The RNC Servers: Who Lives There?

[blogslut]

I pay for membership at a site called domaintools.com. With my membership, I am able to perform a reverse IP lookup. What that means is that I am able to query a list of all the domains that share a particular web server.

You may have heard that some emails sent and received in the DOJ/USA scandal, came from an email account that points to the domain gwb43.org. When one performs a WHOIS lookup for gwb43.org, they find that the domain is registered to the RNC.

When I perform a reverse IP lookup for the RNC's main domain, rnc.org, the domain, gwb43.org will not appear. That is because currently, there is no website configured for the address.

The Republican National Committee has 123 domains listed on their server. For a while, I thought it best to keep this information to myself. I'm not really sure why anymore.

Here is a list of all the domains that share the same IP as rnc.org:

1. 2004nycgop.com
2. 2004nycgop.net
3. 2004nycgop.org
4. Africanamericansforbush.com
5. Africanamericansforbush.org
6. Agendaforamerica.com
7. Agendaforamerica.net
8. Agendaforamerica.org
9. Arabamericansforbush.com
10. Arabamericansforbush.org
11. Asianamericansforbush.com
12. Asianamericansforbush.org
13. Barackosama2008.org
14. Bushenergy.com
15. Bushenergy.net
16. Bushenergy.org
17. Bushfarmandranchteam.com
18. Bushfarmandranchteam.org
19. Bushfarmteam.com
20. Bushfarmteam.org
21. Bushforpresident.com
22. Catholicsforbush.com
23. Debatefacts.com
24. Debatefacts.net
25. Debatefacts.org
26. Demfacts.com
27. Democratsforbush.com
28. Democratsforbush.info
29. Democratsforbush.net
30. Democratsforbush.org
31. Democratsforbush.us
32. Educatorsforbush.com
33. Educatorsforbush.org
34. Farmersandranchersforbush.com
35. Farmersandranchersforbush.org
36. Flippercam.com
37. Georgebush.com
38. Gop.com
39. Gop.net
40. Gop.org
41. Gopconvention.com
42. Gopemail.com
43. Gopnet.com
44. Gopnet.net
45. Gopnet.org
46. Gopteamleader.com
47. Gopteamleader.net
48. Hitechforbush.com
49. Hitechforbush.org
50. Iamaliberal.net
51. Imaliberal.com
52. Imaliberal.net
53. Imaliberal.org
54. Imforlowertaxes.com
55. Investorsforbush.com
56. Investorsforbush.org
57. Johnkerryliberalrecord.com
58. Johnkerryliberalrecord.net
59. Johnkerryliberalrecord.org
60. Johnkerryoniraq.com
61. Johnkerrysliberalrecord.com
62. Johnkerrysliberalrecord.net
63. Johnkerrysliberalrecord.org
64. Kerryliberalrecord.com
65. Kerryliberalrecord.net
66. Kerryliberalrecord.org
67. Kerrysliberalrecord.com
68. Kerrysliberalrecord.net
69. Kerrysliberalrecord.org
70. Laborforbush.com
71. Laborforbush.org
72. Lawenforcementforbush.com
73. Lawenforcementforbush.org
74. Militaryfamiliesforbush.com
75. Militaryfamiliesforbush.org
76. Militaryforbush.com
77. Militaryforbush.org
78. Mytaxrefund.org
79. Mytaxrelief.org
80. Nativeamericansforbush.com
81. Nativeamericansforbush.org
82. Prolifeforbush.com
83. Prolifeforbush.org
84. Proudrepublican.com
85. Republicanconvention.org
86. Republicanvictoryteam.com
87. Republicanvictoryteam.net
88. Republicanvictoryteam.org
89. Republicrooks.com
90. Rnc.org
91. Rnccab.com
92. Rncchairman.com
93. Rncchairman.net
94. Rncchairman.org
95. Rncconvention.com
96. Rncconvention.net
97. Rncconvention.org
98. Rnceagles.com
99. Rncfc.com
100. Rncfc.net
101. Rncfc.org
102. Rnchq.org
103. Rncmajorityfund.com
104. Rncpresidentialvictoryteam.com
105. Rncpresidentsclub.com
106. Rncpvt.com
107. Rncpvt.org
108. Rncregent.com
109. Rncregents.com
110. Rncsustainingmembers.com
111. Rncteam100.com
112. Seniorsforbushcheney.org
113. Smallbusinessownersforbush.com
114. Smallbusinessownersforbush.org
115. Sportsmenforbush.org
116. Studentsforbush.com
117. Teachersforbush.com
118. Teachersforbush.org
119. Your-congress.com
120. Your-congress.net
121. Your-congress.org
122. Youthforbush.com
123. Youthforbush.org

[ourbluenation]

1. Barackosama2008.org ???????

wtf?

