Curses! Drudged again!
It’s been a long time since I’ve checked the Drudge Report — the onetime “unofficial assignment desk for America’s newsrooms” that ruled the Internet news link world what seems like ages ago. Lately, Drudge has been surpassed by other right wing voices, with Sarah Palin’s Facebook page doing to him what Glenn Beck has done to Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh (replace and outshine.) So when the Mattster comes up with a breaking news bombshell, it’s kind of newsworthy just that anyone’s paying attention. Especially when that bombshell is dead … wrong. From Poltico’s Micheal Calderone:
In another sign of detente between Fox and the White House, Major Garrett has landed an interview with President Obama, according to the Drudge Report. It will take place next week in China.
Drudge wrote: “Obama Grants FOXNEWS Interview, DRUDGE has learned; Major Garrett will conduct interview in China next week …”
That would be quite a reversal from the war of words between the Obama administration and Fox just a few weeks ago.
UPDATE: A White House official tells POLITICO that the report is “not accurate.” “We’ve not committed to doing any presidential interviews during the trip to Asia with any outlets at this point,” the official said.
Too bad Calderone didn’t score a screen grab. Drudge has since deep sixed the headline — wiping it from the memory hole altogether (not even a little link left.) Oh well. Apparently, TVNewser fell for the phony scoop, too.
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