It’s always tough to lose a friend. It’s exponentially tougher when that friend leaves behind a wife and four children, who will no longer have their husband and father in their lives, and who should remain in all our prayers.
Add to that just how huge a figure Andrew Breitbart had become in the conservative movement, and you will begin to understand just how big a loss we all suffered last night, when we lost a giant.
Larry Solov announced Andrew’s passing at Big Journalism:
With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of Andrew Breitbart.
Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles.
We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy warrior.Andrew lived boldly, so that we more timid souls would dare to live freely and fully, and fight for the fragile liberty he showed us how to love.
Andrew recently wrote a new conclusion to his book, Righteous Indignation:
I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, and—famously—I enjoy making enemies.
Three years ago, I was mostly a behind-the-scenes guy who linked to stuff on a very popular website. I always wondered what it would be like to enter the public realm to fight for what I believe in. I’ve lost friends, perhaps dozens. But I’ve gained hundreds, thousands—who knows?—of allies. At the end of the day, I can look at myself in the mirror, and I sleep very well at night.Andrew is at rest, yet the happy warrior lives on, in each of us.
Jim Geraghty confirmed that Andrew passed away last night at UCLA medical center.
Andrew was larger than life in many ways. A huge man with an even bigger personality (and a still bigger family), he was kind and generous to a fault, and had a level of dedication and tenacity that few of us will ever be able to understand.
Though he was viewed by many on the left as the reincarnation of the Prince of Darkness himself – a persona he worked very hard to maintain – Andrew was a kind man who cared as passionately for his fellow man as he did for the conservative cause.
I consider myself lucky to have counted him as a personal friend. Whether it was a week we spent in Israel a few years ago or one of several telephone conversations that took place well after midnight (including once when he had run out of gas down the street from the Playboy mansion and was looking for someone to shoot the bull with while waiting on AAA to arrive), I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to know the man behind the persona – and I can say, without reservation, that Andrew Breitbart the man was fully deserving of every posthumous accolade he will receive today and in the future.
He also deserves a conservative movement that will carry on his work, with the same courage and dedication he brought to it every day, and with the same attitude he conveyed in his conclusion to Righteous Indignation:
I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, and—famously—I enjoy making enemies.
Rest in peace, Andrew.
Jeff Emanuel
Lost a good soldier in Mr. Brietbart
tngal (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:28AM EDT (link)Sad day for conservatism. RIP.
Andrew Brietbart was more like a 5-Star General, tngal.
radicalrighty Friday, March 2nd at 7:22AM EDT (link)He simply cannot be replaced.
It's terrible to lose such a great man.
kinggold Thursday, March 1st at 9:31AM EDT (link)Rest in peace, Mr. Breitbart.
How Sad
edintexas Thursday, March 1st at 9:36AM EDT (link)He accomplished so much for Conservatives in such a short life. It is always sad to see someone so young pass on, but moreso when he has accomplished so much for the country.
Wow...like a kick in the gut...
APA Guy (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:39AM EDT (link)Rest in peace, Andrew…and my condolences to his family. Tragic passing indeed.
wow, how sad
Ender (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:40AM EDT (link)Rest in Peace Andrew.
“To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it.” AR
What a shocking loss.
westcoastpatriette (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:44AM EDT (link)This will be a day of mourning for one of our great conservative warriors. His life was cut short and he will be missed greatly.
My prayers go out to his wife and children.
Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. Psalm 149:1-3
Incredibly sad news
jwebb (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:45AM EDT (link)May he rest in peace.
I am hopeful that Andrew Breitbart has taught more of us how to behave n the face of the liberal hordes. He will be sorely missed.
This is very sad
Scope (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:46AM EDT (link)OMG he was only 43 years old. My first thoughts of him are when he exposed ACORN for what they are. Of course Communist News Network that just announced his death, had to immediately point out that he lost his credibility with the Shirley Sherrod debacle. On the contrary, he always exposed the truth of what was going on behind the scenes that without him no one would have known about. Of course if he worked for liberal causes he would be portrayed as a hero for them. Tucker Carlson is just saying on Fox that he spoke with him last night and that he was exuberant and funny in their conversation. I’m guessing he had a heart attack. RIP Mr. Breitbart, you will be missed.
