[gaijin]

Drudge featured a LINK to FR back when we were small:

More than 10 years ago periodically there would be these, “How did you discover FR..?”-threads, and very many would chime in here at FR that they came here via that one, tiny link that Drudge features towards the bottom of his page.

I really think that Drudge and maybe two other entities really drive ALL of the US media, and therefore also a good fraction of the stories about the USA in the rest of the world.

Matt is probably one of the very most influential people in the whole world, and he never went to college.

Another Army of One —he deserves ALL of his success.

[ilovesarah2012]

I don’t even remember how I discovered FR but I am glad I did!

[HotHunt]

Years ago I read an article that said that 90% of all journalists and politicians go to the Drudge Report first thing in the morning to find out what is going on in the world. It has been my homepage for over a decade. Between Drudge, Rush Limbaugh and FR, I stay very informed about current events, politics and many other subjects.

Whether Matt Drudge does it himself or someone else selects the stories to link to, it is his prerogative since he owns the site. Who are we to question what he does?