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==+Breitbart.com==+
{{main|Breitbart.com}}
⚫ Breitbart launched his first website as a news site; it is sometimes linked to by the ] and other websites. It has wire stories from the ], ], ], ], ], and ], as well as direct links to a number of major international newspapers. Its Blog & "Network" links tend to run to the ] within the U.S. political spectrum (e.g., '']'' and ]). The site also has a ] powered by Lingospot and a finance channel powered by ]. In 2007, Breitbart launched a video blog, Breitbart.tv.<ref>]. , '']''</ref>


===Commentaries=== ===Commentaries===
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{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref> Breitbart later involved himself in a controversy over ] and alleged ] slurs being used at a March 20, 2010, rally at the ] in Washington, D.C., by asserting that slurs were never used, and that "It was a set-up" by ] and the Democratic Party. Breitbart offered to donate $100,000 to the ] "for any audio/video footage of the ] being hurled", claiming that the several Congressmen made it up. Breitbart insisted Congressman ] and several other witnesses were forced to lie, concluding that "Nancy Pelosi did a great disservice to a great civil rights icon by thrusting him out there to perform this mischievous task. His reputation is now on the line as a result of her desperation to take down the Tea Party movement."<ref name=AB-100402>{{cite web|url=http://bigjournalism.com/abreitbart/2010/04/02/barack-obamas-helter-skelter-insane-clown-posse-alinsky-planes-to-deconstruct-america/ |title=Barack Obama's Helter-Skelter, Insane Clown Posse, Alinsky Plans to 'Deconstruct' America |first=Andrew |last=Breitbart |publisher=Big Journalism |date=April 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="WPost Omb">{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903716.html|title=Allegations of spitting and slurs at Capitol protest merit more reporting|date=April 11, 2010|work=Washington Post|accessdate=April 14, 2010| first=Andrew | last=Alexander}}</ref> {{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref> Breitbart later involved himself in a controversy over ] and alleged ] slurs being used at a March 20, 2010, rally at the ] in Washington, D.C., by asserting that slurs were never used, and that "It was a set-up" by ] and the Democratic Party. Breitbart offered to donate $100,000 to the ] "for any audio/video footage of the ] being hurled", claiming that the several Congressmen made it up. Breitbart insisted Congressman ] and several other witnesses were forced to lie, concluding that "Nancy Pelosi did a great disservice to a great civil rights icon by thrusting him out there to perform this mischievous task. His reputation is now on the line as a result of her desperation to take down the Tea Party movement."<ref name=AB-100402>{{cite web|url=http://bigjournalism.com/abreitbart/2010/04/02/barack-obamas-helter-skelter-insane-clown-posse-alinsky-planes-to-deconstruct-america/ |title=Barack Obama's Helter-Skelter, Insane Clown Posse, Alinsky Plans to 'Deconstruct' America |first=Andrew |last=Breitbart |publisher=Big Journalism |date=April 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="WPost Omb">{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903716.html|title=Allegations of spitting and slurs at Capitol protest merit more reporting|date=April 11, 2010|work=Washington Post|accessdate=April 14, 2010| first=Andrew | last=Alexander}}</ref>

===Websites===
{{Quote box |quoted = true|width = 376px |salign = right|tstyle = font-size:100%; text-align:left|title = |source =Andrew Breitbart, quoted by the ''],'' August 3, 2010<ref name="unlessamerica">{{cite news|url = http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4oy96ef5FGOq0yDX-JN_nXHtyDAD9HCEBJG0|agency = Associated Press|date = August 3, 2010|title = Breitbart: Enemy of the left with a laptop|first =Michael R.|last = Blood}}{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>|quote = I'm committed to the destruction of the old media guard. And it's a very good business model.}}

