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0rganism

(23,937 posts)
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 10:38 PM Jan 2013

Looking for Organizing for Action website? You've reached the NRA

Source: LA Times

WASHINGTON — Derek Bovard, a 40-year-old computer technician in Castle Rock, Colo., was up watching Fox News early the morning of Jan. 18 when he saw the news that President Obama’s advisors were launching a new advocacy group called Organizing for Action.

Bovard jumped on the computer and snapped up the domain name Organizingforaction.net. He then proceeded to configure the site so all hits are directed to the website for the National Rifle Assn. – the very group that Obama is facing off against in his efforts to toughen gun laws.

“I’m for the Second Amendment,” Bovard said. “I’m not in agreement with a lot of things that are going on right now. If they don’t like it, they can buy it from me.”

Bovard, who paid about $10 to register the site, said he’d sell it for “somewhere around $10,000.”

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-organizing-for-action-website-nra-20130129,0,3159504.story



How the hell did OFA mess up so very badly? This doesn't seem like something a tech-savvy team would do; methinks Obama's campaign staff handed their database over to neophytes.
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Looking for Organizing for Action website? You've reached the NRA (Original Post) 0rganism Jan 2013 OP
One Word... raidert05 Jan 2013 #1
Isn't that like Web Design 101 from 1994? Here's an entire thread about the whole thing: Katorama Jan 2013 #2
The Administration should go along with the gag NoGOPZone Jan 2013 #3
Apparently, Derek is bragging about it already (link) Katorama Jan 2013 #4
One different word SCVDem Jan 2013 #5
I was thinking the same thing!!! Katorama Jan 2013 #6
The real site. CBHagman Jan 2013 #7
Thanks. I added my name. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #8
good point, i'm glad you brought that up 0rganism Jan 2013 #9
WHY NOT BY PASS COM, NET, ORG, AND USE GOV ROBROX Jan 2013 #10

0rganism

(23,937 posts)
9. good point, i'm glad you brought that up
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:32 PM
Jan 2013

if enough folks sign up, OFA might just salvage the situation.

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