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Rumsfeld’s “Wika Wakka” problem

Former defense secretary had to be talked out of editing his own Wikipedia entry

Among the revelations in Bush speechwriter Matt Latimer’s tell-all book is that Donald Rumsfeld, the man Latimer originally worked for, knew too much and not enough about Wikipedia. Rumsfeld referred to the popular online encyclopedia as “Wika Wakka,” and he wanted to re-edit his own entry to remove unflattering or inaccurate information about him. His staffers had to talk him out of contributing to the site. However, Rumsfeld continued to take a personal interest in all things Internet-related, reading the Drudge Report every day and watching YouTube clips where people made fun of him. So remember: when you criticize Donald Rumsfeld online, he’s probably reading or watching it.

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