Well, I've been looking around for the meaning of my name and found this discussion and I think it is... [MORE]

Aliki

Mar 13, 2008 07:12

I wonder at that American anti-liberals, as they call for patriotism and support for the Iraq war, seem to take... [MORE]

donald

Dec 18, 2006 22:19

I've been reading the Drudge Report for years and I came to the same conclusion as you. It appears to... [MORE]

Patrick J. Naughton

Dec 17, 2006 12:26

In general, most people consider the printed word as 'truth' without first considering the source of the information. "I read... [MORE]

Al Guittard

Aug 3, 2007 15:03

Your assertion about your Latin-sounding given name interested me. I knew "veritas" is Latin for "truth." So I searched for... [MORE]

Maveline

Dec 16, 2006 15:58

In actuality, the name αληθεια means the truth, or the English of ALETHEA. Have you ever considered how the... [MORE]

Hans H Nahme

Dec 16, 2006 15:51

I log on to Drudge about three time a day, where this story appeared. Most of the time I read... [MORE]

Richard Rothstein

Dec 16, 2006 14:00

Drudge has been my home page for almost as long as I can remember. Actually, it is not Drudge I... [MORE]

C. Wayne Lammers

Dec 16, 2006 13:52

As a Drudge Reader before it became the central source of stories, I can attest to the fact that Drudge... [MORE]

5 Year Drudge Reader

Dec 16, 2006 11:34

It is so rewarding that a reporter , Alicia Colon , has the " guts " to tell it like... [MORE]

burwell

Dec 16, 2006 09:46

Drudge website throws out what he calls the news of the day. The theme of his website is challenging to... [MORE]

Walter

Dec 16, 2006 09:43

Great piece. Agreed with all (most). You make an interesting piont than Drudge may be aiding abetting the NYT.. I... [MORE]

Jim Johnson

Dec 16, 2006 09:29

Ms. Colon wrote, "But mendacity pays in this town, whose residents survived the worst attack on this country in history... [MORE]

Kenneth E. Lamb

Dec 16, 2006 09:02

Loved your article. Please do more on this subject. People need to understand the danger our country is in. Tks. [MORE]

Jerry Adams

Dec 16, 2006 08:44

Ms. Cohen, I your article you state that Drudge gets 13 million hits a day, please understand that is not... [MORE]

Bruce Haedrich

Dec 16, 2006 08:26

I stopped reading the Drudge report a while ago as it has become the National Enquirer version of the NYT;... [MORE]

Michael B Babbitt

Dec 16, 2006 04:02

DRUDGE IS NOT A LIBERAL! Though I am sad to say it, and i assure you it would be to... [MORE]

Eli

Dec 16, 2006 02:54

I was astonished to read Alicia Colon's claim that "Studies have shown that the readership of the Times is down... [MORE]

Richard Gallagher

Dec 16, 2006 02:40

Good article. One correction of fact. Alicia does NOT mean truth. Alethea mens truth. Alicia means "of noble kin" Thank You [MORE]

Ted Hionis

Dec 15, 2006 23:50

Hon, Alicia doesn't mean "truth." [MORE]

alethia verity

Dec 15, 2006 23:35

Dear Alicia, Thank you for you a well reasoned, well argued column. I am familiar with your columns, as I am... [MORE]

Ginny

Dec 15, 2006 22:52

I took the rocky mountain news for forty years. I quit when it became clear they were nothing but a... [MORE]

robert ranney

Dec 15, 2006 22:21

Thank you, Alicia, for speaking truth to power...the New York Times and Drudge. [MORE]

Tom

Dec 15, 2006 22:12

-- "Don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see" -- is still the watchword of the... [MORE]

JD Williams

Dec 15, 2006 22:11

Alicia, While I agree with your premise entirely, I do believe you are not getting what the Drudge Report is about.... [MORE]

Mike

Dec 15, 2006 21:31

Bravo pip pip and all that. I have noticed the same thing about The Drudge Report. Drudge does not have... [MORE]

steve Williams

Dec 15, 2006 21:28

Bravo, when the truth is the latest and greatest corpse, laid out by the mainstream media, in this ongoing war,... [MORE]

Brian

Dec 15, 2006 21:19

A truly incredible article. I have bookmarked the page with your articles and will be visiting frequently. Thank you. Mike [MORE]

Mike

Dec 15, 2006 21:07

Dear Alicia, I found your article interesting. Some of the conservative journalists and commentators spend too much time fretting over the... [MORE]

Mike

Dec 15, 2006 20:58

Just to make it clear, I am pretty sure that drudge almost unfailingly highlights quotations that would be construed as... [MORE]

mg

Dec 15, 2006 20:57

No it doesn't! [MORE]

Peter

Dec 15, 2006 20:48

What a wonderful analysis of the Old, and some new, media by Alicia Colon. As for The New York Times, l... [MORE]

