of the drudge report for several years before breaking off in a more independent capacity running several web sites out of his california office. jonah goldberg knows him well. with me now. this sure is a stunner, jonah. yeah. i was on five, 10 minutes ago, when i walk out and one of our producers what was breaking on the wires. i m, i m still a little stunned about it. andrew, i ve known andrew for a dozen years. we were sort of, among the first guys out there on the web. we use, back in the old days of instant messenger we would talk, i don t know, five times a day back in the late 90s, back when he was working for drudge and i was starting nationalreview.online. he was, he was one of most fearless people i ever knew. and, it s hard to .
institutional left. this is not your mother s democratic party. duh! reporter: now, andrew died this morning just after midnight, after a walk outside his home in westwood. he leaves behind as you said martha, four children and his wife susie. he grew up in los angeles, attended tulane university and later helped edit the drudge report, he had a short stint at the huffing post and he started his own website. he published photos of then congressman anthony weiner who as a married man began sending compromising sexual photes of himself to women. andrew was also involved in the publication and promotion of a sting operation meant to expose the government-funded government community acorn, as will to go help, and assist and counsel a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute. that helped them obtain government benefits. he was also involved in a tea party movement.
about an hour and a half and had drinks. again, we didn t see eye to eye on everything, but look, i think he was thoughtful, i think he was passionate, i think he was complicated, and also, i think, you know, much as folks on the other side may have disapproved of him, he actual actually challenged liberals to do better at what we do by being aggressive, by fighting for what you believe in. he was a good reminder to do that. bill: that s a remarkable thing to say. he was a thorn in the side to the left, and the left knew it. and he knew it. yes, but you know bill: and it is rare when a single individual can grab a headline and make it a national story. that is true. but let s also remember the other things he did. i mean, he was also in some ways, you know again, i say he was a complicated person. not only did he help found found the drudge report, he helped found huffington post. we lose that a lot in his buyingography. he was in the huffington establishment. he was invo
and looks like mitt romney has won over at least one influential conservative. matt drudge. remember him? the past 13 months, how many negative headlines about romney appeared on the drudge report. uno. one. not that negative. bachmann out-raises romney while the republican front-runner gets a free pass on the drudge report. won the drudge primary. one not so bad headline is the only one he s got. drudge is playing favorites in a big number. up next, his staff fired him. his two kids have to serve as spinners after the debate. is newt gingrich off to a bad start? tempur-p
talking whether he d do it or not. left the cavaliers, went down to florida to become a big name. they re mad about it. casey s playing the number. and looks like mitt romney has won over at least one influential conservative. matt drudge. remember him? the past 13 months, how many negative headlines about romney appeared on the drudge report. uno. one. not that negative. bachmann out-raises romney while the republican front-runner gets a free pass on the drudge report. won the drudge primary. one not so bad headline is the only one he s got. drudge is playing favorites in a big number. up next, his staff fired him. his two kids have to serve as spinners after the debate. is newt gingrich off to a bad start? [ wind howling ] [ engine idling ] [ male announcer ] talking a big game about your engine is one thing.