X

The letter X is spoken as X-ray in the NATO phonetic alphabet. A more extensive archive of the website is provided by a third party (the Drudge Report Archives), which has taken snapshots every two minutes since mid-November 2001. No words in the Basic English vocabulary begin with X, but it occurs in words beginning with other letters. A number of reports from 1995 to early 1997 are available in the Usenet archive provided by Google Groups. The letter X is not used in the Italian language, except for words borrowed from other languages, or names of foreigners. Archives of older reports are generally not easy to find, and Drudge does not systematically archive any of his reports. It is also controversial whether Psi, Chi (Khi) and Xi are Greek inventions or whether they are ultimately of Semitic origin. Because the Drudge Report is not part of the mainstream media and is published electronically, and not in print, such inaccuracies and errors are often forgotten.

Some scholars claim that Latin X is not identical with Greek Χ. Despite instances of unreliability, the Drudge Report profits from the nature of its electronic medium. Only in Kurdish, Azeri, Uzbek, Tatar and Lojban as well as the IPA and SAMPA (the latter is used here) is X pronounced [x] (as in German Bach). After Edward's selection, Drudge removed all "VP Hillary" coverage without comment; the correction or outright removal of false content published at the Report is usually handled in similar no-comment fashion. But the Etruscans took over X from older Western Greek, therefore, it stood for /ks/ in Etruscan and /ks/ and /gs/ [gz] in Latin. insider" saying that Senator Kerry would be announcing Senator Hillary Clinton as his running mate, declaring it to mark the beginning of a "massive love fest." [16] (http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/07/01/20040701_012802_kerryhrc.htm) The story was de-linked one day later. In the end, Chi was standardized as /k_h/ (/x/ in Modern Greek) as well as Xi for /ks/. The Report headlined a prediction from a "top D.C.

/ks/ was in Ancient Greece written as Chi 'Χ' (Western Greek) or Xi 'Ξ' (Eastern Greek). A later erroneous report emerged in the 2004 US presidential campaign, one week before Senator Kerry announced his selection of Senator John Edwards as his vice presidential running mate. It is also the form of St Andrew's Cross. However, the full text of the original reports are available at DrudgeReportArchives.com [14] (http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/02/12/20040212_182616_mattjk1.htm) [15] (http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/02/14/20040214_131608_mattjk6.htm); DrudgeReportArchives.com is not affiliated with the Drudge Report. X is the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. The story was never carried by any mainstream media, and Drudge has not meaningfully addressed it since its publication, although the story remained available on his website (though de-linked) up to a year after its publication.
. [13] (http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/02/12/20040212_233205_mattjk1.htm) The woman, who in fact was never an intern for Kerry, denied the claim.

It is also known by the title X/1999. The Report was the source of a sensational rumor (a "World Exclusive") in February 2004, about presidential candidate John Kerry, alleging that he had an affair with a young intern named Alexandra Polier. X is a Japanese manga title produced by CLAMP which has also been adapted into a 1996 feature film and a 2001 television series. The "80 percent" meme has been fueled by further articles and rumors in the Report occasionally revealed to be completely wrong or unsubstantiated. X is a rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. [12] (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A30046-2001May1) Drudge's legal defense was largely funded by the libertarian Center for the Study of Popular Culture. In video games, X is the name of the main character in the Mega Man spinoff, Mega Man X. The case lasted for so long because the burden of proof was on Blumenthal to show that Drudge had had actual malice in printing the false report.

X marks the spot. The libel suit was settled in 2001 when Blumenthal agreed to drop the charges if Drudge did not file counter-charges. In treasure-hunting X is used to designate the location of treasure, i.e. [10] (http://archive.salon.com/aug97/news/news2970815.html) [11] (http://www.nyupress.org/fap/samplechapter1.html) This quote has since been applied, fairly or not, to all of Drudge's work. In superhero comic books, an X usually denotes a connection to the popular X-Men franchise, especially when used as a prefix. [9] (http://www.epic.org/free_speech/blumenthal_v_drudge.html) Drudge told Salon magazine that "I seemed to have about 80 percent of the facts" about the Blumenthal report. with an X in the middle). Drudge retracted the story the next day, saying he was given bad information, but Blumenthal filed a $30 million libel lawsuit against Drudge.

Straight edge itself is comonly abbreviated to 'sxe' (S.E. The attribution stems from Drudge's most famous incident of erroneous reporting, which occurred on August 10, 1997 when Drudge published a report saying that incoming White House assistant Sidney Blumenthal beat his wife and was covering it up. write their names with Xs, such that 'Jack' would be written XjackX. Matt Drudge has been variously (mis)quoted as saying the Report is 80 percent accurate. Straight-edgers frequently also append Xs to their names, i.e. [8] (http://www.cbrss.harvard.edu/events/ppe/papers/Tim%20Groseclose%20Media%20Bias%20Paper.pdf). It is also frequently tattooed on other parts of the body, or worn on clothing, sometimes in triplicate (XXX). Notwithstanding these charges, a study on media bias (titled A Measure of Media Bias) led by Tim Groseclose, of UCLA and Stanford, and Jeff Milyo of the University of Chicago found the Drudge Report to be the most centrist news outlet in their sample.

X is a symbol worn on the hand to denote that someone is straight edge. On Wednesday, July 28, 2004, the Drudge Report featured the headline: "Edwards to Call Kerry 'Decisive, Strong.'" Above this headline was a picture of a young woman in a tight tank top, featuring the logo "John Edwards is Hot.". In sociology X denotes Generation X. Though Drudge is often defended on the grounds that he writes very few articles, generally only supplying links to the work of others, his editorializing frequently occurs in the form of the juxtaposition of a headline with an unrelated image. In semiotics, an X over something denotes elimination, prohibition or erasure. For example, he is often critical of the Federal Communications Commission's regulation of indecency and of attempts to limit online file-sharing. In Roman numerals, X denotes ten. Nevertheless, Drudge has repeatedly attempted to distance himself from establishment conservatives, arguing that his politics more accurately reflect libertarianism.

Kennan) of the X article published in Foreign Affairs. Some critics argue, for example, that he has not been as aggressive in pursuing potential scandals during the George W. Bush administration as during the Clinton administration. public policy, X is the author (George F. To many, Drudge's politics are considered to be unabashedly conservative. In U.S. This has led some critics to call him a mouthpiece of the conservative establishment in the United States (or of the "vast right-wing conspiracy"). politics, X is the pseudonym of the person who blew the whistle on the Watergate crisis. He has cultivated this following by often highlighting stories that appeal to conservatives, praise prominent conservatives, or criticize prominent liberals.

In U.S. During the 1990s, the Drudge Report gained a strong conservative following for Drudge's heavy coverage of alleged scandals during President Bill Clinton's administration. In Canada, X stands for Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. In 1998, Federal Judge Paul Friedman noted in a judgment on a libel lawsuit, which ended in Drudge's favor, that Drudge is not a "reporter, a journalist, or a newsgatherer" (this case is covered in more detail below). As the first letter of a postal code,