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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 01:31 AM
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The birthers are messing with Obama's wikipedia entry
BORN IN THE USA
Wikipedia says Obama born in Kenya
Online encyclopedia can't make up its mind on president's birthplace
Posted: July 12, 2009
11:35 pm Eastern

By Joe Kovacs
© 2009 WorldNetDaily

Wikipedia just can't seem to make up its mind about where President Barack Obama was born.

The free, online encyclopedia this afternoon displayed at least two countries the commander in chief may have been born in – the United States and Kenya.

WND documented how the entry for the "Early life and career of Barack Obama" changed numerous times.

At 4:45 p.m. Eastern, Wikipedia said:

"Barack Obama, the current President of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961 in either Honolulu, in the state of Hawaii<1>, or Mombasa, Kenya, to Barack Obama, Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Nyang’oma Kogelo, Siaya District, Nyanza Province,<2> Kenya Colony, British Empire), and Ann Dunham (1942–1995) (born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas).<3><4> On his mother's side he has a half-sister; on his father's side, Obama has two half-sisters and five surviving half-brothers.<5>"
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103810
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Barack_Obama
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 01:34 AM
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1. Already fixed, of course.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 01:42 AM
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2. There was an extra word in there before
Looks better now.
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 01:45 AM
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3. I love how WorldNutDaily are probably the ones fucking around with it
Shouldn't they be making up some stories about how Franken and Sotomayer are having an affair?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 06:22 AM
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6. Oh they would never be that imaginative.
They aren't smart enough.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 07:09 AM
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8. Not only that, but their "article" is also a call to arms. n/t
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glowing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 02:18 AM
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4. Why do they allow it to be messed with... I thought Bush's was frozen.
No random updating.
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 02:23 AM
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5. Established editors can burn their history if they want.
It's a complex political situation.
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Sukie Donating Member (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 06:38 AM
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7. It has been tampered with again.
Evidently whoever is doing this has nothing better to do.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 07:17 AM
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10. And, it's been reverted.
Right now, I'm, checking the IP address with http://katrina.cs.caltech.edu/erenrich_rnd345/scanner_final/advanced_search.html">WikiScanner to see what comes up.

I suspect that these "anonymous" editors have experience with other wikis (such as Conservitardpedia).
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 07:15 AM
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9. The funniest thing about the birthers is that they claim ...
... Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate is not acceptable, yet none of them has been able to fine one from Kenya that is.

Well, except this one of course.
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Kurska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-13-09 07:36 AM
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11. Oh my lord, that is hilarous. 10 props to you sir for finding that. n/t
Edited on Mon Jul-13-09 07:36 AM by Kurska
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