NBC’s Chuck Todd Blasts “Drudge Driven Journalism”
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One of the reasons I started the “Inside the White House Press Corps” series was so that people could see a different side of the people who play a large part in guiding the American political narrative. In this preview of my interview with NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, we see a more animated figure than we’re used to, discussing the “Drudge Effect” (my phrase) in journalism.
I added this question to the rotation based on this kerfuffle from a January briefing, in which Robert Gibbs claimed the press corps had accused the President of being overexposed. Chip Reid pointed out that we were merely asking about a criticism made by the pundits. Since then, most of the reporters I’ve spoken with have dismissed the bleed through as rather harmless, if it exists at all. Chuck Todd is another story, and I agree with him completely.
Says Todd: “There’s no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something’s a story because Drudge links to it.”
Here’s the clip. The full interview will be online Monday.
> Update on Monday: Apparently Pat Buchanan’s been reading. Check out what he said of Todd on Daily Rundown today:
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235 comments
TC!
I hate to say it…and I’m shocked that Chuck Todd doesn’t get it…..but the days when he and NBC or any of the “big news organizations” can decide what news “IS” are gone…they have been gone for a decade. I like Chuck, but his remarks in this interview just point out that he is treading water.
Glad to see you here on the weekends, btw.
“Says Todd: “There’s no worse crime in journalism these days then simply deciding something’s a story because Drudge links to it.”
Really?? That’s a bigger crime than to ignore a story simply because it doesn’t fit into the left wing ideological agenda?? *COUGH* John Edwards *COUGH*
Todd has no clue that he and the rest of the corrupt MSM are completely irrelevant anymore
Know what else is a bigger journalistic crime??
Left wing hacks trying to smear someone whose political leanings they don’t like with the racist tag
I guess then we won’t hear any more whining about the liberal msm?
The Drudge Report is my home page and I view it several times a day. I love it! For a man who never writes or says anything to have so much influence is simply amazing, and a tribute to Matt Drudge. Regardless of what his critics think, Mr. Drudge obviously has a finely developed sense for what is news. Otherwise, his site would not be so popular nor would he be able to “drive the news”.
I was thinking about how Drudge operates the other evening when he had the news that there had been a shooting at the Pentagon. He just had a headline and his trademark siren. Obviously no articles had been written yet that Drudge could link to for details. So I went and turned on the TV to find out. Shortly thereafter, Drudge had a link to ABC News.
So while I found out what had actually happened thru Fox News television and ABC News internet, Drudge still gets credit in my book for alerting me that something important had happened at the Pentagon, and that I should get off my ass and take a look. And he really didn’t have to do much at all.
Chuck Todd is no different than his colleagues when it comes to false equivalence and failing to point out the truth. He reports bullshit as if it was real.
Chuck Todd is right, just because a there is a story circulating in places like the Drudge, it should not drive the media cycle!!
How about the journalistic crime of plagarism, like Jason from the NYT a while back? How about the journalist crime of sinning by omission??? After listening to what Chris has said, I think he has some valid points, and some things that he falls down on. I agree with Chris when he says or implies that fact checking a story is an important thing to do, and that some stories are just opinion. I would even agree that asking the White House about every opinion based story is non-productive. Where I disagree, though, is in the larger picture, is the implication that the larger news organizations (like MSNBC and others) should be the sole determiners of what is and is not a story. This is not Chris’s fault directly, it’s his editors and management (like GE) that make a lot of these decisions. When they do a bad job, guess what, people go to Drudge to get news. Judging by the increase in hits on Drudge, and the long term decrease in viewers for the three big networks(since 1980, see nielsen media reports), a lot of people are unsatisfied with the big three’s choices and are getting their news from other sources.
So did Tommy ever explain why wearing a pimp costume was racist (or how that was even a legitimate accusation)? I’ve just been wondering about it. He’s a left-winger, so I’m going to say, no. Just another left-wing hit and run.
What a Hypocrisy, his co-workers at MSNBC get their stories from Daily-koz.
OK, just watched BigJournalism’s video of him being confronted about this same issue. Paraphrasing: “I wasn’t making the accusation, I only brought it up and asked him to defend it.” That is such a cowardly excuse for making or giving credence to a baseless accusation. Mediaite should fire Tommy Christopher. That kind of stupidity just brings down your entire site.
He also slipped up (or came back to his senses, depending on how you look at it) and said that he, quote, didn’t “make it up,” referring to the claim that O’Keefe’s costume was racist/racially motivated. Glad to know you think it was made up.
Only right wing troll trash like Danny the Douche from the Dollar Dump makes DrudgeReport his home page.
The story MSM ignored.
“The National Enquirer is now legit, according to the Pulitzer Prize Board.
The body behind journalism’s most prestigious award conceded Thursday that the self-proclaimed tabloid can compete with mainstream news outlets for its prizes. Because it broke the story about former presidential candidate John Edwards’s mistress and love child, the Enquirer’s staff is eligible for the Pulitzer in two categories: “Investigative Reporting” and “National News Reporting.”
Drudge can only post it., it’s up to them if they report on it further. The left is just mad because other voices can go around them now and they HATE it. Stop your whining chuck, you sound like my 3 year old niece.
What was the story the MSM decided wasn’t worth covering that put Drudge on the map? Hmmm…. what was that story?
Tommy, how about a transcript. I’ve noticed in all the videos of your interviews I can’t hear the questions you pose or any replies you make.
Without that side there is not much basis for the listener to judge the interviewee’s answer for relevance or responsiveness.
Of course, the mainstream media hates Drudge. When they try to bury an important story or ignore it completely, he covers it. I can’t even begin to count the number of times he has linked to stories in the British press or other media sources that have been censored by the New York Times, the Washington Post, CBS, CNN, NBC, etc.
Well, I suppose he has a point… there’s no need to take one source’s opinion as representative of the majorities opinion.
However… I think Todd’s comment represents a lot of what’s wrong with the current media (especially those who are considered more traditionally based… as I would include Todd)… they don’t know how to react to someone like Drudge, and are resentful that he’s a player at all. This isn’t politics (necessarily), it’s contempt for someone who doesn’t have to put in the same hours, the same work, the same effort that they do… and yet, they manage to greatly succeed. Drudge doesn’t attend the same meetings, the same press conferences, or travel the world… yet if you asked people which they recognized first, “Chuck Todd or The Drudge Report,” is there really any question who would win?
Furthermore, Drudge does very little reporting… so if he’s reporting a certain feeling, odds are it’s a story being written and reported elsewhere, and enough times, to warrant a posting. IMO, folks like Todd are annoyed that they’re no longer controlling the message… there are enough external forces (like Drudge) who are impacting their monopoly, and for a career journalist, that’s a problem.
Let’s face it, Drudge would be out of business if the mainstream media didn’t hide stories that ran counter to their ideological bias. Drudge is not a journalist just a compiler of headlines, but still anyone who wants to stay informed needs to check out the Drudge Report, because folks like Chuck Todd at NBC prefer to “purify” and “cleanse” the news rather than do honest reporting.
Drudge report is nothing but a hack site. It’s no better than any trash tabloid on the market.
I know how it upsets you John that the MSM can’t decide which stories to pursue now as easily as in the past, but you are just going to have to get used to it. Drudge, Rush, Fox, Glenn and all the rest aren’t going anywhere. Sadly for you, I can’t say the same for MSNBC, NY Times, Air American, etc. People aren’t buying what is being shoveled by the MSM anymore.
Oh please you guys. Just because someone gives THEIR opinion, you have to jump all over them. I too am disgusted with these so-called news sites and cable news. Whether you agree with Chuck or not, give him enough respect to respect his opinion. Like elbows, everyone has one.
Yeah, Chucks expressing his opine and we are too, what’s the diff?
You own a rag, er, blog supposed to deliver news?
Or is this the same ol’ defense by the Fox gNOpig Propagandists, -some times it is news, but the NON-news dominate prime time. Hence we ARE the most trusted”
Grab a crayon and take notes. The Fox gNOpig Propaganda Network IS NOT NEWS.
MichelleF says:
Drudge, Rush, Fox, Glenn and all the rest aren’t going anywhere.
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And all they do is put out their opinions. So what’s your point?
the real john t says:
March 7, 2010 at 1:50 am
Well, Drudge really doesn’t put out his opinions… he’s just a news aggregator. So what’s your specific problem with him?
@ ImNotBlue
Yeah you’re right. Drudge just puts out other peoples work. He’s just like another site I know of. That way if the story turns out false, they just say, I didn’t write that.
the real john t says:
March 7, 2010 at 2:06 am
So… if I can extrapolate your logic… you don’t think a news organization should quote or refer to a report published by another source?
Are you sure you really think that?
@ ImNotBlue
No I don’t think that. But they should look at the credibility of the source. Which Drudge seems to lack. But why would you source to Drudge when you could go to the original source? Can you explain that? Why someone would source something that was copied by 2 or 3 different sites.
the real john t says:
March 7, 2010 at 2:33 am
But they should look at the credibility of the source.
Well, I think that’s just common sense… always consider the source.
Which Drudge seems to lack.
Why do you think this? What source does Drudge link to (has linked to) that you disagree with?
But why would you source to Drudge when you could go to the original source? Can you explain that? Why someone would source something that was copied by 2 or 3 different sites.
Well, that’s the thing… nobody sources Drudge… or more aptly, the only people who source Drudge, are the people looking to attack Drudge. The source is the site Drudge linked to… perhaps the H/T (hat tip) goes to him for finding it, but not the citation.
Drudge is an aggregator… essentially, he was Google News, before Google.
See: http://news.google.com/
I can see the whole point of my comment flew right over your head. Good night.
Chuck Todd is right. Drudge is right wing, Daily Kos is left wing. If they are going to get the news from the internet, they should get their information from websites that are truly unbiased. Oh, never mind. There aren’t any.
Clearly, DRUDGE takes an ‘anti-Obama’ tone. You see it in the photos they choose, the headlines they run with (and the ones they choose to ignore or bury). Todd comes from the side of the tracks where Obama is coddled and protected and ‘propped up’ at every opportunity. You see it in the headlines they run with (and the ones they choose to ignore or bury). Todd is incensed that his pro-Obama narrative is being challenged by narratives that aren’t in lockstep with that view of this administration. He can wail and moan all he wants, but someone ought to simply say to the guy: “Welcome to the club of biased journalism.” If Todd wants to wield a sword called ‘Ideological bias,’ he’d better expect that he’s not going to be the only one carrying one. It’s like him holding a gun and then whining that “The other guy has one, too! No fair!”
