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THERE’S A WAR GOING ON OVER KAMALA HARRIS’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE, WITH UNFLATTERING ELEMENTS VANISHING
The Intercept ^
| July 2 2020, 4:52 p.m.
| Aída Chávez
Posted on 07/05/2020 10:44:14 AM PDT by conservative98
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC SEN. Kamala Harris is widely seen as a frontrunner for a spot on the ticket with presumptive nominee Joe Biden, with vetting well underway.
Presidential vetting operations have entire teams of investigators, but for the public, when the pick is announced, the most common source for information about the person chosen is Wikipedia. And there, a war has broken out over how to talk about Harriss career.
At least one highly dedicated Wikipedia user has been scrubbing controversial aspects of Harriss tough-on-crime record from her Wikipedia page, her decision not to prosecute Steve Mnuchin for mortgage fraud-related crimes, her strong support of prosecutors in Orange County who engaged in rampant misconduct, and other tidbits such as her previous assertion that it is not progressive to be soft on crime that could prove unflattering to Harris as the public first gets to know her on the national stage. The edits, according to the page history, have elicited strong pushback from Wikipedias volunteer editor brigade, and have drawn the page into controversy, though its a fight the pro-Harris editor is currently winning.
In 2016, The Atlantic published an article about Wikipedia edits and how a burst of activity could foreshadow Hillary Clintons vice presidential pick, noting that Virginia Sen. Tim Kaines page had seen significantly more edits than any other candidates in the weeks leading up to the announcement.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: adultery; biden; california; censorship; dnctalkingpoints; ho; india; jamaica; joe30330; kamalaharris; mistress; orangecounty; stevemnuchin; theatlantic; timkaine; virginia; vp; wikipedia
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To: conservative98
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posted on
07/05/2020 11:23:34 AM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
At least one highly dedicated Wikipedia user has been scrubbing controversial aspects of Harriss tough-on-crime record from her Wikipedia page, her decision not to prosecute Steve Mnuchin for mortgage fraud-related crimes, her strong support of prosecutors in Orange County who engaged in rampant misconduct, and other tidbits such as her previous assertion that it is not progressive to be soft on crime that could prove unflattering to Harris as the public first gets to know her on the national stage. The edits, according to the page history, have elicited strong pushback from Wikipedias volunteer editor brigade, and have drawn the page into controversy, though its a fight the pro-Harris editor is currently winning.
IOW, the edits have the complete support and blessing of thw Wikiholes who run wikiwackypedia. If that were not the case, the page would be restored to the full form and LOCKED against further changes, probably with a note telling WHY. Wikipedia is just another shill for the DNC.
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posted on
07/05/2020 11:24:46 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
07/05/2020 11:31:56 AM PDT
by
Fishtalk
To: Lurkinanloomin
Her parents were not here long enough for her to be considered a natural born american.
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posted on
07/05/2020 11:46:36 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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posted on
07/05/2020 11:49:06 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: conservative98
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posted on
07/05/2020 12:02:56 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: KC Burke
Now there’s a double entendre.
To: DesertRhino
Conservapedia missed all the Cameltoe Harris support for H1B Indian trash and their disgusting H4EAD Indian wives.
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posted on
07/05/2020 12:24:45 PM PDT
by
Starcitizen
(Communist China needs to be treated like the pariah country it is. Send it back to 1971)
To: conservative98
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posted on
07/05/2020 12:24:46 PM PDT
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
To: conservative98
I read it. It looks like a pages long campaign ad :-)
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posted on
07/05/2020 12:39:54 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(TRUMP!)
To: conservative98
It doesnt matter. She is constitutionally unqualified as Vice President, since she could not assume the office of President if something were to happen to the nominee, Biden, as she is not a Natural Born Citizen.
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posted on
07/05/2020 1:08:33 PM PDT
by
JoeA
(JoeA (this space available))
To: Lurkinanloomin
We threw that all away when we elected Obama twice.
To: vg0va3
Biden will pick the one with the best smelling hair. So, the sweaty ghettopotamus is out of the running?
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posted on
07/05/2020 2:29:24 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
To: doorgunner69; vg0va3
Biden will pick the one with the best smelling hair.
So, the sweaty ghettopotamus is out of the running?
Joe likes the smell of bacon grease?
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posted on
07/05/2020 2:33:52 PM PDT
by
nesnah
(Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
To: SamAdams76
Yes, both parties abrogated the Constitution. it really is an illusion at this point.
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posted on
07/05/2020 3:10:31 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: conservative98
What else is new. Try to find much of anything really negative on Lyndon B Johnson on the WP page on him.
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posted on
07/05/2020 6:32:08 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: conservative98
Her ‘career’ is n’t the main problem.
She is NOT ELIGIBLE to be President or to hold any position that can succeed President.
Her daddy is from Jamaica.
Her mommy is from India.
They met in the USA, got married, had Kamala. Neither parent was an AMERICAN citizen when Kamala was born.
Kamala is an anchor baby -—nothing more.
To: hanamizu
Obama wasn’t eligible, either, but Howard Dean & the DNC didn’t vet him properly.
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