Why has the MSM not told us/even mentioned who Mark Judge is?

[MelissaB]

Wonder what this was about...🤔 You know what would be really helpful? If all the cable news talking heads start telling the American public who Mark Judge is, & how/why they know him. Because he's not some random boyhood friend of #Kavanaugh. #MarkJudgeAltRightMediaTool

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Note the date on this tweet. It's 2012


Pull up a chair and have a read.

Is ANY msm outlet or lawmaker going to pay attn? MARK JUDGE IS PART OF THE ALT-RIGHT MACHINE. He is affiliated with their outlets and players, dating back YEARS. As a WRITER and "FILMMAKER". He PUTS OUT CONTENT. This is not some coincidence. WTF are you doing, ignoring this?!

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2/ HOW CAN YOU IGNORE that the MAN IN THE ROOM during the alleged KAVANAUGH ATTEMPTED RAPE has an established affiliation with CHUCK JOHNSON and BEN SHAPIRO (who is in the Manafort indictment, FFS).

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This is the beginning of one thread from Lincoln's Bible. Click it to continue reading on twitter. There is at least one other thread on Mark Judge that has a lot more details on Mark Judge, and I'm looking for it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Huh? They've been talking about Mark Judge all day, who he is,

his relationship to Kavanaugh, the fact that he's hiding out and doesn't want to testify. He's all over the news, at least that I've seen. Rachel Maddow is talking about him and his college girlfriend this very moment.

[MelissaB]

2. Yes, they are talking about him, but have they mentioned who he is or his deep ties to the

right wing alt-media?

[Hortensis]

11. Cable is entertainment first and foremost and

also is limited by severe and implacable time factors.

Viewers intrigued by something they see or who have a question not answered can always then go read. Many people don't invest time waiting for babbling faces to say something worthwhile and go look for information. Because they know that almost all information is only available in print media.

We've never had such magnificent access to more information than we can possibly take in, MelissaB. That ball's in our court.

Btw, only about 5% of the population watches cable politics enough to imagine they're being informed that way, and that includes Fox.

[lostnfound]

9. What is his occupation? "Boyhoood friend" is the only descriptor?

The OP has a point.

[guillaumeb]

3. Recommended.

This is critical information because it explains one reason that Judge will probably lie to cover for Kavanaugh.

[MelissaB]

4. Mark Judge has written 32 articles for the Daily caller since 2012

From the Observer

It’s not too surprising that Judge is an expert at dodging the media, since he’s actually dabbled in journalism. He’s written 32 articles for the Daily Caller since 2012 and 2018—his most recent story, a critique of Kanye West, was posted in April.

... snip

Judge’s service to the Daily Caller was more than racist dog whistles, however. In 2014, he placed a Craigslist ad for a bikini-clad “babe” to star in a video for the site at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference).

https://observer.com/2018/09/who-is-mark-judge-history-with-daily-caller/

[MelissaB]

6. He wrote for the Daily Caller, American Spectator and other right-wing outlets

Judge went on to a career writing for the Daily Caller, American Spectator and other right-wing outlets. In his writings, he has compared marriage equality to incest; said gay people are "perverts" who caused AIDS; cited without evidence the "very high odds" his bike was stolen by a black man; called Barack Obama "the first female president" and "a clearly unqualified...poster child for affirmative action"; praised "the wonderful beauty of uncontrollable male passion; wondered where all the “manly” journalists have gone; often attacked the liberal press, including a Mother Jones reporter he dismissed as "pro-abortion"; and frequently questioned high-profile accounts of rape and sexual assault, suggesting that women's clothing choices can entirely understandably lead to rape.

https://www.commondreams.org/further/2018/09/17/company-he-keeps-kavanaugh-bro-mark-judge-scummy-piece-work

[Achilleaze]

10. He's yet another degenerate "republican family values" role model

Pay attention peeps. This is who the republicans have become.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. twins?

That photo creeps me out.

[MelissaB]

8. He's prolific writer for right-wing media & his views may explain why GOP doesn't want to testify

Have a look at this Media Matters article to get a taste of what Judge is like/writes.

Judge is a prolific writer for right-wing media outlets -- he wrote about attending Kavanaugh’s wedding -- and a deep dive into his wide-ranging online portfolio reveals his disturbing views about women and other topics that might explain the GOP’s reservations to compel his testimony. As The Washington Post’s Avi Selk pointed out, Judge is “the type of person that are sometimes referred to … as men’s rights activists.”

https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2018/09/21/brett-kavanaugh-s-friend-mark-judge-advocated-bigotry-and-extremism-and-even-wrote-about-being/221400

[Kingofalldems]

5. His grandfather would not be happy.

Joe Judge, Senators baseball player.

[MelissaB]

7. Wow!

Who knew? (Not me!)

[spanone]

13. K&R...