Very Sad Indeed...However...I believe CNN was wrong
rightland1111 Thursday, March 1st at 2:16PM EDT (link)Breitbart may have contributed more than we know…or at least are willing to know. When the Pigford Case, which is on line and originated in Georgia came up, it seems to me that both Obama and the Congressman (former Naval officer..perhaps Secretary of the Navy) said that they had “never heard of Shirley Sherrod”. Oh…but Obama said he had never heard of the woman…but this looks like the precursor to Solyndra…and yes Obama knew her before he was president. Please see the following:
http://www.factcheck.org/2011/04/obama-and-the-pigford-cases/
This particular piece is very good to Obama in that any other stories concerning this, including the then CNN piece are not complementary. At any rate…Obama and Vilsack both knew who Shirley Sherrod was.
Wow, I'm stunned!
shaitra (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:49AM EDT (link)My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and family. What a horribly sad day.
How sad
renl57 Thursday, March 1st at 9:52AM EDT (link)To die suddenly and leave behind a wife and children.
But to the end, he continued to work on the things he believed in–and enjoyed himself doing it.
Andrew, RIP.
This is sad and I feel like the situation is even more hopeless
jaykali (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:53AM EDT (link)He was the guy who was taking on the institutional left. I can’t believe he died so suddenly.
Cheer up.
jamesm (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:18PM EDT (link)We stand with him in spirit.
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” A. Einstein
Terrible loss.
littlehouse18 (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:55AM EDT (link)Praying very hard for his young family. I can’t imagine what they are going through.
I hope those he worked with will be able to continue the fervor and cleverness with which he exposed the enemies of freedom. Rest in peace, Andrew, you are a great man.
Very sad, very shocked
kowalski (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 9:55AM EDT (link)Knowing that there were people like Andrew Breitbart around helped me to be a better person than I would have been otherwise. His passing makes me more determined to recommit myself to the things he stood for.
Thank you, Mr. Breitbart. And thank you to everyone in your family and organization.
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He was rare, never, never took a backward step.
johnt Thursday, March 1st at 9:59AM EDT (link)He was the kind of man we need so much more of. He knew his principles were both moral and practical. He had courage, intelligence, and ability. God bless him, truly a painful loss.
“a man’s admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him”. Tocqueville
A Giant Has Passed...
tsquare (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:00AM EDT (link)We are all better for having known him.
RIP Andrew…
A terrible terrible loss, he was truly one of a kind
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:10AM EDT (link)Condolences to his wife, kids, family, friends, coworkers, and America.
Talk about an example of one man making a huge difference even in a short period of time, it was Breitbart. Hopefully he has inspired many to take up his passion on taking action to make America a better place.
“Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government
that requires every citizen to prove
they are insured…. but not everyone
must prove they are a citizen.” -Ben Stein
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”[especially in DC] – Friedrich Nietzsche
A shocking, terrible loss
Caleb Howe (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:14AM EDT (link)RIP.
Caleb Howe (formerly known as absentee)
A horrific blow to the Conservative Movement.
jdaman (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:14AM EDT (link)Andrew Breitbart was the one of a kind man that changes the room the moment he enters it. The charming, funny, takes no crap kind of man that can stand up for freedom and what he believes with a smile as he destroys the people who would try and slander him.
God bless your family and your soul, Andrew Breitbart, we will not give up the fight for freedom, but we will miss you leading the charge.
“Status quo,” as you know, is Latin for “the mess we’re in”.
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
It is not 100% certain that he died of natural causes
antonio (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:19AM EDT (link)Although one of Breitbart’s website says the causes were natural, no conclusion has been reported from the coroner’s office: NY Times:
“Lt. Larry Dietz, watch commander for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, confirmed Mr. Breitbart’s death Thursday morning. He said that the UCLA medical center reported his death just after midnight. He would not provide any more information.”
If anyone has more information about the cause of death please post it.
Hannity was a very close friend of Breitbart
Scope (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:27AM EDT (link)and said on Fox that he knew Andrew had heart problems a year ago. One report was that he was walking, and fell. Someone saw him fall and called 911, they took him to the hospital, and he was pronounced dead just after midnight. Because of all of the reports of his very very high energy levels, and the fact that he got little sleep, it would appear that he had a massive heart attack.