[SharonRB]

4. LOL -- I just asked the same thing below

[jackstraw45]

6. Barackosama2008.org - Hmm, who else has pulled this crap? CNN, MSNBC...

But no, it's a LIBERAL media...

[Virginia Dare]

10. Yeah, and another WTF for..

democratsforbush and educatorsforbush

:rofl:

[Warpy]

22. Not to mention

Imaliberal.net
Imaliberal.org

Wouldn't you just love to see if those are active?

My guess is that the RNC is just squatting on them so Democrats can't get 'em.

[Contrary1]

37. I just tried Imaliberal.net...look what came up!

lookup gwb43.comimaliberal.net · imforlowertaxes.com · informedhorizons.com · inhoc.net · investorsforbush.com · iowagop.org · isakson.net · ishpf.com · isupportjoe.com ...
www.robtex.com/dns/gwb43.com.html - 67k - Mar 19, 2007

29 domains sharing mailservers with gwb43.com---844 domains sharing nameservers with gwb43.com

http://www.robtex.com/dns/gwb43.com.html

I'm not computer savvy enough to know what I am looking at, but :wtf:

[ourbluenation]

44. moonpie.com ??????????????????

Huh?

[global1]

46. This Information And Links You Have Here Has To Be......

put into the hands of people that understand what this means. I've just clicked on the links you provided and then clicked on other sites in the list. They all look interconnected. I'm wondering someone who has a lot of time and went through each and every site listed - might uncover sites like Fox News and Rush Limbaugh and Hannity, etc.

That would be real telling - how they get the talking points out so fast, etc.

There is something sinister about this list.

[ourbluenation]

47. agreed - i've been clicking on random ones on the list and they all lead to one common denomintor

gop

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=468296&mesg_id=468296

[BluePatriot]

49. WHOA wait a minute, Third Wave?

http://www.robtex.com/dns/gwb43.com.html

thirdwave2.com

I SWEAR that is the name of a shell company someone was researching a while back that was possibly laundering money re: defense contracts on another thread with a load of K&Rs a few weeks ago. I could be wrong. I really need to find that thread.

Third Wave is also the name of the Army's massive outsourcing plan to bring in contractors. Hm.

edit: "The Third Wave was the name given by history teacher Ron Jones to an experimental recreation of Nazi Germany which he conducted with high school students." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave

Also a movement re: feminism and a Swedish action film from 2003...heh. I wish the archives weren't down.

edit again: LOL GOT IT! See link!

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:R3LrHxHANCsJ:www.defensetech.org/archives/001281.html+thirdwave2&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Newt's email address handle, roflmao!

"I tracked down a website purporting to publish the full text of the e-mails, which are filled with amusing little bits of arcana like the fact that Newt's e-mail address is [e-mail] -- a reference to futurist Alvin Toffler's book The Third Wave."

[halobeam]

50. Your guess is wrong.

The site is active.. it comes up in spanish and when you click "english" the site address goes right into "gop.com".

and it's active.

[Warpy]

51. More GOP "humor?"

Yeah, I can see that, putting their nastiest and most offensive stuff through a drop called "I'm a liberal."

May the lot of them rot from their own nastiness.

[SpiralHawk]

14. republicon black ops

as usual.

If there is something that can be done without scruples or honor, the republicons will do it.

And then point fingers at other people.

[rman]

33. They do that sort of shit all the time

And not just with domain names. Anything from supporting death squads in Latin America (and god knows where else) to Whitewater and the fake Baghdad incubator thing that got the 1st gulf war started. Con-jobs, framing people, set-ups, etc.
They're crooks. Not all of them but easily a majority, and of those who are not all are equally in the know about everything - but "crooks" covers it nicely.

