Almost every time I check his site, I'm reminded what a bottom-feeder Matt Drudge is. His headline for today is "Fight Over Noodles!' It comes from a single line in an article from Banda Aceh, a town in Indonesia that experienced the full force of both the earthquake and the tsunami.
It goes without saying that in an absolutely desperate situation, people will fight over food. We would fight over noodles, or potatoes, or turnips. We'd fight over anything edible.
This disaster carries a million stories of human drama. It has no need to be "sexed-up" with sensationalism.
Drudge has repeatedly exploited horror and tragedy for his own gain. Despite his pretentions, he's not a journalist. He's not a blogger, either. He's not even a decent man. He's just a ghoul with a website.
I always kinda liked Matt -- felt like he was a true warrior for the truth ... and pretty much NOT of the status quo. But ya know ... I think I agree with your bottom dwellin' scription too ... go figur ...
Maybe me feeling both ways can be explained by the fact that i'm listening to 'Blue Sky' right now ... dunno
Fred
Posted by: Fearless Fred at December 29, 2004 10:01 PMGod, that song puts a smile on my face.
Posted by: Donnah at December 29, 2004 10:17 PMI don't think Drudge is that much of a scoundrul. His 'headlines' are not unlike those of newspapers back in the day, when reading them was a respectable task.
I will say in recent years his 'breaking' news stories have fallen way off. Rarely does he get scoops anymore (no more tips on Monica, et al, for example). He has evolved into mostly a news portal.
Posted by: Charlie on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at December 30, 2004 07:02 AMI think he's low, Charlie. Just plain low. His approach to news makes me ill.
Posted by: Donnah at January 1, 2005 10:10 AM