Florida resident Matt Drudge is not freaking out about Hurricane Matthew. Or at least, he’s not losing his mind over safety, and he’s not taking Shepard Smith’s incredibly blunt message to heart. Drudge is apparently pulling a Vanilla Ice and riding out the storm, which is a bad, bad idea.
And Drudge is still freaking out in his own way.
All of this stubbornness is occurring despite Governor Rick Scott’s urgent warning to evacuate if at all possible and not take any chances because even without a direct hit (and it may not make landfall after all), this storm has the potential to be fatal. The storm surge will still be up to 11 feet high in addition to waves caused by the storm churning away, and after the Haiti death toll topped 260, taking chances isn’t exactly a wise move.
However, Drudge isn’t concerned about what happened in Haiti. He’s got a hunch that the force of the storm has been greatly exaggerated by the government and media. Why? He thinks it’s all a liberal conspiracy theory to convince people that global warming is real. His first tweet references The Deplorables, who he suggests are making noises about government lies surrounding the hurricane.
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/784121449606852608
Drudge then began to demand data, and he’s wondering why there’s such a “monopoly” by the Hurricane Center. He’s demanding answers. Now.
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/784130444614705152
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/784139040236851200
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/784143400765235200
Naturally, Twitter began to rip Drudge (along with Rush Limbaugh) apart and demand that he stand outside with his funky hat.
If Matt Drudge thinks #HurricaneMatthew is hype, he should go out to the Florida seashore tonight and lash himself to a post
— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) October 6, 2016
If you're in the path of #HurricaneMatthew get out now. "Matt Drudge & Rush Limbaugh" is an awful cause of death.
— Dave Quast 🇺🇸 (@davequast) October 6, 2016
I for one am shocked that Matt Drudge is behaving irresponsibly. This is unusual and new.
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 6, 2016
Matt Drudge should go test his climate change hoax theory and stand right on the Florida beach tonight. In his douchey hat. https://t.co/6KOZ68701V
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) October 6, 2016
Alex Jones and Matt Drudge sitting in a tree… just being C-R-A-Z-Y.
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) October 6, 2016
One of the weirdest things about journalism today is how many people care what Matt Drudge says/does.
— Matt Ford (@fordm) October 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew could bring true catastrophe to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Fortunately, most people won’t buy into Drudge’s theories and gamble with their life, but there are still holdouts who won’t evacuate for other reasons. Let’s hope everyone stays safe.
