I just got off the phone with the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office, confirming the news.
Andrew Breitbart died last night.
When word broke this morning, it seemed so unbelievable, it must have been some giant hoax designed to expose how folks will report unverified rumors. Some giant prank gone all too cruel. But it isn’t.
He had four wonderful children, who I saw bouncing around on the National Review cruise in 2010. You would have wanted to watch a sitcom or reality series about that family – four little bundles of energy bouncing off the walls, with their father’s spirit of mischief and their mother’s good humor and good nature.
Awful, awful, awful news.
RIP.
Fox News is reporting that someone saw him collapse during a walk last night. He was immediately taken to a hospital.
What a terrible loss. He was the definition of a Happy Warrior.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHeartbreaking. What a terrible loss. RIP Andrew.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYou cannot overstate just how gigantic a loss this is for Conservatives. When most on the Right run away and cower from MSM criticism, Breitbart gave even better than he got. I don't see anyone who can pick up his mantle.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis is...terrible. Awful. A loss beyond description. The best response I've seen to this is the screen shot I saw on Ace a while ago: "The best way to honor him is to take up his sword and continue the fight."
RIP, Andrew. May your fighting spirit live on in those of us who admire you.
Conservatives: Take up his sword!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseConservatives: Take up his sword!
Exactly. You don't run from a verbal fight, you don't hold your voice because you are among a hostile group. You speech your mind. You win the debate and argument as Andrew always did.
Andrew sadly has left us. But he has left us better for knowing him and learning from his genius. Andrew was one of the brightest and certainly the most fearless. But Andrew was not alone. As Joshua Trevino said, we take up the sword and carry on. We mourn the loss and we never forget. But we do move forward and we advance the cause. We seek what is right and make the world a better place through our work and deeds. We'll lose other great leaders and visionaries along the way but even though the lose, we are greater and stronger. We are an unbeatable movement of what is right.
Go kick some butt in the battle and do it with a smile and joy.
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