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Drudge Hitting Santorum Hard Over Old 'Satan' Speech

John Johnson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:12:02 CST

Rick Santorum's two biggest problems today appear to be Satan and Matt Drudge. The latter is using his influential Drudge Report to highlight a 2008 speech Santorum gave in which he warned about Satan having his "sights on" the US, reports Politico . "Drudge is making Santorum look like the scary...

Newt Hammered by... Pretty Much Everyone

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:59:18 CST

The conservative media have apparently figured out that Newt Gingrich could actually win the Republican nomination, and they are responding with a breathtaking collective attack on the candidate. Politico rounds up the highlights, noting that "this is just a sampling of what's hitting Newt." In the National Review , Elliott Abrams...

Ron Paul Leads Caucuses ... at Drudge Report

John Johnson — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:28:26 CST

Iowans aren't the only ones picking a presidential candidate today. Drudgians, too. The Drudge Report is conducting its own GOP "caucuses" online, and Ron Paul's Internet-friendly supporters aren't letting him down. He leads the pack as of this afternoon with 29%, ahead of Mitt Romney (25%) and Rick Santorum (18%)....

The 25 Most Valuable Blogs

247wallst — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:39:41 CDT

24/7 Wall St. is out with its fourth annual ranking of the 25 most valuable blogs in America, with the caveat that valuation is as much an art as it is a science. A number of blogs have increased in value since last year, not only because they have improved...

Post Blogger Resigns After Matt Drudge Flap

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:53:01 CDT

Washington Post blogger David Weigel resigned today after some too-candid off-the-record comments he made about conservatives showed up on the FishbowlDC blog, reports Politico . He had issued an apology to readers earlier. It all began when Weigel, frustrated with the hate mail he was getting after an unflattering link posted...

Gizmodo, Drudge Fooled by Fake 'TSA Porn'

Harry Kimball — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:50:00 CST

Gizmodo gets about “30,000 views in a single day” of a post with hot TSA full body scanner pics of an attractive female, Kashmir Hill writes, but it would be wise “to add a ‘this is a hoax’ update” since the photos are obviously fake. The site poached a...

Drudge Alarmed Over Skinny Obama

Will McCahill — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:00:48 CST

In a post today headlined “Barack ‘N Bones,” the Drudge Report sounds the alarm over President Obama’s gaunt appearance over the weekend. An intense, hoops-heavy exercise regimen is behind what the conservative site calls “dramatic” weight loss. “No, he’s not chain smoking,” a source says of the photos of Obama,...

White House Fires Back at Drudge on Health Care

Matt Cantor — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:45:24 CDT

The White House released a video response today to a Drudge Report posting labeled “Uncovered Video: Obama Explains How His Health Care Plan Will ‘Eliminate’ Private Insurance.” The communications director for the White House Office of Health Reform says the clip is taken “out of context” and that “nothing can...

Beck, Drudge Blast Obama for... Opposing a Coup?

Kevin Spak — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:58:07 CDT

Glenn Beck found a new and creative way of insinuating that President Obama is a commie last night, attacking him for—of all things—opposing the military coup in Honduras. See, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro also opposed the coup, which means clearly any right-thinking non-pinko would support it. “That’s...