I’ve used Drudge as my homepage for years, probably a decade or more. The links to so many news services in one spot serve my purpose wonderfully. That said, Chuck Todd has a hell of a point – It’s not the links to stories, it’s the way Drudge headlines them – or, better termed, pushes them. If all you read is Drudge’s headline you get very little of the story. Often, Drudge’s headline has no resemblance to the story itself. Drudge serves my purpose, but for journalistic credibilty or ethic look elsewhere.
Clearly, DRUDGE takes an ‘anti-Obama’ tone. You see it in the photos they choose, the headlines they run with.
Chris,
So do you think Politico is left-wing? The had a headline last night with 2 pictures, one was a nice picture of some dude from media matters and an awful picture of Andrew Breitbart. They also had a headline last night that was entitled, “Right resists link to pentagon shooter” , when he was a registered DEM and the only link is the one trying to be pushed by the liberal media. I do think Politico leans to the left, so i’m assuming you agree.
I”M CHUCK TODD DA*N IT!
I’m Important!
People should listen to me!
Why is Drudge more popular???????
I’M CHUCK TODD! BI***!
My God Chuck, stretch out your panties girlfriend. 99% of the stories Drudge puts up are links, it’s like a newspaper run by Drudge. He’s the Editor! It’s like if you don’t like what’s on the front cover of The New York Post, you pick up the Daily News or the Times.
How about this Chuck. Start your own version of the Drudge Report since you think you can do a better job!
And there’s no bias at NBC. And Todd can pretend that with a straight face. He should go into acting.
Sean Hannity once thanked the Drudge Report for providing Fox News with its content. The Drudge Report isn’t journalism, it is propaganda. When one takes various stories to bend it to their ideological disposition, it is propaganda. Those who support it and spread it are propagandists. Those who call this news and information and defend it are nothing more than dupes and rubes.
Good to see patty cakes trashing another thread with his hate. On topic, isn’t Todd just a “right wing shill?”
” When one takes various stories to bend it to their ideological disposition, it is propaganda. Those who support it and spread it are propagandists.”
http://www.thinkprogress.com
Todd and MessNBC get the majority of their programming and talking points from DailyKos and the Huffington Post. They even trumpet the biased, propagandist polls that DailyKos commisions.
That’s why he’s blasting Drudge. Drudge is the competition.
Todd should just come out and admit it.
OS, your link says the site was blocked. Whose site and what was it about?
Thanks, Grammie.
OxyCon, I was going to make a comment similar to yours last night but I was too tired after watching Little League in the windy freezing cold.
KO’s segments WPITW et al all come straight from Media Matters, Kos and HuffPo which is why he is so widely known as “rip ‘n read” KO.
http://www.thinkprogress.org
Here, Grammie!
I fail to see how Drudge is propaganda when all he does is link to stories, not write them. Nice try though!
You think Politico leans to the LEFT?
If that’s a question for me, the answer in unequivically YES!
Todd’s right. I listen to a lot of talk radio and watch a lot of cable news and they repeat Drudge’s link stories every day.
On the other hand, Todd and his ilk’s problem is that they only care about the process in Washington, not the issues. We get 24/7 coverage of the political maneuvering, but almost nothing on the actual legislation.
Wouldn’t you like to see point-by-point discussions of, say, the health care bills? Instead we get nonstop coverage about “Do you think you have the votes? How will this affect the next election? Do you think this makes Obama look ’strong’ or ‘weak’?” They turn our nation’s well-being into a meaningless sports event — all in the name of higher ratings.
Shorter Christopher…
“NBC is awesome. Watch me interview all my former colleagues as we critique everyone in the media except for ourselves.”
Look over there! Microsoft advertising!
Drudge really gets the last laugh versus his critics. I have to smile at the charges against his credibility. Time and again, events have proven that he was right (Monica Lewinsky, John Edwards, ClimateGate, etc.), while the left wing media was refusing to report on a big story. The real “credibility problem” in the media is found with the journalists who try to bury the stories that Drudge uncovers.
Tommie and Chuckie, hand in hand down the path of cluelessness.
Todd couldn’t pass the muster to take over Tim Russert’s job which proves to me he’s a hack and not a very good one. And that goatee has to go. Anyhow, Drudge is God to me and knows how to sell his stories which I trust more than I do NBC and the idiot Todd and his kissin cousin Keith Olbermann and his brother Rachel Maddow. And then there is always the forever mugging on camera, Brian Williams, ugh!
Cecelia described him at another site as a “chortling chump”!
No objections from me on that point.
I see the fever swamp drained over in Wingnut Junction, they’re all here.
Matt Drudge’s, ahem, so called journalism reminds me of the type of crap you used to read in some sleazy Far Right Militia magazine back in the 70s.
Back then we didn’t consider it journalism, it was the rantings of lunatics and conspiracy theorists.
And it certainly did not frame the news, people were more responsible then, but now with Faux News, forget about it.
Real journalism is dead.
the real john t says:
March 7, 2010 at 3:28 am
I guess not. Tell me why Drudge is different than Google News?
Bill Adkins says:
March 7, 2010 at 9:20 am
Do you really think that headlines compromise journalistic integrity? Eh… they can be a little sensational… but if all you’re doing is reading headlines, you’re not well informed to begin with.
DrinkURtea says:
March 7, 2010 at 10:58 am
So Drudge is bad because you disagree with his story selection? Yeesh… it’s not all about you, dude.
FairNYC says:
March 7, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Obviously you’ve never looked at Drudge’s site. You too can answer the question I posed to John T… what’s the difference between Drudge and Google News?
Fair NYC your view is totally bogus. I’ve never seen Drudge ever link to a militia magazine or anything of that sort. Show me a single example of this, or else take your lies elsewhere.
If you don’t like how Drudge posts stories. Don’t read it. Other than that it is not NBC or the administrations business.
I always check the Drudge Report site two or three times a day to see what is going on in the world. I never look at the NBC website because it is a waste of time, the news they have is biased and out-of-date. These elitists think they are working for a major news organization but the fact is they have run out of money and have had to close all of their foreign bureaus, so the so-called mainstream media is a shrinking Dinosaur.
It looks as if Chuck Todd is continuing his drift to the left….if my ratings are going down it must be due to something bad some one else is doing, right? Whoever the MSM Main Street Media or Marginalized Slipping Media) it is clear that the majority of Aericans are turning them off…..I can’t imagine why any company would advertise on MSNBC (I think 12 people in the country watch that on a regular basis), and it looks like NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN are in a race to become the newest version of MSNBC (or is it the newest version of Air America)……I personally think that the Drudge Report is a fantastic news source because you get to see lots of stories not even covered by those MSM guys……Ratings sell advertising, ratings drive $ revenue…….the MSM
ratings by the public are drifting in the same direction as the popularity of the President’s Health care proposals…..and Chuck Todd is doing the same thing as Obama…he is not getting it…..
So this is where Tommy Christopher showed up. That guy has been fired more times than a Civil War cannon.
What, NBC? Are they still around? I thought they were driven off of the airwaves by weather radar and were now working with CBS as Obama’s propagandists…who is this snooty jerk to judge where people get their news from and which sources are valid? Goodbye NBC- enjoy bankruptcy.
Oh and FairNYC, please tell me your post is satire and that you don’t literally believe that Drudge considers himself a journalist? Have you ever even seen his site? Its a collection of links to news stories from a variety of news organizations. People should abstain from stating opinions about topics they know nothing about because they make themselves look like morons.
If you look at Gallup or Rasmussen, the political ideology breaks down approximately 40% moderate, 40% conservative and 20% liberal. Conservatives have FNC and talk radio. Liberals have the three major networks, CNN, MSNBC, PBS and NPR. Independents have no one. If the executives at CNN had any sense they would attempt to balance their programming by replacing some of its all-liberal line up with conservatives or move hard right and chalenge Fox. When your stars are Jack Cafferty, Rick Sanchez, Anderson Cooper and Campbell Brown, you know you’re in trouble.
Wow… I once loved NBC News. I honestly have not watched it in years. I call up Drudge every day. The links to news coverage all around the world is far better then the same old thing that Network TV wants to spoon feed us. There is so much happening in the world and instead of covering it we get total Tiger Woods coverage. Why? Because these masters of the news think we are idiots.
When will they detail the impact on what the President’s Global Warming legislation will mean to taxpayers? Pushing gasoline prices up to over $7 a gallon will destroy our endangered Middle Class but where are the stories?
Todd is wrong! The worst crime in journalism today is refusing to cover stories because you support an issue that would be destroyed if the public fully understood the ramifications involved.
Jeezus. Register hoops just to say; LOSER! Get a job.
Goddamn the Obamanation and its goonion thugs.
Drudge accused Sid Rosenthal of wife abuse. Rosenthal sued Drudge. Drudge counter sued. Rosenthal paid Drudge to settle the cases.
Says a lot, I think.
Here’s what one person said in these comments:
“Drudge report is nothing but a hack site. It’s no better than any trash tabloid on the market.”
Apparently this genius doesn’t even knows that Drudge Report is a COMPILATION site with articles from souces such as Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo News, NY Times, London Times online, Daily Mail UK, CNBC, Washington Post, CBS, etc..
nbc is mainly interested in pushing an agenda that most americans don’t want. barney fife probably had higher ratings than keith and chris.
“felixw says:
March 7, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Fair NYC your view is totally bogus. I’ve never seen Drudge ever link to a militia magazine or anything of that sort. Show me a single example of this, or else take your lies elsewhere.”
My comment went over your 20 – 30 something head, obviously.
You 20 and 30 year old loons, keep keepin’ on with Mr. Drudge, the Hedda Hopper of our times.
Olby Sucks,
The only reason you are on this website is because of the invitation I extended to you and Danny the Douche on NewsHounds. Now that you have been here, there is plenty of work that needs to be done in order to make that Christian based animal breeding webpage of yours presentable to the public. Get to work!
I don’t think most posters get it. The fact is that F. Chuck Todster and all of his MSM bozo buddies are just pissed off that their marketing product Mao Mao Bama is sinking into a ditch of obscurity because of his incompetence. That is why they hate Drudge. It makes them look like the dufus butts that they are. Drudge does not report news! He links to new sources and publishes them. Those clowns are so invested in Nobama that now their credibility is on the line and they are losing it. F. Chucky is nothing but a Nobama hack who probably gets envelopes full of cash under his door to prop up “the messiah”. His network is toast and he is going to have to go get a real job. How is that “hopey and changey” working for you F. Chucky?
Drudge does not drive the news, you nimrod, it just REPORTS it! Fancy that! And if you goons had been doing this for the past 30 years instead of being the torchbearers for liberalism and the democrat party, then perhaps you would be reporting the news and “driving” news. When media outlets like NBC and MSNBC violate their public trust and put their own slant on the news, reporting what they want and from their perspective, they should not be shocked when the American public tunes them out. Instead of getting mad, you should go back to doing your job like most of the rest of America has to do instead of playing the role of puppet for the Left.