I'm sure this is the real story.
littlehouse18 (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:32AM EDT (link)But I couldn’t help thinking of how at CPAC he said he had some kind of damaging video on Obama that he was going to release.
littlehouse- I forgot about that
Scope (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:17AM EDT (link)that he had some kind of video of Obama in his college days or something like that. Hopefully he will have people carry on the great work he did, and will still release the video. I couldn’t think of a better way to carry on his important work, and to honor his name. I doubt the video is in his home. It is in a safe place somewhere.
How did he die?
coolhand (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:38AM EDT (link)I don’t want to get too melodramatic, but something tells the the is a harbinger of what lies ahead. We will see what the news says in the days ahead, but my guess is that the forces of darkness will take out those who shine the light of truth on them and Andrew is the poster child. If you don’t think we are in a fight for control of this country, think again.
you are on thin ice, Scooter
streiff (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:05AM EDT (link)how you choose to proceed is up to you
“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”
bitter news
Michael Harrington (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:22AM EDT (link)My prayers to his family first off, and then to the nation for we have taken a major hit.
Fighting for America Brietbart style!
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Andrew Breitbart has left the field
txgho1911 Thursday, March 1st at 10:24AM EDT (link)Affected and impacted so many people.
He has grown and delegated the management of the largest collection of honest and substantive information.
The abrupt exit has generated every emotion including the anger one feels when abandoned or left in the middle of a dangerous mission.
One cannot absorb every pertinent article and column available due to his insights and ambitions. His absence will not be painless.
We will miss you Andrew. Thank you for the wild ride.
I feel so selifshly sad
earlgrey (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:28AM EDT (link)I hope someone puts together a biopic on him. I would buy it and love to show to my kids as they get older. He will continue to inspire.
WHY do the ones we look up to
funwithknives Thursday, March 1st at 10:40AM EDT (link)so often leave us? Is it something they have said or done?
NOPE. Andrew ‘s Leaving shows us once again, that life is short but a lasting impact can be accomplished, and that surely is true in his case.So much yet to be done by him , must now be attempted by others of like persuasion.Try they might, but the memory holds tightly to the familiar, and wishes it to continue.
He was truly a Happy Warrior and will be terribly missed.Can he be substituted? Yeah,I guess. Can he be replaced? Oh ,Hell No.
“He lives in my memories,and as long as I can smile while thinking of Him, he is not really gone…” Maudlin, maybe, But that’s just me: Terrible at Memorials.
Thanks, Andrew. R I P
My prayers are with his family
Right Reason (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 10:41AM EDT (link)The conservitive movement has just suffered a big loss. Andrew did what so many on our side will not. He fought. Hard. But we can – and will – go on.
More tragically, four children have lost a father and a wife has lost her husband. May God give them the strength to go on as well.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill
Oh man
cbconservative Thursday, March 1st at 10:55AM EDT (link)This is terrible news, but we must all remember that Mr. Breitbart is in a better place now. At only 43 though, it makes me wonder about how he died of natural causes? Not be insensitive, because it’s not, but some thin-skinners I’m sure would think so.
Was the cause really natural casuses? I mean you only hear that about 80-90 yr olds… just saying.
I respect his family’s privacy though if they’d just rather not share. God Bless them in this tough time. We will all be praying for you. We have all lost a very great human being.
God Bless...
macbookben (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:02AM EDT (link)..the Breitbart family. May Andrew rest in peace.
Proud reformed liberal, born-again conservative (since 1999)
Rest in peace, Mr. Breitbart.
zachv (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:02AM EDT (link)n/t
to those trolling the Breitbart memorial post
streiff (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:04AM EDT (link)I am announcing my intention of banning every last crapweasel who shows up and asks about the “real” cause of death.
If you think you’ve been banned in error, to freakin bad.
“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”
An incredible loss
TexasTami Thursday, March 1st at 11:21AM EDT (link)I am so saddened by the loss of this great American hero and patriot. He will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace.
Know this: we will continue the fight, Andrew. Well done.
TexasTami
This is heartbreaking.
Melody Warbington (rwm52) (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:34AM EDT (link)I read Breitbart’s book last year while traveling to the redstate gathering. It was a brilliant read. Honest, no holds barred, full on defense of conservatism. He admitted his own sins and failures which he overcame to become a warrior.
May God bless his family during this time. And may God send us another warrior to take up Breitbart’s mantle.
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. (John 4:25)
The book was hysterical...
rsklaroff (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:58AM EDT (link)…and the best part was how he handled the Huffington task.
Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D.
r.sklaroff@verizon.net
[the guy with the "RS-diary" dedicated to differentiating trustworthy conservative-pundits from inside-the-beltway-RINO's]
“…fighting for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!”
Maybe all of us together, taking up Breitbart's mantle, can begin to fill his shoes
lineholder (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 12:06PM EDT (link)Mr. Breitbart wasn’t afraid to challenge the left. His love for this country superseded any fear. (And after reading the other story on the front page today, Mel, about McConnell saying he was afraid of making Harry Reid angry…the contrast between the two seems to stand out even more clearly).
I hope his family knows how grateful we are for the part that Mr. Breitbart played in this fight for our nation. My prayers are with the family now as well.
lineholder, if you haven't read "Righteous Indignation,"
Melody Warbington (rwm52) (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 12:28PM EDT (link)you should along with every other conservative. It’s a textbook analysis of why our young people are coming from with regard to their way of thinking and the liberal think being spoon fed to them, in colleges especially. An indictment of liberalism and a how-to manual on getting involved. Plus, as Dr. S mentioned, a little humor thrown in for good measure.
By the way, did you know that Orson Bean was Breitbart’s father-in-law?
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. (John 4:25)
Thanks, Melody, I'll check it out
lineholder (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 12:44PM EDT (link)Just in the course of conversation with people I work with who are younger than myself (some who have completed college but got the wrong kind of degree that won’t let them succeed in much of anything in life), I had formed a pretty good idea of what they are NOT learning, LOL. We talk about it quite a bit.
No, I didn’t know about familial connections between Breitbart and Bean.
Breitbart's conversion bio is up there with Horowitz's Radical Son and Chamber's
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 12:55PM EDT (link)Witness. Must reads all.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com and Charlotte Observer columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
While I didn't know him personally.
ceili_dancer (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:36AM EDT (link)His work stands head and shoulders above many of the so called “journalists” we see today and in the recent past. From all of the Big sites to helping out on the blogs like drudge and what not, he will leave his stamp in this world for quite a while. My prayers are out to his families and co-workers that know him the best and will feel that empty spot in their hearts. I also pray that he did train his replacements well enough that they will now be able to step forward and carry on with the fight exposing those that need to be. Rest in Peace Andrew, in your short time here, you’ve earned all the accolades that have been mentioned about you.
God, the True Judge.
get2djnow (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 11:48AM EDT (link)My prayers go out to the Breitbart family.
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“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.” (Genesis 17:7)
“Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants forever.” (Genesis 13:14)
“For those who are with us here today before Hashem our God and (also) those who are not here with us today.” (Deuteronomy 29:14)
"Do not yield to evil...
ThePoliticalHat Thursday, March 1st at 11:52AM EDT (link)…attack, attack, more boldly than even fortune seems to permit.”
— Virgil, “The Aenied”
Andrew Breitbart embodied that will to stand up boldly against evil. Let us take up his sword and fight on.
Sad news, bless him for God has him now
Seedyrom (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 12:12PM EDT (link)Perhaps it was a heart attack. Regardless Andrew was important to the conservative movement for he gave voice to millions who could careless what the liberal media criminals think. They refuse to report the most important news that damages dems and Obama.
Andrew bought videos of Obama in college. I hope his family sees they are published. Nothing like a good last slap in Obama’s face from the grave.
A Huge Loss
independentvoteril Thursday, March 1st at 12:36PM EDT (link)I seen him once .. he went toe to toe with protesters at a conservative event.. HE was a GIANT among MEN and was NOT scared to show it like so many.. My prayers to his family who I am sure are PROUD of all he has done with bring the TRUTH to the people
Breitbart, Judaism and Autopsies
naraht Thursday, March 1st at 12:43PM EDT (link)To his wife and family:
May G-d comfort you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem”
The general rule in Judaism is that unless it can help somebody (organ donation or because of a question of how/why someone died) autopsies and embalming are generally considered abuse of the corpse (which is why Jewish Funerals tend to be so quickly after death). My grandfather died similarly in his late 70s and no autopsy was done.
