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edhopper

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5. He merely stated his feelings

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:40 PM

Mar 2012

He did not say anything negative about Beerfart. You may agree with him, or feel it reflects badly on him.
But it's not like he said he was a worthless piece of scum the world is better without.

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Matt Taibbi�s Wikipedia Defaced After Writing He �Couldn�t Be Happier� Breitbart Died [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 OP

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