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Amerigo Vespucci

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Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:28 PM Mar 2012

Matt Taibbi’s Wikipedia Defaced After Writing He “Couldn’t Be Happier” Breitbart Died [View all]

Matt Taibbi’s Wikipedia Defaced After Writing He “Couldn’t Be Happier” Breitbart Died [UPDATE]

http://www.thejanedough.com/matt-taibbi-human-excrement/

As far as Wikipedia pranks go, this may be among the most outrageous we’ve seen.

Rolling Stone staffer Matt Taibbi slammed late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart today, writing that he “couldn’t be happier that (Breitbart is) dead.” Then, this afternoon, Taibbi’s Wikipedia page listed him as a “piece of human excrement” and his spouse as “Vaseline and a sock.” His profile snapshot features elephant droppings.

The Jane Dough captured a screenshot of the description, which is sure to change:


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12:29 - already back to what it should be.....pretty quick! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2012 #1
The Wikipedia community has a good vandal patrol MH1 Mar 2012 #3
I don't understand why. Taibbi was complimentary as one could be in his piece. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #2
Matt was civil and restrained ... earthside Mar 2012 #4
Yes, I thought he was quite gracious. Unlike the people who messed with his Wiki page. I actually Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #12
I am willing to bet that a large number of people didn't understand the piece at all. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #14
Now correct me if I'm wrong here. But isn't a freeper displaying its ignorance, kinda like Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #15
Yes, it's a matter of redundancy...I'll cop to that. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #17
He merely stated his feelings edhopper Mar 2012 #5
I wonder if the Wikipedia vandal's friends are upbraiding him, telling him he's better than that? gratuitous Mar 2012 #6
If you want to state hateful feelings then don't be surprised when they come back at you. Pisces Mar 2012 #7
And that just proves my point again Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #16
I do not defend the ignorance of the Breitbart fan base, but when you write I am happy someone is Pisces Mar 2012 #18
But Breitbart was happy when Ted Kennedy died. He danced and pissed all over Ted's grave. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #20
Of course you weren't outraged n/t HangOnKids Mar 2012 #19
No, I wasn't outraged, because I understood the context.... Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #21
I Was Replying To the Fish Upthread HangOnKids Mar 2012 #22
My apologies, I did... Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #23
kinda funny they replaced his pic with pic of poop. sorry... I laughed. Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #8
"Vaseline and a sock" was pretty good too MrCoffee Mar 2012 #11
I bet Matt had a good laugh at their feebleness. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #9
He gets a lifetime pass from me for his statement "Goldman Sachs is like a giant vampire squid SharonAnn Mar 2012 #10
He'll get over it. Iggo Mar 2012 #13
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