RIP Andrew Breitbart

Meh. Sounds like the guy is getting his karmic reward. Live by the sword, get cut in half while mowing your lawn.

Andrew Breitbart, a Washington Times columnist who oversees Breitbart.com and BigHollywood.com, tapped into the anti-Kennedy vein in the hours after the senator’s death was announced, posting a series of Twitter messages in which he called Kennedy a “villain,” a “duplicitous bastard” and a “prick.” "I'm more than willing to go off decorum to ensure THIS MAN is not beatified,” Breitbart wrote. “Sorry, he destroyed lives. And he knew it."

People are just following his example. Right or left.

Early this morning, news broke that Sen. Ted Kennedy had passed away after serving in the U.S. Senate for nearly 50 years. Soon after, conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart began a sustained assault on Kennedy’s memory, tweeting “Rest in Chappaquiddick.” Over the course of the next three hours, Breitbart unapologetically attacked Kennedy, calling him a “villain,” “a big ass motherf@#$er,” a “duplicitous bastard” and a “prick.” “I’ll shut my mouth for Carter. That’s just politics. Kennedy was a special pile of human excrement,” wrote Breitbart in one tweet. When Politico’s Michael Calderone highlighted Breitbart’s attacks in an article called, “Not all Kennedy critics hold fire,” a pleased Breitbart tweeted: Andrew Breitbart tweets about Politico covering his tweets. When a fellow conservative tweeted to Breitbart asking him not to treat Kennedy like they believe some on the left treated the passing of Tony Snow and Ronald Reagan, Breitbart responded “How dare you compare Snow & Reagan to Kennedy! Why do you grant a BULLY special status upon his death? This isnt lib v con.” Despite his claim that his attacks weren’t about “lib v. con,” Breitbart repeatedly justified them in ideological terms. “Look, this man was granted absolution for nothing. Class, life station played a part but PARTY was everything. GOP couldnt get away with it,” complained Breitbart in one tweet. “IF a GOP possesses 1/100 of human failings of T. Kennedy he/she is TOAST,” he claimed in another. “In this moment I cant but recognize absolute backwardness of media & society. Bush=EVIL. Ted Kennedy=SAINT. Im gonna keep fighin’, folks,” Breitbart said in another tweet.

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I agree with Poopshovel in that I feel for his family. But it sounds like he brought this on himself with his actions and his words when Kennedy died.

I would imagine similar responses were posted online when Mother Theresa died. The point is, there are always trolls who think they're funny - it doesn't matter who the person was who died.

Not all love is lost-

Arianna Huffington on Brietbarts death-

"Liz, I was asked many times this morning for my thoughts on what Andrew meant to the political world, but all I can think of at the moment is what Andrew meant to me as a friend, starting from when we worked together — his passion, his exuberance, his fearlessness. And above all, what I'm thinking of at the moment is his amazing wife Susie and their four beautiful young children. My love and thoughts are with them right now. Arianna"

Grizz wrote:

@darrenfiorello: Andrew Breitbart died? Is it wrong that I’m happier about that than when they got bin Laden and Saddam? @readjunk: I wonder if the state of Douchery will lower it’s flags at half mast? #AndrewBreitbart @johnkapp: Andrew Breitbart was a racist, sexist, homophobe. Good riddance. @towndrinker: good riddance to bad rubbish. no reason to mourn someone who made it their business to make this world a less pleasant place. #breitbart @Sttbs73: It is very hard to have sympathy for an evil person like Andrew Breitbart! I am done being NICE. @jeffglasse: Andrew Breitbart now enjoying afternoon tea with Hitler #goodriddanceyouhack @darrenfiorello: People don’t die at 43 of natural causes. But if you’re going to live a lie, you may as well die one. #tcot #p2 @AlmightyBob: @AndrewBreitbart haha youre dead and in hell being a gay with hitler @Chico Delainky: I wonder how #AndrewBreitbart died? If he was found with some type of foreign object in his butt., that would be really funny. Click here to find out more! @neuteronomy: You know, I don’t often speak ill of the dead, but #AndrewBreitbart was a detestable waste of air. @PaulyPeligroso: Andrew Breitbart died doing what he loved. Not having a heart. @TheSocialest: Good riddance Breitbart. Hopefully they put James O’Keefe in your casket. @gabriel0923: Andrew #Breitbart has died having been finally consumed by his revolting hatred! The world is better off without him! @dufus: Did we cry when Hitler died? No.. #Breitbart see you in hell shiny happy person @dac2527: Satan calls Andrew Breitbart home… Good riddance! @TheLibertyLamp: Andrew Breitbart destroyed lives based on LIES, I will not be some phony liberal and pretend condolences. ROT IN HELL ANDREW U BASTARD! @dollada06: Andrew Brietbart is dead, its no Rush Limbaugh but i’ll take it! #GOP #DFL @ChickGoneBad: They say Andrew Breitbart died of natural causes. Sure, that having that much evil inside you will almost naturally kill you. @JerryWaxman2: His kind of journalism, and the “gotcha” out of context videos deserve an early death. http://huff.to/wJlRNS via @HuffingtonPost @GOP_Hates_You: @AndrewBreitbart Burn in HELL

