“Who Killed GWB” - what’s in a name?
Published by Fred Soto• February 19th, 2007
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A good friend recently asked me if the name of the site might discourage conservatives from visiting or wanting to write articles on this site? It’s a good question, I don’t know. When I registered the name, it honestly happened without much consideration to the message it sends. I thought to myself, “who killed JFK” famous words… why not play with it and try “who killed GWB?” Not terribly creative, but not terrible either. I achieved a few things with this name, 1) name is memorable 2) it is not too long, 3) not likely to be misspelled.
I’m no terrorist, (though I’m already on some watch lists) and I’m not a hater of conservative thought, in fact many values I hold dear are considered conservative values. I’ve got some interesting stories at this early juncture related to feds monitoring me and the content of this site and had a very interesting phone call from some Islamic wierdo who spoke to me in his native tongue as if I could understand! I now believe this incident was a govt nerd trying to see if I was one of the bad guys! I’ll tell you what I am: I am a loud mouth and pretty passionate when it comes to politics, life, and the reality that we live in. Not everyone can handle it, but I’d hate this site to become a flaming liberal-only site because those sites are a dime a dozen!
My question then is, would any conservatives consider writing freely on hot political topics if I changed the name to something less unsettling? Like… myGWB.com or something that sounds more appealing? It might take away from some of the fun of the site, but I certainly don’t want to alienate conservatives who might have some very interesting things to say! With that in mind, I recently read about an issue that conservatives are having online with something like a 1 to 10 ratio of conservative to liberal blogs and how it’ll be a few years before the conservative voice is as strong as libs. (conservative blog source) Maybe part of the problem is we’re too worried about the forum, and not worried enough about voicing our opinions?
No clue, hopefully I’ll find an answer to this problem… I’d like various perspectives to be represented here.
Fred Soto is an Attorney and Entrepreneur from the Silicon Valley.
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Honestly, if the name of the blog does not raise the hackles of the Secret Service, I doubt it will bother many conservatives. You might (or might not) be surprised to learn that many conservatives do not like W’s fiscally imprudent ways. Or, rather, they dislike how he allowed a Republican Congress run amok with ridiculous spending sprees without ever challenging him. The tax cuts, those were liked. The farm subsidies, No Child Left Behind, and bloated transportation bill? Nah.