Wikipedia locks Pawlenty page following Colbert stunt
Wikipedia locked former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s page early Wednesday morning following Tuesday ‘s night’s Colbert Report during which Stephen Colbert said he was editing the Pawlenty page.
Colbert told his audience he was changing the page to read that Pawlenty was the son of “Mrs. Butterworth” and that Pawlenty “started his career in Santa’s workshop,” among other things. Finally the political satirist said he wrote, “On August 10, 2012 Tim Pawlenty was named Mitt Romney’s running mate.”
As the Romney campaign gets close to naming a vice presidential candidate, speculation about who it will be has turned to Wikipedia and the number of times the pages of potential VP picks are edited.
Read more from reporter Mark Zdechlik and see the clip from the Colbert Report.