It is amazing that people like same to you etc. use the same tired shit and name calling. Hey you left out nascar, trailer parks country music and the same tripe you progressive people always use, and Danny the Douche hey you must be getting your lines from the great Bill Mahr ,a guy whose comedy act couldn’t sell out sugar to a bunch of yellow jackets. NBC is nothing more than Obama’s pravda, and go listen to them after you are done mooching off the rest of the country. What I am going to love is when you whine and scream because you have to pay for health insurance that you won’t get benefits for, for 4 years.Now that is what I call smart. All of you people need to after you mooch off anyone who works , wear a sign that says “will be a genius ” for food. Because you are so much smarter than all of us,so keep watching Keith,Chuck and all the other Obama ass kissers that get a thrill up their leg. Oh, I forgot George Bush with the trailer parks etc. OLd Mr. Todd has little dick syndrome like the rest of you leeches Remember your great genius leader thinks a corpman is a corpse, there are 57 states and republicans can block something with a super minority. Too bad you cannot control what we read. Progressives are like the old south on steroids. Obama couldn’t run a lemonade stand and NBC news is anything but.
How I miss Tim Russert. Fair and balanced, he was the gold standard for White House correspondents. When I saw Chuck Todd appearing on Bill Maher (yes, I watched it) bashing conservatives I knew the last of the unbiased journalists at NBC were now history. Keep it up, NBC, your numbers are crashing along with the popularity of your idol, Barack Obama. All Matt Drudge does is give us the news from other sources that we want every day. Your refusal to cover those stories is quickly contributing to your demise.
It still has not dawned on LeftMedia that they are dying. Alphabet TV networks are losing viewers, big print media are going bankrupt, but they continue preaching the Religious Left line:
http://www.jcn.com/manifestos.html
Diversity, Choice, World Community, Consenting Adults, Redistribution….
All worship words of the Left, relentlessly preached by ‘news’ media.
People appreciate getting real news before LeftMedia get a chance to put their Humanist-indoctrinated spin on it.
Stick a fork in them, they’re done.
Glenn bovine Hey We grabbed our crayons to write down your pearl of wisdon it came out you need your diaper changed and get a job.
Fair NYC, I’m still waiting for you to show me a single Drudge link to a militia magazine. The fact that you reply by insulting me, rather than offering anything substantive, shows even you realize that your position is bogus.
Chucki Todd seems to never get tired of proving that he is unfit to be a newsperson. The guy’s just a turd. In terms of intellectual curiosity, he makes W look like Einstein – he is so intent on pushing his own agenda that he never really reports well, never really investigates well, never really does much well. And hello? This is why he and those of his ilk are all getting let go by the networks – they no longer have any realy value. And, guess what? Drudge does give value. Chuck to borrow a phrase, “You’re yesterday’s news.” Retire.
I used to think that the lamestream media simply was being ugly and biased in their group think. Now, I realize that they have been so brainwashed since kindergarten that they don’t honestly know any different. The only way they even have a chance at beginning to understand is to stop, listen very carefully to their brethren while trying to ignore their built in bias. It is in the words they use, sentence structure, tone and body language. They really think they are telling us the truth….but, it is their truth and those of their handlers, not “the truth” as it really is. This is a very sad state of affairs for them because they have become almost completely irrelevant…just a few more years and they’ll disappear into the woodwork!!
HOW RICH HOW RICH!
Drudge became famous around 94 or so because that leftwingnut RAG NEWSWEEK was going to fire Michael Isikoff IF HE BROKE THE STORY ON THAT IMPEACHED WHORE SLICK WILLIE AND HIS WHORE MONICA LEWINSKY. HE HAD THE GOODS ON THE SICK FREAK AND NEWSWEEK WANTED TO HIDE IT LIKE THEY HID ALL SLICK’S CRIMES. HIS ILLEGAL CHINESE TEA PARTIES, SECURITY LET-DOWN, ETC., THE MEDIA HID IT ALL. CAN YOU IMAGINE BUSH’S MONEY MAN AND TOP LAWYER BOTH BEING KILLED AND NO INVESTIGATION, HAHAHAHAHAHA, NO WAY – THE MEDIA DOES THEIR JOB WHEN REPUBLICANS ARE IN OFFICE, THEY DON’T DO A DAMN THING WHEN THEIR LIBERALS ARE IN OFFICE. WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE BOTH THE DEMOCRATS AND THE LYING MEDIA IN NOVEMBER.
DRUDGE BROKE THAT STORY AND SINCE THAT TIME THE WORLD GOES TO DRUDGE FIRST FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN NEWS. HEY ABCCBSNBCCNNCNBCMSNBCPBSNPR -YOU ALL LIE AND WE GET IT. YOUR NUMBERS ARE TANKING BECAUSE YOU LIE AND SELL LEFTIE PROPAGANDA – WE GET IT.
SO BLAME DRUDGE BUT YOU LOST THE NEW’S RIGHTS YOURSELF……………..BACK THEN YOU OWNED THE ENTIRE MEDIA. YOU BOYS HAD FREE REIN TO SELL YOUR CRAP………NOW WE KNOW HOW THE DEMOCRATS HELD THE CONGRESS FOR 40 YEARS, YOUR LIES.
WITH DRUDGE OPENING THE DOOR TO FREE INFORMATION AND THE REST OF THE INTERNET IT IS ONLY YOUR FOLLOWERS LAMESTREAM MEDIA WHO DON’T KNOW THE FACTS.
I was IN the Pentagon and learned that I was locked in due to the commotion outside .. via the DRUDGE REPORT!! There is a reason that checking Drudge is a regular part of the JC3 Intel daily Intel briefings.
I meant simply JC3 daily Intel brief.
Todd is from old media and still doesn’t get it. We’re not lead by the alphabet media outlets anymore. And we have Matt Drudge to thank among others! Thanks Matt!!
CATHERINE says:
March 7, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Please go away.
Who needs or wants such screaming rants? Not me and I venture not many others here.
catherine is right! Just tone your argument down a notch. But again she’s right on!
Yea! Thanks Matt!
I agree with Ya there DumbPresident. These Lib Bozos are just wasting comments on Matt Drudge. For many a year Matt has been the biggest fear within the Beltway than the combination or Rush, Hannity, Bill O’Rilley together! He has more spies within the Beltway than you can shake a stick at, an has had those Dems running in circles! They don’t like being seen leaving some Motel with some slut, an having it on the Drudge Report within minutes. Most Dems are like Slinkies! An interesting toy, but funny as Hell when they tumble Ass over Tea kettle down a flight of stairs!:-)))
Just My Two cents worth!:-))
GRAMMIE – SOUNDS LIKE I HIT A LIBERAL NERVE…………..
YOU GUYS ALWAYS WORRY MORE ABOUT PUNCTUATION THAN CONTENT AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR “FREE SPEECH” TO BE RUDE………..
LEAVE OTHERS FREE SPEECH ALONE, OKAY?
YOU LEFTIES DON’T OWN THE SITE AND DON’T CONTROL OTHERS…………….BUT YOU STILL TRY…………….THAT IS WHAT THE LIBERAL MEDIA USED TO DO ………..DICTATE!!!!!
THANK YOU MATT DRUDGE………………
This story has now been linked by the Drudge Report, and will undoubtedly get a lot more views thanks to the increased publicity. LOL. Go Drudge!!!!
Certainly Todd is entitled to his opinion which I respect; however, he and others employed by the left-leaning letter networks should realize that their biases extend just as far to the left as Fox and Drudge do to the right.
The letter networks long ago gave up their right to portray themselves as reporters of the news, much to the financial abyss in which those networks have allowed themselves to descend
Seems to me to be sour grapes from Chuck Todd. I at first thought he was discussing Rachele Maddow, Keith Olberman and The Ed Show and all the other stories at MSNBC.
The Drudge Report lists all of the breaking stories he thinks need to get out. He is no different then AP?Breaking; AP/Reuters; or AP?Washington. When either of these links are open, they also have a list of the breaking stories from around the country and the world.
Go Drudge, keep up the great work………………………………….
larson e whipsnade,
You tell me if you think the following web page needs work. It is amateur hour at its finest.
http://www.ourchurch-graphics.com/member/r/royalkinggeteqh/
The hacks at MSNBC use media matters as their source for reliable news and regurgitate it as fact.
I don’t know Grammie. The way she is slicing and dicing the leftists, I think she is Catherine the Great.
BTW, Drudge has linked to this article, so I guess Mr.Tommy Christopher will get his fifteen minutes of fame.
CATHERINE says:
March 7, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Catherine… If you think Grammie is a liberal, you are WAY mistaken.
Her point was if you want to post and be taken seriously… tone it down. No more “Caps Lock,” and refrain from name calling. Let the loons name call, it makes them easier to spot.
same2u says:
March 7, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Huh?
The America we knew is gone.
Thanks Danny.
P.S.
I am glad Fox News came down on some of the illegal streaming of its copyrighted programming this week. Hypocritical teabagging freeloaders deserve to be cut-off from their Fox News.
I am sure you will see enough of Fox News via YouTube clips in order to make your informed judgments on cable news bias.
Eats the left up that Fox is successful while their beloved far left lunatic networks such as NBC and MSNBC are circling the drain. And no matter how hateful they get or how many names they call, NBC keeps circling. Poor far left lunatics. Don’t we almost feel sorry for them? Almost.
The Left (NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, NYT, and CNN for example) used to pretend to be unbiased, but the last few years they have dropped all pretense. They don’t even pretend anymore to be true journalists. They have their heads so far up Obama’s ass they can look past his teeth.
Drudge is great. This lawyer also has his home page set to Drudge. From time to time (being undercover LOL) I visit the radical Commie site Daily KOS and say a few things bad about Obama if I can get away with it which I do from time to time. You have to be slick or they will ban you. I’ve been banned several times. Those people at Daily Kos are such loons that I can’t believe we’re on the same planet. After spending time there or watching MSNBC, you begin to think they all need to be put out of their misery and if that were to happen the world would be a better place. So if we do eventually have a civil war and I would rather have a civil war than see radical statist pathological lying narcisscist Marxist/Fascist Obama prevail with his agenda to destroy this country. If there is a civil war and only time will tell, I saw raise the black flag. Then afterwards we can finally finally have some peace and quiet. We are entitled to that. We are entitled to not continually have crap shoved down are throats.
Greycoat says:
“We are entitled to not continually have crap shoved down are throats.”
Does that include biblical scripture and mandatory social values as promulgated by faith-based organizations?
Hey Todd-
Horse drawn wagons didn’t like locomotives, locomotives didn’t like highways, ocean liners didn’t like jet planes, and Todd doesn’t like Drudge Report…..get my drift?
