Dear readers: No further comments today, as Professor Jacobson reports that Tea Party warrior Andrew Breitbart is dead.
Prayers for his soul and the comfort of his family.
Update: Shrine friend and citizen activist Mark Meckler goes into detail on impact that the loss of Andrew will mean to the blogosphere, as well as some background on Breitbart’s heart problems. From Mark, whose thoughts correspond with my own:
Andrew did things that no one has ever done before. He fought fights in which no one else was willing to engage. He was a slayer of dragons, a knight in shining armor, and who I sincerely and personally hoped would help to save the day, and by extension, the country. He will be terribly missed. There is no one else like him. Others will step in to fill the void he has left, and Big Journalism (and his other projects) will continue. But it will not be the same.
UPDATE 2: To those of you who become upset at the nasty comments about Breitbart on the lefty sites and on Twitter that will appear today, I can only suggest that you keep this in perspective: They lose a piece of their soul with each insult they type. Pity them. Then annoy them with your prayers.
In fact, take the time today and “flag” them for abuse on those websites. Instead of complaining, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Andrew would have wanted it so.
Then tomorrow, channel that energy into commenting more yourself on lefty and standard news sites.
WIN 2012 FOR ANDREW.
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SHRINE FRIENDS WHO SHARE IN OUR DEEP MOURNING:
- Professor Jacobson: A personal note on the death of Andrew Breitbart
- The Other McCain: RIP, Andrew Breitbart.
- Gateway Pundit: Tragic News: Conservative Hero Andrew Breitbart Is Dead
- The Anchoress: Andrew Breitbart, RIP; Reactions
- HillBuzz: A Warrior Like No Other
- Kira Davis: RIP ANDREW BREIBART, GONE TOO SOON.
And, finally, Tammy Bruce who wept at times during today’s podcast. Her thoughts and those of her TAMily can be found here: ANDREW BREITBART, RIP.
And some more from the SLOBs:
- DooDoo Economics/Charles Caesar: Andrew Breitbart death trumps Sheriff Arpaio Announcement.
- Word Warrior: THE PASSING OF A CONSERVATIVE WARRIOR
- Left Coast Rebel: On the Passing of Andrew Breitbart
[...] Tip of the fedora to Leslie Eastman. [...]
Unbelievable shock. My advice to conservatives is to keep a cool head today and speak carefully.
[...] Temple of Mut, due to the fact that the proprietor is a die-hard Democratic tea party supporter. Here is Mut’s perspective on the vile comments of the left on Breitbart’s untimely demise. [...]
When the *conservative* Mt. Rushmore is commissioned, AB has earned his place alongside the greats, Reagan, Goldwater, Buckley and (of course) Rush himself…
Mere words cannot express the magnitude of the loss to the Conservative Movement.
“Cogito, ergo TEA Party!” ~ DeepWheat
A hero of our movement has fallen. Too soon, Andrew, too soon… Your presence will be greatly missed.
What a classy person you are to make such a comment. Thank you for showing us that even when somebody has died, people such as you can still be nasty.
ac4coco: Thanks for your defense of Breitbart. It seems epoch11 failed to read the Temple of Mut comment policy. His remarks have gone to a better place. With you help, and the other Breitbart-inspired patriots, we will prevail this Nov.6th.
Tammy Bruce is great. I have been a fan since the 80′s. Her fight with NOW during the OJ trial and her sefural to support their hypocrisy gained even more of my support.We need more leaders like Tammy. She has teamed up with some real losers, but I know she will not cave against her beliefs.
[...] http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/the-shrine-is-is-deepest-mourning-for-dead-warrior/#comm… [...]
The Mass for the Dead is so lovely… Nothing like liturgical Latin to lend “gravitas” and its twin, “dignatas”.
I was really saddened to see that he had died. He’s really difficult to replace.
Some thoughts. Andrew will be missed terribly by his family, friends, and mere people who only read about him. He is Leonidas at Thermopylae. Now its up to all of us to win at Platae.
A great analogy, AP! Thanks for stopping by to share the mourning with us. Tomorrow, we will join you in the battle for 2012 and beyond.
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I am feeling low today, but I find watching this helps (a bit)
As for the plan by some Kossacks to get the Westboro Baptist Church to protest Breitbart’s funeral, I am pretty sure Andrew would say: Bring it on! If only that they revealed again how vile they really are. I think he would treat such a protest as a badge of honor.
I wish this was all an elaborate hoax and Andrew Breitbart will surprise us in October with a bunch of great stuff. Sadly that is not the case.
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