Ken Bond

Dec 15, 2006 20:32

Has it occured to anyone that Drudge may be posting these liberal headlines as more or less of a "hey,... [MORE]

Mighty Quinn

Dec 15, 2006 20:24

Hi Alicia, Thank you for your article. It's nice to know that there are those in the media that are trying... [MORE]

RMG

Dec 15, 2006 19:34

Dear Alicia, There may be some language (you didn't say which one) in which your name means "truth." But believe me,... [MORE]

Art Mofodopoulis

Dec 15, 2006 19:26

Hip Hip Hooray !!!! I LOVE this article ! It is sooooo true. What I can't figure out is what... [MORE]

Mary Jane Washnock

Dec 15, 2006 18:56

I am absolutely amazed by the comments of Alicia Colon. As I read I began to wonder if, perhaps, I... [MORE]

Michael Douglas

Dec 15, 2006 18:30

Well done. [MORE]

Mike C. Sheldon

Dec 15, 2006 18:11

Hello Alicia, Thanks for the indepth article about the "enemedia" and Drudge. I do feel Drudge is aware of what he... [MORE]

Larry

Dec 15, 2006 18:01

I'm sure President Bush would love for his low approval ratings to be the fault of Matt Drudge. Unfortunately for... [MORE]

Dave

Dec 15, 2006 17:59

Alicia, while I agree with your take on the bias in the media, I somewhat disagree with your take on... [MORE]

Kevin

Dec 15, 2006 17:46

Thank you Alicia Colon, your article on the badly biased, untruthful media is excellent--and so is the SUN, which I... [MORE]

Jean F. Tousignant

Dec 15, 2006 17:41

Alicia Colon, You need to be in an office in Washington. Like Secretary of Defence, or State, even dare I say President. You... [MORE]

Steven Rago

Dec 15, 2006 17:39

unbelievable. i am both astounded and sickened that there are actually people like you who hold the following warmongering view:... [MORE]

alfredo

Dec 15, 2006 17:29

Dear Ms. Colon, I read with interest your article concerning mendacity in media, The New York Times and The Drudge Report.... [MORE]

Arnold Rothlein

Dec 15, 2006 16:44

to a common-sense columnist who tells it straight up. WOW. We'd never see your article in our local dailies ...... [MORE]

SallyG

Dec 15, 2006 16:43

Alica (truth) Oh it was love at first read. If I was not already taken I would be smitten... [MORE]

Clint G

Dec 15, 2006 16:38

Amen - your last sentence says it all. [MORE]

Bob Medvesky

Dec 15, 2006 16:25

My three primary news portals are, in order:1 Drudge Report2 NewsMax3 WorldNetDaily Beats me how you can see Drudge as being... [MORE]

Vince Swanson

Dec 15, 2006 16:23

It never dawned on me that Drudge may showcase the liberal line, and that it all depends on the reader's... [MORE]

Ted

Dec 15, 2006 16:10

The is the best summation what has happend in our country . Truth is a dead virtue. It gets worse... [MORE]

Roger H. Cook,MD

Dec 15, 2006 16:02

It is remarkable that Bush's failures are attributed to everything but the real reasons by Ms. Colon. It is not... [MORE]

Simpleton

Dec 15, 2006 15:32

Ms. Colon's piece, The Mendacity of the Liberal Press, is so breathlessly paranoid as to seem a parody. I notice,... [MORE]

David S

Dec 15, 2006 15:16

Your article says: "[The Drudge Report] gives top billing to every possible negative statement about the Iraq war and the... [MORE]

Stop the spin

Dec 15, 2006 14:54

Can Ms. Colon truly believe that Matt Drudge is a good example of the "enemedia" (a great insult, if you're... [MORE]

Jeff D.

Dec 15, 2006 14:38

I look at Drufge dialy. I often feel that somethig isn't quite correct with articles there, but I needed a... [MORE]

joe

Dec 15, 2006 14:15

I enjoyed this column very much. I, too, have been surprised and annoyed at some of the postings on Drudge.... [MORE]

Martha Hamby

Dec 15, 2006 14:09

Yes, we have been warned, but not by the lamestream media who whore themselves at any mendacious whim for the... [MORE]

Marvin Galloway

Dec 15, 2006 14:03

Excellent article, Alicia! Is the New York Sun a liberal paper and you are their token conservative, or what? I... [MORE]

A. Adams

Dec 15, 2006 13:59

You write: My patience with the Drudge Report ended when I saw a photo of Frank Rich of the Times posted... [MORE]

W. Kern Hendricks

Dec 15, 2006 13:40

I'm glad that Drudge puts up the liberal clap trap. I certainly wouldn't take time to go to the NYT... [MORE]

Wm. Schmidt

Dec 15, 2006 13:35

Dear Alicia It's about time that someone pointed out the liberal tilt of Matt D. The solution: make Lucianne.com the home page... [MORE]

