Press Release
Bush2004.com bidding to start at half a million dollars
Austin, Texas March 5, 2004 - "The Republicans have manipulated the consolidation of the ownership of our media. We are consolidating the satire of this political process", said a Bush 2004.com spokesman at a press conference in reaction to the news that bush2004.com has been put up for auction on Ebay.
The Bush2004.com spokesperson stated, "For any Democracy to function effectively the electorate must be well informed on the issues. The news reaching Americans is no longer objective. What we are providing at bush2004.com is an alternative source of information on the issues concerning the 2004 Presidential Election. And we're doing it with a sense of humor."
Bush2004.com, a leading satire and news web site that has been visited by over a million people since its launch in February, 2004, announces the availability of its domain name for sale on Ebay. The founder originally created the site to be a place for objective discussion on the Presidential Election.
The Internet's world wide web has transformed the political fund-raising process with web sites like moveon.org and deanforamerica.com raising millions of dollars for political campaigns. During the 2000 Presidential election, the owners of bush2004.com ran georgebush2000.com which had over 80 million visitors.
Currently, the site is a satirical look at American Presidential politics with irreverent articles by Michael Smith, famed author of "The Madness of King George" but it also carries news from other sources such as the leading political weblogs or "blogs", MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, etc.. The owners request that any persons seeking to start a "porn" site avoid the bidding, as they do not support these types of activities.
Current bidding on a similar domain name, http://whitehouse.com is currently at 2 million dollars according to it's owner, Daniel Parisi of New York City, NY.
The domain name auction ends March 12 at 5:32:17 PST or 8:32:17 am EST and 7:32:17 am CST
The site has a lively "blog" or weblog of it's own which is usually on the cutting edge of the news of the presidential race.
The site has a large and growing user community, made up of Republicans, Independents and Democrats. Statistics are available upon request. But the owners say "the numbers are significant".
The Owners can be contacted at 512-699-4000. Serious inquiries only, please.
The Bush2004.com website went on sale today for $500,000. The Austin, Texas based owner is advertising the site at http://bush2004.com/press and on Ebay at this link: Ebay Listing of Bush2004.com
Item number: 3082825893
Main category: Computers:Other Hardware & Services:Domain Names:.com
Start price: $499,000.00
End date: March12, 2004 at 5:32 PST
Contact
Bush2004.com Headquarters
100 Congress 21st Floor
Austin, Texas 78701
512-699-4000