# georgewbush.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 13, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628 "2004-08-13T01:36:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/1 "2004-08-13T01:36:18Z")
…I haven’t been able to access the website [georgewbush.com](http://georgewbush.com) . At first, I thought that the site was down for a few days, but after a couple of weeks, worked out that there was no way I was getting in! I have tried to access it through netscape and internet explorer, to no avail. Is the site blocked to international viewers? Or is there something wrong with my connection? Any other kiwis having this problem? > **[Office of George W. Bush](https://georgewbush.com/)** > > The Office of George W. Bush (OGWB) is the office of the 43rd President of the United States. The office works together in support of President Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush. [edit] on preview before posting, I found that through google I can get to a cache of the front page, but can’t get to any of the links on the page… [/edit] ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/2 "2004-08-13T01:38:52Z")
Works for me, in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/3 "2004-08-13T01:39:24Z")
I can get on. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/4 "2004-08-13T03:04:15Z")
Works fine for me, up here in the Great White North. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/5 "2004-08-13T05:54:18Z")
Just tried it from Australia. No access for me (using Internet Explorer). Gives a timeout message. Hmmm … Could it be a time of day thing? Maybe during our antipodean day it is down for backups or updates or whatever. On the other hand that seems unlikely. Any UK dopers tried? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/6 "2004-08-13T06:00:09Z")
I’ve also just tried from Australia and got in straight away. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/7 "2004-08-13T06:09:26Z")
It’s the vast right-wing conspiracy. They don’t want you there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/8 "2004-08-13T10:43:22Z")
> [@Lord Mondegreen](#): > > Just tried it from Australia. No access for me (using Internet Explorer). Gives a timeout message. > > Hmmm … > > Could it be a time of day thing? Maybe during our antipodean day it is down for backups or updates or whatever. On the other hand that seems unlikely. > > Any UK dopers tried? …oddly enough, I’ve tried to get into the site at all times of the day and night the last couple of days before I posted(I lead a boring life 😉 ) , and haven’t been able to get in… Thanks for letting me know that I’m not crazy and everything though, I was getting worried for a minute that it was only me! ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/9 "2004-08-13T11:02:18Z")
Didn’t work for me either. They don’t want us peeking! ---
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/10 "2004-08-13T11:22:24Z")
Working fine in France ---
**Author:** ![Powers106](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Powers106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers106)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/11 "2004-08-13T11:23:09Z")
When I was traveling in Thailand (feb/mar-04) I couldn’t reach it either. I tried a few different internet places but still couldn’t get in. I had the feeling, rightly or wrongly, that it was being blocked by someone, somewhere. And Thailand is relatively pro-US, heck, they even have troops in Iraq. Ironically, I can easily reach the site in France and Belgium… Cheers, Powers ---
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/12 "2004-08-13T11:42:32Z")
Hey **Powers106** , email me if you have any tips on Thailand. Going there next month… ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/13 "2004-08-13T12:37:25Z")
I got in from Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/14 "2004-08-13T16:55:46Z")
I’m trying my darnedest to make the site connectable for web surfers everywhere. Please be patientious. GWB Site Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/15 "2004-08-13T18:45:52Z")
Works in England ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgewbush-com/259628/16 "2004-09-22T05:12:12Z")
…sorry to bump, but just found this article… [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0921-03.htm](http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0921-03.htm) …about certain ISP’s whose access has been blocked to this site: > **[Americans can vote. Wherever they are.](https://www.fvap.gov/)** > > Ensuring Service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens can vote -- from anywhere in the world. because of fears of hacking… My assumption would be that [www.georgewbush.com](http://www.georgewbush.com) has been blocked to certain ISP’s, which would explain why some people in Australia could access the site, while others couldn’t… Just my WAG! (Always wanted to use that phrase!)