Speaking of Drudge, he has a link to the Times in London:
Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets
Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China.
The attacks have also hit government and military institutions in the United States, where analysts said that the West had no effective response and that EU systems were especially vulnerable because most cyber security efforts were left to member states…
In the US, an official report released on Friday said the number of attacks on Congress and other government agencies had risen exponentially in the past year to an estimated 1.6 billion every month.
1.6 Billion attacks per month! And if you can believe, those mofos blame the US for disrupting relations between the US and China!
And what mandatory social values would those be? The way religion is mocked by the left, seems like if churches were that all-powerful they could at least tone the mockery down a little bit.
yawn
Poor Wittle Democwatic Journawist, Chuckie Todd. He cannot take away all the marbles fwom the pwaygwound any more thanks to MISTER DRUDGE. Looks like his wittle world is over.
Yeah, he and the other liberal white journalists helped to elect Obama….but they cannot make his policies successful. Tsk, tsk, tsk. And all the Hollywood screen writers won’t fix it either.
Greycoat: “Those people at Daily Kos are such loons that I can’t believe we’re on the same planet.”
Absolutely! For a while I couldn’t figure out if Leftists were born that ignorant or went to college to get that way. I finally decided that to be that ignorant they needed an advanced degree.
A degree and a good healthy dose of self-loathing.
Danny the Douche is on this thread. Why won’t he man-up? I will tell you why. Because he Doesn’t want Daddy Dollar or the Kluckers knowing how he behaves on other message boards.
Fair NYC, I’m still waiting for you to show me a single Drudge link to a militia magazine. The fact that you reply by insulting me, rather than offering anything substantive, shows even you realize that your position is bogus.
Don’t hold your breath, Felix. I asked same2u days ago if nbc, cnn, cbs, abc, nyt, ect. were biased as all lefties complain that Fox is and still no answer. I wonder why?
Does anyone understand what Mr. Clean is talking about?
There’s Drudge, American Thinker, American Spectator, Politico, Daily Caller, Hot Air, Red States, etc. The world of substantive internet sites has exploded. The MSM is coming up for it’s last gasp of air.
Same old crap. KKK, Fox News, you’re a racist, blah, blah, blah. Like listening to the ocean, only irritating.
LOL – It’s not “real” news unless the Obama Propaganda Network says its news.
That’s alright Chuck, I’ll stick with Drudge and other news outfits that don’t have “feeling upo thier legs” when seeing Obama Speak!
I do however love the fact that you admit you are obsessed with “durge driven news” – because I know it eats you up knowing the networks no longer have a monopoly in information. Your leftist claptrap isnt listen to by the masses anymore :)
POOR UPCHUCK maybe next time? It’s funny watching the Old Leftist Media Crash and burn. P.S. hey UPCHUCK Matt Drudge gets 8 billion hits a year. LMAO!!!!!!! CRASH AND BURN CRASH AND BURN.
If you have to say you’re not linking to Drudge…it really sounds like you’re getting your news off the Web. Is that how low NBC News has sunk? Passing along other sources’ stories? But being snotty as hell about who no reputable journalist should steal stories from? Why would I want to watch NBC when I _can_ go to Drudge, and see the stories TODD rejects? Nice coverage of that whole Clinton-Lewinsky thing, btw.
same2u says:
Does that include biblical scripture and mandatory social values as promulgated by faith-based organizations?
You mean like the “faith” based institution called Planned Parenthood who murders millions of baby and wants the rest of us to pay for it? Or ACORN, whose faith and worship in their Messiah Obama, who wants us to pay someone else’s mortgage?
I see you have a problem with Christianity. You do because your father is still Satan and Satan hates Christians and the Jews. You’re a man or woman condemned to hell already. We all are. That is not my words, but the words of Jesus in the bible. You could escape hell by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, for He said I am the way, the truth, and the life, and NO MAN comes to the FATHER but BY ME. He also said you must be born again. But unless a miracle happens you’ll still hate anything and everything to do with the true God and you will die in your sins if you reject Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. But most of the world is headed for hell. Jesus said wide is the path that leads to destruction and many will follow it.
But guess what? Christians won’t force you. You’re free to burn in hell for eternity. I’m reminded of a quote, i.e. The false “god” Allah and his false prophet Mohammad say “SUBMIT”!!! Jesus says Decide…
So live your life, but don’t expect US to pay for it and/or accept it. We have the right to not be contaminated by your ways and/or hate. We don’t have to accept perversion and or submit to your religion of humanism. See you at the judgement.
I just exposed a dirty Freeper.
same2u says is a daily kos troll who got kicked off of media bistro several times for hate language. Nothing to see here folks. Just ignore him and he will go away.
I notices that Todd is morphing into Robert Gibbs. They must be attending the same “how to speak in public” class.
CATHERINE says:
March 7, 2010 at 10:22 pm
I guess even I could have one little liberal nerve in my body and you just got on it. :)
To tell you the truth its the SCREAMING rat a tat tat tat tone that got to me.
Try again and I think everyone here will be happy to tell you that I am very conservative.
Helix says:
March 7, 2010 at 10:25 pm
I LOVE IT!!!!
AND YOU, CATHERINE? DO YOU LOVE IT TOO? HEY, SCREAMING IS FUN!!!! :)
But enough of that b/c I do think Drudge linking to it is delicious!
I’m still reeling that someone said same2 is from the Daily Kos.
RockyRoad,
Now that you are posting here because of my presence, when can we expect the howls of disprovable from you asking Steve Krakauer to ban me from this site?
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P.S.
I use to watch Dan Abrams show on MSNBC. That makes me like royalty around here.
rocky road says:
March 7, 2010 at 11:54 pm
same2u says is a daily kos troll who got kicked off of media bistro several times for hate language. Nothing to see here folks. Just ignore him and he will go away.
Do tell us more, such as do you know if he has a long sordid chain of user names?
Inquiring minds want to know. :)
Yeah, I used to really enjoy Dan’s legal show on MSNBC (please don’t judge me for that), I stopped watching when he got the new show and tried desperately to immitate the trash that is KO.
Come on same2u, be a (wo)man and answer my question. Are cnn, nbc, cbs, abc, nyt, etc. biased as you clame Fox to be (even though Fox was proved to be the most impartial). It’s gonna hurt, but just do it quick, like a bandaid and get it over with!
The DRUDGE REPORT has more viewers than NBC & MSNBC combined, in fact I have an old CB radio in storage that probably has more audience than Chuck Todd’s train wreck networks.
Todd and his fellow haters like Matthews and Olbermann will likely be looking for employment when COMCAST drains that CESSPOOL of left wing radicals.
Todd is a pathetic nit wit !
same2u says: “P.S. I use to watch Dan Abrams show on MSNBC. That makes me like royalty around here.”
So your a Queen?
Elton John is that you?
LOL
Psst., Chuck, I’ve got a tip for you about a front page story. No one else in the US has covered it. No need to share the byline with me.
Here goes: there’s a place called East Anglia University (across the pond) where their Climate Research Unit head, Phil Jones, bascially admitted he made up (or suppressed) the data leading the UN’s IPCC to proclaim the earth is experiencing “global warming.” When this news of fabricated data was originally released, the tree huggers proclaimed it was really “climate change” they were concerned about. They say the science is settled; the science fiction that is. Go get them Chucky.
I see a Pulitzer in your future.
Leave it to one of “God’s soldiers” to make a homophobic joke.
MichelleF says:
March 8, 2010 at 12:20 am
Dittos, Michelle, although I was a never must see about the legal show.
In fact that was the last time I ever even clicked over to MSNBC.
Chuck Todd, you have got to be the most inept, blatantly partisan, ‘political director’ of any major broadcast news organization in history.
How would you know what constitutes a story, anyway? It will be a great day for journalism when you loose your jobby-job.
This cabal between The White House and alphabet “news shows” with the witty banter and lefty marching orders is NOT objective news. While Drudge does put some hilarious bait lines links up, unfortunately, when you click on the link it takes the reader to you morons’ crappy sites where we get to read OPINON masquerading as factual JOURNALISM. You MSM journalists that were gonna’ go change the world are still looking for your car keys, aren’t you? Obviously journalism degree can be bought online, or on your knees. I’ve read more honesty in the Pravda.
Sooo… how many stories on the John Edwards Scandal did the New York Times run before his public false confession?
That’s right, zero.
EVEN WHEN “John Edwards” WAS THE SINGLE MOST SEARCHED TERM ON THEIR ENTIRE WEBSITE!
http://deceiver.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/nytedwards.jpg
Chuck Todd knows traditional newspapers are dead, he just hasn’t realized that they commited suicide.
MichelleF says:
March 8, 2010 at 12:20 am
Come on same2u, be a (wo)man and answer my question. Are cnn, nbc, cbs, abc, nyt, etc. biased as you clame Fox to be (even though Fox was proved to be the most impartial).
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I’m not same2u but I’ll answer your question. No they are not. When did you ever hear any of those networks etc call people “right wing looneys”, “far right wing looneys” etc, etc? Now if you replace “right” with “left” you can hear it damn near everynight from O’Reilly, Hannity or Beck.
GEe let me think. GE owns NBC. GE is going big on green so can get taxpayer dollars. GE is unionized to the filament or now its those slow flourescent bulbs. Unions support Democrats. NBC dramas like law and disorder, all 29 variants, make political plugs in their scripts. NBC is MSNBC, unfair and unbalanced if you are a conservative or your name is PALIN. (Oh Rachel Madcow going after Stupak a Democrat who opposes Obamacare for abortion language. Where was Madcow on Rangel misdeeds? Hmmmmmmmm? Or on Barney Frank, Chris Dodd instigating the financial crisis? Dead silence from Madcow on that.)
So now Chuck Todd the lapdog for GE, Democrats, Unions, NBC and all things unAmerican. Surprise. Drudge Rules – want cheese with that Chucky?
Is Mediaite part of the GE-Democrat-Obama media conglomerate too?
Network TV news insults its audience, and has for 30 years.
Same thing with newspapers.
Why would they expect the people that they scorn (and MSNBC/CNBC/NBC are chief perpetrators) to ‘buy’ their product.
Can media people really be this stupid?
Ok, Michelle, I will “man-up” (unlike Danny at the Dollar Dump). Bias was always been the domain of individual reporters until Fox News came into existence. Fox News was created to be a right wing news organization and has programmed individual reporters to be right-leaning partisans, even when it is not in their nature.
MSNBC has followed suit to some extent, although I see a history of right wingers having their very own political shows. And yes, I know some of you will say dishonestly with a straight face Greta.
@ georgeicincy
I think you might have a one sided opinion of GE. GE had a huge contract under the Bush Admin. for supplies of different things for the war in Iraq and Afganhistan. I wouldn’t go painting with a broad brush.
georgeicincy says:
March 8, 2010 at 12:34 am
GEe let me think. GE owns NBC. GE is going big on green so can get taxpayer dollars.
