A grassroots parental rights organization was barred from attending a state fair in Alaska after being accused of being a "hate group" by a local activist citing a controversial left-leaning watchdog organization.Moms for Liberty, a prominent national conservative group known for challenging public school library books and curricula they deem inappropriate for minors, was denied an application to set up a one-day booth at the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks—Alaska’s oldest state fair."Defending parental rights and standing up for your children is not extremist," Moms For Liberty President Tiffany Justice told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.BEN CARSON, RILEY GAINES FIGHT SCRUBBING OF FAITH FROM KIDS' US HISTORY BOOKS FOR AMERICA'S 250THA grassroots parental rights organization was barred from attending a state fair in Alaska after being accused of being a "hate group" by a local activist citing a controversial left-leaning watchdog organization.(Michael M.
Santiago/Getty Images)According to Justice, the Fairbanks chapter run by Gail McBride received a rejection letter on April 27 from the fair's board rejecting their application to participate in the event."It was pretty interesting," McBride, chair of the Moms for Liberty Fairbanks chapter, told the Alaska Watchman."The community needs to know it’s another one of these attempts to cancel conservatives by screaming loudly."Scott Vance, the executive director of the Tanana Valley State Fair Association (TVSFA), told Fox News Digital that "members of and peoples associated with the local chapter have lacked decorum at board meetings, antagonized staff, and association members in the past several months.""The Tanana Valley State Fair Association reserves the right to deny any application at its sole discretion.
Applications that, in the judgment of the Association, may reasonably be expected to create disruption, compromise the safety or comfort of attendees, or conflict with the Fair’s mission to provide a...