Should Matt Drudge be outed for being gay?

[zulchzulu]

There have been many rumors about Matt Drudge being gay. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

But since he likes to bring out sexual allegations as part of his career, should he be outed as a likewise event? Would the right wing embrace his page if they knew he was gay?

Here's one story about his sexual preference.

http://www.advocate.com/html/news/030200/030200news04.asp

On edit: This is not meant to be homophobic. It is meant to see if he is fair game.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Drudge is a facsist.

.

[Birthmark]

2. I've always known.

I think that the sooner he admits it, the sooner he can get on with his life. He'll feel better about himself, too.

[West Coast Democrat]

3. Is it a secret?

I thought most people knew this.

[mike1963]

13. Yep, it's been conventional knowledge for a long time.......

:eyes:

[knight_of_the_star]

4. That would be a good idea

I don't think that would make him too comfortable.

Somehow that doesn't faze me in the slightest.

[loftycity]

6. I think I read it in David Brock's book...Blinded by the Right

Yeah.. I think I did. I don't care about him being gay that's not the deal. Drudge helped do Brock in.

[liberalnurse]

5. Why? I have no reason to expose

one's sexual preference as an issue at all......I hope this is not a homophobic shame poll. That is not a good thing.

[Ohio Dem]

8. Yep.

None of my damn business.

I understand the argument - out him and the right-wingers lose hope, or something.

Problem is, they'll just find another "news" source, and the only thing that will be accomplished is that Matt Drudge is outed. If Drudge is homosexual (and I don't know that he is), then Drudge and only Drudge should have the power to out Drudge. Outing homosexuals against their will is not what I think of when I think of progressive politics. It's not what I think of when I think of tolerance. Attacking gay men isn't my idea of a good plan.

[Zero Gravitas]

14. Agree but

he is a right wing whore. Many on the right are anti-gay bigots and this would discredit him in their eyes. IF he was anything but a shameless muck-raker and propagandist then I would say his private life is irrelevant, but since he panders to bigots he should be exposed to them as one of the objects of their hatred.

[guitar man]

27. You'd think

You'd think a lot of right-wingnuts would turn on him,but a shitload of the RW is anti-drug,but they have made an exception for pigboy.

Most of the hardcore RW people I know are really into using anyone or anything that serves their personal needs. Rush and Drudge are just another "human resource" to them.(subhuman waste to me)

They'll keep him around as long as they perceive him as useful to their cause.Never mind the hypocracy,that's what wingnuts do best.If he becomes a liability,they'll flush him in a heartbeat.

[bluestateguy]

7. Out him

This is war, and if he must be outed, then that's just collateral damage.

[shooga]

48. no worse than..

..blowing the f*cking legs off Iraqi children as collateral damage


http://news_3.tripod.com/awolgwbushdodgingdrugtests.htm



the following document/image has not been verified .. no name, SS number, etc.

[Dookus]

9. out him

anybody who makes a living revealing the private sexual escapades of other figures is fair game.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. No

He should be outed for being a hack journalist.

[countmyvote4real]

11. Umm. What's more to out about that?

Do we really need a "blue" jockstrap or photos?

He's a scumbag for sure, but it's not his gay behavior that makes him one. It's his rumor mongering and his bald face lies.

[Ksec]

12. Have yall seen this?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/news.cfm?instanceid=5978

You cant make this stuff up!

[Norquist Nemesis]

20. Something else overlooked in 2000

The problem is, even with all of its wacky antics, the Enquirer is known to verify their stories...they've been sued too many times. This fact was said time and again on talk radio and cable news shows (except Fox, of course LOL!) when the Rush story was hitting.

[trogdor]

15. I don't think he's ever gotten any...

...from anyone, of either sex. He probably lives in his Mom's basement.

[Must_B_Free]

16. I thought he already was out?

You need an vote selection for that.

[foreigncorrespondent]

17. Outing someone...

...for the purpose of revenge isn't a cool thing to do. And anyone on the left who condones this course of action is no better than the people on the right. The very people we are meant to stand against.

Being gay isn't a weapon, and certainly not something to be used against someone.

On edit: typo

[Dookus]

18. in this case, Foreigncorrespondent

I think it's OK. If he makes his living publicizing the sex lives of others, there's nothing wrong with turning the tables on him.

[foreigncorrespondent]

25. Dookus, I never thought I would say this...

...but I don't agree with you at all.

If we show the right that it is ok to use being gay as a weapon, then guess, what? What ever they dish out back we deserve, because we made it happen.

Being gay isn't a weapon, period! There are NO exceptions.

[roughsatori]

21. I think everyone should be outed unless it puts them in physical danger

I don't think there is anything wrong with being gay. I think it would be helpful for all the GLBT children to see how many adult people are gay. I would never out someone for revenge though. That is a sick reason for doing so--and would help no one. Aggression feeds aggression.

[foreigncorrespondent]

26. No one should be outed.

It is up to the induvidual if he/she comes out, and no one certainly has the right to out someone for political gain. And if we out Drudge, then guess what? It is only for political gain. Makes us no better than the right.