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Well isn’t that something, Fox reported awhile back their building was going green. So what’s your point?
Johnny T: So GE used taxpayer dollars during the Bush administration? What’s your point? GE is an equal opportunity corporate welfare recipient.
GE is using taxpayer dollars to get their green for going green and probably still in contract for war with Obama WH. Fox, unlike GE, does not use taxpayer dollars.
And again GE owns NBC which is a big communication arm via news, drama and comedy for the Democrats.
What about the Rachel hypocrisy points Johnny T? And the NBC propaganda loaded drama shows? Isn’t SNL NBC also?
Hey. When the Democrat-captured media are plotting with White House and Congressional scumbags to sell us a pig-in-a-poke, we’re really not interested in how to make potholders and kitchen towels or recipes or the number of smokers in society or Bishop Desmond Tutu’s opinion of the price of tea in China. We like to keep our eyes on the criminals — OhBummer and the OhBummer Wrecking Crew — and their unindicted co-conspirators in the media. If you want to cover bullshirt — OhBummer’s propaganda, for example — go right ahead. May your audience continue to shrink.
georgeicincy says:
March 8, 2010 at 1:22 am
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I’ve got a brother in law that retired from GE and a nephew that works for them now. Niether one was or is in a union. So your statement was ridiculous. So, NBC has news, comedy and drama. HUH, doesn’t Fox have the same thing? Or do you think Fox just has the Fox “News” Channel?
Johnny, I know GE peeps and janitors pull down six figure pay with OT – union = Demo voter. A teacher gets half that after many years of exp.
You still do not get the diff twixt GE uses taxpayer dollars and unabashedly supports liberal Democrat causes in their NBC etc. programming.
Fox uses no taxpayer $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and tells all the stories including exposing falsehoods of global warming, etc. which NBC, and other MSM do not.
Get that???????????????????? Not hard to follow – well except for some I guess.
Good Night JT
Oh, the progressive vermin and rats in “journalism” in the lame stream media can’t keep a Stalinistic Pravda/Goebbels/Das Reich stranglehold on information? HAHAHAHAH! You rats are getting flushed out!
We are exposing the traitors trying to write laws and policies that are against freedom, liberty and US constitution – and they should be in jail.
The progressives and Statists may suggest I need to be locked up for exercising 1st amendment rights, which are both enumerated and god given. It is always interesting and telling since the original liberal, Voltaire, was prone to saying things like: “Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.”
Progressive Statism is not able to be implemented in compliance with root law/US constitution. Sorry about that. Why dont you move your progressive Statist butts to Venezuela or whatever failed state du jour that is crumbling under left-wing Statist bullcrap. India and China wont take idiots like you, and they are our main economic/geopolitical rivals right now. Idiots like progressives, Statists and authoritarians weaken America by betraying our constitution and make the denigration and disintegration of this superpower all the more trivial by the other autocratic authoritarian governments who want our power.
You and your progressive friends have woken the silent majority, and criminal acts of treason will be evaluated if we can restore freedom, liberty and the US Constitution.
georgeicincy says:
March 8, 2010 at 2:02 am
Johnny, I know GE peeps and janitors pull down six figure pay with OT – union = Demo voter.
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I don’t think you quite understand. My brother in law had a degree in engineering and retired from GE. My nephew has a Doctrate in Physics. He’s still working for GE in their plant in Germany. But I guess all the people you know are janitors or whatever.
Mick Russom
I think you might want to look up the definition of “Statists” before throwing it around a lot. It better fits the teabaggers and Repubs.
Drudge is less relevant since Obama won the presidency because the website is “happy news” for conservatives. Critical stories of Palin and both of the Cheney’s don’t show up on the site do many devotes are trailing in the news. I get a kick posting notices of the breaking news of negative stories about conservatives in the news tips window. None of them ever turn up on the site. Drudge is going to be eclipsed but the great simplicity of the site’s layout keeps it a popular destination. HuffPo could learn some lessons.
Chuck Who???.
Sorry guy you and NBC do not matter anymore
Statists tend to favor a great deal of government control over individual behavior and over the economy. That’s why WordIQ.com defines “statism” as “any social or political system in which state intervention plays a major role.” The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines it as a “concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government.” Some statists call their political beliefs socialism, or communitarianism. At the extreme, undemocratic end of the statist spectrum, statism also encompasses communism.
Sounds an awful lot like left wingers to me.
I am always amazed how Liberals despise DRUDGE for simply linking to a story or source they personally find offensive simply because it may report a story unfavorable to their ideology. It is plain proof the left indulges in bias of the sort that simply refuses to report on stories unfavorable to their side.
A great example is the failure to report on the stunning fall in the polls of Obama’s popularity and that of his signature issues of health care and climate issues. After seeing day in and day out polls SHOUTING his high poll numbers we now must go to DRUDGE or directly to the pollster web sites to get the info. We only are seeing coverage of Rangles problems after TWO YEARS of investigations because DRUDGE has highlighted the links to some overseas newspapers covering this and has forced the media here to cover the story.
The same thing happened when TIME MAG sat on the Monica Lewinski story and if not for DRUDGE releasing it it would likely never have seen the light of day. When DRUDGE links to Republican scandals and/or wrongdoing we here not a peep from the likes of Chuck Todd or anyone else on the Left.
Hmmm… I found this “story” on Drudge!
Imagine that!
RUN!
RUN!
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN! FOR THE HILLS!
THE STATISTICS ARE COMING!
Lifted that crap right off the shit flinging Baboon, didn’t ya?
Do you tea bagging mini Baboons know where your taxes are spent?
Anyone working directly for the military or any of its subcontractors are indeed sucking from the GUVMINT tit.
So, by the idiotic logic of writer the USA government IS and HAS BEEN a COMMUNIST system for DECADES after WWII.
There is certainly a legitimate point to this whole thing: what news We The People are fed and by whom. I happen to rely mainly on Drudge and for years all of the MSM were driven by The New York Times/Washington Post cabal. In truth, both main sources are only feeding to their constituents what a select view decide. Anyone whose eyes and mind are open know that the NY Times feed was/is totally left leaning and has them to where they have become dangerous for the country by acting as the Tass/Izvestia news supplied in the old Soviet Union. To me, Drudge is pretty much in the middle, regardless of the charges from the extreme left. Still, it would be nice to see three or four other Drudge-type sites to assure that no side is capturing our minds.
Seriously.
In what kind of planet do the wingnutz live?
They have to be in the deepest of the backwoods to believe the media is ideologically driven. No. You stupid shits.
The media is MARKET and REALITY driven. Take the Fox gNOpig Propaganda, they deliver and try to shape the gNOpig message. But anyone can recognize that tripe and SWITCH the channel or find alternate sources of information, INTERNATIONAL sources. ALL major news agencies provide NEWS from all over the world.
Only morons rely on the sludge for wingnut crap along with wingnut daily and nutsfluffers.
When Bush was still President and the House was Democrat, for months the MSM repeated their talking point mantra “CULTURE OF CORRUPTION” ===> it was a phrase that got tremendous airplay. And over the past several months, especially with Edwards, Daschle, the huge overuse of public monies for planes and drinks with Pelosi, the dude with $90,000 in his freezer, two count ‘em two New York Democratic Governors saying ‘ByeBye’, etc etc etc –> does the mainstream media MSM collectively raise its hands in frustration over the Dems’ hypocrisy? The pot calling the kettle black (‘er, African American),,,,,NO -> HUGE DOUBLE STANDARD. Talk about a culture of corruption. And with the huge amount of lengthy contracts non-US firms received from oil industry in Iraq, that BAD decision to have us fighting there after 9-11, well, what about following the oil (the equivalent of following the money $$$) –> and the MSM finally recognizing that this was not a decision based upon oil. It (in my opinion) was wrong, a wrong decision to be sure -> but it wasn’t due to the paranoid Dem certainty of it being a war for oil. How quickly they forget.
@Tommy Christopher: Congratulations
Chuck…. Drudge is just a news portal…..you are you so intimidated? For years the news was filtered through minds like yours….those days are over. Drudge does not filter the news through his own brain, just gives us a heads up and we, the free, can disseminate it ourselves. And with the recent history of MSNBC, I would hardly trust anything that came out your organization as fact or partial fact, only propaganda spewings of bent minds.
Wow….Chuck you put your foot in your mouth on THIS ONE! Rush, Sean and all of Fox News will be all over this! And the Drudge Report linked to it…Are you frustrated about the media? Check out my blog at http://www.frustratedabout.com.
Scott Lara
Thank God for Matt Drudge and the new media. We’re no longer restricted to news people like Chuck Todd think we should be permitted to hear, or to news pre-treated with a leftist twist . . . and Chuck and the others are fuming. The Left no longer controls and disseminates all news, and it shows dramatically in their loss of viewers and subscribers.
Drudge merely posts news from all the major media, Todd is angry because he’s not a covert propaganda toll filtering and manipulating the news. Without Drudge and no thanks to our State-run Lame-stream media we wouldn’t have found out about climategate, Van Jones, Obama signing the Patriot Act, corporate welfare for GM, AIG, TARP and the outsourcing of domestic jobs to China and Japan in cash-for-junk and the Porkulus bills, let alone all the shenanigans Obama, Reid and Pelois are up to in the attempted take over of family medicine by the non-medically trained politicians.
you can’t have it both ways… American Journalism still has plenty of room for growth. No one will ask Cheney and Rumsfeld if they were watching flight 77 come into the Pentagon and for how long and why the tapes haven’t been released from the crash. See documented Norman MIneta testimony before the commission, Do you really think the camera quality at the most secure building in the world has the worst frame bit rate since the 1960’s? No one is going after Tim Geithner full force and his connections to billions of dollars of kickbacks while America’s economy plunged. No major media outlet is sticking to the fact we are in a DEPRESSION, not a RECESSION. No one is going after the Fed except the next candidate for President Ron Paul, whom I will vote for, if we want to fix America and put it on the right track. Ron Paul gives sound advice and is spot on and that is what makes him so scary to the “usual suspect” politicians that have run Washington this way for so long.
We have a long ways to go on both the left and the right. Democrats and Republicans dine together, and often. Globalism and Corporatism and Lobbyists that own our politicians need to be exposed or the little guy will keep getting the short end of the stick.
Good decision to hold a story up to “Fact Check” if the dress was really blue or not.
According to Wikipedia, Chuck Todd’s wife, Kriatian Denny Todd, is a “Democratic operative and communications professional.” Imagine that?
