Was anyone not surprised to wake up this morning to news that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize? Or wonder why exactly nine months into his presidency he’d been awarded it? The view from Twitter reveals a similar sense of amazement from media folk across the board. Also the growing sense that maybe Obama should consider turning the prize down. Take a look.

ABCNews.com has a question: “Is the U.S. Preparing to bomb Iran?”

Oh what, you’re not going to read that story? It’s a great Glenn Beck-like question, and a Drudge Report-esque headline. Now let’s see what the answer is.

The Drudge Report is currently running a red headline that says “See U.S. Military Snatch Protester…” that links to a YouTube video of what appears to bethe most absurd bit of street theater I’ve seen in awhile. Hot Air has already posted some extensive debunkage, but just watch the video, particularly the driver, who appears to be wearing Skechers:

How do you know when it’s August? When Matt Drudge finds it necessary to send out a link to a Boston.com article about a “mysterious fog” that envelops the city of Boston. Oh sure there is intrigue the evokes memories of the New York City’s mysterious maple syrup smell of 2008. So…what was the deal with that mysterious fog? The answer will surprise you…

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between Drudge and pop art. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between the MSM and a story from The Onion. Sometimes the two collide.

Some have questioned whether Matt Drudge had lost his luster, or whether the notorious shut-in was even still editing his industry trend-setting DrudgeReport.com. Well with his rare original story headlining the site since late last night, it looks like the Drudge is back: and the liberals are welcome to start their uproar once again.