{"id":30044,"date":"2019-12-12T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=30044"},"modified":"2021-01-19T05:11:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:11:04","slug":"what-happened-to-drudge-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=30044","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Drudge, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last spring I <a href=\"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=28595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote a post<\/a> asking if Matt Drudge had suddenly become a \u201cNever Trumper.\u201d The Drudge Report has always been the \u201cGo To\u201d site for conservatives and liberals. Drudge was very supportive of Candidate Trump and then Newly Sworn in President Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump-300x214.jpg?resize=300%2C214\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=768%2C548&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=500%2C357&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?w=1180&amp;ssl=1 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>However, over the last year his links changed from both sides of the aisle to mostly nut sites such as Infowars, MSDNC and CNN. I wasn\u2019t the only one to notice this. Now the rumors are flying that Matt Drudge has sold the Drudge Report and is no longer associated with the site. Here are some of the details from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201223231226\/https:\/\/www.spartareport.com\/2019\/12\/breaking-drudge-report-appears-to-have-been-sold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>The Sparta Report<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>It\u2019s no surprise to conservatives that Drudge Report has been a little different these past few months. The front page news site has taken a decidedly nevertrumper turn with extremely slanted coverage of President Trump and spreading \u201cdoom porn\u201d for Republicans who still go to the site.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/captain_obvious.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/captain_obvious-300x182.jpg?resize=300%2C182\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/captain_obvious.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/captain_obvious.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019ve noticed. Thank you for stating the obvious. How about telling us why.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rasmussen Reports stated this morning that there are rumors that Matt Drudge has sold the site and is in the final stages of the sale: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rasmussen_Poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Rasmussen Reports <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>@Rasmussen_Poll <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>We don&#8217;t think Matt is there anymore, CFP. Word is he sold, just waiting for confirmation. Now that will be a story.<br \/>\nBTW, you are the guy to catch.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/79\/cf\/97\/79cf97a8a1dda3462047cc50a33ffbe8.jpg?resize=315%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"315\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t been able to find any true confirmation, and if this is true, it would explain a lot regarding what is happening with the Drudge Report. For me, I\u2019ve pretty much stopped going there, and have finally taken the step of removing his links from my bookmarks. (I have his url in an archive section, and of course I\u2019ve long since memorized the url)<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m starting to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Bongino Report<\/a>. I first saw him on Fox News, and he does tilt to the right. Unlike leftist organizations, Bongino isn\u2019t hiding this fact, which allows you to judge for yourself. Well, if Drudge has sold out to the left, I hope he enjoys his ill gotten gains in his retirement. He has shot his credibility. The only excuse I can think of is that he\u2019s signed some sort of Non-Disclosure Agreement and isn\u2019t able to say what is going on. Eventually, we will find out the truth. For now, all we have are rumors.<\/p>\n<p>Thatisall<\/p>\n<span id=\"post-ratings-30044\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"1954bb3cff\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_30044_1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1 Star\" title=\"1 Star\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(30044, 1, '1 Star');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_30044_2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2 Stars\" title=\"2 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(30044, 2, '2 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_30044_3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_on.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3 Stars\" title=\"3 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(30044, 3, '3 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_30044_4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_off.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4 Stars\" title=\"4 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(30044, 4, '4 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_30044_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/stars_crystal\/rating_off.gif?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5 Stars\" title=\"5 Stars\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(30044, 5, '5 Stars');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/> (<strong>2<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>3.00<\/strong> out of 5)<br \/><span class=\"post-ratings-text\" id=\"ratings_30044_text\"><\/span><\/span><span id=\"post-ratings-30044-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image\" \/>Loading...<\/span>\n<p><i><b>~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=48&amp;l=ez&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=27d922776c4445f694c15d5cc0b86494&amp;t=angersentral&amp;tracking_id=angersentral\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last spring I wrote a post asking if Matt Drudge had suddenly become a \u201cNever Trumper.\u201d The Drudge Report has always been the \u201cGo To\u201d site for conservatives and liberals. Drudge was very supportive of Candidate Trump and then Newly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=30044\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,71,8,62,115,219],"tags":[589,4,222,377,101,413,62,21,57],"class_list":["post-30044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","category-news-of-the-day","category-politics","category-reviews","category-stupidity-crime","category-the-good-idea-fairy","tag-drudge-report","tag-entertainment","tag-good-idea-fairy","tag-maga","tag-news","tag-progressives","tag-reviews","tag-scams","tag-technology"],"views":538,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28595,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=28595","url_meta":{"origin":30044,"position":0},"title":"Matt Drudge, A Never Trumper?","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"May 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. 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