BobK
2nd June 2006, 11:29 PM
Just figured I'd post something for our Canadian readers.
Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060602.LIBERALSWEB02/TPStory/TPNational/Politics/)
It was all the buzz in official Ottawa yesterday -- a hilarious political whodunit in this age of websites, platforms and templates.
Overnight, someone built a website spoofing Liberal leadership candidate Joe Volpe and his acceptance of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from children, including the 11-year-old twins of a former vice-president of a generic drug company.
By early yesterday afternoon, the Volpe team had the website pulled down.
It was called youthforvolpe.ca and asked children to donate $5,400 and indicate whether the credit card being used is "mommy's or daddy's. . . ."
The hosting site pulled down the website rather fast. Leaves me wondering if the guy has that much juice, or possibly the hosting site owner is a supporter. Might want to pay attention if future relationships arise between them.
Kind of troubling someone can get a site pulled down for simply lampooning them.
Anyway, it seems contribution shenanigans anren't strictly a US problem.
Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060602.LIBERALSWEB02/TPStory/TPNational/Politics/)
It was all the buzz in official Ottawa yesterday -- a hilarious political whodunit in this age of websites, platforms and templates.
Overnight, someone built a website spoofing Liberal leadership candidate Joe Volpe and his acceptance of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from children, including the 11-year-old twins of a former vice-president of a generic drug company.
By early yesterday afternoon, the Volpe team had the website pulled down.
It was called youthforvolpe.ca and asked children to donate $5,400 and indicate whether the credit card being used is "mommy's or daddy's. . . ."
The hosting site pulled down the website rather fast. Leaves me wondering if the guy has that much juice, or possibly the hosting site owner is a supporter. Might want to pay attention if future relationships arise between them.
Kind of troubling someone can get a site pulled down for simply lampooning them.
Anyway, it seems contribution shenanigans anren't strictly a US problem.