Just who or what is a Chuck Todd? From what I can tell he is someone that is spouting the left leaning will of NBC. Seems to me that NBC News, being not seen, read nor heard by the general publis is just jealous of anyone that does happen to catch the attention of the public wanting to hear the news, not the Liberal Playbook. Will there even be an NBC in the near future?
What a pompous git! The mainstream news organizations totally defaulted in their responsibility to act like the 4th estate during the last election. They continue to avoid asking the hard questions and act as cheerleaders for the president and this administration.
Matt Drudge doesn’t write a thing but ferrets out articles that would otherwise be overlooked by NBC because they don’t represent a left leaning viewpoint. Mr. Todd’s rejection of following up on the stories located by Mr. Drudge assures NBC, and all the networks, of a very dim future.
The days of “It’s news because I say it is.” are over. One may assume that Mr. Todd hasn’t noticed his employers decline while Drudge and Fox thrive. Why don’t you look into that Mr. Todd?
What in the world is he talking about. Drudge links to Reuters, UK Guardian, NY Times, AP. He’s an aggregator and merely puts some stories in a more prominent position i.e. his front page. It’s a habit of many to bury stories. Chuck Todd devotes more time to a story like Sen. Bunning forcing a debate about whether things are paid for than Charlie Rangel’s ethics problems or Massa’s sexual harassment.
There is an obvious disconnect. And Todd is it.
Mr. Todd, recently the BBC admitted it has about $12.5 billion of the BBC employee pension fund, invested in climate change investments; such as carbon trading. How much does NBC and its parent corporation have in the same investments and does that influence why some stories get so little coverage here?
WHAT. A. DOPE. Chuck.
And how revealing! Once again the Lame Stream Media confirms it’s Left Wing Bias! Todd and all the rest are simply whining that they can no longer control the message for their party. Simply whining that American’s long ago recognized the sickening and destructive Left Wing Bias of the media for what it is.
Forget about getting any sort of balance from the traditional media – ain’t gonna happen. They know it, we know it, everyone knows it. And the people now REJECT that model.
It was not until Fox, Drudge and others came along to restore balance, truth and justice in America.
The MSM / Press is like the Sunni Majority in Iraq. Or like Stalin’s Propaganda Organ. Or Hitlers. They enjoyed total control of the message for decades. Now, truth, justice and the American Way prevails and people like Chuck Todd and all his crappy little cohorts just can’t stand having their monopoly broken up. And by the people and free market no less!
Drudge deserves a place on Mount Rushmore as someone who broke through the TASS Leftist control that the Left has exerted for decades. Since the Media agrees with Obama’s Rev Wright and his “GOD DAMN AMERICA” then the rest of America has every right to proclaim: God damn the Media-Obamanation-Leftist-Agenda-Complex.
The Media has been TEABAGGED. That’s right media – open wide. You know you love gargling a big ‘ol hairy set of RW hangers from those who don’t follow your simpering Leftists political views. Just admit it media – isn’t it much better than those confused and emoting little metrosexual wimps that you pal around with?
True men and women resist following the Lame Stream Media and strike out on their own to report that which the biased media won’t!
Once, in this country, all of us had to view the ‘news’ that the big 3 decided. Now, we have choices & the polls show who the big losers are (NBC, CBS, ABC). Bad mouthing Drudge only confirms a desperate man & using hate to destroy. It’s not working. Even now, Amerians prefer FOX 4 to 1 (regardless if we like FOX or not).
Never again should we have to go back to the original 3 news stations.
same2u says:
MrGlennBovineKoldys says:
Same loser.
Mr. Todd showed a bias, perhaps a jealously by singling out Drudge, which is simple the longest of the Internet media sources, with the Beast and Huffington arriving later.
If Todd wanted to provide INFORMATION not merely criticism he would have noted the many dozens of links
Drudge provides, to media sources, independent columnists, of all political stripes.
The American people “vote”, with their feet, their pocket books, their remote controls, and now the links the
decide provide the most value…..
Regards,
ajbruno14@gmail.com
PS: Look forward to other views….
Chuck, Newsflash: I choose Drudge. Get it?
Wow, this dude really things we are stupid. The New York Times has been telling the medea sheep what the ‘news’ is forever. Now, Drudge finds the real news and then we read, reseach, and decide. Drudge helps us do what you are supposed to be doing Chuck. Your bias has blinded you.
PS:
An afterthought…..Perhaps Chuck can list the sources MSNBC selects to report from, all which have one thing
in common…losing readership (NY Times, Newsweek, TIme, etc) Doubt we’d find the Nation Review listed.
Mr. Bovine, thank you for continuing to break that stereotype that the far left is unable to hear differing opinions without having tantrums and resorting to name calling. And there’s a difference between statists and communists, although it’s subtle. Our government does indeed have programs that lean more toward socialism. That doesn’t make us a socialist government. However, if your political philosophy leans toward wanting more such programs, not less, then that tends to be the left wing point of view, and thus closer to the statist definition. As for media bias, GE owns NBC and MSNBC. The chairman is Jeffrey Immelt, a liberal Democrat. Disney owns ABC. The chairman is Robert Iger, a liberal Democrat. Time Warner owns CNN. The chairman is Jeffrey Bewkes. A liberal Democrat. The chairman of News Corp, owner of Fox, is Rupert Murdoch. The lone conservative in the bunch.
Chuck like dude! How did you get your job. I could be an witehouse journalist to. Im as literate as you is.
Chuck Todd is right, in a way, but Drudge is the wrong target.
Drudge gets around 3mm hits per month. The real vulture in this game is HuffPost, which gets 9+mm hits per month, links to stories, manipulates the headlines, and censors comments on a minute to minute basis. The end result is a festival of radical leftist hatred and libelous propaganda that is entirely created and stoked by HuffPost — with the most prominent target being Israel, Jews and conservative individuals and organizations.
See:
http://huff-watch.blogspot.com/2010/01/full-report-anti-semitism-and-anti.html
http://huff-watch.blogspot.com/2010/02/13110-beyond-hypocrisy-arianna.html
http://huff-watch.blogspot.com/2009/06/archive.html
http://huff-watch.blogspot.com/2009/07/archive-of-falsemisleading-huffpost.html
If Todd and the MSM want to know why no one believes them anymore, it’s because they’ve knowingly gotten into journalistic bed with Arianna Huffington, and there’s that saying, about when you lie down with [x], don’t be surprised if yu end up with [y].
More:
http://huff-watch.blogspot.com/2009/06/top-five-myths-about-huffpost-versus.html
DrinkURTea sounds amazingly like Chris Matthews when he bloviates on air! Drudge is the # 1 locale for what’s really going on and the the MSM can’t keep up with him. If Matthews and Company are still on air one year from today, given their basement ratings, we will know that the “left” has pulled a coup and taken over the powers that be……….otherwise, no business would continue to broadcast such a ratings fiasco.
One trait they all have in common on MSNBC starting with Joe Scarborough and ending with Rachel Maddow……they are the rudest hosts on television. They continue to talk over guests who are trying to answer their questions; of course their opinions are much more important for us to hear, all the while spouting off as they continue their rant. If I had one word to describe the slate of gabbers, it would be “amusing” to the point of laugh out loud funny……..it’s as though they were in a “blabbermouth” competition and the winner gets to have dinner with Jeramiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Farakahn and a surprise guest from the ACLU. Have fun guys downing America but don’t choke on the words of these pitiful souls!
Chuck Todd. You have got to be kidding. This is the weak-chin dude who welched on a bet last fall to shave off his goatee. Probably not the biggest thing in the world to worry about, but it does tell you all you need to know about someones character. This guy isn’t worth more than the few sentences I devoted to him.
“felixw says:
March 7, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Fair NYC, I’m still waiting for you to show me a single Drudge link to a militia magazine. The fact that you reply by insulting me, rather than offering anything substantive, shows even you realize that your position is bogus.”
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Felix, that is hardly what I meant, LOL.
You are obviously young, educated in the 80s and 90s in our public schools, which means I feel sorry for you.
My point was this, that the links Drudge provides that generate news would have never happened back in the 70s. Those kind of silly links and stories would be in Militia type soldier of fortune magazines and True Crime magazines. Or in the John Birch Society magazine or some Far Right publication put out by Loons that William F Buckley, may he rest in peace, ran out of the GOP..
They would have never made it to the mainstream media. Conservatives were too intellectually inclined to fall for such poppycock.
I keep forgetting that your generation lacks in comprehesion, thus the reason Drudge is so important to you guys.
YES: People of America and of the world: only get your purely unbiased news from news professionals like me, Chuck Todd. Don’t look at any other sources that can and do refute our claims, and expose our news as opinion.
Conservatives, check out “GORE LIED” and other great stickers and gear at http://www.keep2theright.com
Nothing good is going to come from them horseless carriages.
Chuck Todd stated “There’s no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something’s a story because Drudge links to it.”. Come on Todd there are three sides to every argument, the two opposing sides and the truth. Drudge reports the other side of the story and lets the people decide who is more accurately reporting the story. Many of the reports that are reported on the Drudge Report are never or seldom reported on the local networks. The founding fathers included freedom of the press in the 1st amendment because they felt the press should have the power to report the truth with our fear, like how our government is really governing and report it to the people. Instead the media has taken sides. Todd since you could not give an example in your clip I’ll give you two. During the presidential election the main stream media had more negative reports on John McCain than Barrack Obama. Look how the main stream media viciously covered Sarah Palin and attacked Palin, her husband and worst of all her children. I didn’t see or read about any attacks on Obama his wife, “For the first time in her life she is proud of her country”, or the Obama children. Whats about the mother inlaw moving into the white house, I don’t hear any wise as* jokes. If a person falls within the beliefs of the main stream media, they will protect them and suger coat any negative fallout. The main stream media has become a propaganda machine for the left. This is why the main stream media has lost viewers on their news networks. They still dominate the intertainment part.
Speaking of Sarah Palin: I’ve wanted to ask Churck Todd’s opinion (professional perhaps) why the MSM obsessess about her. If she is not relevant and needs to have a daily putdown by the MSM……what are the talking heads afraid of that they find it necessary to tear her down at every mention of her name? Me thinks she is posing a threat to their philosophy and, these band of lefties decided last year to play “gotcha” …..you know……..just in case!!!! Great way to go Chuck and Company.
Out of the ‘big four’ media moguls, Murdoch, Immelt, Iger, and Bewkes, only Murdoch is conservative. But while the left says that Murdoch lets his politics slant his network, they believe that the others are somehow above the fray…that they would never let their leftward leanings influence anything they put on the air.
same2u, so you are saying msnbc might lean left but the others don’t? Thanks, that’s about the answer I would expect. Just a reminder that a poll done by a “left-leaning” group proves fox is the most balanced of all news channels, even Hil Clinton agreed. You libs can keep denying it, but it doesn’t change the FACTS.
