Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43


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(I lent my DVD to my ex so I will have to wait to check that out.) That raises some questions. Was Andrew Breitbart an Objectivist or a conservative? There are people like Ron Paul and Glenn Beck who drop Ayn Rand's name because they make money from admirers of hers becoming fans of theirs. Congressman Dr. Ron Paul delivered 13 million babies but never determined whether if abortion is murder, does that make miscarriage manslaughter? (Philosophy, darn, it can be so difficult...) Oh, well, of course, we do not need to actually discuss that because the real problem is that the right to reproductive control is not a federal issue, but should be left to the states.

With Andrew Breitbart dead, it does not matter much, perhaps: you can't take it with you when you go. But it remains to be seen whether or not as Joseph Smith claimed on revelation that America was colonized by the Moroni, the 13th Tribe of Israel.

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I wouldn't make more of Breitbart's contribution than to assume that he must have liked the movie's procapitalist theme. His support is mentioned here.

"Atlas Shrugged" hit selected 14 Illinois theatres April 15th, with the support of Tea Party-backed groups such as FreedomWorks, FreedomWorks' CEO Matt Kibbe and new media guru Andrew Breitbart earning them closing film credits.

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Absolutely no idea who he was.

That is an indication to me of being out of the loop for several years concerning the evolution of media and politics. He was huge - breaking news the conventional media buries in support of their political allies.

Ayn Rand insisted that Objectivists are not conservatives. Of the two - liberal or conservative - fluid as those definitions are, Ayn Rand identified more often with the liberals than with the conservatives.

The political landscape has changed a great deal since Rand was alive. Objectivism lives among convervativism [perhaps 20%], Marxism among liberals. LIbertarians are a mix of all the above having socialists, Marxists, objectivists, fiscal conservatives, and every other group finds something they like. Objectivists are not going to find any real allies among liberals with the wholesale shift of the leadership of the Democrat party to radical Marxism.

...whether you practice objective philosophy or Orthodox Objectivism will determine what you condemn and what you ignore as unessential.

Rand seems to think opposing Marxism was fairly essential - the Democratic party is run by a Marxist. Liberal on social issues is one thing, Marxism in politics inevitably leading to mass graves seems essential. Who is opposing the Marxists? Not the liberals.

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Absolutely no idea who he was.

Ayn Rand identified more often with the liberals than with the conservatives.

Absolutely no idea who he was.

As Dennis pointed out, he was a cutting edge media individual and fundamentally changed, along with Matt Drudge, how we all receive information. His father-in-law was Orsen Bean, one of the most droll comedian/actors of the past few decades.

Andrew, had his pivot point during the media lynching of Clarence Thomas and changed himself which is not easy to do. His impact with the Tea Party has been significant. He has trained a new generation of true journalists that have reclaimed the honorable code of the profession and bringing the truth to the public.

Their muckraking exposed ACORN, Anthony Weiner, etc. He is a real hero and deserved to be recognized by us here at OL.

Ayn Rand identified more often with the liberals than with the conservatives.

I strongly disagree with you on this statement.

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AP is speculating on what will happen to his "media empire."

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Can you have Breitbart.com without Andrew Breitbart?

The death Thursday of the combative online blogger and publisher leaves open the question of what will become of a thriving colony of conservative websites for which he was owner, prolific contributor and relentless salesman.

Always the provocateur, Breitbart recently dangled the possibility that he had politically damaging videos of President Barack Obama from his early days.

He used his websites to promote a hidden-camera video with actors posing as customers that led the downfall of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. He posted explicit photos of former Rep. Anthony Weiner that caused the New York congressman eventually to resign, but an edited video caused former U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod to resign over since-reversed perceptions she was a racist.

http://apnews.myway..../D9T8ANI80.html

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AP is speculating on what will happen to his "media empire."

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Can you have Breitbart.com without Andrew Breitbart?

The death Thursday of the combative online blogger and publisher leaves open the question of what will become of a thriving colony of conservative websites for which he was owner, prolific contributor and relentless salesman.

Always the provocateur, Breitbart recently dangled the possibility that he had politically damaging videos of President Barack Obama from his early days.

He used his websites to promote a hidden-camera video with actors posing as customers that led the downfall of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. He posted explicit photos of former Rep. Anthony Weiner that caused the New York congressman eventually to resign, but an edited video caused former U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod to resign over since-reversed perceptions she was a racist.

http://apnews.myway..../D9T8ANI80.html

The Sherrod story should more correctly state that she was re-counting how she had been a rascist but claims she reversed herself and wasn't a rascist any longer. The more important story is seldom told - how is it that Sherrod was in a position to spend vast sums of money in unconstitutional manner at her whim to gain polticial support for leftist causes. Why is it that the same department continues this same unconstitutional spending spree? Beck and others have been discussing the issue of money being spend by such departments to run up GM stock to create the false appearance of prosperity - causing another distortion in the market which will require another GM bailout and stock over-valuation hurting private investors.

