I've mentioned before that I think Drudge is a bit of a gangster because of his unfair attacks, but he is, as best I can tell, the least unfair of all the right-wing hacks out there. Actually, I've yet to come across a right-winger who doesn't lie and distort information outright to make their points. And Drudge certainly does do this, but he manages to gain some credibility because of the stories he links to, which are often very unflattering for the White House. And Drudge doesn't have to pretend to be a news site like Fox. Check out this instant's sample:
- 'Steamy Stuff': FCC Concern Over Daytime Soap Operas...
- Scientists Predict Major SoCal Quake Within Five Months
- 'I saw papers that show US knew al-Qa'ida would attack cities with airplanes'...
- INVESTIGATION OF WHITE HOUSE ROLE IN CIA LEAK IS SAID TO HAVE BROADENED...
- UPDATE: Condom Label Changes Spark Debate...
- U.S. now regards terror threat to Olympics as military challenge...
- INVASION: Google Inc.'s free e-mail service: The company plans to read the messages!
- Bored Boy Behind President Gets Nationwide Attention...
- Magazine Recalls Issue After Faulty Recipe Hurts Readers...
- 129,617 SCANNED IN FIRST WEEK (ref to Richard Clarke's book)
- BUSH WHITE HOUSE WITHHOLDS 1000s OF CLINTON FILES FROM 9/11 PANEL...
- John Belushi Gets Star on Walk of Fame...
We usually get a good dose of pictures of all sorts of stuff. We get the first information on breaking stories. We get a (too-)heavy dose of moralism - which is not all bad imho. And we get a couple of other things where Drudge actually falls on the correct side of the issues: 1) Privacy and 2) Media Consolidation.
Oh yeah, his radio show can be hilarious.
