Website Suggests Obama-Bayh Ticket

[Unsane]

...more fodder for the rumor mill

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/website-suggest.html


ABC News' Matt Jaffe and Rick Klein report: Type ObamaBayh08.com into your web browser. Where do you think it'll take you? Go ahead, do it.

Bet you didn't expect to suddenly be staring at the Democratic National Committee's official website. Hmm. What about other potential running mates? Let's try ObamaKaine08.com. Nope, doesn't take you to the DNC site.

Maybe ObamaBiden08.com? Nothing doing.

ObamaSebelius08.com? Strike three.

So, in the midst of the current vice-presidential speculation, is it possible that we may have just stumbled upon a clue that Barack Obama's eventual Democratic running mate in 2008 will be none other than Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh?

[quiet.american]

1. I hope not. Can't stand him. nt

[blogslut]

2. It's a domain name regsitered to an individual person

A person who happens to own 234 other domain names. This is one person, pointing a domain to DNC servers;

http://whois.domaintools.com/obamabayh08.com

Stupid ABC.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Probably registered to Evan Bayh or someone on his staff.

[blogslut]

4. I really doubt that

n/t

[Quixote1818]

9. Funny, it's owned by Joe Chan, probably someone from China. nt

[blogslut]

10. The registration says no

And the site has had the same owner since December of 2007.

Granted, the site owner could be lying about their identity and location but if they are, ICANN can take the domain away from them.

[NYC_SKP]

11. ABC and MSNBC...

....and like half of DU.

Criminy!

[helderheid]

5. That one doesn't do that but ObamaBayh08.com does

[Orangepeel]

6. that's kind of silly. The DNC doesn't have to give permission to have a site redirected to theirs

Bayh may very well be Obama's running mate. But I don't see why this is any evidence of it.

[PBS Poll-435]

7. OMG CHECK IT OUT!!!!11!!

http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=obamahillary08&tld=com

Someone bought www.ObamaHillary08.com!!!

That must mean what we all want it to mean or not want it to mean or something in-between!

[WeDidIt]

8. But the DNC dowsn't own the name.

Whomsoever owns the name has done a DNS redirect.

It means absolutely nothing and if anything, is more suggestive that Bayh WILL NOT be the veep.

[ladjf]

12. I believe that Bayh would be one of the worst VP choices.

During the pasts years he has consistently support key Bush initiatives.