As SpiralHawk says:
republicon black ops
as usual

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. That could end up coming in VERY handy in the next few days

:yourock:

[SharonRB]

3. Barackosama2008?

Give me a break!

[blogslut]

9. I've discussed this before on DU

It's very possible someone is directing their own private domain to the RNC's DNS server. The WHOIS info for that domain is privately registered. However, the majority of sites on my list are registered to the RNC, according to their WHOIS

[Morgana LaFey]

48. Possible but not likely

IN my not so humble opinion. It's entirely their M.O., ya have to agree.

[drm604]

17. This needs to be publicized.

Why is the RNC hosting that kind of bigoted domain name?

[Virginia Dare]

24. Because they're bigots?...

on edit:

I guess we can get ready for Willie Horton II if Obama gets the nomination.

[drm604]

27. Well of course.

That was my point, it was a rhetorical question. It's a question that needs to be raised in the minds of the public.

[Virginia Dare]

32. Why is all of this so obvious to us here...

and not to the MSM???? :banghead:

Sorry, I was sarcastically answering your obviously rhetorical question, of course it isn't too hard for any reasonably intelligent person to connect the dots..:hi:

[Fridays Child]

5. Wish I knew something about these things but I do know that...

...number 89, Republicrooks.com, is pretty damn funny! :rofl:

[geardaddy]

11. I missed that one!

[mike_c]

7. Barackosama2008.org????

:rofl:

[jsamuel]

30. that could get them in some trouble

[tridim]

8. Flippercam.com?

I'd like to know what that domain was meant for.

[Duer 157099]

12. I know:

[blogslut]

13. Ask the RNC

It's registered to them. Here is the WHOIS info link:

http://whois.domaintools.com/flippercam.com

[tridim]

15. The first thing I thought of was Hannity's assistant, "Flipper"

If that's the case, is it legal for the RNC be hosting sites for RW hate radio?

[blogslut]

19. Well, actually

If you type that domain address into your browser and click go, you will get the GOP site. You'll get it with every domain on this list.

[tridim]

18. Just found this..

http://www.gop.com/Blog/BlogPost.aspx?BlogPostID=1062

RNC Releases Debate Prep Video

In an effort to better prepare the President’s debate prep team, the RNC recently engaged in mock debates and today released 7 minutes of video from those sessions on www.flippercam.com.

Watch Now!
Real Player| Windows Media

[drm604]

23. Here's your answer.

If you look at an archived copy of the site from 2004 you'll see what it was about.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040929072655/http://www.flippercam.com/

The "flipper" was John Kerry and it looks like the RNC was sending people in dolphin costumes around the country to publicize their lies about Kerry's supposed "flip-flopping".

[Marnieworld]

16. Can you determine when each domain was registered?

And who is listed as the admin for the sites?

Besides the obvious outrage of the thought behind BarrackOsama.com, I am confused as to the intent of the RNC registering these names.

Did they develop any of these sites with the intent of being deceptive? If I'm a farmer for Bush for instance and I went to the site for me then do I see any indication that it is an RNC site? Or does it (and all of the other sites listed) give the impression that it was a grassroots effort by sincere, passionate citizens unaffiliated trying to motivate their fellow Americans?

Why would they want to take up domain names that could otherwise be used for the party's benefit?

I love the use of the word liberal too. It's so pathetic how they stripped it of any meaning, not even as an insult.

[blogslut]

21. I would imagine

They do it for search engine/keyword optimization. They want to cull traffic from web searches.

[Emit]

20. You might be interested in this Kos thread

"Rove's 'Dirty Tricks' Email Servers"

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/4/135310/0946

[blogslut]

26. I saw it

For a while, there was a domain that would show up in a reverse IP on that domain. I contacted the domains owner and that's how I found out one can point their domain to almost any DNS server.

As I recall, during the 04 election, georgwebush.com was the official domain name for Little Boot's re-election campaign. It was then on a private server along with the sheep domain and...let me see, oh yeah:

www.Johnkerrey.org
www.Saudis.net
www.Warisbad.info

Now, don't let your head explode but that domain redirects to the GOP site as well but is NOT registered to the RNC. It's registered to Bush-Cheney. However, the RNC does own georgebush.com.

