Bush Website Blocked Outside N. America

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Bush Website Blocked Outside N. America

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 27, 2004 @03:00AM from the registered-and-likely-voters dept.

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).

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At least the .org's still accessible! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-27 03:01 · Score: 5, Funny

though it's a little off-message.
1. Re:At least the .org's still accessible! by xThinkx · 2004-10-27 06:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  "will preserve the peace by fostering an era of good relations among the world's great powers" The first step in fostering these relations, is obviously keeping them from seeing my website.
  
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2. Re:At least the .org's still accessible! by Ohreally_factor · 2004-10-27 13:03 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Wasn't it Lincoln that said, "You can fool some of the Canadians some of the time, but you can't fool all of the Canadians all of the time."
  
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  It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
Works from Canada... by deragon · 2004-10-27 03:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Works from Montreal, Canada... Are we considered the 51st state? Can we vote? :)

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1. Re:Works from Canada... by FearUncertaintyDoubt · 2004-10-27 03:13 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Are we considered the 51st state?
  I believe the official term is "America Junior" (credit to H.S.)
2. Re:Works from Canada... by Fnkmaster · 2004-10-27 04:14 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Sometimes I think the only reason we haven't annexed Canada yet is that the Republicans are afraid of adding all those socialist electoral votes.
At last by Joe+the+Lesser · 2004-10-27 03:02 · Score: 4, Funny

Now he can safely discuss security issues!

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Fine. by MadFarmAnimalz · 2004-10-27 03:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Then he's going to get blocked on my site in reply.

What's George W. Bush's IP? Anyone know?

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1. Re:Fine. by RadioheadKid · 2004-10-27 03:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Make sure you block him on all the internets.
  
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Diplomatic Oversight by themesb · 2004-10-27 03:04 · Score: 5, Funny

But how will Tony Blair know what to do next?
I bet by StevenHenderson · 2004-10-27 03:05 · Score: 5, Funny

I bet that the Saudis still have access to the site. I mean, he has to get campaign contributions somehow, right?
Kinda backfired didn't it? by 91degrees · 2004-10-27 03:09 · Score: 3, Funny

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.
haha ... by phoxix · 2004-10-27 03:09 · Score: 3, Funny

Bush uses Microsoft IIS + ASP and only recently has switched to Akamai

Kerry uses LAMP and has been on Akamai for sometime now ...

We already know which IT dept has won ...

Sunny Dubey
What idiot voted for this jackass the first time?! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-27 03:11 · Score: 3, Funny

Unlike the hoodwinked American public, I think the Saudis know quite well what they're buying.
Re:Someone explain to me how this is news by squiggleslash · 2004-10-27 03:25 · Score: 4, Funny

Hmmm. Well, I'm sure it's ok and well intentioned, it just looks bad.
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?
;-)

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Re:Not Surprised by dpilot · 2004-10-27 03:27 · Score: 3, Funny

AHA! Here's the secret plan to reduce the budget deficit.

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Re:Someone explain to me how this is news by hal9000(jr) · 2004-10-27 03:29 · Score: 5, Funny

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.
Re:Forum abuse perhaps? by aardvarkjoe · 2004-10-27 03:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Either way BFD. Political websites are almost entirely content or truth free. Why bother reading them?
Beats me. Why are you reading Slashdot?

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Of course, now the site will get slashdotted... by Antifuse · 2004-10-27 04:15 · Score: 3, Funny

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. :)
Re:This one works by glesga_kiss · 2004-10-27 04:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Funniest thing I've seen in ages!! Not only does it allow you in, it eats up their CPU to put the page through SSL!
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...
WWJT by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-27 04:43 · Score: 5, Funny

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.
Typical Bush behavior by gelfling · 2004-10-27 05:05 · Score: 4, Funny

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
www.govorgcom.net by mapmaker · 2004-10-27 05:29 · Score: 3, Funny

An illustration of how everyone wants ".com", no matter how appropriate.
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.
Re:War is Peace by Mad+Marlin · 2004-10-27 10:39 · Score: 4, Funny

Isn't it "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength" ?
He is displaying his ignorance of the book by misquoting it, thereby displaying his strength.

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