Drudge has sunk to a new low.

[Project Grudge]

His latest headline: OLYMPIC SPIRIT: VIDEO SHOWS BRUTAL GANG MURDER IN CHICAGO


He is so petty and grasping for straws against President Obama it's disgusting. He combines two totally un-related things. All he wants to do is attack Obama for doing things anyone would do, like supporting a U.S. Olympic bid. The timing of Drudge putting this headline up, as soon as Obama announced he will fly to meet with the IOC to lobby for Chicago, is no coincidence.

Every city on the Olympic list is big and I assume they have gang-related crime too. Drudge is such a nasty, bitter instigator. I can't put into words my disdain.

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Want to see Drudge die a horrible pain?

Stop clicking on Drudge. THanks!

[geckosfeet]

4. Xactly. Stop giving the freeper sites traffic. My guess is that close to half of their traffic

is dems/libs/progressives curious about what new and disgusting brand of hate they are spewing now. Kind of like rubber necking and staring at a car wreck.

My suggestion is pass on by without giving them any traffic.

The old meme of 'know your enemy' does not hold up. We know that the internet model is based on traffic. Deprive them of that and their internet presence will be diminished.

[iceman66]

16. +1000

Drudge is a miserable POS and doesn't deserve the attention.

[hiphopnation]

22. DING DING DING DING DING

haven't been there in YEARS
let's put two and two together here, folks! traffic equals ad dollars, equals drudge doing ... whatever it is he does ... FOR A LIVING! pretty simple stuff
remove it from your regularly visited sites - i did
you won't miss it

[Jeep789]

2. I doubt that is a new low for Drudge since he is already about

as low as anyone can get but I sure am not going to go look and find out.

[bluestateguy]

3. He's rooting against America

nt

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Remember this Drudge screaming headline not too long ago...

That very day Rush Limbaugh went on to talk about how white kids getting beat up is now reality in Obama's America.

[sandnsea]

6. Anderson Cooper did it on CNN tonight

Pretty sure it was before this. I was rather disgusted at it, but thought maybe I was being overly sensitive. Nope.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. Many incidents of violence committed by African Americans will be linked to Obama

It will be done courtesy of the mediawhores and the reich wing echo chamber.

This is now reality because Obama is an African American prez.

Was violence committed by whites ever linked to Bush or the other white presidents? Of course not.

This country makes me sick to my stomach sometimes.

[orleans]

8. chicago has a HIGH crime rate

"With a crime rate of 61 per one thousand residents, Chicago has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 16. Within Illinois, more than 90% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Chicago.

"Importantly, when you compare Chicago to other cities of similar population, the Chicago crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Chicago does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/il/chicago/crime/

i wonder how mayor daley thinks he's gonna keep these tourists and athletes safe when he can't seem to keep his own people safe

[aquart]

9. It's part of Chicago's charm.

It's wonderful of you to be so supportive.

[orleans]

18. charm? good one.

why do i have to be "supportive" about putting people from all over the world in a position where they are in one of the most dangerous cities in the u.s.? i don't.

[CalvinandHobbes]

21. Sarcasm?

[AngryAmish]

20. On crime and Chicago

White people are virtually untouched by violent crime in Chicago. Since the violent crime only occurs in black and hispanic areas of the city, nobody with any power gives a shit. The schools don't give a shit - why would they allow black males to only have a graduation rate of high schools of under 40%? Because no one cares. Did anyone get murdered in Lincoln Park or Jefferson Park? No? Then fine, no one cares. When there was a rash of muggins in Lincoln Park it led the news for days. When there is a rash of murders in Austin? It does not make the news.

Chicago is deeply sick and corrupt. That is the system.

[KharmaTrain]

10. Sludge Is So 20th Century...

One big change I've noticed in recent years here on DU is how irrelevant Sludge has become. His sirens no longer raise the hairs on our backs...if anything, he's become not just a joke but a parody for what was once the Mighty Wurlitzer.

[Gwereeya]

13. Yes, he's been replaced by Glenny Boy

From Stupid 3.1 to Batshit Vista!

[KharmaTrain]

14. The Right Wing Has No Blogosphere...

Sludge "mattered" back in the days when there were few other political websites. When the progressive Blogosphere came alive with places like DKos, DU, C&L, Buzzflash and others, the "balance of power" on the internet changed.

Most wingnuts don't read blogs other than freeperville or Red Meat...they're still hooked to their AM radios for their daily affirmation and talking points.

Yep, dreck is their latest snake oil salesman...the flavor of the moment...a Howard Beale wannabe whose shtick is already starting to wear out...it's just a matter of time for this dude to impode or replaced by the next snake oil salesman.

Cheers...

[Canuckistanian]

11. Drudge's star is fading fast

With the new FAUX website, his little atrocity of a "news source" will dwindle faster than Orly Taitz's reputation.

[Enthusiast]

17. They never had a star. nt

[tekisui]

12. Don't click, I don't care, really, what he puts up.

[iceman66]

15. The right wing hatred of Obama is so intense

that they would rather see Chicago, and by extension the US, lose the Olympics than permit Obama even this small victory.

And this is the party that claims to put 'country first'!

[rucky]

19. That's not a new low for Drudge.

that's a slow news day for him.

[rvablue]

23. Stop clicking on his site, then. Disdain or not, you're driving up his hits and filling his pockets!