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Well Dennis, this is not the AP of my youth, it is now the Associated Progressives news service.

As you have made reference to, most folks do not seek out alternate media to test the "factual" information being spat out into the public information square through the generic Main Stream Media.

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Now this is bizarre, apparently, Andrew Breitbart had dinner with a rather interesting couple three (3) weeks ago:

Savage[Michael] noted that Breitbart had dinner with Ayers and Dorhn three weeks ago at the couple’s Hyde Park residence on Chicago’s South Side, which is near Obama’s home. Breitbart was invited by Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson, who won an Internet auction for a dinner party with the couple.

"Coincidence, when traced back far enough, becomes inevitable." Sanskrit etched on a temple in the Himalayas.

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Now this is bizarre, apparently, Andrew Breitbart had dinner with a rather interesting couple three (3) weeks ago:

Savage[Michael] noted that Breitbart had dinner with Ayers and Dorhn three weeks ago at the couple’s Hyde Park residence on Chicago’s South Side, which is near Obama’s home. Breitbart was invited by Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson, who won an Internet auction for a dinner party with the couple.

"Coincidence, when traced back far enough, becomes inevitable." Sanskrit etched on a temple in the Himalayas.

They talked about "winning the auction" on a couple shows yesterday. Many people said Breitbart would wade among them to bring the fight no matter who it was. He was fearless. Most other commentators admitted they do not like to wade among them - Breitbart thrived on it.

Had Hitler and Stalin sold tickets he would have been there too. A tactic that takes a certain personality to pull off.

Dennis

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Well Dennis, this is not the AP of my youth, it is now the Associated Progressives news service.

As you have made reference to, most folks do not seek out alternate media to test the "factual" information being spat out into the public information square through the generic Main Stream Media.

Adam

The reason Mike Church took the AP off his program on XM radio.

Dennis

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Objectivism lives among convervativism [perhaps 20%], ...

Rand seems to think opposing Marxism was fairly essential - the Democratic party is run by a Marxist. ...

No, Dennis, you seem not to have identified the essential aspects of Objectivism. Ayn Rand explicitly identified Immanuel Kant, not Karl Marx, as the destroyer of western civilization. Marx was in error, to be sure. However, the essential evil is not Marxism, but Kantianism.

Moreover, whether or not Marxists today or yesterday "liked" Ayn Rand and whether or not conservatives then or now endorse laissez faire while intoning the name of Ayn Rand does not change the facts. Facts are independent of the observer.

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Moreover, whether or not Marxists today or yesterday "liked" Ayn Rand and whether or not conservatives then or now endorse laissez faire while intoning the name of Ayn Rand does not change the facts. Facts are independent of the observer.

The facts we have are a result of observers observing. Their inner nature is their own, but their presences is the result of what observers do.

Ba'al Chatzaf

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Absolutely beautiful eulogy--of a different sort--by Bill Whittle.

Although it was different, after he got going, he managed to point to Breitbart exposing ACORN as probably something that saved the country from going over a cliff. That idea from Stalin is important--it doesn't matter who votes, what matters is who counts the votes.

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I agree with Whittle that Twitter is probably the main thing that killed Breitbart. You can't run on 24 hour attack prompting and the resulting adrenaline surges without your heart paying the cost.

This, to me, is a case of addiction. I now understand why I avoid intrusive prompts for email, messaging, Twitter and so forth. It's not just irritating. It's addicting. I think I unconsciously perceived that.

But Whittle's eulogy stands out. It was a terrific tribute and a sober call to be careful.

Michael

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Excellent final line...

Why not give Andrew a country worth dying for!

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Absolutely beautiful eulogy--of a different sort--by Bill Whittle.

Although it was different, after he got going, he managed to point to Breitbart exposing ACORN as probably something that saved the country from going over a cliff. That idea from Stalin is important--it doesn't matter who votes, what matters is who counts the votes.

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I agree with Whittle that Twitter is probably the main thing that killed Breitbart. You can't run on 24 hour attack prompting and the resulting adrenaline surges without your heart paying the cost.

This, to me, is a case of addiction. I now understand why I avoid intrusive prompts for email, messaging, Twitter and so forth. It's not just irritating. It's addicting. I think I unconsciously perceived that.

But Whittle's eulogy stands out. It was a terrific tribute and a sober call to be careful.

Michael

Good point about the media being the problem behind all other problems. The Soviets knew all about that which is why they spent big money influencing the media and placing agents in the media. Something Reagan fought in Hollywood. After the Soviets their influence did not stop because of influence in educational institutions - now with tenured agents and like-minded travelers. The mainstream media has voted approximately 93%-95% Democrat for the last 30 years I have been aware of the numbers. Only by leaving the mainstream media behind in the dust can the real news be heard. Breitbart was an important voice in leaving junk news sources and their socialist bias behind in the dust bin of history.

Dennis

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Absolutely beautiful eulogy--of a different sort--by Bill Whittle.

