Drudge is now LYING and headlining that Hillary "planted" the gay General

[ruggerson]

The fucker has it as his headline:

BOOB TUBE: CNN 'DUPED' BY HILLARY PLANT AT REPUBLICAN DEBATE

and this is what Drudge links to as his source:

http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/d91f3cba-6a87-4686-92ce-70a16edc311b

A fucking BLOG on townhall where some asshole named Jonathon Garthwaite fictionalizes that "Hillary plants question in Republican debate."

Never mind that there is no proof whatsoever that Hillary planted this guy, Drudge will run with it to smear her.

For the record, the guy is on her GLBT "steering committee" (just basically a list of people willing to lend their names as supporters) but he is also a member of the Log Cabin Republicans club, a fact which Drudge is conveniently ignoring.

There is no evidence whatsoever that Hillary had anything to do with this, but Drudge is already trying to frame this to embarrass Hillary and Democrats and the mainstream media, as they usually do, will pick up their cues from him tomorrow.

We should, as Democrats, regardless of whether we support Hillary or not, be emailing CNN and Anderson Cooper tomorrow and demanding that they tell the truth about this, and not just regurgitate Drudge's baseless headline. Drudge and his Republican propoganda need to be NEUTERED every time they try to do this.

[BeyondGeography]

1. I dunno...if it were true (and I know it isn't) it would only mean she's running circles around them

and fucking with their heads.

[ruggerson]

5. Not the point

Drudge has to be confronted at every single lie he tells. The media gives him free reign and his crap ends up as fodder on Tweety and Scarborough and Fixed News and then becomes accepted wisdom. He is currently trying to destroy Hillary because he loathes the Clintons, but if Obama is nominated, trust me, Drudge will be the main weapon the Republics use to spread lies about him. The way to defuse Drudge is for all of us to email media sources to call him on his bullshit every time he does it. He can be neutered, but it's up to us to do it.

[BeyondGeography]

10. Methinks you pump the Sludgester up a little much

but your vigilance is probably the right approach. Still, just the thought of planting a gay officer in a Republican debate...walk with pride lad. :P

[ruggerson]

12. He cost us 2000

with his relentless pounding of Gore. Those characterizations were given wide press coverage, mostly due to Drudge. The mainstream press is lazy and they look to him for zeitgeist pieces. (and, yes, I know Gore won - not the issue).

[sendero]

24. Drudge is sooooooooo 90s...

... who the FUCK reads that idiot any more?

[BeyondGeography]

25. The poster supports a 90s candidate

so I guess his obsession is understandable...

[Greenwood]

30. Sadly, more people look at Drudge than any other website....

It is scary the amount of people who bookmark Drudge.

[bunkerbuster1]

34. The people who bookmark him are scary, true.

But some nutjob website is bound to be number one. That's the nature of these authoritarian freaks.

After all--who's the number one radio "personality?"

[snowbear]

2. I liked you better when you were just a Mark Warner fan Ruggy..

Since you jumped on the HRC express... I dunno... a little...






...sad.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. Why are you feeling sad for Ruggerson?

He's not stressed out to me.

[ruggerson]

7. Get a grip, Drudge is going to do this to Obama if he's the nominee

the OP is about Drudge's relentless lies about Democrats.

[snowbear]

14. The old Ruggy wouldn't care what was written on crappy sites like Drudge..

The old Ruggy was my bestest bud on here at one time..

I can't wait until that happy, upbeat Ruggerson returns.

Screw Drudge.

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p.s. I still love Ruggerson.

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[ruggerson]

15. lol

Being happy and upbeat is not inconsistent with being vigilant about the biggest rightwing propoganda machine out there. Which is exactly what he is. Screw Drudge doesn't cut it. We have to fight him and expose him every time he does this, because the MSM takes him very seriously.

[Skip Intro]

11. Not to speak for ruggy, but you don't have to be on any HRC express to call a bs attack on a fellow

Democrat exactly what it is - a bullshit attack.

I would think being a Democrat would be reason enough to express a little outrage here.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. What a loser!

[asdjrocky]

4. She could learn from Edwards and come back fast at them.

Like he did at Romney just minutes ago, regarding "Two Americas."

Edwards Release:

"In the debate tonight, Governor Romney was caught being deceptive about his own record. He is also being deceptive about whether there are two Americas – one for the most powerful and one for everyone else. News flash, Governor: The 98% of Americans who were not born to great wealth or who have not been given special privilege in our country struggle every day to make ends meet and provide opportunities for their families. No small part of their struggle is because the game has been rigged to protect those on top. It is not surprising Governor Romney proposes additional policies to assist the crowd on Easy Street. Unfortunately for him, the millions of Americans who live and work on Main Street know much more about the reality of where we are as a country."

