Drudge and Paglia

Found via Relapsed Catholic: this lengthy but interesting interview of Matt Drudge by Camille Paglia. Here are a few notable items...

Drudge disses bloggers:

In the end I really don't care what I'm called, as long as it's not blogger.

Ouch.

Drudge on Iraq:

I was actually very on the fence on the war. It put me in a difficult position. If you've noticed, I thought I did a pretty clever job of at least sharing with readers what the U.K. Mirror, the Independent, all these antiwar outlets were doing. Probably it was perceived as just mischief-making, but it reflected my own lack of clarity about the war issue. I don't have to be clear, though. I'm not a politician.

On being pro-life:

Oh, yeah. I'm a prolife conservative who doesn't want the government to tax me. There are issues that I'm so frightened of—1.2 million abortions a year scares the hell out of me. Oftentimes when I see these superstorms forming, you know, sometimes—I wouldn't be honest if I didn't think it was retribution. I also am opposed to big government. Now, you would argue: Well, how could you support a government interfering with the rights of a woman over her own body? But I would argue: No. That all life is sacred. Abortion is the issue that really motivates me.

On Condoleezza Rice:

Oh, she's a powerhouse! But the DNC has a dirt file on her that is really thick. Think of The Contender, or those other movies that have warned what happens when a female candidate has some dirt she'd rather hide. And I wouldn't be surprised if Democrats used it.

Hmmm...

I've been reading Drudge since 1995. I'm kind of surprised he has such disdain for bloggers, since blogging embraces the same sort of DIY attitude that Drudge has. Perhaps he feels threatened by it...

Also, Paglia is always fun to read, even though I strongly disagree with her on a lot of things.

Posted by Susan B. at 10:04 PM to Culture & Media