And believe me, I am very pissed with gay people who choose to remain in the closet when there is no reason too, but I would never stoop so low as to out that person.

[stanwyck]

43. I agree

we become what we despise. I am, however, also bothered by gay people who hide their sexuality. That is so sad.

[roughsatori]

19. I don't think he is in the closet. I could be wrong

Many openly gay people don't talk about it while being interviewed on TV. I am openly gay and have never mentioned it specifically the times I have been interviewed in the paper or on TV. But I am for outing EVERYONE who is gay.

[shooga]

42. how does this sit with his religious hard right ?

http://www.fudgereport.net

[abbyhoffman]

22. NO

Its pretty well known and he is not in the closet he just does not wear it on his sleeve he also never post or reports on anything anti gay if he were out there posting bigoted anti gay crap then yes you can report on him being gay but he’s not Plus this Kerry story came from Gen. Clark

[countmyvote4real]

29. You think it really came from Clark? You got to be kidding.

Please, tell me you're kidding. Clark is going to endorse Kerry in WI.

It's clear to me that smudge is fucking with us. Out that.

[Zero Gravitas]

33. Clark

Drudge says the story came from Clark, so it must be true, right? :eyes:

[murielm99]

23. I don't think you ever out anyone. Period.

Of course, Drudge is a facist and a hypocrite. He must loathe himself. Remember Roy Kohn, McCarthy's little sidekick? Same thing!

But it is wrong to out anyone.

Just wait -- gay marriage is going to be such an issue in this campaign that there will probably be lots of crimes against gays. You know it will happen. We have not seen anything yet compared to how nasty they are going to get.

Can we be be anything other than hypocrites if we expose him, and then complain about the way the right is treating other gays?

Gay DUers, I fear for your safety in the coming year.

[adamblast]

24. Absolutely. Completely fair game. (n/t)

[wickerwoman]

28. You're overestimating the intelligence and moral flexibility of most RWers

They wouldn't care that he was gay and it would turn into "Hypocritical, hateful Dems smearing poor Matt Drudge with anything they can get. Censorship, censorship!!!" And the really sad thing is that they'd have a bit of a point.

Absolutely no one has a right to out anyone except the person him or her self. Doing otherwise is contemptable and beneath us.

[David__77]

30. I was blasted for suggesting David Dreier be outed.

That is, if he is in fact gay. I think the litmus test is: is the person doing overt harm to the interests of LGB people? If so, I think it's fine within certain limits.

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[BiggJawn]

32. No.

Why? do we have polls asking "should Bill Clinton be 'outed" as a flaming heterosexual?" no we don't, because being hetero is not such a big deal.

So should it be with being Gay.

I don't like Matt Drudge, but his sexuality has nothing to do with that.
I'm not even sure how important the "Jeff Christie" story is anymore.

[bhunt70]

34. no, a persons sexuality should be their own business

no matter what business they are in. An eye for an eye and all that...

[SnohoDem]

35. I thought Brock outed him

in "Blinded by the Right" or the book tour interviews?

[knight_of_the_star]

36. To explain myself again

We're up against guys who will and have lied, cheated, stolen, and killed their way into their current position of power. That said, I have no compunctions against exposing their blatant hypocracy to the public. This is war, they have made it so. They have to learn that when you play with fire, you get burned.

[DinahMoeHum]

37. He's fair game. Turnabout is fair play.

n/t

:evilgrin:

[CBHagman]

38. No, but we should pull that stupid hat off his head.

And tell him he's an embarrassment to his mother (because of what he does for a "living," not any private life).

[noonwitch]

39. I didn't know it was a secret.

I could care less-the right has a way of overlooking a person's homosexuality (despite their disdain for it) when it suits their needs. Like Roy Cohn. Or J Edgar Hoover's love for crossdressing.

[HootieMcBoob]

40. Live by the sword

Die by the sword
:nuke:

[Ganja Ninja]

41. Outing him is Fair and Balanced.

Normally I would say no but for Drudge or Rush or Hannity all's Fair.... and Balanced.

(Note: The mention of Rush and Hannity is in no way intended to be a slight of Homosexuals or to infer that Rush and Hannity are in fact Gay.)

[Laughing Mirror]

44. You do not out a person for being gay

You out a person for lying.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

45. I thought it was pretty much common-knowledge anyway.

[Loonman]

46. Being gay doesn't change the fact that he's a slimepig

I don't see how it could matter.

[JanMichael]

47. I'm sorry to say this but "muckrakers" are "Fair Game".

They become a player when they make allegations and especially so when they make moral/sexual allegations against their enemies. So if this if true? Nail him.

If you're slinging mud don't be surprised if some comes back at you.

EDIT: Please don't think I mean that being gay is "mud", obviously it's not, but sadly it's a weapon against the Right when needed.

I know, I'm a bad person for thinking that, I know.

[trogdor]

49. I think Drudge should be outed...

...for operating a website out of his mom's basement.