Breitbart launched a number of websites, including Breitbart.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breitbart.com/ |title=Breitbart.com |publisher=Breitbart.com |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref> BigHollywood.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ |title=Big Hollywood |publisher=Bighollywood.breitbart.com |date=September 16, 2011 |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref> BigGovernment.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biggovernment.com/ |title=Big Government |publisher=Big Government |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref> BigJournalism.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigjournalism.com/tag/andrew-breitbart/ |title=Andrew Breitbart |publisher=Big Journalism |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref> and BigPeace.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigpeace.com/ |title=Big Peace |publisher=Big Peace |date=September 16, 2011 |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref>

⚫ Breitbart launched his first website as a news site; it is sometimes linked to by the ] and other websites. It has wire stories from the ], ], ], ], ], and ], as well as direct links to a number of major international newspapers. Its Blog & "Network" links tend to run to the ] within the U.S. political spectrum (e.g., '']'' and ]). The site also has a ] powered by Lingospot and a finance channel powered by ]. In 2007, Breitbart launched a video blog, Breitbart.tv.<ref>]. , '']''</ref>

In 2008 Breitbart launched the website "Big Hollywood," a "group blog" driven by some who work within ], with contributions from a variety of writers, including politically conservative entertainment-industry professionals.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} The site was an outgrowth of the Breitbart's ''Washington Times'' "Big Hollywood" column included issues conservatives faced working in Hollywood.<ref name="breit-infidel">{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/hollywood-infidel?page=0%2C1|title=Hollywood Infidel|date=March 16, 2007 |accessdate=October 1, 2008|work=]| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20081002012926/http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/hollywood-infidel?page=0%2C1| archivedate= October 02 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In 2009, the site used audio from a secretly recorded conference call to accuse the ] of encouraging artists to create work in support of Barack Obama's domestic policy agenda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pcourrielche/2009/08/25/the-national-endowment-for-the-art-of-persuasion-patrick-courrielche/|title='The National Endowment for the Art of Persuasion|date=August 25, 2009|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/09/yosi-sergant-resigns.html|title='Yosi Sergant Resigns|date=September 24, 2009|work=]}}</ref>

Breitbart launched BigGovernment.com on September 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2009/09/09/new-political-blog-big-government-launches-tomorrow/|title=New Political Blog 'Big Government' Launches Tomorrow |publisher=http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/|accessdate=June 14, 2009}}</ref> He hired Mike Flynn, a former government affairs specialist at ],<ref>, ], reason.com, September 10, 2009</ref> as Editor-in-Chief of Big Government.<ref> Editor-in-Chief of Big Government</ref> The site premiered with hidden camera video footage taken by ] and ] at ] offices in various cities, attracting nationwide attention resulting in the ].

In January 2010, Breitbart launched Big Journalism. He told ]:<ref name=M1209> Colby Hall, Mediaite, December 10, 2009</ref> "Our goal at Big Journalism is to hold the mainstream media's feet to the fire. There are a lot of stories that they simply don't cover, either because it doesn't fit their world view, or because they're literally innocent of any knowledge that the story even exists, or because they are a dying organization, short-staffed, and thus can't cover stuff like they did before." Big Journalism was edited by ], a former journalism professor and '']'' music critic.<ref name=M1209/> It is now currently edited by ]. The site has a fictional contributor named "Retracto, the Correction Alpaca" who posts items requesting corrections from the traditional media.<ref name=Retracto> at Big Journalism</ref>

BigPeace.com debuted July 4, 2010. The site covers topics such as international issues and foreign policy, the ongoing wars in ] and ], terrorism, Islamic extremism, espionage, border security, and energy issues.

===Controversies===
====Anthony Weiner====
{{Main|Anthony Weiner sexting scandal}}
On May 28, 2011, Breitbart posted a sexually explicit photo on his BigJournalism website of New York Representative ] obtained through Weiner's Twitter account.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/the-man-behind-weiner-s-resignation-20110616|title=The Man Behind Weiner's Resignation|last=Muñoz-Temple|first=Amanda|date=June 16, 2011|work=]|accessdate=June 18, 2011}}</ref> Weiner initially denied that he had sent a 21-year-old female college student the link to the photograph, but after questions developed, he admitted to inappropriate online relationships. On June 6, 2011, Breitbart reported other photos Weiner had sent, including one that was sexually graphic. On June 8, 2011, the sexually graphic photo was leaked after Breitbart participated in a radio interview with hosts ], though Breitbart stated that the photo was published without his permission.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anthony-weiners-genitalia-photo-puts-196386|title=Anthony Weiner's Genitalia Photo Puts Sirius XM in Sticky Situation (Video)|last=Bond|first=Paul|date=June 9, 2011|work=]|accessdate=June 18, 2011}}</ref> Weiner subsequently resigned from his congressional seat on June 21, 2011.

