Matt Drudge reports some unconfirmed allegations. Do you...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

Matt Drudge reports some unconfirmed allegations. Do you...

[AZCat]

1. Which "over" does the headless chicken choice represent?

Over for Bush, or over for us?
When Drudge starts freaking like this, I tend to believe it's over for Bush...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. Yeah, that thought had crossed my mind, too.

[terrya]

2. Laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and...

You get the idea.

I mean, if this is the BEST the Republicans can come up with...

Terry

[brainwashed_youth]

5. did you read that article

Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of drudge, but this is pretty serious stuff. After all, Drudge was the first one to break the Clinton/Lewinsky story. I hope this claim of infidelity is false, but if it isn't.....man, i don't wanna think of what's gonna happen.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. I have absolutely no idea if the allegations are true

but I'd like people to wait and see, rather than lose it. Knee jerk reactions can do more damage than allegations.

[terrya]

11. Things are so damned bad in this country...

This just isn't going to work.

Hell, we're living in a country where 3 million jobs have been lost, we're in a war that came about because this President lied to the American people...

Ashcroft is riding herd over an unprecendented curtailment of civil liberties. An administration that doesn't give a shit about the environement. An administration of lies, secrecy and deception.

And we're supposed to worry about who John Kerry is ALLEGEDLY fucking?

We went through this shit with Clinton. And it's just not going to work.

Terry

[Robbien]

13. What?

man, i don't wanna think of what's gonna happen

You are afraid of people maybe dozing off when they hear the rumor?

[brainwashed_youth]

19. rumor=yes

truth=no. If this is true, it's pretty much over for Kerry. Even if he'll make a great leader, the GOP would have alot of ammo against him and it would turn off alot of Democrats. It wouldn't turn me off per se, but it would mak eme look at him differently.


Hell, I might havta vote Kucinich after all:crazy:

[Robbien]

25. Again, what?

There are serious issues going on and you are only thinking "damage" when hearing about this drudge item. I believe you need to reorder your priorities.

And your statement about turning off Dems, no I do not believe it will. Even though there are a slew of desperate freepers over here right now trying to pump up this non-issue. Truth or not, people will not be paying attention. People care about serious issues these days.

[Raster]

27. this isn't serious stuff, it's rovian p.r., nothing more...

LET IT GO!!!
DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!
DON'T SABOTAGE YOUR OWN INTERESTS!
REMEMBER, THEY WANT YOU TO SPREAD RUMOR!
THEY WANT YOU TO SPREAD DISSENSION!
KKKARL ROVE WANTS YOU TO HELP ELECT HIS PUPPET!
JUST SAY NO NO NO!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Lets push them. I want to see what big guns they've got.

Or is this it?

[Strapping Buck]

10. Whether this is true or not, I'm afraid

it is coming from inside the party-- not from the Repukes.

[seemslikeadream]

3. Completely ignore

:puke:

[Terwilliger]

7. well, nobody on DU is talking AWOL that's for sure

AWOL is the NUMBER ONE STORY that every DUer should be looking for and pushing

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. Yep. No distractions short of a war. We are very close to some real gold

don't stop digging, no matter what.

[nolabels]

28. I would like to know more about what happened at the TANG

I never would have dreamed we would of ever heard this much though

[leesa]

12. Can I suggest we not respond at all to infidelity issues

Doesn't concern us one bit. It is between Kerry and his wife. I would bet that MOST married people in America have had infidelities. Certainly most GOP males seem to have had them.
It's a true sleaze factor not worthy of any attention at all.

[miltonjk]

14. kerry is now unelectable

John Kerry is now officially unelectable. We cannot afford to risk going through this nightmare again; not during an election.

Edwards/Dean ticket

[Robbien]

15. Your very first post and it bashes a dem

So defeatist.

[matcom]

16. wow! great insight! such savvy knowledge!!

not

:eyes:

[brainwashed_youth]

17. slow down there

As of now, Drudge is the only one reporting this story. Let's see how it's handled on all the major news networks and how Kerry himself responds to this.


Welcome to DU:toast:

[Maeve]

18. Get on DU and try to stem the tide of duplicate threads!

This one is spot on...and you managed NOT to mention any PRIMARY CANDIDATE! :D
:thumbsup:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

20. Slainte! All part of the ABB service.

[hiphopnation]

21. *Laughing*

BBBWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Drudge is a constipated limp-d*%k. Pardon my language.

[Indiana Democrat]

22. Denial...

Say what you will about Matt Drudge, but he's not going to risk his reputation by reporting a story like this without being able to back it up.

I know Will Pitt and others are running around claiming this is bullshit (And I wish it was) but that's just wishful thinking...Or propaganda of their own.

Now we'll see what kind of damage it does. THAT'S the only thing we can wait on...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

23. He's been wrong before. I recall a story from a couple of years back

about Terry McAuliffe taking bribes. It was bullshit.

On edit - this from Joe Trippi on a previous Drudge mishap

Drudge -- Wrong Again
Anyone who knows anything about how the DNC works -- knows that there is no way any of the candidates for president could have any impact on the DNC chairmanship -- least of all the Dean Campaign. Particularly in the days following the New Hampshire primary regardless of the result. No one from the Dean Campaign leaked anything to Drudge -- this report is like a National Enquirer headline proclaiming "Martians surprised that George Bush is our leader"

Now back to the process of encouraging Americans to participate in their democracy.... Keep the focus on how each of us can encourage one more friend, co-worker, or family member to join the Dean Campaign this week.

[Indiana Democrat]

24. He's not wrong this time...

He not "Reporting News", he's "Repeating News".

NO WAY he uses the words "AP", "Washington Post" and others if he doesn't have some verified information.

[Beetwasher]

26. IT'S ALREADY OVER

done, dead in the water.

Top story: Clark endorses Kerry

[sangha]

29. LOL

Drudge is neither reporting or repeating NEWS. Drudge deals in rumors. Can't you tell the difference between fact and rumor? The only fact Drudge reports is "People are saying......"

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[lumpy]

31. Who gives a damn

whether Kerry had an affair or not? More than half the present and past members of Congress are adulterers.

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[Beetwasher]

37. Do you enjoy talking to yourself?

Busted sock puppet...

Get real!

How pathetic.

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[Solomon]

44. LOL! I didn't want to say anything but how stupid do they think we

are? LOL! You kill me Beetwasher. :evilgrin:

[GinaMaria]

38. true or untrue

Kerry should refuse to answer any of these rumors. Some questions are just too personal to ask a candidate. Remember with Clinton, it wasn't that he had the affair, it was that he LIED about having the affair. No comment=no lies and tells the press and the people that there is a boundry and line drawn. Do not encourage sleaze by addressing this crap as if it is legitimate. If *'s drug history is off limits for questioning then certainly someone's sexual history is no ones business.

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[Scurrilous]

43. Here's how Bill O'Reilly responded....

...to a Matt Drudge allegation:

"I just want to tell everybody that Matt Drudge is smoking crack -- right now, in South Miami Beach on Washington Avenue ... And the authorities should know it."

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/05/14/limbaugh/index_np.html