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Is it just me, or has Drudge started leaning toward Trump? (Vanity)
My withered brain | 21 June 2018 | Me

Posted on 06/21/2018 7:40:54 AM PDT by Magnatron

Last week, Trump had a few nice things to say about Drudge, and Drudge prominently posted this on his site.

Trump heaps praise on Drudge Report

So, being a news addict, I've been monitoring Drudge's coverage since the praise, and it sure seems to me that Drudge has lightened up on Trump and started swinging the hammer more the other way. Today's headlines seem overwhelmingly pro-Trump.

I'm hoping Matt has seen the light here. It would be good to have him more objective than he has been in the past.

Of course, I may also be crazy...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics
KEYWORDS: drudge; trumpmedia; vanity
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1 posted on 06/21/2018 7:40:54 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Magnatron

Dunno, stopped going there when he started crying about my ad blocker.

No, I’m not turning it off, Matt.


2 posted on 06/21/2018 7:42:42 AM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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To: Magnatron

I stopped following Drudge months ago. I still pop on from time to time to see what news the blue pilled fools are following.


3 posted on 06/21/2018 7:44:51 AM PDT by Snowybear
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To: Magnatron

I moved on and am not looking back. TheLibertyDaily and CitizenFreePress together are roughly equivalent to Drudge. (and I’ve followed Drudge since Monica Lewinsky.)


4 posted on 06/21/2018 7:46:13 AM PDT by Vic S
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To: Magnatron

He is mostly pro Trump.
He upsets many because he isn’t 100%.


5 posted on 06/21/2018 7:46:15 AM PDT by CaptainK ("no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker")
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To: CaptainK

Nope, you’re crazy!


6 posted on 06/21/2018 7:47:25 AM PDT by King Hawk
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To: Magnatron

I’ve had a hard time forgiving Drudge since I got the feeling that he “installed” Juan McStain as the Republican nominee back in 2008.


7 posted on 06/21/2018 7:56:35 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: Magnatron

Drudge is a compromised famefag.


8 posted on 06/21/2018 7:58:05 AM PDT by eldoradude (Try believing your lying eyes for a change...)
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To: Magnatron

Trump calls Drudge a Gentleman -

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3663557/posts

related

From a few days back - read the responses - seems a number a freepers nailed it.


9 posted on 06/21/2018 7:58:05 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Magnatron

Everyone,

Drudge links to FreeRepublic so...


10 posted on 06/21/2018 7:59:27 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: King Hawk

Me and Trump, we’re both nuts:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3663557/posts


11 posted on 06/21/2018 8:04:29 AM PDT by CaptainK ("no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker")
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To: Eddie01

He also regularly links to vile anti-Trump propaganda such as Yahoo.


12 posted on 06/21/2018 8:08:28 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: Magnatron

Your crazy.Never trust a poofter.He is only tacking right because traffic is down.Liberty daily for me.Check it out


13 posted on 06/21/2018 8:10:56 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Pravious

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/?utm_content=newsnow.com&utm_campaign=domains&utm_medium=web&utm_source=newsnow

go to above for Drudge vs. ??? contrast.

Drudge is not perfect, but he’s not 100% scum like newsnow or so many others.


14 posted on 06/21/2018 8:11:37 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01

Guys, I don’t go to drudge, and rarely ever have, but if I understand his business model, I don’t hold it against him for culling together links to content that don’t strictly fit and specific group’s ideology. For one thing, that would be quite limiting if that wasn’t your primary objective to start with. Secondly, you’ll never make any group happy 100% of the time and your always going to find decent within any particular niche... so if you aren’t catering to that niche to start with, why put yourself into that hole?


15 posted on 06/21/2018 8:35:39 AM PDT by z3n
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To: Magnatron

You guys spend too much time trying to figure things out

Drudge is an aggregator


16 posted on 06/21/2018 8:46:31 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Magnatron

I haven’t gone to Drudge in at least 10 years. He doesn’t break any news and FR does a much better job of keeping up with events than he does.


17 posted on 06/21/2018 8:51:10 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Magnatron

I never read his whole page anymore and don’t spend more than a few seconds there but yes, I’ve noticed a bit more pro Trump in the past week or so. I just do a quick scan of the headline and accompanying top left links. Then I go to liberty daily and check most of that page. Then I come here.


18 posted on 06/21/2018 9:03:34 AM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: Magnatron

I think Drudge is mainly a click farmer, playing both sides for traffic. He draws his article links from across the political spectrum to increase chatter and traffic.

Personally, he’s seemingly a moderate GOP, with liberal social values due to allegedly being gay. I think he was a never-Trumper for awhile, but may be reconsidering due to Trump’s obvious successes.


19 posted on 06/21/2018 10:53:10 AM PDT by catbertz
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No, because he predominately links to leftist propaganda sites.


20 posted on 06/21/2018 4:24:16 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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