Marlene,
They focus on Palin, because (as rush says), they will show us who they are afraid of by who they try to destroy. If they truly thought she posed NO threat, they’d sit back and hope she gets the nom. Clearly that is not what they are doing so you do the math.
Yep. The left keeps saying Palin is no threat…she’s a joke. They hope she runs for office. But every time she appears in public they go on the attack. Seems she’s a threat and unimportant all at the same time.
Okay, those that have made anyi Drudhe comments here have, I assume, done so because they believe the news story is revelent and “news”. If that’s the case they need to realize I came here to the story via the Drudge link. Now, try to follow you pseudo intellectuals, were it not for Drudge I would not be here to read your comments that you obviously feel strongly enough to take the time to post and, hence, help prove the point of those that disagree with you. Are you really that stupid?
“Change we can believe in”………….in November!
Is Chuck Todd aware that the Drudge Report writes virtually nothing?
Obviously if Drudge is linking to it, SOMEBODY ELSE thought it was newsworthy enough to write about it before he ever did.
Furthermore, most of the stories Drudge links to were written by the same mainstream media that Todd thinks should ignore the Drudge Report. The irony is richer than cheesecake.
Drudge simply highlights stories that are usually buried on page A26 of the New York Times, or highlights bias by the mainstream media as stated in their own words.
Drudge doesn’t create anything. He simply reiterates what you report, as was the case with this very story Chuck! You should just be thanking him for giving you a lot more hits on your stories than you deserve.
Palin is attacked because she is easy to attack. She has been in the public square long enough for people to know her.
I liked her until she quit office.
I do not like quitters.
As to the basis of this thread, NBC is SOL on this.
The days of oligarchic news control are *over*, unless Obama shoves through radio and internet censorship.
The (former) big 3 news networks and newspapers brought this on themselves by spiking stories and tolerating their journalists becoming openly involved as advocates. Dan Rather comes to mind, but Stephanapolis does, too.
If NBC would stop being the propaganda wing of the Obama administration maybe people wouldn’t have to go to Drudge to get the news. But alas, NBC won’t change and will continue its decline into oblivion and irrelevance.
P.S. Why is it not the Huffington Effect or the Kos Effect?
Why are Liberals so afraid of dissenting opinions? Why there only one Republican on MSNBC? Why is he on at 3 a.m. and why does he have to flanked by no less than 3 Liberal commentators at all times?
This from a guy who works for a network where Chris Matthews, Keith-O, Rachel Maddow and David Gregory anchor their political news coverage on election night.
Is Chuck Todd really going to lecture the rest of us on the nuances of journalism ethics?
I wonder if he got a chill running up his leg while writing that.
OMG!!! Now we have more of the News Police? The lamestream media is just angry because they have been “outed” thus exposed for being the political ideological shills they have always been,
Chuck, news alert! We out here in Ameriland will decide what is news. Just report and then get out of our way. We can actually make decisions for ourselves. You just ain’t that smart Pappy and we know it! Too bad so sad for the losers in “media”.
Chuck Todd sounds like an echo of the music industry. They no longer dictate what is popular music just by giving it radio airplay. Because of improved communications people can and do go directly to the source, cutting them out as the middle-man dictator of what will be popular.
I cheer the benefits of improved communication. Dump the whining dinosaur middlemen !!!
srkeegan says:
March 8, 2010 at 12:19 pm
P.S. Why is it not the Huffington Effect or the Kos Effect?
Why are Liberals so afraid of dissenting opinions?
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Follow the history and ideology of the Left back to their 20th century source models and there you will find your answer. Fear. Tyranny. Oppression. Hatred. Murder. Crushing dissent. All hallmarks of the Left. It is in their DNA. The Left is to be feared by the people.
So instead, we should rely on big news producers to decide what to report instead? They are responding like anyone who sees a threat responds. Disparage it.
The first thing I do each morning, is check out what is happenning in the world. I make coffee and log on to the Drudge Report. Thank you Matt Drudge. If it were not for your links to current news articles, I would be lost. I am sickened by the news organizations that keep cheering for Obama, and refuse to tell the real story. I have not tuned in to one of their news broadcasts in years, and could care less what propoganda they are spewing. It is the Drudge report a half a dozen times a day, and Fox news. This is the news that is happening in the real world!
Just go to Drudge right now, and see another story that that the mainstream media would like to ignore. The President’s chief of staff threatens a congressman while he is naked, and in the shower. You would think this would be an important story on the New York Times web site. And, in truth, the Times will be forced to cover it. But only because Drudge forces their hand by giving its such prominence on his site.
This kind of game plays out every week. Drudge gets the story out, and then the left-wing media either ignores it (if they think the story will just go away), or they are forced to cover it, but always reluctantly and late to the party.
I’ll take Drudge (and Fox) over the left wing hacks at NBC (and ABC,CBS, MSNBC,CNN, and fish wrap like the NY Times,LA TImes, etc.) any day. These propaganda-mill “journalists,” hacks and shills of the far Left Democrap Party proved themselves willing to betray America and its people by refusing to bring to light Obama’s Alinsky-ite/Communist background and mentoring, his very murky upbringing, his radical America-hating associations BEFORE the elections, instead misleading lame brained sheeple into idolizing a man as “messiah” who very much has feet of manure. All to promote their own agenda of inflicting a permanent hegemony of the Left on America. Chuck Todd and his colleagues deceived the public who voted this thug into office, and now we all suffer. I fervently hope that those who actually VOTED for this creature, and even more all those responsible for deceiving the idiots, suffer the worst. They deserve it.
Careful, Matt !!! We all recognize a National Treasure when we see one and so does the LEFT !!! You had better watch your back !!!
I see that a couple of posters are debating “statism” here — the idea that “the state” [we call these skunks "the government" here in America] should control all things in society.
What this country needs is a truly LIBERAL president and congress! And I forgive the reader for suspecting that this must be some kind of bad joke!
But the Democrats believe in “statism” — not “liberalism.”
They benefit from the imprecise American political terminology —- we say “the government” here in the USA —- rather than “the state.” And that’s a dangerous problem.
Famous brands of statism in recent centuries have been Nazism, socialism, fascism, communism, and welfare statism —- this last is sort of a mix of fascism and socialism.
Liberalism, on the other hand, is a political philosophy of small, cheap government —- it is a constabulary —- and the job of a liberal government is to enforce human rights within its own jurisdiction.
I speak of the inalienable and perfectly-natural and universally-valid human rights of life, liberty, private property, and the pursuit of personal happiness.
The first article of private property is “the self” and all other rights are derivatives of and flow from these cardinal rights.
These rights —-The Rights of Man —- are the gift of nature or of nature’s god —- and they belong to all human beings, everywhere.
Show me a Democrat who subscribes to all of the above, without qualifications or weasel words.
The words “liberal” and “liberalism” were hijacked by the Democrats and socialists and fascists long ago —- and it was the mistake of conservatives and libertarians to let them get away with it.
It is long past time that liberalism be reclaimed, defined, and explained by its rightful owners —- by the champions of freedom, i.e.: not by Democrats.
Well, how about “progressivism?” Whuzzat?! Isn’t that just another statist cancer? It chews you up, piece by piece, in the name of Da Peepul? Eat Da Rich? Moral cannibalism, anyone?
Friends of freedom! Friends of peace-through-strength! And friends of prosperity! Declare yourselves to be “liberals,” then —- and kick over the bloody coffee tables — and overthrow and trounce the Democrats in 2010 and 2012!
I credit Drudge for much of the heavy lifting involved in exposing OhBummer and the OhBummer Wrecking Crew. Now widely seen for what he is, the president presents a problem for the Democrat-captured media. They pump out his propaganda for him — and, like the opinion monitors in Ayn Rand’s novel, “Atlas Shrugged” — they are dodging brickbats and rotten vegetables. He’s pompous, pampered, and pretentious — a pseudo-intellectual fop. He’s a glorified, smooth-lyin’ dandy, and slicker than Sick Willie Clinton. He’s a dictator-on-the-make, a bloodsxcking, predatory humanitarian thug, and a low-down skunk. He lies when he inhales and he lies when he exhales; his oxygen is the falsification of reality. He is a friend of the poor and the downtrodden — indeed, you can hear the milk of human kindness sloshing around inside of him when he walks. He declares himself the post-racial leader — “Let me clear!” he intones — and he hides behind his race, daring his critics to put their reputation for fairness at risk. He pauses to ponder the portent of his propaganda — and it is fakery; he smiles and his mendacity comes shining through. Shake hands with Barak Hushpuppy OhBummer — “The Mistake of ‘08” — and America’s first and last Arab president. Now count your fingers.
To: Ed Gillis
Excellent point. I got here via a Drudge link. I wonder how many posters on this site (even among the Drudge detractors) are getting here via Drudge. By the way, I also get to HuffPO and KOS via the Drudge link (when I want a good laugh). An informal poll perhaps? How many posters got to this site via a Drudge link?
Writers, like philosophers, are a worthless lot, contributing nothing to the betterment of anything. Wordsmiths are largely pedantic pinheads that get off on turning cute phrases. What they do, their jobs, benefits no one. The garbageman picks up our waste and a postman delivers our mail, both performing jobs that are important, jobs that if not done would impose some measurable hardship to end users. Contrast that with an opinion writer, vsa “who, what, where, when” reporter. Were these “writers” to never publish a word nothing would be affected. They write to incite, to amuse themselves. They believe readers think they are special. We enough real life problems. We don’t need pithy agitators venting the tired negative trash of the old new left
Chuck, YOU and your compatriots in the MSM are the reason Drudge has the influence he now does. Remember what story he broke that you refused to cover? Does the name Monica Lewinsky ring a bell? You remember now — the little scandal that led to the impeachment of a sitting president? Chuck, if you refuse to cover the news, others will.
Wrong. Drudge is helping to CLEAN UP the corrupt criminal MSM and their criminal propaganda.
Gone are the days when the likes of Dan Rather can manufacture evidence and get away with it. Drudge, blogs and talk radio give voice to stories that would never see the light of day if it were up to the public relations arm of the Democrat party (ie, the MSM). Without the new media, Rather would have gotten away with his crime and we’d STILL be in the dark on the slimebag John Edwards.
Drudge has been a blessing for truth and honesty in reporting. But there’s still more work to be done, as the leftwing MSM demonstrated in their cover up of Barack Maobama’s connections to terrorists, criminals, racists and radicals — as well as his academic records, health records and everything else. In the near-future, the corrupt MSM will not be able to get away with such skullduggery.
The Democrat party’s propaganda arm’s days are numbered. And I for one look forward to the day the bankruptcy dominoes start to fall.
