How do you feel about all of the Drudge posts on DU?

[Cannikin]

Poll question: How do you feel about all of the Drudge posts on DU?

I'm asking after I ranted a bit in the lounge:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Doesn't he benefit in some way from all the hits on his links-page?

Poll Question:
What is your opinion about Drudge and all of the posts on DU?

Poll result (117 votes)
He was nothing before the Lewinski scandal and we should let him go back to being a nobody. Who cares what he puts on his site?	(81 votes, 69%)	Vote
I think he is a very credible news source, but I'm stupid.	(3 votes, 3%)	Vote
Like Fox and Rush, he occasionaly says something that deserves attention.	(25 votes, 21%)	Vote
I post Drudge links because I was sent here as a mole.	(3 votes, 3%)	Vote
Other (Explain please)	(5 votes, 4%)	Vote

[NewJerseyDem]

1. There is nothing wrong with posting Drudge stories

We all know that he is wrong a lot, but sometimes he is right. So, it is fine to post stories from him as long as everyone knows that they could be wrong.

[cprise]

4. Disagreeing with all the Drudge stories is not the same

...as having enough room left to form a positive, liberal world view of your own. There is more to being a Leftist than being scandalized by the Right.

Between Drudge, and Limbaugh, and Hanity, and O'Reily etc. etc. etc. there is a pattern of wallowing in the enemy's POV (and boosting their ratings). The best answers these posters have for our nation's problems are of the type "make it the way it was under Clinton", and at worst they reach for the Right-wing answers because they don't know anything else.

[Don_G]

2. He Did Have A Great Series Of Kerry Pics

Being athletic and showing Kerry enjoying himself today.

I hope these get out everywhere showing Kerry is one of us.

[Cannikin]

3. I guess I would agree....

As long as each post has a disclaimer showing the percentage of stories he's had to retract in some way....and how many of them are pure propaganda B.S. such as the Kerry/Edwards gay thing.

[ConsAreLiars]

5. People posting Drudge links serve Drudge, not DU.

They put money in his pocket and bring his bile and distortions here. If folks like wallowing in his slime, that's a matter of personal preference, but using this forum to further spread that crap is a disgusting habit which furthers HIS agenda and should be discouraged.

[IronLionZion]

6. try The Raw Story instead

www.rawstory.com

[Cannikin]

7. KICK

[Cannikin]

8. 'nother kick

[LSdemocrat]

9. On RARE occasions, he gets news first

Otherwise he's even LESS reliable than FOX.

[arcos]

14. exactly...

I don't see a problem with people posting news from his site... however, I think it is better to avoid LINKING to him.

[Mika]

10. Who is Drudge?

n/t

[Cannikin]

11. kick

[Skip Intro]

12. I don't have a problem with drudge posts

That *** WORLD WIDE EXCLUSIVE *** he had on Kerry's "mistress" was effin' hillarious.

What a moron!

Pathetic.

I usually feel better after visiting drudge. He's a barometer on how truly desperate the bush right is.

[Cannikin]

13. Keepin' it kicked

[Kickin_Donkey]

15. Maybe posts with Drudge links should be immediately ...

moved to the Conservatives and Convservatism forum on DU.

Someone suggested this idea for all the posts linking to Freep Republic.

I think this would be a reasonable option, since DU would still be allowing freedom of expression (for those who get off on regurgitating FR and Drudge excrement), and anyone who wants to wallow in that stuff can go to that forum. But, at the same time, it relegates that trash to the DU basement, keeping it from polluting GD, and therefore discourages the practice of constantly pointing to DU and FR..

[Cannikin]

16. I like that idea.

[Cannikin]

17. kick

[Cannikin]

18. kickin' one more time

[MattNC]

19. i care to a degree

b/c a lot of people I know go to his site for a quick hit of the headlines during the day.

[HEyHEY]

20. How many had sex with the pollster?

Sorry old letterman joke

[Cannikin]

21. Unfortunately, NONE!

[Cannikin]

22. kick

[Cannikin]

23. The last kick