MA GOP Pre-emptively Registers Web Domains of Possible Dem Candidate

[TaleWgnDg]

"Massachusetts GOP Pre-Emptively Registers Web Domains of Possible Dem(ocratic) Candidate
"Jeannie Shawl at 2:31 PM
"Wednesday January 12, 2005

"(JURIST) In anticipation of a run for governor by Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly (official profile, http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=873), the Massachusetts Republican Party (official website, http://www.massgop.com/) has pre-emptively registered website addresses that Reilly could have used as a campaign website. Despite the fact that Reilly has not said whether he will run for governor in 2006, the state republican party has registered several domain names, such as reillyforgovernor.com, with the intent 'to have some fun if he is indeed the nominee.'

"Legal experts suggest that the maneuver gives an (sic) new twist to the old practice of cybersquatting (Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting), giving rise to the traditional options of arbitration (ICANN dispute resolution policy, http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm) or selecting an alternative domain name.

"Reuters has more (at http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7284633&src=rss/ElectionCoverage)."

. . . more . . . http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/01/massachusetts-gop-pre-emptively.php

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[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Damn the GOP!!!!

:grr:

[brainshrub]

2. Why do Republicans always come up with the best sneaky ideas b4 we do.

Gotta hand it to 'em, good idea.

[TaleWgnDg]

3. Well? Uummmm . . .

Well? Uummmm . . . 'cause "sneakiness" is in their blood? It's part of being Republican? Indeed.

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[BlueJazz]

4. Maybe I should register.......

"MassachusettsRepublicanCommitteeAreSonsABitches.Com"

[thoughtanarchist]

5. no problemo...

we'll just give our AG a catchy nick name like TommyTomTom.

www.tommytomtom4gov.org




:think:

[Pab Sungenis]

6. Right.

Or "byebyemitt.com"

[midnight armadillo]

7. This is so stupidly juvenile

I am actually embarrassed on the the GOP's behalf, due to their making such public asses of themselves, even though I'm a Dem!

[Kat45]

8. Something similar happened in the last Gov race

I don't know if the GOP had anything to do with it--maybe not--but the right wing religious wackos sure did. When Robert Reich ran for governor last time round, his site was robertreich.org. I don't know who bought robertreich.com, but when you typed that in by mistake(or not knowing the url), you got a serious religious-right/antichoice/antiliberal/you're-going-to-burn-in-hell type of site. Unbelievable!

[-..__...]

9. I'm thinking of registering...

http://Tom_Reilly_Dirt_Bag_POS.com/org

[Kathy in Cambridge]

10. Ummm-why?

:shrug:

[Ian David]

11. Anyone have any ideas?

romney2008.com is Reserved
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=Romney2008.com&x=0&y=0

romney2008.org is Reserved
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=Romney2008.org&x=0&y=0

romneyforpresident.com is Reserved
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=RomneyForPresident.com&x=0&y=0

romneyforpresident.org is Reserved
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=RomneyForPresident.org&x=0&y=0

mittromney.com is Reserved
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?verification=9393&domain=mittromney.com&submitbtn=Continue

romneysucks.com is AVAILABLE
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=ROMNEYSUCKS.COM&x=0&y=0

impeachromney.org is AVAILABLE
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=ImpeachRomney.org&x=0&y=0

impeachromney.com is AVAILABLE
http://www.betterwhois.com/bwhois.cgi?domain=ImpeachRomney.COM&x=0&y=0

Anyone else have any ideas?

[ulTRAX]

12. more partisan hypocrisy

And Dems never did this?

www.bush2004.com
www.bush2004.org

Do a whois:

www.bush2004.com
Created on: 02-Feb-98
Expires on: 01-Feb-07
Last Updated on: 01-Dec-04

[Cobalt Violet]

13. Bush2008.com, Bush2012.com are reserved!

www.jebforpresident2008.com is available but
www.jebforpresident2012.com is NOT!

[merbex]

14. I intend to bring this matter up at our local dem town committee

My state rep is on our committee and he should seriously consider buying up any domain name if he has ambitions for higher office.

This is one of my pet peeves actually; when are the people supposedly 'in the loop"in this party going to figure out that the internet has changed politics?

[TaleWgnDg]

15. Yup. Great idea. Stay ahead of the curve! . . . n/t

[paineinthearse]

16. Is this part of a larger strategy?

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=297803&mesg_id=297803&page=