Buncha berkeleying retards. I hope they all get herpes. I also like that the huffington post say he "played an early role" not " helped start the berkeleying thing."

The love and compassion of the left on parade......

In reply to Sultan:

So when Breitbart said horrible things about Kennedy's death, that is just telling the truth.

But when arbitrary people on the internet say horrible things about Breitbart's death, that is an indictment of liberals?

To me anyone who is celebrating someone's death because of their political orientation has no moral compass.

Worth noting: Pretty sure Breitbart wasn't a murderer. So there's that.

I don't have anything against the guy, and I do feel really, really horrible for his family. "True Patriot" might be stretch. The ACORN thing was berkeleying awesome though.

All that said, I'm not going to call anybody out for talking E36 M3 about him posthumously when he apparently has done the same to others.

Otto Maddox wrote: In reply to Sultan: So when Breitbart said horrible things about Kennedy's death, that is just telling the truth. But when arbitrary people on the internet say horrible things about Breitbart's death, that is an indictment of liberals? To me anyone who is celebrating someone's death because of their political orientation has no moral compass.

re the bolded section: I completely agree.

With no intention of defending Breitbart's despicable timing in his Kennedy diatribe, I'll suggest the man was reacting to any/all attempts to anoint TK as a political saint. Had justice prevailed, Ted would have still been behind bars or on parole at the same time he started down the legislative path as hero to those without a voice.

May Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment; she didn't have a voice either.

At least Breitbart gave some reasoning for his venom. I said some pretty tough things about TK after his death, but he earned. And not out in public or on Twitter.

You tell me who Breitbart killed, or if he covered up his nephews raping a girl in W. Palm Beach, and I'll agree with the left. But until then...

Otto Maddox wrote: To me anyone who is celebrating someone's death because of their political orientation has no moral compass.

Yep, this right here. I have purposefully tried not to watch my facebook feed today, because I didn't want to read the garbage my liberal friends would be saying. Not all, but some I know have probably said some stuff that would make me think low of them and I just don't want to see it.

I know Breitbart was a mud slinger that loved to dump gasoline on political fires but he doesn't deserve what people are saying about him. Michael Moore is a scumbag but he won't deserve it either when he dies.

I'm sure we wouldn't hear similar things if Al Gore died right?

Breitbart groomed a larger-than-life persona, the face he portrayed himself to be was a warrior for the conservative faithful, in a black and white, good vs evil world where his ends justified the means. Whatever he might have been in his private life, the aggressive crusader was the side of himself he emphasized and wanted to be known for.

Should it surprise anyone that when you make yourself into a caricature, people treat you as one even in death?

Otto Maddox wrote: In reply to Sultan: So when Breitbart said horrible things about Kennedy's death, that is just telling the truth. But when arbitrary people on the internet say horrible things about Breitbart's death, that is an indictment of liberals? To me anyone who is celebrating someone's death because of their political orientation has no moral compass.

Dear Otto, The left pretends to loving and only care about others. This is not true. Maybe in years past liberals were loving yet the new brand of progressives are the same hate filled people who brought the world eugenics.

Honestly I don’t care how hated filled they want to be just don’t dress in sheep’s clothing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society

Remeber the call for the new civility after Giffords was shot?

Here it is:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/andrew-breitbart-death-of-a-douche-20120301

In reply to Sultan:

This name calling E36 M3 is really getting old. And the reason nothing ever gets better in this country. We are just heading down a rat hole because both sides spend to much time calling one side or the other socialist or communist or fascist or some other ist. Rather then having parties that try to work together towards improving this country we get parties that are going further apart and never compromising. This country was found on people working together and creating compromises which allowed us to have a great functioning government. Somewhere rather then keep that tradition we said nah berkeley it let's just throw mud at each other like a bunch of monkeys which while highly entertain makes for a E36 M3ty way forward. And whether people are willing to admit it or not people are never going to agree one way forward and you aren't going to make everyone happy but there needs to compromise to continue to have a successful country. And this is why I don't like the douchenozzles on Fox or the E36 M3 heads on MSNBC because they are just making this problem larger and unless we as a nation work together we are never going to get ourselves out of the hole we are in now.

