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Bush Website Blocked Outside N. America
acey72 writes "The BBC News are
reporting that George W Bush's re-election website (don't bother if you aren't in the USA) is blocked to people accessing it from outside the USA. Netcraft spotted the change on Monday, and have a report on the matter. Oh well, at least John Kerry's site still works for us outlanders." At least some Canadians can access the Bush campaign site, but Europeans cannot (without going through a U.S. proxy).
though it's a little off-message.
Works from Montreal, Canada... Are we considered the 51st state? Can we vote? :)
Remember the year 2000? They promised us flying cars. They delivered the PT Cruiser...
Now he can safely discuss security issues!
"I only speak the truth"
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Then he's going to get blocked on my site in reply.
What's George W. Bush's IP? Anyone know?
Blearf. Blearf, I say.
But how will Tony Blair know what to do next?
I bet that the Saudis still have access to the site. I mean, he has to get campaign contributions somehow, right?
A website is a place on the internets.
Gahhh sorry I had to!
The website has obviously been shut down to prevent terrorist attacks on it, as indicated by credible inteligence reports. Don't be surprised if the Alert Level is raised to red in the next few days!
Mike Prettejohn, president of Netcraft, speculated that the blocking decision was taken to cut costs, and traffic, in the run-up to the election on 2 November.
Sadly, a link was then posted to Slashdot, increasing costs and traffic.
Bush uses Microsoft IIS + ASP and only recently has switched to Akamai
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Kerry uses LAMP and has been on Akamai for sometime now
We already know which IT dept has won
Sunny Dubey
Unlike the hoodwinked American public, I think the Saudis know quite well what they're buying.
It's official. Netcraft confirms! George Bush is going down! George bush is down!
On another topic, I hadn't been to www.georgewbush.com in a while, and I was surprised at "90% income tax for overseas nationals" was one of Bush's policies. He's usually against income taxes, I thought. And what do people think of the "Iraq: No new troops needed, all troops currently stationed in Iraq to remain there for 10 more years. That goes for those in Afghanistan too" policies?
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
AHA! Here's the secret plan to reduce the budget deficit.
The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
I thought Americans were pretty keen on a concept called "free speech"?
Oh - hang on... What year is it again?
We care about free speech only when it comes from us. Except for the DMCA. And the Patriot Act.
Damn, I should move.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
heh, I'm furious that Blair has never once campaigned in Oklahoma. How unsensitive to the world is that?!?
There are websites outside the US? huh...ya learn something new everyday.
Never mind that, it's the ".com" that says it all. After all, nobody can seriously claim his best interests are not commercial.
Remember, all websites start with 'dubya'.
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Yea, Right, like I can't type in http://froogle.google.com/froogle ? there isn't even a http://www.froogle.google.com/ -- People need to get a clue.
Video Production Support
He had to block his site from the Evil Doers!
Oh, and they'll make you immortal, too!
Maybe not, but John Kerry will make crippled people walk again.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
They went to all this effort, maybe to lower traffic bills, who cares what the real reason was... but now the site will get Slashdotted so any money saved on avoiding international viewers, is pooched. :)
Out of the three video steaming formats, which of them allow you to put them on repeat? ;-)
I've got a whole lab of hosts sitting here doing very little for the next wee while...
hmmm I wonder what that means?
"I'm invested with a divine mission: to promote the biblical world view in the policy carried out by the USA". - George W. Bush
:)
Maybe God told him to make his website unavailable for foreigners
Who would Jesus Torture?
Although some "Christians" might argue the following logic:
God allowed Jesus to be tortured.
God = Jesus.
Therefore, Jesus allowed Jesus to be tortured.
Golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Jesus says: Do unto others as I (God) would do unto (others) Jesus.
Therefore, Torture others, coz Jesus says it's okay.
When leaders in the Pentagon and Justice Department failed to take the high road and walked away from the Geneva Convention at Abu Gharib and Guantanemo Bay, they began walking the morally dubious path.
Bush's moral certainty excuses immoral activity. Some could compare it to bin Laden's moral certainty that calls for innocent slaughter. Committing crimes in the name of God doesn't make it less wrong.
Jesus is Bush's sysadmin?!
Well, I guess he does claim to be one of God's closest buddies...
http://65.172.163.222/
summoning the daemons of slashdot...
I have my hands over my ears and I'm screaming. I can't hear you I can't hear you I can't hear you
The funniest instance I've found of this phenomenon is the website for the Denver, Colorado city government.
Instead of the no-brainer www.denver.gov they use www.denvergov.com and www.denvergov.org.
No, really.
No it's the cheesemakers.
-Ted
-=-=- Quantum physics - the dreams stuff are made of.
I also found the "Blair: He may be a dope, but he's OUR dope" article, and "Poland: They may support us, but they're next for the Shock 'n' Awe Treatment" articles most enlightening.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
I really can't understand why you are posting to slashdot. Are you bitter about losing in 2004? Do you aspire to run for office in the future? Maybe the spirit of campaigning just picks you up and carries you along.
You are history. You have even less relevance than Bill Clinton.
I have an opinion, but at least I have a life outside of being a ranting slashdot loser. Maybe you should get one of those too.
For those outside the US who haven't been ad-bombed, check out The Choice. It's one of the ads. You would have thought that campaign managers would have figured out that people get confused about where to put their cross when they vote. After watching the ad I took away the message that I should put an X next to John Kerry. I'm pretty certain that's not what was intended.
You can use https://georgewbush.com/ to see this ad, and all the others.
He is displaying his ignorance of the book by misquoting it, thereby displaying his strength.
Best Slashdot comment ever