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March 25, 2015 9:28 AM Subscribe
An Idaho State Senator, Paul Shepherd, has called on the state to impeach federal judges who struck down the state's anti-SSM law. One mistake, though. He forgot to renew the domain for his re-election campaign, and now a gay nerd has taken it over.
Currently, it's a Wiki site with little information, so the Raw Story article is more informative than the place-holder site.
posted by filthy light thief at 9:40 AM on March 25, 2015
posted by filthy light thief at 9:40 AM on March 25, 2015
...how the hell did I miss putting that in? Thanks!
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 9:40 AM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 9:40 AM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
>“I wish I could get the presidential candidates, (but) I checked them all out, (and) it won’t happen,” TibitXimer said. “They have much better staff and control over their online presence.”
I thought nobody had even declared their candidacy yet except Ted Cruz, and he'd failed to secure anything even in dot-horse territory.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 9:42 AM on March 25, 2015
I thought nobody had even declared their candidacy yet except Ted Cruz, and he'd failed to secure anything even in dot-horse territory.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 9:42 AM on March 25, 2015
Gifs. Where are the rainbow gifs?
posted by Devils Rancher at 9:47 AM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Devils Rancher at 9:47 AM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
I would also be so bold as saying that few people who voted for Paul Shepherd did so because they saw his campaign website.
Sing or Swim, you are generally correct. Vermin Supreme and the candidates from the Prohibition Party and Transhumanist Party don't generally get counted.
And TedCruz.com previously.
posted by filthy light thief at 9:49 AM on March 25, 2015
Sing or Swim, you are generally correct. Vermin Supreme and the candidates from the Prohibition Party and Transhumanist Party don't generally get counted.
And TedCruz.com previously.
posted by filthy light thief at 9:49 AM on March 25, 2015
Hillary Clinton has control of her namesake URL hillaryclinton.com and it seems the best her opponent was able to do is to snag hillary2016.com.
posted by gyc at 9:57 AM on March 25, 2015
posted by gyc at 9:57 AM on March 25, 2015
Don't worry, Paul Shepard, I bet Idaho governor Butch Otter is on the case.
posted by indubitable at 10:13 AM on March 25, 2015
posted by indubitable at 10:13 AM on March 25, 2015
Huh. I'd have thought 'Vermin Supreme' was a characterization of the group of candidates, or perhaps the office they're seeking, but I see where it's a proper name. Live and learn...
posted by Sing Or Swim at 10:15 AM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Sing Or Swim at 10:15 AM on March 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
It would surprise me if a state had the authority to impeach a federal judge (though it doesn't surprise me at all that a Neanderthal homophobic state legislator might think it does -- or might pretend to think he does even if he knows better).
posted by Slothrup at 10:31 AM on March 25, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by Slothrup at 10:31 AM on March 25, 2015 [6 favorites]
When you think of all the potential permutations a candidate's website could take (JohnSmith.com; JohnSmith2016.com; Smith.com; Smith2016.com; John2016.com; SmithforPresident.com; SmithforPresident2016.com; JohnforPresident.com; JohnforPresident2016.com; 2016Smith.com etc. etc. etc.) I think these "so and so didn't nail down their obvious campaign URL!" stories are a bit forced. This one's a bit more plausible in that it was a URL he'd used before but the very fact that it has that somewhat less-than-archetypal format (the -usa suffix) tells you that it's still a bit of a non-story. Nobody will ever guess at "candidate name plus usa" for the URL of a candidate. The only thing that would lead them to the site is some specific campaign literature or a Google search and it's easy for the campaign to make sure that the Google searches lead to the official site.
posted by yoink at 10:36 AM on March 25, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by yoink at 10:36 AM on March 25, 2015 [4 favorites]
Very related: Apparently, and quite shockingly, Vermin Supreme has NEVER been acknowledged by the "Name of the Year" website (FPP'd here yesterday)
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:28 AM on March 25, 2015
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:28 AM on March 25, 2015
I think these "so and so didn't nail down their obvious campaign URL!" stories are a bit forced.
Yeah, I can't tell if it's just the usual "here's something to make the opposition look bad" type of thing, or the people writing these stories are so old they still just type words into the URL box and put a .com at the end.
I'd wouldn't be surprised if the ratio of people who find a campaign site by search, compared to people who type in "candidate's name . com" is 1000 to 1.
posted by sideshow at 11:35 AM on March 25, 2015
Yeah, I can't tell if it's just the usual "here's something to make the opposition look bad" type of thing, or the people writing these stories are so old they still just type words into the URL box and put a .com at the end.
I'd wouldn't be surprised if the ratio of people who find a campaign site by search, compared to people who type in "candidate's name . com" is 1000 to 1.
posted by sideshow at 11:35 AM on March 25, 2015
I got a 500 error on iPad.
posted by matildaben at 12:39 PM on March 25, 2015
posted by matildaben at 12:39 PM on March 25, 2015
We blew it up.
posted by disclaimer at 1:05 PM on March 25, 2015
posted by disclaimer at 1:05 PM on March 25, 2015
It would surprise me if a state had the authority to impeach a federal judge (though it doesn't surprise me at all that a Neanderthal homophobic state legislator might think it does -- or might pretend to think he does even if he knows better).
I was confused too, but it turns out that the FPP somewhat misstates the case that Shephard "has called on the state to impeach federal judges." Actually, his resolution calls on Congress to impeach the judges.
posted by ogooglebar at 1:15 PM on March 25, 2015
I was confused too, but it turns out that the FPP somewhat misstates the case that Shephard "has called on the state to impeach federal judges." Actually, his resolution calls on Congress to impeach the judges.
posted by ogooglebar at 1:15 PM on March 25, 2015
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