I’m afraid Chuck and Tom just aren’t up to the competition. Better grow up guys and realize you aren’t the gatekeepers of the news anymore. Hell, you don’t even make good editors which is exactly what Drudge is. Stop crying about the situation, improve your product, or get out of the way. The people are voting with their feet boys
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=22306#more-22306
The ACORN scandal wasn’t reported even after Congress decided to halt funding and the Census Office decided to drop their participation. The old White House Communications director saying Mao was one of her philosophical role models wasn’t reported. Van Jones signing a truther petition wasn’t reported. LA Times forbid it’s bloggers from even mentioning the Edwards scandal, much less the coverup of making an aid claim paternity. Climategate was reported by the Russians before our own MSM. Eason (sp?) Jordan formally of CNN admitted that they withheld news detrimental to the Sadam govt. just so they could keep their Baghdad bureau. Jason Blair made stuff up.
And the worst thing a journalist can do is pick up a Drudge story? How about the worst thing a journalist can do is not report the news? Or let a dictator control what you say? Or pull stuff out of your ass?
Or how about calling yourself a journalist when you’re not?
There is no left wing media in this country anymore. Talk radio, Fox News and Drudge Report can manufacture and pressure any form of story into the mainstream media spotlight. The left-wing has nothing. Liberal media bias my ass.
The Drudge Report got its readership from reporting news the so-called “major media” failed to report. The media is supposed to be the third rail of politics because it is so crucial in evaluating everything in our lives. When the major players; NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC fail to report news or have a particular slant on the news that we do not like, we have another source that can be depended on as accurate and without political bias . . . FOX News is fair and balanced and the Drudge Report has documentation where you can cross check your stories not simply be propagandized with media bias!! By the way, with all the excoriating criticism of FOX News by the other networks, their ratings have skyrocketed. As I understand it, Bill O’Reilly is now top dog.
Hey M, did you reread your post or does logic just completely escape you? For starters, let me quote directly above you..
“The ACORN scandal wasn’t reported even after Congress decided to halt funding and the Census Office decided to drop their participation. The old White House Communications director saying Mao was one of her philosophical role models wasn’t reported. Van Jones signing a truther petition wasn’t reported. LA Times forbid it’s bloggers from even mentioning the Edwards scandal, much less the coverup of making an aid claim paternity. Climategate was reported by the Russians before our own MSM. Eason (sp?) Jordan formally of CNN admitted that they withheld news detrimental to the Sadam govt. just so they could keep their Baghdad bureau”
Um, if it isn’t bias that keeps them spiking the stories, what is it? Stupidity? Just ‘forcing’ something into the spotlight doesn’t say anything about bias, but spiking things does. Think before you speak M, you prove yourself a fool otherwise.
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=22306&cpage=1#comment-27030
Well. If we were able to get rid of all stupid, hysterical marxist leaning freak parasites, it certainly would quiet down. We could all just be Americans, trying to work and live and enjoy our lives. Of course, we would then be, however briefly, a one-party nation, as to get to what I just described would cleanse us of democrats. AHhhhhhhh. One can dream, eh?
The leftist of today are so far left that everything else is to the right. The Drudge Report does not report anything. It provides links to articles written by others. 8 billion people hit the drudge site last year), more than all the hits on ABC, CBS, NBC and its pathetic cable networks and PBS combined and the websites of the NYT, Boston Globe, et al. Combined! One website! Must be that vast rightwing conspiracy resurfacing.
Hahahahahahahaha! What a joke! Here you have Drudge, one Conservative oriented online news service then you have the rest of the major networks (except Fox) all behaving like Extreme Leftwing Drudge Reports with no objectivity left, just political bias for the Extreme Libturd side and negativity towards anything which leans to the Conservative side! Whether the Libturds agree or not, Drudge may have a Conservative flavor but they are still more fair and objective than the major media networks who worship Obozo and have nothing negative to say about their own Libturd party ever! Even Fox criticizes the Conservatives at times which is what an objective news outlet is supposed to do, not pretend their chosen party never does wrong like the Leftwing controlled major media outlets do! What a ridiculous statement coming from NBC (National Barack Channel)! LOL
GE, Disney, and Time Warner own NBC, ABC, and CNN respectively. Their chairmen are Jeffrey Immelt, Robert Iger, and Jeffrey Bewkes, all liberal Democrats. If Rupert Murdoch supposedly imposes his conservative views on Fox, are we to assume these other gentlemen are pure as the driven snow and would not do likewise with their political views? Pretty naive to think they don’t. Pretty evident unless you’re on the far left and deny reality.
Of course M, I didn’t even think to post you evidence of left wing bias, how thoughtless of me. Mind you, I don’t disagree there’s right wing bias in commentary sections of other news outlets either, they simply sprung up as a response to the overwhelming left wing bias from all other sources. Markets fill voids.
Heres a beautiful example of ‘no left wing bias” what a measured attempt to coax news out of a interviewee from those stalwart centrists at MSNBC
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=21729
Now we know why Biased Left Wing Nut Extremist reporter Chuck Todd came out with his whine. He knew the whole Rahm thing was about to break on Drudge!
Chuck Todd is nothing but a partisan hack now, and has zero credibility just like all the rest of these has-beens in the LSM.
Hey M, stil out there in yhour dream world? Here’s another little taste of reality for you. Surely you must have heard about it in the no-biased media…
Barack, Mr constitutional law scholar and non-professor with a law degree and his wife DO NOT HAVE LAW LICENSES ANYMORE. They were scratched. Any and all information regarding their past cases are magically gone without a trace but did anybody ever look into this and tell you? Uh huh.
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=22069
If NBC, or any other the former large news agencies would actually report the news…rather than decide what the sheep need to hear, they would still be relevant. The problem is, they don’t report the news anymore. They report only that information that they want the people to hear. They didn’t investigate Obama when he was running for president, instead allowing an untested, unqualified, and totally incompetent empty suit to win solely on the basis that he was a black guy who sounded great and was a card carrying liberal.
Drudge allows the reader to see all sources of info and make decisions based on facts…not liberal ideological filters!
Just ordered my “Chuck Todd” toilet paper. Running out of the Dan Rather toilet paper. Dans face looks really funny after I rub off the cling ons. Speaking of Dan Rather who reported on national news a fake made up Bush document 2 months before a Presidential election, stated Obama couldn’t sell watermelons…wonder if that would be on the national news tonight if Gingrich had stated that? Huh Chuck? Would that be on NBC tonight if a Republican said that? Gee, there sure are a lot of left wing reporters linked on Drudges site. Hmmm, there’s choice there, unlike the New York Pravda..ummm Times.
Fair NYC, you continue to insult me rather than address the issues. If you can’t tell the difference between Drudge and a militia magazine, you are either a fool or a propagandist, and possibly both.
The point’s been made, but I’ll make it again: It is very easy (and appropriate) to take Todd’s comment and fire it right back in his face: “There’s no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something’s NOT a story because The New York Times doesn’t think it is.”
Before you say something, Chuck, think how it might be used against you.
There are two problem withs Toddy Boy — in fact, with all of MSNBC.
1) Let’s be honest. They just flat out HATE that someone like Drudge interferes with their pro-Obama agenda. Case in point, right after the election, Todd’s comrade in arms Chris Matthews declaring…on the air no less…that it was his JOB to “make sure that Obama succeeded”. Which was obviously the height of hypocrisy. After all, when Bush was elected did Matthews say THEN that it was his patriotic duty to “make sure” Bush succeeded? Hell no. He…like the rest of the staff at MSNBC…felt it was his patriotic duty to always question things and to press at Bush in an aggressive Woodward and Bernstein Washington Post / Watergate style.
2) But the BIGGEST problem with Todd’s whiny brat complaining is there is a BIG difference between Fox and MSNBC. And that’s the pure simple fact that even if you accuse Fox of taking a few “talking points” from the Drudge web site, at least Fox DOESN’T have Drudge actively on the air all the time, peddling his personal politics.
Meanwhile, in direct comparison at MSNBC, not only DO they pick which stories to cover based on “talking points” from the Huffington Post and the Daily Kos — but worst of all, the network DOES actively promote Arianna Huffington and Markos Moulitsas as two of their core political commentators, at which point they are NEVER challenged. MSNBC just gives them unfettered air time to use MSNBC as their personal propaganda broadcast outlet.
What a colossal tool!
If this interview gets the attention it deserves he should be laughed out of the WH press corps.
So Drudge, FOX and severql others feel that the story on Rep Massa barely gets any play yet here is a guy in the House trashing the Prez and Rahm for being Chicago Thugsw but MSNBC doesn’t evn feel it is news. Tell me is a Democrat trashing his party and telling of how they forced him out not news, or is it the news that MSNBC doesn’t want the people to hear?
I go to sites from both sides of the aisle, read them all and make my own decisions and am gratified that I can get all sides. Take the “Tea Party” for instance and look at what light NBC and CNN puts on them then check Fox News and see what they say then perhaps go to the Tea Party website and see what they stand for and go to one of their rallies, then and only then tell me who is biased!
Fortunately, Drudge has a link to this story, or no one would see it.
Unfortunately for you, Chuck Todd and the rest of the Lame-Stream media your days have come and gone. No longer can you set the agenda. Because of Drudge, Fox News and Conservative Talk Radio, the People, yes “We The People” are calling you on your failure to honor the gift given to us by our Founding Fathers, The First Amendment. Your protestations are nothing more than the final fits and convolutions of the Lame Stream media’s death… good riddance!
Mr. F. Chuck (you) Todd apparently has a problem with “Drudge Driven Media”, but he has absolutely no problem with OBama-Driven Media.
To distill what CalFel88 said above, “Your Time is UP!”
If not for Drudge, we’d all think childhood obesity was the most pressing issue of the day.
Chuck Todd – a typical NBC / MSNBC loser!
It seems like the narrative for liberals here (as usual) is to shoot the messenger. They’ll continue to bash Drudge (with mostly ad hominem attacks and muckraking) instead of asking the important question: “why is Drudge Report so popular?”
Of the few that do ask this obvious question, most will further extend the attacks to the people who read Drudge (and of course watch Fox news). They’ll call those people rednecks, hicks, tea-baggers, and even racists. They’ll portray them as hateful, intellectually inferior, and simple-minded but only a scarce few will ever confront the fact that people are just plain old sick and tired of only hearing one side of the story.
Anyone else think it is strange that 3:28 am “the real john t” is over and out and goes to bed. The next morning “Fair NYC” is posting similar comments? Welcone back john t!
It is bizarre to me that some claim Drudge writes the articles when clearly he compiles a variety of stories from a variety of sites. The thing I like best is links to ALL kinds of sites. I use his site to link into the Huff Post and Kos just to see the stupid stuff they are saying today. Like Sarah Palin using Canadian health care. It was her family using it in the 70s when she was under the 6 years old, idiots.
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