removed from Children's Book Author Contest

Under the left, America will indeed cease to be exceptional. We would become just one more of these nations: List of books banned by governments

Includes The Diary of a Young Girl (also known as The Diary of Anne Frank)
"Banned in Lebanon for "portray[ing] Jews, Israel or Zionism favorably"."
There are some that were banned in the US to the cries of "Censorship!"from the left.