Posted on 01/28/2012 12:19:22 AM PST by dixiechick2000
“Mitt Romney flat out lied over and over in last night’s debate. He is Obama-light and his supporters are little different than the DNC to me.”
Amen!
I know this will be hard for some to believe, but entities such as Bain Capital aren’t as wonderful as many believe them to be.
I have to agree to disagree with you.
Mark and Drudge have been friends for many years...since the beginning of the ‘net. I think Mark is giving his good friend the benefit of the doubt.
You should get this to Rush somehow...
“...held Newt responsible for outing Hume’s son.”
???
Any followup documentation for that?
I wish I knew how to do that. ;o)
I am glad Matt Drudge and the Drudge Report have been outed as subtle and not so subtle manipulators of public opinion. I have for years felt the slight gravitational pull like that of a massive but distant body imperceptibly attempting to alter my trajectory when I read it. It’s just gotten so blatent recently that it’s now hard to ignore. Cherry picking headlines, careful page placement, expiring some stories while leaving others up, a flattering photo here, a not so flattering one there, with the usual background noise stories to keep it all light and entertaining, lest we become conscious of the brainwashing.
Considering how long I’ve relied on Drudge, this is a very sad and disillusioning time for me.
Last year, a delegation of RNC officials flew to Miami Beach, where Drudge lives, for a dinner at the Forge steakhouse to introduce the Internet maven to Matt Rhodes, the party’s new opposition research director.
I'm confused by the author's narrative.
When exactly did Matt Drudge meet Matt Rhodes? Was it in 2005 or was it "last year" (2010, since the date of this article is October 4,2011)?
This is a full blown war within the party."
You're absolutely right, and like any war of the sort plenty of folks turn out to be something other than what they seemed to be and presented themselves as.Those who put keeping the skids greased ahead off all else and who have for so long been in control of the Republican Party are in a panic. They're finding out that a great many of the rank and file as well as middle level Party folks are still dedicated to the Reagan Revolution and haven't ever thrown in the towel.
When such folks have no choice, they keep their noses to the grindstone and work to beat fascists in the democrat party. When there's a clear choice, those who thought they were in control and could command the faithful are finding out that their hold on the reins of power has mostly been an illusion. Just consider SC, once the Governor and the party stalwarts with the big bucks weighed in, everyone was supposed to fall in line and be good Party faithful. Senators are supposed to be solid soldiers for the Party, but it didn't turn out that way in SC, not by a long shot. And DeMint is really pissed at even the "Conservative" media reporting that he warned Gingrich to tone down the attacks on others when what he really said was that all of the negative attacks ads were helping the democrats in the long run. So, yet another example of "Conservative" media behind the Party Apparatchiks rather than the voters.
The old beards in the party who were so sure they had total control and could anoint whoever they liked are scared to death the same sort of unexpected things will happen in FL, and if in FL, there's no limit to what sort of "shabby Reaganites" might end up winning the nomination and after that, winning Congressional, State, and Local elections. That's exactly why Romney is spending way more in Florida than is reasonable for this stage of a primary campaign. He knows and the Party big-shots know that they can't rely on the troops the Party has in the trenches and relies on to do the grunt work of keeping a Party running.
Kraut, Drudge, Coulter, a whole crowd who everyone accepted as true Conservatives because they talked the talk as long as it didn't upset the apple cart, are coming out of the woodwork to slander Newt. They know which side their bread is buttered on, and they're quite happy to be in the minority and see the country losing ground because it increase the market for the stuff they're selling. And none of them is now or ever has been selling solutions, only critiques of or counterpoints to what others propose and comments on "how bad it is". If there's going to be civil war in the Republican Party, and there is, they're going to stick with the buttered bread they have rather than bothering with winning the confidence of a whole new group of insiders they depend on for tidbits of information.
The Tea Party and the remaining Reaganites have to take control of the Republican party to build the sort of real Conservative party we have to have. There's no way third party can match the level of organization both national parties have in the time we have left before we lose the opportunity to spare the country what's on the way if we can't beat the combined Fascist/RINO axis now tearing into Newt.
Everyone is scared to death of Newt exactly because they thought they had already buried him. Now, it turns out, rumors of his death have been mistaken and if that's the case, it means a lot of those the Republican Party thought they were in control of have been working against the national RINO cabal all along. This is the last chance to have the sort of Republican Party Reagan and Newt wanted all the way back when Regan was first nominated. If we don't do it now, it won't happen, if it doesn't happen, we get least twenty years of whatever comes from fascists running the government without the consent of the governed,
So, that's my humble and overly verbose take on the situation.
Regards
I think the reason most are so quick to bite at each other is the general inner feeling of dread that most of us have as a result of undestanding just exactly how grave the situation is in this country. Most of us believe we are on the cusp of watching the USA collapse and thus any perceived mistep is viewed as lethal. I admit that I personally am so pissed off at screwups and perceived self sabatoge within the GOP that I may end up voting 3rd party myself this year. In the end, I believe we’re done. The problems of this nation are too deep and serious to be solved with temporary political solutions.
"Since then, Drudge-watchers have noted Drudge’s consistent refusal to hype–and in many cases to even mention–negative stories about Romney."
I am shocked. Dude doesn't seem to mind putting up plenty of ugly stuff about Newt, though. Didn't the ABC interview of Newt's second wife rate the "siren treatment"? Right before the a State primary election?
Just what is it with in the closet gays and Romney anyway? Drudge, Coulter...I mean who’s next, Oprah and John Travolta? This guy has the in the closet vote zombified. “You willl dooo asss I saaaayyy...You are under myyy control..”
“So, that’s my humble and overly verbose take on the situation.”
That was very well said, and I enjoyed every word. Thanks.
4later
Thank you for your thoughtful response. It’s a refreshing change from all the heat and noise, and actually gives me a genuine answer to think about today.
Did you know that Drudge got rid of FR’s link?
It's there. Look between France 24 and Gallup in Column 1.
Cheers,
OLA
“One of the mysteries of Drudge is how he continues to be such a mystery. Never clear how or why he leans for or against candidates.”
That is pretty easy to figure out, Drudge is a queer and Romney supports the queer agenda.
Ping...
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