Photo: Conservapedia

Photo: Conservapedia

Minnesota’s only U.S. Senator, Amy Klobuchar, is one of 14 “Senate Democrats from States with Republican Governors” that the Web site Conservapedia lists at an entry under that heading. Noting first that the U.S. Constitution gives governors the authority to name replacements when Senate seats become vacant, the Conservapedia text goes on to envision “a commanding majority in the Senate” for Republicans “if these Senators were unable to complete their terms.” That makes Conservapedia’s entry a veritable wiki hit list, writes Wonkette.

UPDATE: Conservapedia has since removed the post, calling it vandalism; you can see a screen grab here. 

The headline at Wonkette is (typically, though in this case perhaps justifiably) deranged: “Conservative Wiki Offers Helpful List of Senate Democrats To Assassinate, So Republican Governors Can Appoint GOP Replacements.”

As for Conservapedia, here is the view from its nemesis, Wikipedia:

Andrew Shlafley didn't get the bow gene (Photo:Wikipedia)

Andrew Shlafley (Photo:Wikipedia)

Conservapedia is an English-language wiki-based web encyclopedia project written from a young earth creationist, Americentric, right-wing and Conservative Christian point of view. It was started in 2006 by lawyer and history teacher Andy Schlafly, son of conservative activist and Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly. He stated that he founded the project because he felt that the open web encyclopedia Wikipedia had a liberal, anti-Christian, and anti-American bias.

Is the hit list real? Spoofers have been known to infiltrate Conservapedia, though Schlafley told Wired that phony entries are quickly disappeared.

In an earlier post today, Wonkette — itself termed “proudly idiotic” in New Yorker critic David Denby’s new book, “Snark” — describes as “kind of a weird thing to say“ former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s pronouncement that he would have lost more resoundingly to any DFL candidate other than Al Franken. ”Wow, them’s fightin’ words,” Wonkette continues, “sure to buck up his most despairing supporters! Henry V could not have put it better.”

To compare the two heroes for yourself, watch Coleman’s video plea for cash, then go see “Henry V” at the Guthrie Theater through Feb. 1. Some performances are sold out, but rush seats might become available; ticket-holder no-shows are more likely thanks to our latest visit by an arctic air mass.