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Three reasons the Drudge Report is awful
NOQ report ^ | 06-17-2019 | Blaine Traber

Posted on 06/17/2019 4:08:28 PM PDT by Kevin in California

There was a time when I got much of my news from the Drudge Report. It seemed to be conservative, and while it also liked to mix in conspiracy theories, Hollywood news, and an unhealthy dominance of Tom Brady fan stories, it generally got the stories right.

Today, the news aggregator is nothing like it once was. Today, it’s doing three things that should make America-loving patriots absolutely furious.


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I used to frequent the Drudge Report until he went anti- Trump
1 posted on 06/17/2019 4:08:28 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: Kevin in California

Drudge spends more time on mayor Pete Buttplug than any thing else.


2 posted on 06/17/2019 4:11:18 PM PDT by mplc51
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To: Kevin in California

I used to read it every day. Not now. It is not the same. What happened?


3 posted on 06/17/2019 4:11:59 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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Drudge spends more time on mayor Pete Buttplug than any thing else.

Gee, I wonder why?

4 posted on 06/17/2019 4:12:11 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This Space For Rant)
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To: mplc51

We’ll, that makes sense. One puto looking out for the other


5 posted on 06/17/2019 4:12:41 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: mplc51

Don’t forget that sex robots that feel like the real thing....


6 posted on 06/17/2019 4:13:08 PM PDT by dragonblustar (I love reading Trump tweets in the morning.)
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To: Kevin in California

It has been maybe 4 years since I last visited the Drudge Report. IMHO he has become a lefty.


7 posted on 06/17/2019 4:14:08 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Kevin in California

Who?


8 posted on 06/17/2019 4:14:10 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Kevin in California

Drudge went over to the dark side during the Kenyanesian Usurpation.


9 posted on 06/17/2019 4:14:15 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Kevin in California

Drudge does nothing different than he has always done.

He puts up stories he thinks people will read.


10 posted on 06/17/2019 4:14:56 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

He loved Trump until Trump actually got elected. Month or three later, he turned.

I still glance at the page just for the headline. I spend about 1 1/2 seconds on the page just because it’s still the fastest way to find out if anything really big is going on.


11 posted on 06/17/2019 4:15:00 PM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: Kevin in California
Cliff notes.

- Contrary to popular belief, it’s not conservative

- They love mainstream media sources

- The site is quietly becoming anti-Trump


12 posted on 06/17/2019 4:17:10 PM PDT by Bratch (IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

Looking for hits and revenue like everyone else. The internet is Fake.


13 posted on 06/17/2019 4:17:51 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Kevin in California

Meh - I used to be a zealot Fox News viewer too.


14 posted on 06/17/2019 4:18:59 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Kevin in California

I haven’t really looked at it since it was “Drudge Report 2000.”


15 posted on 06/17/2019 4:19:38 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Kevin in California

I’m sure no one is forcing you to read the Druge Report and equally sure he could care less what people think of it. The site has made Drudge a wealthy many doing things his way so why would he change?

People need to stop looking for confirmation of their own beliefs from online media. They are all businesses and it is undeniable that you can make more money if you at least try to serve the total market rather than restricting yourself to half or so of it.

The same goes for radio and TV talkers, political pundits, and Ann Coulter.


16 posted on 06/17/2019 4:20:18 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Kevin in California

I don’t see him as anti-Trump but he is no Trump cheerleader either. Drudge has never been a die-hard conservative and just gathers news. One of the Drudge headlines right now is “Trump supporters line up 40 hours before Orlando rally”.

There are also alternatives to Drudge that copy what he does. IMO it is good to get news for a variety of sources.


17 posted on 06/17/2019 4:21:50 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: bigbob

I’ve never read the Druge report? Have you?


18 posted on 06/17/2019 4:22:11 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: Kevin in California

Three reasons? Well, he’s got those three right (except Drudge isn’t “quietly” becoming anti-Trump, he’s almost rabidly anti-Trump and has been for a long time) and they caused me to almost completely give up on him. But the final intolerable straw for me was when almost all his links began to take me to some kind of clickbait site. No. Thank. You.


19 posted on 06/17/2019 4:22:31 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Try whatfinger.com.


20 posted on 06/17/2019 4:24:42 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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