Confusing, huh?

[htuttle]

25. "Astroturfforbush.com"

"Trojanhorsesforbush.com"

"Potemkinvillagesforbush.com"

"Pigsinapokeforbush.com"

"Allweatherundercoatingforbush.com"

...

:eyes:

[rman]

34. "Trojanhorsesforbush.com"

I particularly like that one.
The others are quite appropriate as well.

[htuttle]

38. sockpuppetsforbush.com

cialismerchantsforbush.com

distantrelativesofdeposedafricandictatorsforbush.com

...

[rman]

40. anticastroterroristsforbush. net

"cialismerchantsforbush"
LOL

[rman]

35. saudiroyaltyforbush.com

[Jacobin]

28. Have you thought about posting this over in TPM?

talkingpointsmemo.com, kinda really got this whole AG gate thing going with the Lam firing, etc.

They are doing some serious digging over there on the email thing.

Worth a try?

[blogslut]

29. Don't I have to join?

?

[Jacobin]

36. I don't think so

also, there is a place where you can email him without any hassles of any kind

they are really onto this thing in a very big way and have some great sleuths.

I'm a dunder head when it comes to tech stuff, but you may have a gold mine there. between your knowledge and information and someone with related tech knowledge, there may be something to this thing.

Nice going. I appreciate so much everything that is being done.

[Pacifist Patriot]

31. They didn't want to spring for nascarforbush.com or soccermomforbush.com?

What a weird list.

[Catherine Vincent]

39. Thanks for the list.

lol, I was looking for hotmilitarystud.com :)

[lpbk2713]

41. Excellent work.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:



Let them explain why they sponsor sites like #50 - #69.

[starroute]

42. See SourceWatch on "Veterans for Freedom"

A 2004 pro-Bush astroturf group also hosted by Smartechcorp. There were probably others back then as well -- whatever they're doing now isn't new.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Vets_for_Freedom:_Website

[starroute]

43. Timothy Griffin was RNC research director in 2002-05

Griffin's the Rove crony sent to replace the US attorney in Arkansas.

I've had the feeling the RNC was the center for a lot of campaign dirty tricks. (For example, Griffin was one of the people behind the Kerry haircut flap.) But this stuff suggests things were even dirtier than I'd suspected.

[starroute]

45. Jim Dyke and the dolphins

The Kerry-dolphin-flipper business mentioned by one of the posters above was the brainchild of Jim Dyke, then RNC communications director.

http://www.dykeassociates.com/inthenews/rncbear.html

There was a school of costumed dolphins -- Flipper, Flopper and Flapper -- that traveled the Great Lakes region mocking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.). There was a "Kerry on Iraq" DVD showing clips of his evolving statements, framed like dates on a calendar. And there were KerryWrongForCatholics.com, KerryWrongForMormons.com and KerryWrongForEvangelicals.com.

All were part of the Republican National Committee's year-long effort to use nontraditional media to undermine Kerry's presidential campaign -- sometimes viciously, sometimes humorously. Jim Dyke, the party's outgoing communications director, helped engineer the fusillade by figuring out what to do with all the votes, quotes and other ammunition turned up by his squad of 20 or so researchers.

Officials at the party, who took some of the sharper shots that the Bush-Cheney campaign did not want to fire directly, felt they had an embarrassment of riches.

Dyke and Griffin worked closely together during the 2004 campaign -- for example, they partnered on the Kerry haircut business. After the election, Dyke left the RNC and set up a "non-partisan" group called the American Center for Voting Rights to push the idea of voter fraud and try to get voter ID laws passed. Despite being pure astroturf, the group got instant credibility when Ohio Congressman Bob Ney called them to testify before his committee.

This was at exactly the same time -- in early 2005 -- that the attorney firing scheme was first being mooted.

At this point, then, the RNC is tied to the attorney firings by way of (1) Jim Dyke and the "voter fraud" issue, (2) Timothy Griffin, and (3) these email accounts. I'd say there's a lot to look at there.