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I did a post on this story (Wikipedia Abuse - Sen. Coleman Staffer Banned) that includes the relevant links to the edits in question.

Also, last August I did a post (Wikipolitica) on the political uses of Wikipedia by Minnesota candidates.

Wikipedia has all sorts of contended information, not just political candidates. The entry for Sri Lanka, for example, has constantly challenged and changed information because of political disagreements.

The fact that the wikipedia acknowledges up front this partial-certainty in its entries makes it both more interesting than a traditional print encyclopedia and better for non-factual information, as one can see what gets changed and challenged.

The same for the Minnewiki.

Has anyone been following the challenges on Minnewiki? I wonder if there have been any interesting disagreements... perhaps over who authored a given Husker Du song, or whatever.

Whoa, I didn't know we could link to images. Rad!

This is why wikis just don't work. I know it's all web 2.0 and new and fresh and fun, but the practice just does not work. It worked when it was a bunch of geeks and internet nerds editing tech content...but it's grown, and now it's pop culture. I mean, something that a senator's staff knows about is no longer cool.

hooha, if it's cool it's no longer cool. It's only when it's not cool that it has a snowball's chance in hell of being cool.

Is it payday yet?

How to Dump Norm Coleman is by voting for almost
unelectable Jack Shepard in the Republican Senate
Primary

Hello my fellow Minnesotans it is time to Dump Norm for Voting for the invasion of
Iraq and for being a cheerleader for the Iraqi War for 5 years, and especially as Chair
of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), he did not using his powerful
Senate Oversight Committee to investigated a myriad of things like no-bid contracts,
overcharges by contractors, many scandals, and incompetence and many many more
things which if he would have done it would have saved the American Taxpayer Tens
if not Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, that just went missing for example (Americans
lost over 8 Billion Dollars in the first year and a half of the Oil-For-Food-Program and
Senator Norm Coleman did not even bother to see where it went!)

I think it is time to Dump Norm because Senator Norm Coleman has been so busy
trying to attack world leaders like Kofi Amman to make a name for himself in the
media that he forgot about helping the Minnesota Voters who sent him to the Senate to
work for Minnesota.

Senator Norm Coleman has not done one thing to help our Minnesotas economy, our
Minnesota business or our Minnesotas Workers!

I, Dr. Jack Shepard am running against Senator Norm (Chick-Hawk) Coleman in the
Republican U.S. Senate Primary on Sept. 9, 2008.

My campaign against Norm Coleman is called, Anyone but Norm we can Dump
Norm if enough Minnesotans old, young, Minnesotans from every walk of life;
Democrats, Independents, Ultra-Independents and other Anti-Norm, and Anti-War
People crossover and vote for almost unelectable Dr. Jack Shepard in the Republican
Primary so Senator Norm Coleman is defeated and does not face Al Franken in the
November General Election.

If Jack Shepard beats Norm (Chick-Hawk) Coleman in the GOP
Primary then Norm Coleman is eliminated from the Minnesota U.S.
Senate Race on September 9, 2008. This will make it impossible for
Norm Coleman to use his massive money advantage over Al Franken
of over 7 million dollars in dirty trick political ads against Al Franken
in the run up to the November General Election.

I call Norm Coleman a Chick-Hawk because he refused to serve in the military during the
Vietnam War when he was called while he has voted to send our sons, daughters, mothers
and fathers to go fight and die in the Iraqi War.

We can Dump Norm if Jack Shepard gets more votes then Norm Coleman gets in the
Republican U. S. Senate Primary on September 9, 2008.. Then the name Norm Coleman will
not be listed in the ballot in the Minnesota General Election as the Republican Candidate for
the U.S. Senate.

My web site is www.jackshepardforsenate.com is under construction being I only formed the
Jack Shepard for Senate Committee several weeks ago presently I do not have much funding
in my fight to eliminate Norm Coleman from the Minnesota U.S. senate Race in the
September 9, 2008 Republican U.S. Senate Primary so my web site is slowly getting
constructed.

