GOP Registered "BushCheated.com" in 2003'
(* So now we know what they were anticipating)
The Republican National Committee paid a Virginia networking firm to buy BushCheated.com on their behalf.
A representative for Network Solutions, LLC confirmed that they registered sites for the Republican National Committee. When asked if they registered BushCheated.com on behalf of the party, she said, “Yeah, then we probably did.”
A spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee declined to comment and said they would return the call.
The domain, which has no content, was likely registered to prevent others from setting up a website at the address.
“Campaigns have been doing this since 2000 to protect themselves,” a Democratic Internet consultant, who asked to remain anonymous, said.
The consultant noted that the Bush campaign registered various derivatives of “Bush sucks” during the 2000 campaign.
Asked why the RNC registered the site in April 2003, the consultant said they probably had registered the site when the original registrant’s control of the domain expired.
A register.com lookup for the registrant of BushCheated.com produces the following result.
Registrant: Make this info private
Republican National Committee (VAVFGNVHZO)
310 First Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
US
Phone: 202-863-8670
Domain Name: BUSHCHEATED.COM
Administrative Contact :
Republican National Committee (VAVFGNVHZO)
gopdomains@rnchq.org
310 First Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
US
Phone: 202-863-8670
Technical Contact :
Network Solutions, LLC. (HOST-ORG)
customerservice@networksolutions.com
13200 Woodland Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20171-3025
US
Phone: 1-888-642-9675
Fax: 571-434-4620
Record expires on 08-Apr-2005
Record created on 08-Apr-2003
Database last updated on 09-Jul-2004
Domain servers in listed order: Manage DNS
NS29.WORLDNIC.COM 216.168.228.17
NS30.WORLDNIC.COM 216.168.225.160
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