Let's just be clear here.

The guy just died. Like it or not, he did what he thought was right. Did I mention he just died? Tomorrow I may have something to say about his politics. Today, I'm just sorry for his family and reflecting on how short life can be. That guy was just a tic older than me.

And just to be clear, it was wrong when many people said terrible things about Kennedy right after he died. It's just as wrong to talk about Breitbart in derogatory terms today.

Just because the guy was vocal about things political doesn't mean we all have to act like political hacks when discussing his death.

The whacko at Kos has called for the westboro babtist church to protest Breitbarts funeral.

Way to stay classy with that new civility.

93EXCivic wrote: In reply to Sultan: This name calling E36 M3 is really getting old. And the reason nothing ever gets better in this country. We are just heading down a rat hole because both sides spend to much

Should have just stopped here.

All political stuff aside, the guy was a well-documented liar and had no problem destroying people's lives for his own entertainment and profit (Shirley Sherrod for example). For those reasons alone I grinned at the news. I'll do the same for any equally dishonest, horrible person on the left.

93EXCivic wrote: In reply to Sultan: This name calling E36 M3 is really getting old. And the reason nothing ever gets better in this country. We are just heading down a rat hole because both sides spend to much time calling one side or the other socialist or communist or fascist or some other ist. Rather then having parties that try to work together towards improving this country we get parties that are going further apart and never compromising. This country was found on people working together and creating compromises which allowed us to have a great functioning government. Somewhere rather then keep that tradition we said nah berkeley it let's just throw mud at each other like a bunch of monkeys which while highly entertain makes for a E36 M3ty way forward. And whether people are willing to admit it or not people are never going to agree one way forward and you aren't going to make everyone happy but there needs to compromise to continue to have a successful country. And this is why I don't like the douchenozzles on Fox or the E36 M3 heads on MSNBC because they are just making this problem larger and unless we as a nation work together we are never going to get ourselves out of the hole we are in now.

93 EXCivic

I agree with how your feel. Our country in at an intersection and let me pitch an idea to you. Let’s say you love your car and I love your car yet I want to fundamentally transform it. I would like to put a big ass body kit on it and cut off the roof. So where do we compromise? Are willing to have the roof cut off or do you want the body kit? If you pick neither then you aren’t willing to compromise and if you agree with one of them then I got what I wanted.

So which do you want?

GameboyRMH wrote: All political stuff aside, the guy was a well-documented liar and had no problem destroying people's lives for his own entertainment and profit (Shirley Sherrod for example). For those reasons alone I grinned at the news. I'll do the same for any equally dishonest, horrible person on the left.

What exactly are these well documented lies? Shirley Sherrod ruined her own life.

ThePhranc wrote:

GameboyRMH wrote: All political stuff aside, the guy was a well-documented liar and had no problem destroying people's lives for his own entertainment and profit (Shirley Sherrod for example). For those reasons alone I grinned at the news. I'll do the same for any equally dishonest, horrible person on the left.

What exactly are these well documented lies? Shirley Sherrod ruined her own life.

I don't remember him firing her. I wish I could remember who did…….

Sultan wrote:

ThePhranc wrote:

GameboyRMH wrote: All political stuff aside, the guy was a well-documented liar and had no problem destroying people's lives for his own entertainment and profit (Shirley Sherrod for example). For those reasons alone I grinned at the news. I'll do the same for any equally dishonest, horrible person on the left.

What exactly are these well documented lies? Shirley Sherrod ruined her own life.

I don't remember him firing her. I wish I could remember who did…….

She resigned after the dully deserved haranguing she got for being a racist and using racse as a factor in government duties. That was just the extra bonus. The point of the video was to show how racist the audience was when they cheered her racism. But that point is dishonestly cast aside by the left and they make it about her when it was about the groups mindset. He even said what the point of that video was about and it got ignored.

He must have been getting ready to release something really nasty about someone.

Point is he edited the video to completely misrepresent what she said (she thought about doing something racist - you could say she thought a racist thought - but didn't do a racist thing), and that got her fired. Those post-hoc excuses from Breitbart don't cut it with me. Even if those were originally his intentions, the way he misrepresented what she said was horribly dishonest.

I seem to remember her being asking to step down. The clip looks bad and watching the whole video puts her comments in persective. The administration gave her the door.