Thursday, March 1, 2012

Conservative Activist Andrew Breitbart Dies

Andrew Breitbart dead: Outspoken conservative was 43: Andrew Breitbart, frankly conservative writer, activist, and the site operator, died in Los Angeles, where he lived with his wife and four young children. He was 43.

Breitbart, who, perhaps better known conservative who brought down New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, was pronounced dead at UCLA Medical Center shortly after midnight, the Coroner's Office County of Los Angeles told Yahoo News. Cause of death was not immediately known, the representative of the coroner's office said.

One site, BigGovernment.com, announced his death Thursday morning.

"Andrew died suddenly of natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles," read a note on its website. "Andrew has lived bravely, so we are very timid souls dare to live freely and fully, and to fight for the freedom of the fragile, he showed us how to love."

We do not know that it was natural causes. The representative of the site did not immediately respond to a request for additional information. According to the Associated Press, Breitbart collapsed while walking near his home in Brentwood. Ambulance could not revive him.

The Conservatives responded quickly to the news. "I am contrite," said Rick Santorum reporters traveling with his campaign. "What a powerful force. What a huge loss in my opinion, for our country, and, of course, for the conservative movement. My prayers are with his family. I am very sorry to hear that."
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"RIP" O mighty warrior! "Texas Governor Rick Perry wrote on Twitter.

Perhaps the big claims and the latest Breitbart to fame was leaving New York Congressman Anthony Weiner last June Breitbart website BigGovernment.com broke the original story of indecent photographs Weiner Twitter, which Congress initially rejected it. But Breitbart, finally forced the hands of a threat to other pictures. In Weiner infamous press conference where he admitted his second violation, Breitbart stole the show, Weiner prevent the capture of a microphone and answer questions.

"I'm here to win", Breitbart barked. "The press" Breitbart lies, Breitbart Breitbart is there. "Give me a lie is provable." (Jon Stewart later than Breitbart scene stealing appearance from Kanye West, to enter into stars Taylor Swift at the Grammy Awards.)

In 2010, however, trust Breitbart was burned after his website published a video of a 40-minute speech, NAACP U.S. Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod, who seemed to show her making racist comments. Breitbart heat, when it was published in full, showing the video selectively edited comments were taken out of context - and Sherrod was fired for it. (The White House later apologized to abandon Sherrod, a longtime employee of the USDA, and Sherrod sued for libel Breitbart, a suit that was in progress when he died).

Breitbart early intervention in journalism began when he helped launch the Huffington Post before moving on to the Drudge Report - where he served as Deputy Matt Drudge - and eventually start his own line of the cache sites, including Breitbart.com, Breitbart . TV, big government, big Hollywood, big big world, and journalism.

And worldwide emissions of political and media networks, they broke some big news. Breitbart - who once told Slate, "the business model to go on the offensive" - ​​was enrolled in violation of a number of alleged theft of video penetration in the offices of the community organization ACORN group.

"All I can think of now is that Andrew's mean to me as a friend, from when we worked together," Arianna Huffington wrote in an e-mail on Yahoo News. "Her passion, exuberance, fearlessness. First of all I think about it the moment his wife Susie and their amazing four beautiful little children. "

Matt Drudge wrote in a note to readers on top of the site: "Andrew Breitbart has been a constant source of energy, passion and commitment that we share the love of ruffles, a new love interest is going on.".

The outpouring of condolences and thoughts of conservatives - and even some liberals - in the air and Twitter, as friends and colleagues greeted him with courage and candor.

"He was one of the Intrepid I have ever known," John shook Goldberg, founder and chief editor of National Review Online, told Fox News ". One of his favorite pastimes was all retweet out of hatred, the people threw at him, because he as a matter of honor. It was his Wheaties. "

"I will remember his great passion and are ready to battle a good mood," ABC News "Terry Moran wrote on Twitter." Good or bad, he changed modern journalism. "

Ned Ryun, president of the American majority, each Breitbart, said: "He did what many in the conservative movement are afraid to do - to go from right to left, not down, he served as an example for others. Conservative movement to fight for our values, without apology or compromise. "

In its updated 2011 book "The righteous indignation», Breitbart said his love of hunting. "I wanted to fight for what I believe I love to have fun while doing it ... I wanted to resist, I would like to find allies, and - the famous - I like to make enemies."

But in his last tweet at 23:25 PST on the environment, the famous writer frankness offered an olive branch to followers: "I have called you Putz, because I thought you were deliberately dishonest," he wrote in response to the Lamar White Jr., blogger in Louisiana. "If it's not I apologize."

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