May he rest in pieces. -T
Publisher and Author Andrew Breitbart Dead
To: Undisclosed-Recipient@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:05 AM
TRAGEDY!!!
WHO IS GOING TO RUN THE REPUBLICAN WITCHHUNTS?
who is going to 'investigate' rumors with their crack team of
photoshoppers, liars, pimps and hos?
The Los Angeles Coroner's Office confirmed to ABC News Radio that
Breitbart died shortly after midnight at UCLA Medical Center. CAUSE
OF DEATH: his soul collapsed.
Publisher and Author Andrew Breitbart Dead
By CHRISTINA NG (@ChristinaNg27)
March 1, 2012
Washington Times commentator and Breitbart.com webmaster Andrew
Breitbart speaks during the American Conservative Union's Conservative
Political Action Conference, Feb. 12, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Brendan
Smialowski/Getty Images)
Andrew Breitbart, the noted conservative Internet publisher and
author, has died. He was 43.
A statement posted on his website said that Breitbart died
"unexpectedly from natural causes" this morning.
The Los Angeles Coroner's Office confirmed to ABC News Radio that
Breitbart died shortly after midnight at UCLA Medical Center.
The following statement was posted on Breitbart's website today:
"With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of
Andrew Breitbart. 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:
Breitbart appeared as a commentator on Real Time with Bill Maher and
Dennis Miller. In 2004 he was a guest commentator on Fox News
Channel's morning show and frequently appeared as a guest panelist on
Fox News's late night program, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Breitbart also
appeared as a commentator in the 2004 documentary Michael Moore Hates
America.[15]
On October 22, 2009, Breitbart appeared on the C-SPAN program
Washington Journal. He gave his opinions on the mainstream media,
Hollywood, the Obama Administration and his personal political views,
having heated debates with several callers.[5]
In the hours immediately following Senator Ted Kennedy's death,
Breitbart called Kennedy a "villain", a "duplicitous bastard", a
"prick"[16] and "a special pile of human excrement."[17][18]
In February 2010 Breitbart received the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media
Award during the Conservative Political Action Conference in
Washington, D.C. During his acceptance speech, he responded directly
to accusations by New York Times reporter Kate Zernike that Jason
Mattera, a young conservative activist, had been using "racial tones"
in his allusions to President Barack Obama, and had spoken in a "Chris
Rock voice." From the podium, Breitbart called Zernike "a despicable
human being" for having made such allegations about Mattera's New York
accent.[19] At the same conference, Breitbart was also filmed saying
to journalist Max Blumenthal that he found him to be "a jerk", and "a
despicable human being" due to a blog entry posted by Blumenthal.[2]
Breitbart often appeared as a speaker at Tea Party movement events
across the U.S. For example, Breitbart was a keynote speaker at the
first National Tea Party Convention at Gaylord Opryland Hotel in
Nashville on February 6, 2010.[20] Breitbart later involved himself in
a controversy over homophobic and alleged racial slurs being used at a
March 20, 2010 rally at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
by asserting that slurs were never used, and that "It was a set-up" by
Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party. Breitbart offered to donate
$100,000 to the United Negro College Fund "for any audio/video footage
of the N-word being hurled", claiming that they made it up. Breitbart
insisted Congressman John Lewis and the several other witnesses were
forced to lie, concluding that "Nancy Pelosi did a great disservice to
a great civil rights icon by thrusting him out there to perform this
mischievous task. His reputation is now on the line as a result of her
desperation to take down the Tea Party movement.
Breitbart launched a number of websites, including Breitbart.com,[24]
BigHollywood.com,[25] BigGovernment.com,[26] BigJournalism.com,[27]
and BigPeace.com.
Controversies
This article's Criticism or Controversy section may compromise the
article's neutral point of view of the subject. Please integrate the
section's contents into the article as a whole, or rewrite the
material. (December 2010)
Anthony Weiner
Main article: Anthony Weiner sexting scandal
On May 28, 2011, Breitbart posted a sexually explicit photo on his
BigJournalism website of New York Representative Anthony Weiner
obtained through Weiner's Twitter account.[39] Initially Weiner denied
that he had sent a link to the photograph to a 21-year-old female
college student, but after questions developed, he admitted to
inappropriate online relationships. On June 6, 2011 Breitbart reported
other photos Weiner had sent, including one that was sexually graphic.
On June 8, 2011, the sexually graphic photo was leaked after Breitbart
participated in a radio interview with hosts Opie and Anthony, though
Breitbart stated that the photo was published without his
permission.[40] Weiner subsequently resigned from his congressional
seat on June 21, 2011.
Shirley Sherrod
Main article: Resignation of Shirley Sherrod
On July 19, 2010, Breitbart posted two short videos showing excerpts
of a speech by Shirley Sherrod at an NAACP fundraising dinner in March
2010. The videos ensuing controversy resulted in Sherrod being fired
from the United States Department of Agriculture on July 19. After
Breitbart was criticized for taking Sherrod's words out of context, he
posted the complete 40-minute video of the speech.[41][42][43] The
NAACP stated that the video excerpts aired by Breitbart were
deliberately deceptive and said that he had "snookered" the
group.[42][43] Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack later apologized
to Sherrod and offered her a new job.[44] In 2011, Sherrod brought
suit against Breitbart for defamation.[45]
ACORN undercover videos
Main article: ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy
Breitbart was also involved in the 2009 ACORN video controversy.
Hannah Giles[46][47] posed as a prostitute seeking assistance while
James O'Keefe portrayed her boyfriend, and clandestinely videotaped
meetings with ACORN staff.[48] Subsequent criminal investigations by
the Brooklyn District Attorney's office and the California Attorney
General found the videos were heavily edited in an attempt to make
ACORN's responses "appear more sinister",[49][50][51] and contributed
to the group's demise.[52][53] Breitbart then provided a forum for
O'Keefe on his BigGovernment.com website[54] and defended his actions
on Sean Hannity's Fox News Channel program.[55]
GOProud
Breitbart has also been embroiled in a controversy within the
conservative movement related to the participation of gay group
GOProud in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an
annual conference held in Washington, D.C. by the American
Conservative Union. In 2011 he was the primary host of a party that
served to "welcome" the "homocons" to the convention (though it was
the second year they had been participants). This flew in the face of
a boycott staged by a few social conservative groups that were
offended by the inclusion of GOProud within the conservative fold.
Writer, producer, and publisher Roger L. Simon referred to the group
as a "game-changer" for the Republican party, and asserted that it
represented a turning point in the appeal that the conservative
movement might hold for young people. Breitbart was on the Advisory
Board of GOProud until he stepped down in the wake of the group's
inadvertent outing of a senior Rick Perry aide.[56] [57]
Personal life
Breitbart was married to Susannah Bean, the daughter of actor Orson
Bean, and had four children.[7][58]
Death
On March 1, 2012, a notice on breitbart.com said that Breitbart had
died unexpectedly from natural causes earlier that day in Los Angeles.
He was 43 years old.[4][59] A bystander saw him collapse while out on
a walk in Brentwood shortly after midnight and called paramedics, who
rushed him to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where he was
declared dead.[60]
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Breitbart
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Tommy
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