Time reports that as mayor of Wasilla, Palin tried to ban books from the library. According to John Stein, the former mayor (and the guy Palin defeated), “She asked the library how she could go about banning books,” he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. “The librarian was aghast.” That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn’t be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving ‘full support’ to the mayor.
By the way when you watch the video, remember a rhetorical question is a “question to which no answer is expected.” It is a rhetorical device used for dramatic effect; you know, “emphasizing style at the expense of thought.”
I think Palin expected an answer.