However for a death at age 42 with no *immediate* prior factors, it is reasonable to do an autopsy. I’m sure the first thing that they’ll be looking for is a heart attack/other heart related trouble given his heart issues last year. I’m sure a stroke will also be looked for. While a toxicology screen may probably be ordered on the blood as part of general procedure, if they find a major clot in the coronary arteries or any significant sign of either a wet or dry stroke, the coroner is quite within his professional responsibilities not to order one if he has the cause of death.
could you do an more ghoulish post? could you?
streiff (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 1:09PM EDT (link)You have a warning only because you’ve been around for 3 years +. Follow this up at your peril.
“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”
Actually,
jlsankot Friday, March 2nd at 6:29AM EDT (link)I found his post very informative, but then, I’m a nurse and have an interest in these things. Perhaps others do too. It does not take away from my shock and sadness of the loss of a fighter for the conservative movement.
I tell my grandkids to never pass up an opportunity to learn something and “naraht” taught me something today. Thank you.
one of the things that we hopefully learn in becoming adults
streiff (Diary) Friday, March 2nd at 9:13AM EDT (link)is a sense of propriety. There is a time and a place for discussing the autopsy process, that place is not in a man’s memorial.
For five cents I’d take this as an opportunity for both of you to “learn something,” like how to register at another blog after you’ve been punted from this one.
“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”
What a huge loss for not only his family, but
runner12 (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 12:48PM EDT (link)this country.
Breitbart was a Conservative hero. He boldly spoke out the truth regarding the hypocrisy and the danger of the American Left. The void he leaves in the Conservative movement will not easily be replaced, if ever.
My prayers are with his family right now. May we have the courage inspire to pick up where he left off.
It is time for us
GOP Politix (Diary) Friday, March 2nd at 11:08AM EDT (link)to carry the torch and continue fighting for right as Mr. Breitbart would. I believe that is how he would want it.
May God bless his family during their time of loss.
“What is truth?” – Pilate
John 18:38
Very sad. Too bad it took his death to stir me
conservativemountaineer Thursday, March 1st at 1:00PM EDT (link)to finally convert the sample copy of “Righteous Indignation” iBook to a purchased full copy. I will drop reading one of my other books to start this one tonight.
RIP, Mr. Breigtbart.
Just because the cloud has a silver lining doesn’t mean it’s not going to rain.
Did not want to put words down and squarely face this news
fightnright Thursday, March 1st at 1:44PM EDT (link)but I must add my signature to rs’s book of condolences to Mr Breitbart’s wife and young ones. With admiration for a man who, becoming enlightened by the fire of the Spirit, accomplished more in his 43 years than most will in long long lifetimes.
A gift for the children of the world from the Moon-Angel
(a passage from the children’s classic ‘The Garden Behind the Moon’ by Howard Pyle)
‘Under his arm the Moon-Angel carried a box of iron, shut and locked, but with a golden key in the keyhole. “Children,” said he, “Here is a box for you to keep. In it is the greatest joy and the greatest sorrow in the world. Keep it closed, and you will always be happy as you now are. But if you open it, sorrow will come upon you.” Then he went away, leaving the box behind him.
Seven days passed, and then one day the woman said to the man, “I wonder what there can be in that box? The tall man said that in it was the greatest joy in the world.” “He said that the greatest sorrow in the world was in it also,” said the man “But,” said the woman, “If we open it we will behold the greatest joy in the world.” “And we will let the greatest sorrow out into the world,” said the man.
“Now, what would you have done, David?” said the old woman of the cliff. David spoke up boldly (you must remember he was a man now). “I would have opened the box,” said he, “For surely it is worth suffering the greatest sorrow for the sake of the greatest joy.”
RIP Andrew Breitbart
“I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover,” she said. “I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. … You want people who don’t worry about the next election.” Beverly Perdue, NC Governor
If you don’t believe that Democrats will do what they say, then don’t vote. But be warned: your 2016 vote may come too late. Vote Republican in 2012!
Fallen Comrade - We liked Breitbart
ArchTriumph (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 1:59PM EDT (link)I feel a weight that is odd. I didn’t know him any more than most of us. I caught his occasional appearance on Fox, Dennis Miller, Hannity etc. And yet, somehow I took comfort from knowing that Andrew Breitbart was out there, fighting demons, slaying dragons, protecting us from the onslaught, taking the heat. It’s like a brother-in-arms is down. It’s as if Achilles has toppled. We needed him,: our hero, our happy warrior, our champion. You know what else I feel, welling up inside of me: RESOLVE. He was fearless. And we must be too, no matter the cost. We must pay any price, even death in order to LIVE and LIVE FREE. Let’s pick up his mantle, the flag, ol’ Glory and march on to reclaim this country. Until the scourge of Liberalism is defeated or we all lay lifeless and full of life. RIP Breitbart.
