Did anyone see the moronic former Attorney General Ed Meese on this morning’s Today Show? He was pitted against Nadine Strosser, the current president of the ACLU, for a discussion of the infamous PATRIOT ACT. Somewhere towards the end of the heated discussion, Meese takes a jab at librarians, accusing us of being “more interested in pushing pornography on kids than fighting terrorism.” Now, up to this point in the interview, Mr. Meese had simply come off as an Ashcroft puppet. Once he made that claim, he came off as an ignorant, desperate Ashcroft puppet. Generally speaking, I take this as a good sign.

Sabrina mentions the story and points to a press release that includes a response by ALA prez Carla Hayden. The quote offered by Sabrina differs significantly from what I heard this morning. It has, however, come to my attention, that my version is corroborated by this Salon article, which I can’t check due to my lack of subscription. Can anyone confirm?

Update: Sabrina appears to have modified/corrected her quote, but I’d still like confirmation on what the Salon article says.