Bush campaign website takes a dive

[Champ]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush's official re-election website was down and inaccessible for hours, in what campaign officials said could be the work of hackers.


Web surfers seeking information on the president's latest bon mot or appearances at www.georgewbush.com were greeted with an error message.


A Google search for georgewbush offered a number of alternatives, including Bushisms and Bush humour at politicalhumor.about.com or the website parody georgewbush.org, complete with spoof news stories and satirical bumper stickers.


"President's Convention Acceptance Speech Unveiling Detailed Plans for Tons More Good and Way Less Evil," went one headline.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1509&ncid=696&e=1&u=/afp/20041027/tc_afp/us_vote_internet_bush

[Mojambo]

1. It's just all falling apart for them

Are they even going to be showing up on the 3rd??

[rockydem]

2. hahahahahaha!

how can we get rid of FR now too?

[krkaufman]

3. Sounds like a Rove ploy, to me

Much like how he bugged his own office during a campaign in Texas, creating a backlash against his candidate's opponent.

(see "Bush's Brain")

[Carla in Ca]

5. Rove reminds me of the story

about the little boy who killed his parents and then begged the court for mercy as an orphan.

[Tight_rope]

4. LMBAO...Good...They have stupid people working for them!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. This is not necessarily good news.... this could be the LIHOP

move to start arresting anyone who is a cyber-terraist.

[belle]

35. right...

:eyes:

[truthpusher]

7. * site has Kerry's name all over it...the Kerry site does not mention *

that has got to be good, * is obviously cornered.

[truthisfreedom]

8. interesting. bush has not uttered gore's name ONCE during his entire reign

of terror.

[leftchick]

9. bon mot???

oh puleeease... :puke:

[libbygurl]

10. Didja notice that pathetic, fake "poll" on the Bush page?

It's on the right hand side column:



President Bush's defense budget will fulfill which of these goals?


³Increase pay for our servicemen and women

³Continue to eliminate inadequate military housing

³Provide the next generation of weapons to assist our troops in the field

³All of the above

[moggie]

12. Access denied

Did I see the poll? No, because the site is now blocking accesses from outside the US, according to The Register. I just get an 'access denied' page when I try accessing from the UK. So much for the coalition of the willing, eh?

[libbygurl]

13. Oh, gawd, what are they afraid of now? Yep, let's spread freedom and

democracy the Bush way:

Wear a "protect our civil liberties" t-shirt, and you get denied access to a Bush rally.
Carry a Kerry wallet sticker, same thing.
Live outside the USA, and you get denied access to their (pitiful) website.

Heck, the PRC (mainland China) seems more liberal than these scaredy-cat fools!

Hmm, just thought, would the site hackers have been from outside the USA? Why are they so damn fearful of anyone outside their tiny circle of yes-men and women?

The end is near for BushCo., but you can bet they won't go down without a dirty fight!

[CAcyclist]

32. Let's just face it - we are all disenfranchised

and second class citizens if we are not a Bush zombie as long as Bush continues his illegal reign.

[libbygurl]

14. Of course, going to georgewbush.ORG is tons more fun! nt

[KDLarsen]

19. Use Profixy.com

.. that ough to get you access. I've used that get around some US-only blocks (only difference, I told IE what proxy to go through).

[JusticeForAll]

23. But you are part of that "Wild-eyed" subgroup... n/t

[MADem]

26. They've probably traced the source of the hack

...to one of the countries in the "coalition of the billing!"

[newyawker99]

30. Hi moggie!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Steelangel]

11. oh no, it means

that they will blame Clinton again!

Let me do this first.. I blame Clinton! :silly:

[enigma-e]

15. Nawww! I know the culprit!

It's all Michael Moore's fault!

[MADem]

27. Poor CLINTON

...He can barely use a cell phone! He LOVES technology, but he absolutely SUCKS at it! The only thing dear Bill was good at hacking into was a juicy rib! Poor dude will have to make do with tofu, now!

But, yeah, they will probably blame him...or his technologically advanced, computer-savvy PENIS! Yeah, that must be it...Clinton's PENIS did it!!!

[July]

16. "could be the work of hackers" = we have no proof

but we'll fling some shit and see if it sticks.

Sorry, Karl, we're on to you.

[cubsfan forever]

18. Yes, Karl, we are on to you n/t

Professor 2

[JPace]

17. We've been working on the railroad....

oops..correction.

We've been working on his website,
All the livelong day.
We've been working on his website...
Just to pass the time of day.

[sherilocks]

20. Maybe stupid repug hackers thought they were

hacking www.georgewbush.org

[MADem]

28. Jesus, you just might be right about that! n/t

[Tempest]

21. How can they expect to protect the country?

When they can't even protect their web site?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

22. kick

[yellowcanine]

24. Somebody been feeding pretzels to the website? Where is Barney when you

need him?

[Tempest]

25. Bush Campaign Blocked The Site!

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3958665.stm

Surfers outside the US have been unable to visit the official re-election site of President George W Bush.
The blocking of browsers sited outside the US began in the early hours of Monday morning.

Since then people outside the US trying to browse the site get a message saying they are not authorised to view it.

The blocking does not appear to be due to an attack by vandals or malicious hackers, but as a result of a policy decision by the Bush camp.

[sonias]

29. So bc04 has written off expats and soldiers abroad huh?

"He said the site may see no reason to distribute content to people who will not be voting next week."
----

Now they don't want the military to browse their site or get informed. Another way they have screwed the military soldiers in Iraq. Shameful.

Sonia

[Logansquare]

31. I love how the reporter digressed and quoted georgewbush.org

The Bushies probably sent a frantic PR with charges of "hacking" and hoped to get a little anti-Democratic spin out of it.

[Rochambeau]

33. Concider the source...Damn AFP ! Bloody frenchmen !

:smoke: :smoke: :smoke:

[tranche]

34. They're also blocking all non-US traffic.

Read this today in an adult web board (for developers). Looks like they're not allowing anyone with a non-us IP to access the site.

http://www.netpond.com/showthread.php?referrerid=704&s=&threadid=34230

[Azure]

36. I don't know how Clinton managed to do this

but he did. Also, Clinton has caused cloudy weather here in Alabama, denying me the chance to see the moon. Clinton must have been busy, taking down *'s website and conjuring up clouds over Alabama at the same time. If I wasn't so tired (because of Clinton's vicious Communist plot to deprive me of my precious bodily fluids), I'd protest this.

Oh, wait, no I wouldn't. To hell with *'s website.