Reality’s Sylogism. Unflappable, Unashamed, Unabashed, Unapologetic.
He gave so much of himself for the cause of freedom
littlehouse18 (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 2:54PM EDT (link)it puts my meager efforts to shame.
Breitbart's own words, what becomes
jc230 Thursday, March 1st at 2:05PM EDT (link)of the “damaging” Obama videos he eluded to during his CPAC speech. More important, listen to his CPAC speech (link below) he offers wise words to Republicans and conservatives. It’s well worth your time to listen, and reflect on our loss. The loss of a young man, a brilliant humorous conservative thinker, who seemingly had much more time to offer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbycMtTUDfE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
It's been said of the MSM
aesthete (Diary) Thursday, March 1st at 5:12PM EDT (link)that they don’t notice their bias in the same way that fish don’t notice the water they swim in. Breitbart’s special talent was to reveal that bias to them and to prove its existence to those of us who’d always suspected. The online right owes its justification and expansion in many ways to Breitbart, and it is fitting that he’s receiving such effusive praise from those places on the web.
“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.”
-P.J. O’Rourke
2 things we must learn that Breitbart
dudette Friday, March 2nd at 7:37AM EDT (link)always preached: 1) GO to the the ENEMY, take the fight TO them. That is why he went on Bill Maher’s show, went to leftist protests, etc…his courage gives courage to others who feel the same way but are not so vocal. He may not have converted anyone on Maher’s panel or audience, but he knew that his example of courage would stiffen the spines of conservatives who are on the sidelines.
2) CULTURE—that is where the change happens. We need conservative and unabashedly so, artists, musicians, who make art /music/ pop art relevant, current and touch the younger generation. This is where the battleground is and Andrew knew it. This is where converts are made, minds are changed. He decried the fact that while we slept so to speak, the left gained ascendancy in the churches, the film world, the music world…
We need to follow both those guidelines—we each have our talents, let’s use them in the manner Andrew. Also he understood the Internet and its power and used it—something many of us can pursue. His book is the handbook. RIP Andrew
For a soldier of Freedom
tanstaf1 Friday, March 2nd at 9:23AM EDT (link)For a soldier of Freedom:
To fallen soldiers let us sing,
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing,
Our broken brother let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord
No more weeping,
No more fight,
No friends bleeding through the night,
Just Devine embrace,
Eternal light,
In the Mansions of the Lord
Where patriots cry
And libertarians weep,
We shall stand and hold
Though our brother sleeps,,
All through the ages let us fight
For the right to breathe free.
Hold your ground. hold your ground, my brothers. I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!
It's Time to Make Andrew Proud; it's time to Stand in His Shadow and continue the Fight
camurd Friday, March 2nd at 9:42AM EDT (link)Yesterday was a very sad day indeed, America lost a great Patriot. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
Andrew has planted the seeds of Conservatism in a new generation and has shown all of us the way to fight the progressive suppressive left. I think this is the time for all of us to stand bold and face the left with as much confidence as Andrew, it is time to make him proud.
Rest in Peace Brave Warrior for the battle will continue in your honor.
Semper Fidelis
It is time for us
GOP Politix (Diary) Friday, March 2nd at 11:10AM EDT (link)to carry the torch. That is how he would want it and it is our duty.
May God bless and comfort Mr. Breitbart’s family during this time of loss.
“What is truth?” – Pilate
John 18:38
HERE IS THE PROBLEM:
godschosen Tuesday, March 13th at 8:45AM EDT (link)….The Truth is in the way of The Great Deceiver’s agenda, and like sunlight to vampires (what a coincidence
)) ……..”For the Word of God is Living and Powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”……..It’s been said that the truth hurts, and Capital C Truth hurts evil the most, but ANY truth hurts evil anytime they cross paths. Our dear brother Andrew exposed the evil deceivers by using small “t” truth effectively, and they howled and moaned like vampires exposed to the sunrise! He was truly a soldier wielding truth like a sword, and He will be sorely missed by those who value the truth………and The Truth!!!! ……see Hebrews 4:12, John 14:6. Malama Pono Iesu!! (Honor Righteousness Jesus)