Memo to Tony - Washington City Paper

Memo to Tony

by February 16th, 2001August 29th, 2020

MEMO:

To: Mayor Anthony A. Williams

From: Washington City Paper

Re: Internet Domain Names

In our Feb. 2 issue, Loose Lips columnist Jonetta Rose Barras reported that two associates of your deputy chief of staff, Mark JonesDennis Adams and Bradley Farrarhad registered Internet domain names that might be used for your 2002 re-election bid (“www.mayor-williams.com” and “www.tonywilliams.com”). Barras noted that they did so without your knowledge and that you’ll have to get permission from this dynamic entrepreneurial duo to use those names.

It occurred to us that these might not be the best domain names for your campaign. So we checked and found a number of unclaimed URLs that you might want to consider. As of press time this week, the following domain names had not been registered by cronies of your staff or other assorted D.C. political hangers-on. We urge you to claim them promptlybefore Adams and Farrar do:

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