Vice Presidential Debate Between Gov. Mike Pence And Sen. Tim Kaine

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine (L) and Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence (R) debate during the Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood University on October 4, 2016 in Farmville, Virginia. This is the second of four debates during the presidential election season and the only debate between the vice presidential candidates. (Photo by Andrew Gombert - Pool/Getty Images)

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One of the few memorable moments from the otherwise tepid vice presidential debate on Tuesday night was when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence accused his rival, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, of "whipping out that Mexican thing again."

Pence was referring to the oft-referenced Donald Trump statement referring to Mexicans immigrants as criminals and rapists. Given the mild nature of the debate, at least in comparison to the previous week's presidential contest, the "Mexican thing" quote quickly took off on social media.

It also grabbed the attention of Danilo Alfaro, a Portland-based food writer who was in the midst of putting his son to bed as the two candidates repeatedly interrupted each other.

"That quote, I found it personally offensive," said Alfaro, whose father immigrated to the U.S. in the 1960s. "I heard Pence make that remark and just had an instantaneous reaction of 'there they go again.'"

In about the amount of time it took his son to brush his teeth, Alfaro jumped on GoDaddy.com, a domain registration site, grabbed up thatmexicanthing.com for a modest sum and redirected the site to a donation page on Hillary Clinton's website.

After that, he didn't give it much thought, he told The Oregonian/OregonLive, until he got a message from a campaign staffer who thanked him for snatching up the site name before anyone else could.

Since then, Alfaro's quick thinking has earned him mentions in the Christian Science Monitor, Wired and The New York Times.

An ardent Clinton supporter who phone banks for the Democratic nominee on a semi-regular basis, Alfaro said the few bucks he sank into buying the domain was money well spent.

"I really didn't think about it," he said. "But I'm a Hillary supporter and I'm glad it helped to keep that moment alive."

-- Kale Williams

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