Edwards is in the running, all right!
Posted on 07/10/2004 8:36:08 AM PDT by Tall_Texan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Web site Kerry Edwards started two years ago to show the world photos of his toddler son has suddenly become hot property. The phones at the bail bonds business Edwards owns started ringing with calls from people and groups wanting his kerryedwards.com Web address even before Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry announced John Edwards as his running mate Tuesday.
That day, the Web site also received more than 51,000 hits.
One of the first calls was from the Kerry campaign, asking Edwards to donate the domain name to the campaign. But the 34-year-old Indianapolis man said he won't be giving it away because he's gotten some offers of up to $30,000 for the name.
He said the callers have included an advertising company, a Wisconsin investment group and a Republican in Texas promising to pay more than the highest bidder to keep the site out of Democrats' hands.
Edwards, who pays about $25 a year for the domain, said he would probably post it for sale on eBay.
"I'll sell it if the price is right, that's for sure," Edwards said.
Bill Burton, a spokesman for the Kerry-Edwards campaign in Washington, said he knew of no plans to make an offer for the site. He said johnkerry.com would continue as the campaign's official Web site.
On Thursday, the only thing posted on Edwards' Web site was a photo of him smiling and the message: "I'm Kerry, I wasn't on MSNBC last night."
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On the Net:
http://kerryedwards.com
I hope he gets $30,000 for it. He'll need that when his son goes through psychotherapy because his old man has the same name as a pathetic losing presidential ticket! And the kid can't live down all the taunts at school.
The Kerry and Edwards personal fortunes are worth how much and they call and want this guy to just "give" them the domain name? Cheapskates! Make Terezah buy it!
More power to him. If he can make a buck for his kid's education, go for it.
Of course, he could have tried a marketing angle such as:
"Official Bail Bondsman of the Democrat National Committee".
If he'd been promised all the DNC's cases, it could have turned out to be more lucrative than just selling it.
Somewhere out there is probably some kid named 'Dole Kemp' who is probably on lithium.
I hope he gets $30,000 for it. He'll need that when his son goes through psychotherapy because his old man has the same name as a pathetic losing presidential ticket! And the kid can't live down all the taunts at school.I recall hearing in 1980 that a couple with the last name of Bush named their newborn daughter Reagan. Now there's a name to be proud of. >:)
-Eric
I hope the Bush campaign buys it and puts up the record, of "Kerry, Edwards, and Heinz, PC".
I wouldn't envy any girl with the last name "Bush". Too many Whoopi Goldbergs out there.
BTW, part of my job is to process customer orders and I say one last year under the name "Anita Bush". I'm hoping that was a prank name...
I hear that "Mondale-Ferraro.com" is available.
Pray for W and Our Troops
How appropriate, KerryEdwards BAIL bonds hA HA HA HA
"The Kerry and Edwards personal fortunes are worth how much..."
$1.07 Billion per Forbes on Fox this morning.Versus $60 some Million for Bush-Cheney.
Who purchased that domain name and others similar so that the Bush campaign couldn't use them. Methinks Rendina's name should be Richard Head.
5.56mm
You raise, albeit obliquely, a good point: the value of the kerryedwards.com domain name is likely to be short-lived. I hope Mr. Kerry Edwards cashes in quickly; I doubt the name will ever be worth more than it's worth right now.
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