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Bush's Corporate Grassroots Effort

Posted Aug 19, 2003

George W. Bush's "grassroots action site" launched today, though it's about as grassroots as the Avril Lavigne street team. No RSS feeds or campaign weblog yet, but they offer news feeds for your "personal Web site or blog." (And dig those crazy backwards breadcrumbs.)

Unsurprisingly, the website runs on Windows 2000/IIS. I noticed that Microsoft Exchange's Webmail seems to be running on the box, too. Guess the password and win a first class ticket to federal prison!

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Aug 19, 2003
12:34 PM

patricia wrote:

I'd like to insert some witty, burning comment here about the backwards breadcrumbs, but I'm too busy giggling about it to get in the proper mindset. I'll owe it to you. :D

Aug 19, 2003
2:35 PM

tae wrote:

oh yeah you should see the arnold quotes!

Aug 20, 2003
7:18 AM

Ken Edwards wrote:

and the site uses the same navigation menu system that CNN does! how original.

Aug 20, 2003
8:03 PM

mat wrote:

"though it's about as grassroots as the Avril Lavigne street team"

kudos

Aug 21, 2003
4:52 PM

Nathe wrote:

Apparently they need to rip off original and real grassroots campaigns, it's so, so, artificial feeling. Best part is the "why I support Bush" set. Thanks for the heads up.

Aug 22, 2003
3:10 PM

Ls3 wrote:

No Bush, no wars, good thing he's here.

Aug 25, 2003
8:49 AM

tae wrote:

what's the original one?

Aug 26, 2003
11:49 AM

Anonymous wrote:

You should check into syndicating your weblog into LJ.

--m4

Aug 30, 2003
1:06 PM

ravensong wrote:

i'll vote for Linus Torsvald for president :)

Sep 9, 2003
10:25 AM

satori wrote:

first coffee snork of the day...

Sep 23, 2003
1:53 AM

مقابل آئينه wrote:

what do you mean backwards breadcrumbs?

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Bush's Corporate Grassroots Effort

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