Well, kind of.
Drudge has been outed so many times now, but still no one seems to realize it. Buzzflash has brought the issue up again because Drudge for the past week has been gaybaiting Kerry and Edwards. Buzzflash published a new editorial today about the issue, and republished on the same their old editorials about Drudge, his gayness and his double-standards. They're all worth a read:
Normally, we ignore Matt Drudge. If you pay him too much attention, you just start to feel slimy yourself, like you need to run and take a shower.
But, back in June of 2000, we wrote a couple of editorials about Drudge, because he is typical of Republican gays in the media and government who shore up right wing leaders who advance an anti-gay agenda.
Indeed, right now Bush and the Congressional Republicans are trying to exploit 'class value' wedge issues by promoting an anti-gay marriage Constitutional Amendment, one that they know will never be affirmed by enough states to become law. It is political opportunism at its most base.
Yet, how does Drudge, who has been outed by a variety of people -- including David Brock -- since we first wrote our June, 2000, editorials justify his anti-gay innuendo?
Last week, he headlined a series of photos (PDF of page from July 8) -- along with an extended commentary -- that insidiously tries to imply that Kerry and Edwards aren't "real men" because of photos Drudge highlights showing them patting each other on the back and so forth. In this strange cover story, Drudge breathlessly fanned the flames of gay-effeminate prejudices:"Hugs, kisses to the cheek, affectionate touching of the face, caressing of the back, grabbing of the arm, fingers to the neck, rubbing of the knees...In the past 48 hours, 'candidate handling' has become the top buzz on the trail....
John Kerry and John Edwards can't keep their hands off each other!