Drudge is a pig. Hillary should hit back.

[Joe the Revelator]

8. This is what "Hills' gets for being a plant monger nt

[Ammonium]

9. More like a CNN plant for Hillary

If anything CNN did it for Hillary. The last debate CNN hosted was not so much a debate but a 2 hour propaganda piece for Hillary.

[Skip Intro]

13. Lordy.

[OHdem10]

16. Or could it be the GOP do not want to admit there are Gays

in the GOP. At least admit it in public.

[emilyg]

17. Just wide-stancers and tap dancers.

[dugggy]

18. Sorry to burst your bubble, but here is Hillary's own web site

listing that general as part of her campaign.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=2196

[dsc]

20. Does that make him no longer a citizen?

Does he lose his right to ask a question about an issue he would presumedly care deeply about? I admit, I have no idea if Hillary had anything to do with this or not. But I think it is at least as likely the highest ranking gay soldier in this history of the nation might, just might, think of the idea of asking candidates of his political party just what their rationale for excluding gay soldiers is; as it is that Hillary made him do it.

[dugggy]

31. I never said that...I just provided a link to refute the poster

Peace. Truth is the best policy, always.

[goodgd_yall]

36. Exactly---The man IS who he says he is

None of that is made up. And the question is completely legitimate.

[goodgd_yall]

35. The OP already gave this information. Did you read it?

He's on an LGBT steering committee of HRC's.

[ruggerson]

40. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that's not what I said in the OP

reading is your friend.

[dugggy]

41. Are you saying what the meaning of word "steering committee" is?

If this dude is on Hillary's steering committee, and he is being paid
by CNN to fly out to appear in a republik debate, are you trying to say he did
not notify Hillary before appearing on national television?

If true, Hillary has totally out of control organization.

[Hieronymus]

19. Drudge is a tired old closet queen.

[RebelOne]

21. Actually, he is not that old.

He's 41 and he came out of the closet a long time ago.

[LoZoccolo]

23. Drudge has not said he is gay, though there is more than one allegation of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Drudge#Income_and_lifestyle

[bunkerbuster1]

33. If David Brock says Matty-cakes is gay, that's good enough for me.

[cuke]

39. Neither has Larry Craig, though there is more than one allegation of it

[Hieronymus]

32. No, I don't' think he has admitted to being gay .. most everyone knows it.

[HuffleClaw]

22. so what if she did?

its like that feigned outrage about 'planted questions', which have ALWAYS been an aspect of political campaigns. both sides attempt to steer things their way.

[bullwinkle428]

26. Wait a minute. I thought that all of last night's questions were

made known to the candidates in advance last night anyway! This was discussed and apparently confirmed yesterday here at DU...

...i.e. the idea of a "Hillary-planted question" becomes a totally moot point!

[youthere]

27. I hope Hillary planted him...

if she can plant an "operative" at a GOP debate...she really is a force to be reckoned with, and I say "You go girl!"

[cuke]

28. Planted him? Who do you think made him gay?

She got the power!

[Ammonium]

29. CNN has a serious problem on their hands

Two debates in a row CNN has been caught having Clinton supporters playing a key role in the debate. James Carville from the CNN round table in the last democratic debate and now we have this questioneer. I find it absolutely bullshit that no one at CNN know that Kerr was associated with Hillary Clinton's campaign.

Something is massively wrong.

[goodgd_yall]

37. IMO, that was the best part of the debate

And it was the worst for the Republicans. The responses by the candidates were lame and the audience was disrespectful to the retired Brig. General, showing a remarkable hypocrisy since the pro-war folks are notably unabashed ass-kissers of anyone wearing a uniform (unless, of course, they criticize the Iraq war). OF COURSE, every spin will be spun that can cast a spurious take on the gay veteran's contribution last night.

[BootinUp]

38. I don't think this is a big problem

Even if it were somehow true :crazy: that Hillary planted him, lol, I don't think America really cares.

[Dark]

42. OMFG!!!111! A CORRUPT POLITICIAN!!!

They're ALL Corrupt. Hillary's just better at the game.

Don't get me wrong, I still think they'd be good presidents, but ... they're politicians.

Complaining about politicians being corrupt is like complaining about snow being white.