NEW MEDIA--FLASHBACK Howard Kurtz: "[Drudge Is] No Longer The Only Guy Who Can Drive A Story. Far From It."
On Tuesday, as Wall Street was reeling and the humongous AIG bailout was being assembled, Drudge ran a picture of Barbra Streisand.
By calling attention to a $28,000-a-head Obama fundraiser headlined by the singer in Beverly Hills, Drudge again used his Zeitgeist-spotting ability to make some campaign mischief. McCain mocked Obama for hanging out with the Hollywood crowd, and a new zinger was born.





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Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | January 9, 2009 07:00 PM