John Jay Daly

Dec 15, 2006 13:02

Alicia, thanks , Drudge is gone from my list, but truth tellers are to few in the media. [MORE]

Lon Slaughter

Dec 15, 2006 12:50

Alicia, I would just like to say thank you. That was a very refreshing read. If more people don't realise that... [MORE]

Rob

Dec 15, 2006 12:47

This article is, to say the least, pretty funny! So, is Alicia trying to say that the Pope read a... [MORE]

Oscar

Dec 15, 2006 12:44

Good morning Ms. Colon, There was another term conceived by an LDotter... (Lucianne.com), and that's "Presstitute," what an apt moniker for... [MORE]

General Patton

Dec 15, 2006 12:43

If you wanted to actually write a fair editorial, you would have at least done some research. This would have... [MORE]

Jon Park

Dec 15, 2006 12:31

... or explain what is meant by it beyond the scope of, "critical of the Bush administration"? I wonder if Alicia...

Justin

Dec 15, 2006 12:30

Call me a fool, but the Drudge Report is everything but a 'liberal website'. When it "posts articles from left-of-center... [MORE]

Mark Pfister

Dec 15, 2006 12:25

We are bombarded by sensationalistic half truths that pass for news, every day. Facts are not checked, polls are slanted,... [MORE]

Giancarlo Croce

Dec 15, 2006 12:09

There ya go Alicia , someone had to finally tell them. [MORE]

Ratt

Dec 15, 2006 11:51

I thought writers were supposed to be aware of the subtleties of language. She doesn't understand that Drudge is a... [MORE]

SkippyFlipjack

Dec 15, 2006 11:50

Alicia kicks butt -- again! [MORE]

William Naegele

Dec 15, 2006 11:48

Kudos to Ms. Colon on her article concerning the mendacity of the press and the Drudge Report. I used to... [MORE]

William Jones

Dec 15, 2006 11:39

Ms. Colon hits the nail on the head with this article, especially the last paragraph. That's all there is. Those... [MORE]

Kathy Wheeldon

Dec 15, 2006 11:37

I'm not sure if Ms. Colon is making fun of the Groseclose study purporting to show how left-wing Drudge is... [MORE]

Ralph in Atlanta

Dec 15, 2006 11:11

I have enjoyed reading your work since I discovered it about a year ago, however, sometimes it is difficult to... [MORE]

Lee Eldridge

Dec 15, 2006 11:10

"If it were not for the Internet and Lucianne Goldberg's Web news forum, I would never learn the truth behind... [MORE]

R.R. Butler

Dec 15, 2006 11:01

Alicia, although viewership for Fox News still leads that of MSNBC, the ratings for Fox are trending down and those... [MORE]

F. V. Wolfran

Dec 15, 2006 11:01

Trending up? Use these numbers as examples. MSNBC trends up from 1 user to 2. FOX goes from 100000 to... [MORE]

rpk

Nov 8, 2007 00:30

I appreciate Drudge because he amplifies the Times indescretions. Without him, I would have never found Lucianne. I personally consider... [MORE]

Victor Kippes

Dec 15, 2006 10:57

Alicia- Most of your points here are well-taken. The NYT, the AP, and the rest of them simply cannot be trusted... [MORE]

Stephen Henry

Dec 15, 2006 10:53

It is nice to read someone with the same take on the the press - and Drudge in particular, as... [MORE]

Robin Fish

Dec 15, 2006 10:36

There is little chance that we can win the battle against Terrorism unless we can win the battle against those... [MORE]

Mary Kay Smedstad

Dec 15, 2006 10:26

Alicia is one of the few non-fiction writers in the modern day media. In fact, I would say she is... [MORE]

Larry C Richardson

Dec 15, 2006 10:21

The seduction of becoming an accepted celebrity within the MSM is great. Most conservative news commentators who become popular eventually... [MORE]

D. Reid

Dec 15, 2006 10:05

Ms. Colon: I found it remarkable that you and I share the same memory of the first time we heard the... [MORE]

Lester H. Arbo Jr.

Dec 15, 2006 09:59

Bravo. You keep warning them! You continue to amaze me with your ability to cut through the crap and say... [MORE]

Donna Stadler

Dec 15, 2006 09:40

Their is always a possibility your opinion about Drudge is correct, but I read Drudge's left-of-center postings to laugh at... [MORE]

Bob Jentges

Dec 15, 2006 09:34

What would we do without YOU! Thanks for truth in media. [MORE]

Fern Rossi

Dec 15, 2006 09:33

Alicia, so glad to read your comments about Drudge. We know about the liberal msm, but Drudge was supposed to... [MORE]

erp

Dec 15, 2006 09:04

WELL WRITTEN. THANKS [MORE]

Bruce Gordon

Dec 15, 2006 08:16

I began reading Ms. Colon's column a coup[le of months ago. She is now one of my heroines(oop! I wrote... [MORE]

joe macdougall

Dec 15, 2006 08:13