I am already registered with the FEC as a Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate in
Minnesota: Jack Shepard ID:S2MN00159 and the Jack Shepard for Senate Committee is
register with the FEC ID: C00448118 and the Jack Shepard for Senate Committee has
already filed its first quarter Committee report with the FEC.http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-
bin/fecimg/?S2MN00159

Also for your special interest I also ran against Norm Coleman in the Republican Primary for
the U.S. Senate in 2002 and got over 11,000 votes and 6% of the vote.

Also in 2006 I ran for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 4th Congressional District
and after the over sea votes were counted I received almost 40% of the Republican vote in
the Primary. So I am supported in past Republican Primaries by a high percent of Minnesota
Voters.

With my high name identification with Minnesota voters it makes it very much easier for
Jack Shepard to beat Norm Coleman if you get the word of my and I hope our plan out to
every Anti-Coleman Minnesotan to really organize a massive crossover plan to vote for Jack
Shepard rather then stay at home on September 9, 2008 in the Republican U.S. Senate
Primary so I, Jack Shepard gets more votes then Norm Coleman, and in doing so Norm
Coleman is eliminate from the Minnesota U.S. Senate Race on September 9, 2008.

As for advertising being Norm Coleman has a massive financial advantage over me and Al
Franken because he is busy filling his campaign coffers with millions of dollars in donations
from special interest lobby groups like Big Oil, Big Pharmacy, the Insurance Industry and
from many far right PACs. Coleman's campaign ended the first quarter period with nearly $7
million dollars on hand, double of what Al Franken has on hand.

Norm Colemans donations including mostly donation by special interest groups like on
(10/5/07) Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) has even received $6,000 from VECO Corp executives
this is an example why Norm is flush money including this VECO Corp. which is dirty money
all the way from an Alaskan Oil Company. Norm likes those out-of-state donations. Norm
Coleman campaign coffers continue to grow because he and his allies beat the out-of-state
donations drum incessantly.

What I do not like is these special interest groups want to get what they paid for from Norm.
That is why I say now is the best time and maybe only time to Dump Norm in the
Republican U.S. Senate Primary by voting for Jack Shepard especially so these special
interest groups will not get what they paid Norm millions of dollars for.

To end the Iraqi War it is necessary to get the magic number of 60 U.S. Senators who wish to
end the War in Iraq. If Norm Coleman gets re-elected then it would be impossible to get to
the Magic number of 60 U.S. senator who will vote to end the Iraqi War; that is why we must
stop Norm Coleman from getting re-elected or we can never stop the Iraqi War.

You have to remember it will be easier to eliminate Norm Coleman in his Republican
Primary then the General Election especially if Jesse Ventura runs and splits the liberal
vote.

Obviously being the Jack Shepard for Senate Committee was only created and registered with
the FEC about 2 weeks ago it has almost no money, but what we do not have in Millions of
Dollars which Norm Coleman has collected from in donations from special interest lobby
groups like Big Oil, Big Pharmacy , the insurance industry and from many far right PACs we
can make up with work!

We have 5 months to get the word out; so if you do not want that Norm Coleman to win re-
election to the U.S. Senate the first thing to do is start calling your friends who are also
against the re-election of Norm Coleman; then ask them to call their friends all over the
Minnesota to explain the importance of voting for Jack Shepard for the U.S. Senate in the
Republican Primary on September 9, 2008 so Jack Shepard can beat Norm Coleman and
eliminate Norm from the Minnesota U.S. Senate Race.

We must use every method we can think of; by word of mouth, by using the internet, even
printing this page and handing it out at all Democratic or Independent conventions or
meetings throughout the entire State of Minnesota starting today for the next 5 months right
up until the Minnesota Primary Election day which is September 9, 2008.

You the people in Minnesota who do not support the re-election of Norm Coleman to the U.S.
Senate and favour other candidates can make a small donations by clicking http://www.
jackshepardforsenate.com/Donation.html so I can place Dump Norm in his Primary
publicity throughout the States; or if you are against the re-election of Norm Coleman to the
U.S. Senate form your own Committees, make your own yard signs, and print your own flyers
to hand them out any and everywhere you can.

