I personally want to extend my condolences to his family. He was taken from us far too young. No one plans to lose a husband or father at only 43.
The loss of just this one man will affect millions who have come to rely on him and his “Big” web sites to offer access to stories and news that they could find nowhere else. He was bigger than life, getting in the face of his enemies and forcing them to discuss things they would rather leave in the dark. He thrived on the fight. He relished the battle. And he was successful in forcing the media to at least admit the possibility of certain things, like the ACORN and Planned Parenthood scandals, stories that they still tried to shy away from.
He has been responsible for encouraging “citizen journalism,” giving the ordinary citizen the same responsibility as “professional jourlists” to report on stories. He gave us the same, if not more, respect to study and report on a story as the professionally coiffed and attired pretty faces. He enabled the common man to realize that yes, their opinions counted, and that yes, they who were willing to take on the “irrelevant” stories were worthy to be heard. James O’Keefe was one such citizen journalist who has made a difference. I hope there are many more. He was a warrior for the truth. We need an army of warriors to carry on his work and to free us from the tyranny of limited journalism.
Rest in peace, Andrew, rest in peace.
Joshua Trevino Tweets (Via Ace)
The conservative, truth seeking cause suffered the loss of a great warrior today, may he rest in peace; may 10,000 rise in his place.
Hey Sarge
And in stark contrast to your positive post, the liberals have this to say.
I guess I have become jaded, not only is that type of reaction no longer shocking to me it has become expected.
/Interesting Times We Live In
#3 Squawk: The Washington Examiner, I would not defile the bottom of a bird cage with that paper. Charming folks, those libs, aren’t they?
I just realized that Breitbart was like a shooting star – he shone brightly, cast a light, got a lot of attention, and then flared out quickly.
Liberal reaction is about what I expected from such a loving, tolerant, free-speech-loving group.
I just wonder who will pick up where he left off? Will we see the Obama videos he promised for this upcoming election season? Who will manage his “Big” sites?
#4 BC
You might want to rethink that statement.
The Washington Examiner is one of the best online conservative sites out there. Michael Barone, Philip Klein, Byron York – some of the best writing being done on current politics.
The page at the Examiner was simply reposting comments on Twitter.
Well actually bones the comment was not about the WE. As Sarge would say “I think it instructive to see the other sides reaction”. And the story was about the “tweets” from the left. Pretty heinous comments. No wonder them folks believe it is okay to murder babies in and out of the womb. no respect for anyone much less life.
/Not a slam against Sarge btw.
But yeah I would not line my virtual birdcage with the virtual version of the virtual paper to catch virtually all the virtual bird poop from the virtual bird in my virtual bird cage. Because of what Texpat said above.
/Engage brain into forward Squawk before backing out.
/Edited to make my point a bit more clearer
/COFFEE I NEED MORE CUBAN CIGARS WITH MY COFFEE
Well, at least two lefties have some integrity.
Josh Marshall, editor of Talking Points Memo, and Hilary Rosen:
#6, 7: I
standehr ah, sit corrected. What I read in the comments section in the WEprollyabsolutely clouded my judgement. I actually know very little of the Washington Examiner. My comment should have been directed specifically at those who would post such vile hatred at someone who, usually only spoke the truth.My fellow couchmates, please forgive my outburst; I will endeavor to refrain from same in the future.
The only case of which I am aware that was not completely straight up was about Shirley Sherrod and some selective editing.
We all need to take up his mantle and expose the lies and corruption as he did.
Jonathan Last of the Weekly Standard recalls being invited to Arianna Huffington’s home in California in the late 1990s and meeting her right-hand man, Breitbart.
Bonez
Heh not a problem. I too am guilty of those knee-jerk reactions.
Which in itself is the kind of tribute to Brietbart that Trevino suggests.
Ace posts Brietbart’s most shining moment:
The day he took over Anthony Weiner’s press conference.
Fight you bastids.
Fight and you’ll win.
Hang up the phones folks, we have a winner.
/Sarge ducks wondering when I am going to throw the other shoe at him.
Hannity talked to someone close to Brietbart today who said the Obama tapes will still be out.
What a loss for the cause, I believe we had just seen the beginnings of what this man’s creative mind would have brought in the future. RIP Andrew Breitbart.
Not being a member of the fourth estate, he was always on the outside looking in and whooping it up.
His legacy will always be CPAC, Weiner and Sherrold.
RIP
The left was never able to refute any of his discoveries, so they could only resort to and reply with what they had left – false claims and personal destruction.