Oof, here’s yet another reminder of why campaigns should be damn careful to nail down relevant web addresses: American Bridge is having a little fun with NewtGingrich.com. If you go to the URL, right now it redirects to one of several outside websites, including:
- Gingrich ‘Inadvertently’ Names Porn Company ‘Entrepreneur of The Year’ For Stimulating The Economy
- Tiffany & Co.
- Freddie Mac
- Travel Guide to Greece
- Intrade – Newt Gingrich to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 is 9.7% probable
- Gingrich’s Campaign Still Looks an Awful Lot Like a Book Tour
- Gingrich presidential campaign implodes
Genius! Even more better? American Bridge is offering the domain in exchange for a (large) donation…check your wallet and dig for spare change under the sofa cushions, kids! Thanks to Beth Becker for the tip.
– cpd
[…] Das progressive PAC American Bridge hat die Finger an NewtGingrich.com bekommen und bieten sie zum Verkauf auf Craigslist an. Schlimmer noch: In Moment leitet die URL auf diverse Artikel und Seiten weiter, die an Probleme in der Kampagne erinnern. Danke an Colin Delaney für die Ãœbersicht der unterschiedlichen Weiterleitungen auf seinem Blog epolitics.com: […]
Yeah you can definitely have fun with Newt Gingrich in general. His name is not only “Newt” it also has “rich” in it. Hello. Makes me want to make a custom yard sign.