You can immediately start spreading the word of our plan that Norm Coleman can more
easily be eliminated from Minnesotas U.S. Senate Race by voting for Jack Shepard in the
September Republican Primary then the November General Election especially if Jesse
Ventura runs for the U.S. Senate and splits the liberal vote. You have to know that if Jesse
Ventura runs there is no way to stop Norm Coleman from winning re-elected if you let
Senator Norm Coleman win the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate by beating Jack
Shepard on September 9, 2008.

Working together people from every walk of life; we can completely eliminated Norm
Coleman from the U.S. Senate Race in Minnesota only by a massive crossover vote for the
almost unelectable Jack Shepard in the Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate by
Democrats, Independent, Ultra- Independents and other anti-Norm for Senate people though
out Minnesota.

Politicians like Senator Norm Coleman are a lot like diapers they should be exchanged
frequently and regularly for the same reason!

We have 5 months to get the word out, what we do not have in money we can makeup with
work and talk.

Then all Norm Colemans huge campaign coffers from Big Oil, Big Pharmacy, the insurance
industry and the far right PACs; Norm will not be able to use in the General Election against
Al Franken and just as important these Big Oil, Big Pharmacy, the insurance industry and
the far right PACs will not get what they paid from Norm because Norm Colemans name will
not even be on the Ballot as the Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate in the Minnesota
General Election.

The Republicans have crossed over many times and in many states to eliminate stronger
candidates and pick weaker or almost unelectable candidates like Jack Shepard before; so
what I am doing is very common.

The Dump Norm plan will work and it is the best and really only chance of eliminating
Norm Coleman in this election is in the Republican Primary by voting for Jack Shepard; so
all we have to do is get this Plan to eliminate Norm (Chicken-Hawk) Coleman in his Primary
to be well known throughout Minnesota in the next 5 months.

Then on the September 9, 2008 so enough Minnesota voters will join a massive crossover vote
so Jack Shepard defeats Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Republican Primary between
Senator Norm Coleman and almost unelectable Dr. Jack Shepard.

Being in all reality Norm Coleman could have been a U.S. Senator represent New York for all
that he did to help the Minnesota economy, the Minnesota farmers, and the Minnesota
workers so if you get the message to vote for Jack Shepard against Norm Coleman to
eliminate and Dump Norm there will be enough votes of people who do not wish to take any
chances of Senator Norm Coleman getting re-elected.

So if you do not wish Norm Coleman to win re-election you better start organizing and
spreading the word immediately. Then many many Minnesotans will come out and crossover
and vote in the Republican Primary for almost unelectable Jack Shepard rather then staying
at home so then Jack Shepard will beat and eliminate Norm Coleman from the Minnesota U.
S. Senate Race.

We do not have the pallets of greenbacks that Norm has but we can call our friends, post our
plan every where, use the internet, make yard signs, write letters to editor and do everything
possible to let everyone in Minnesota know all you have to do to dump Senator Norm
Coleman from the Minnesota U.S. Senate Race is by voting for almost unelectable Jack
Shepard in the Republican Primary so he defeats Norm Coleman in the U.S. Senate
Republican Primary.

The pallets of greenbacks Norm got from Big Oil, Big Pharmacy, the insurance industry and
the far right PACs; will not be used in the General Election against Al Franken because if
Norm Coleman is beaten by Jack Shepard in the Republican U.S. Senate Primary then Norm
Colemans name will not even be on the Minnesota General Election Ballot for the United
States Senate.

With a massive crossover vote for Jack Shepard you can easily beat Norm Coleman on
September 9, 2008, which is the only way to guarantee that Norm Coleman does not beat Al
Franken and gets re-elected to the U.S. Senate in the November General Election.

Dr. Jack Shepard is running against Senator Norm Coleman for the Republican Nomination
for U.S. Senate in the Minnesota Republican Primary to be held on September 9, 2008. http:
//query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?S2MN00159 is the Jack Shepard for Minnesota U.S.
Senate-FEC Page