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McHenry EXPOSED, a McHenry watchdog site, was shut down at 3 p.m. this afternoon by the host.
The site's proprietor sent this message to fellow bloggers:
"In an apparent attempt to silence the message of Patrick McHenry Exposed, our website was disabled today around 3:00pm EST. This effort was undertaken by our host provider, AlphaOne Tech (aka 4Gays Hosting). While no further information is available at this time, we do know that someone contacted the host and made them aware of the site. This person’s complaint was that the information contained on the website was false, misleading and potentially in violation of corporate libel and slander laws. The hosting company is not providing any further details and acted only to protect their own interests - they are not the enemy."
It smells like Patrick McHenry (R-NC), recently embroiled in revelations that young male campaign aides living with McHenry committed voter fraud in the 2006 election, is lashing out with his lawyers.
McHenry worships at the altar of Tom Delay. If anyone were going to bully a small host provider into censoring political content it would be Patrick McHenry. Call his office to ask him what he knows...
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