Although it was different, after he got going, he managed to point to Breitbart exposing ACORN as probably something that saved the country from going over a cliff. That idea from Stalin is important--it doesn't matter who votes, what matters is who counts the votes.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/95-C8uPez50?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I agree with Whittle that Twitter is probably the main thing that killed Breitbart. You can't run on 24 hour attack prompting and the resulting adrenaline surges without your heart paying the cost.

This, to me, is a case of addiction. I now understand why I avoid intrusive prompts for email, messaging, Twitter and so forth. It's not just irritating. It's addicting. I think I unconsciously perceived that.

But Whittle's eulogy stands out. It was a terrific tribute and a sober call to be careful.

Michael

Michael:

I couldn't agree more.

I loved the part about "just put it down." A simple reminder about a not simple thing.

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The start of the release of the videos begins tonight on Hannity on FOX News [9 PM Eastern] as well as Breitbart.com.

Also documentation that mainstream news sources concealed other videos that would have harmed Obama

during the last election. They admit in their own words that the videos exist and they concealing them to protect Obama.

Dennis

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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/07/buzzefeed-selectively-edits-obama-tape

Earlier today, Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith announced on Twitter that video researcher Andrew Kaczynski had released “the mysterious Harvard/Obama/race video that the Breitbart folks have been talking about.”

The video, which Kaczynski says was “licensed from a Boston television station,” shows a young Barack Obama leading a protest at Harvard Law School on behalf of Prof. Derrick Bell, a radical academic tied to Jeremiah Wright--about whom we will be releasing significant information in the coming hours.

However, the video has been selectively edited--either by the Boston television station or by Buzzfeed itself. Over the course of the day, Breitbart.com will be releasing additional footage that has been hidden by Obama's allies in the mainstream media and academia.

Breitbart.com Editor-in-Chief Joel Pollak and Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro will appear on The Sean Hannity Show to discuss the tape. The full tape will be released tonight on Fox News' Hannity.

ON BREITBART TV

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Buzzfeed's Selectively Edited Obama Race Video

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http://www.breitbart...dits-obama-tape

Earlier today, Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith announced on Twitter that video researcher Andrew Kaczynski had released “the mysterious Harvard/Obama/race video that the Breitbart folks have been talking about.”

The video, which Kaczynski says was “licensed from a Boston television station,” shows a young Barack Obama leading a protest at Harvard Law School on behalf of Prof. Derrick Bell, a radical academic tied to Jeremiah Wright--about whom we will be releasing significant information in the coming hours.

However, the video has been selectively edited--either by the Boston television station or by Buzzfeed itself. Over the course of the day, Breitbart.com will be releasing additional footage that has been hidden by Obama's allies in the mainstream media and academia.

Breitbart.com Editor-in-Chief Joel Pollak and Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro will appear on The Sean Hannity Show to discuss the tape. The full tape will be released tonight on Fox News' Hannity.

ON BREITBART TV

obama%20race.jpg

Buzzfeed's Selectively Edited Obama Race Video

The selective editing to remove the most harmful parts was mentioned on Hannity's radio show. Proof of extensive media bias and collusion with Obama's supporters and academia to bury harmful information about Obama is part of what Breitbart.com is going to expose over the coming weeks and months.

Dennis

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Folks:

The gentleman to the right on Sean Hannity ran against Schakowsky for Congress in Chicago in 2010 - Joel Barry Pollack- Kat and Michael were big supporters as well as OL.

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Adam

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http://www.breitbart...dits-obama-tape

Earlier today, Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith announced on Twitter that video researcher Andrew Kaczynski had released “the mysterious Harvard/Obama/race video that the Breitbart folks have been talking about.”

The video, which Kaczynski says was “licensed from a Boston television station,” shows a young Barack Obama leading a protest at Harvard Law School on behalf of Prof. Derrick Bell, a radical academic tied to Jeremiah Wright--about whom we will be releasing significant information in the coming hours.

However, the video has been selectively edited--either by the Boston television station or by Buzzfeed itself. Over the course of the day, Breitbart.com will be releasing additional footage that has been hidden by Obama's allies in the mainstream media and academia.

Breitbart.com Editor-in-Chief Joel Pollak and Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro will appear on The Sean Hannity Show to discuss the tape. The full tape will be released tonight on Fox News' Hannity.

ON BREITBART TV

obama%20race.jpg

Buzzfeed's Selectively Edited Obama Race Video

The selective editing to remove the most harmful parts was mentioned on Hannity's radio show. Proof of extensive media bias and collusion with Obama's supporters and academia to bury harmful information about Obama is part of what Breitbart.com is going to expose over the coming weeks and months.

Dennis

There are several more videos to come next week. The one tonight shows Obama supporting and embracing (literally) a radical leftist rascist professor.

Dennis

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Just for the record. None of the activity shown with violent or illegal. Not that I approve, mind you.

Ba'al Chatzaf

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