Talk:John Kline (politician)

message: A paragraph about campaign contributions from ARMPAC was deleted with this edit. It seems verifiable to me, although perhaps unflattering. Is there some particular reason it should not mentioned? -- Rick Block (talk) 00:50, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: ARMPAC

message: If the unproven allegations from Ronnie Earle against Tom Delay are going to be included in Kohn Kline's bio, thus causing guilt by association than both sides of the unproven allegation must be presented. By definition an indictment is an unproven allegation, and considering the history of Ronnie Earle, its credibility is suspect. You cannot post one side of an allegation and have guilt by association and not include the other side. Bachs 23:28, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Delay 

message: I am trying to update high school affiliations for Allentown people. Does anyone know where he went to high school? PAWiki 18:45, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: High school

message: * Along with fellow Minnesota Republican, Michele Bachmann, Kline supported President Bush's plan to increase troop levels in Iraq in January, 2007, against legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate for lower pharmaceutical prices, and they voted against "legislation that would restore budget discipline to the government." He also voted against a bill to raise the minimum wages, saying a wage hike "will leave recent economic growth dead in its tracks."
The information is taken from an editorial, and as such is grossly POV in its wording. I am going to restor a more neutral presentation of the material. Torturous Devastating Cudgel 19:31, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Editorial

message: John Kline's Real Time nomination is cited in numerous sources including Real Time's own page, local newspapers, and the student organization running the campaign (all of which were cited but then called unreliable sources by CFredkin which is not an accurate characterization by anyone's standards since they are primary sources and reputable news sources).  Like every other edit that might place John Kline in a less than positive light even if there is no value judgment in the statement and it is heavily backed by data, CFredkin seems absolutely intent on censoring it.  At what point do we get this article locked from editing?  John Kline is becoming an increasingly national character and his wiki page should be accurate and present factual information.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mismolly0 (talk • contribs) 01:11, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not that the primary sources aren't reliable per se, but that they aren't an indication of notability for Kline's BLP.  If this is really a significant event, you should be able to provide reliable secondary sources that reference it.  "Real Time" and an editorial by the head of "studentdebtcrisis" aren't reliable secondary sources.CFredkin (talk) 02:15, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real Time 

message: And CFredkin: in regards to John Kline's stance on the Affordable Care Act, are you seriously suggesting that his political stance on the most dramatic and one of the most divisive changes in healthcare in this country's history isn't an important thing to note?  He has voted to repeal ACA multiple times and states on his campaign website that he doesn't not support "Obamacare."  This is confirmed by the candidate and his voting record.  Please justify why you think this isn't relevant before deleting again. Mismolly0 (talk)   — Preceding undated comment added 03:45, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  ACA 

message: This edit does not appear to be reliably sourced.  Ancestry.com is not a WP:reliable source. (There's no editorial control, for one thing.)  Also the citation to Corpus Christi Caller-Times does not appear to exist.  According to WP:BLP, the burden of evidence for demonstrating verifiability of sources lies with the editor adding or restoring content.  Consequently, I'm removing this content until the editor can demonstrate verifiability in this case.CFredkin (talk) 21:48, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Once again, Ancestry.com is NOT a WP:reliable source.  This has been demonstrated above.CFredkin (talk) 22:41, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

text: Thank you.CFredkin (talk) 22:45, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Wife? 

message: This edit changed the statement to refer to the actual name of the program, which is also referenced in the source provided.CFredkin (talk) 08:19, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It most certainly is, in the minnpost source, near the bottom of the page. "ponder the worst US representative" is the phrase used. 59.97.33.91 (talk) 08:37, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flip A District 

message: Reversing well documented facts by the Center for Investigative Reporting, based largely on a report it aggressively extracted from the government, is a extreme violation of NPOV. CIR stories have received numerous journalism awards including the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, George Polk Award, Emmy Award, Scripps Howard Award and numerous Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards. Additionally, it received a Peabody Award in 2013 for the Reveal show "The VA's Opiate Overload".[22] In 2012, its “On Shaky Ground” investigation was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. (Text from CIP Wikipedia article)  At the same time, CFredkin has claimed that the hyperpartisan Weekly Standard features "fact based" reporting. Please do not undo without submitting this edit to and gaining consensus. CFredkin has a documented history of using sockpuppets to manufacture "consensus," so editors should consider that before coming to conclusions about CFredkin's edits. Activist (talk) 19:55, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I note that CFredkin has made 27 edits to the John Kline article since August 1, 2014, and made 11 more in four days last November. It would certainly raise suspicion that CFredkin may be a paid editor. Numerous other editors of the article have contested the validity of CFredkin's edits including reverts to this article. Activist (talk) 20:17, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Now that you made me look, here's some sock puppet history on CFredkin Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/CFredkin/Archive, this one in regards to this article, Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive813#CFredkin removing referenced content and making political edits, Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive813#CFredkin again, Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RRArchive221#User:CFredkin reported by User:J (Result: ), Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RRArchive227#User:CFredkin reported by User:Grammarxxx (Result: 24h), Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RRArchive245#User:CFredkin reported by User:Cwobeel (Result: Protected) . . . there's a lot more, but why bother copying all those links.  The point is obvious. Trackinfo (talk) 20:29, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inappropriate revision by CFredkin 

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