====Shirley Sherrod====
{{Main|Resignation of Shirley Sherrod}}
In July 2010 Breitbart was accused of smearing ] official ] with the viral video "Proof NAACP Awards Racism". Breitbart's video showed Sherrod speaking at a NAACP fundraising dinner in March 2010 admitting to a racial reluctance to help a white farmer get government aid. The NAACP condemned Sherrod video comments and approved her July 19 dismissal from government service. After being criticized for presenting Sherrod out of context, Breitbart posted the full 40-minute video of the speech.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/07/19/video-proof-the-naacp-awards-racism2010/ |title=Video Proof: The NAACP Awards Racism–2010|publisher=Big Government|first=Andrew |last=Breitbart |date=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref name="The NAACP Awards Racism">{{Cite news|publisher=CNN|title=Anatomy of a Smear Campaign|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/07/22/ac.kaye.smear.cnn?hpt=T1|date=July 22, 2010}}</ref><ref name="cnn.com">{{Cite news|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/20/agriculture.employee.naacp/index.html?hpt=T1|title=NAACP 'snookered' over video of former USDA employee|date=July 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/us/21sherrod.html | work=The New York Times | first=Sarah | last=Wheaton | title=N.A.A.C.P. Backtracks on Official Accused of Bias | date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> In the full video Sherrod said the reluctance to help a white man was wrong, and she had ended up assisting him. Following the release of the full video, the NAACP also reversed their rebuke of Sherrod,<ref name="The NAACP Awards Racism"/><ref name="cnn.com"/>, and ] ] apologized and offered Sherrod a new government position.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100722/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_usda_racism_resignation |title=Ag secretary offers Sherrod 'unique' position |date=July 22, 2010 |first=Mary Clare |last=Jalonick |first2=Ben |last2=Evans |agency=Associated Press}}{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref> In 2011, Sherrod sued Breitbart for ],<ref>{{Cite news | last = Zeleny| first = Jeff| coauthors = Sarah Wheaton| title = At Gathering, Ron Paul Is No. 1 for 2012| newspaper = ]| pages = A21 | date = February 13, 2011| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/us/politics/13cpac.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 | accessdate =February 14, 2011}}</ref> Breibart said that the point of the piece was not to target Sherrod, but said the NAACP audience's reception of the parts of the speech demonstrated the same racism the NAACP's President had accused The Tea Party of harboring.<ref>http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/breitbart_i_was_targeting_the_naacp_honest.php</ref>

====ACORN undercover videos====
{{Main|ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy}}
Breitbart was also involved in the ]. ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biggovernment.com/contributors/ |title=» Contributors |publisher=Big Government |date=March 24, 2005 |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://townhall.com/columnists/HannahGiles |title=Hannah Giles – Conservative Columnist and Political Commentator |publisher=Townhall.com |accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref> posed as a prostitute seeking assistance while ] portrayed her boyfriend, and clandestinely videotaped meetings with ] staff.<ref name=associated>{{Cite news| last=Taylor | first=Andrew | title=Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN | agency=] | work=] | date=September 14, 2009 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009865345_apuscongressacorn.html?syndication=rss | accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Subsequent criminal investigations by the Brooklyn District Attorney's office and the California Attorney General found the ] in an attempt to make ACORN's responses "appear more sinister",<ref name="NewYorker">{{cite web | last = Rovzar | first = Chris | title = Damaging Brooklyn ACORN Sting Video Ruled 'Heavily Edited,' No Charges to Be Filed |work=The New Yorker| date = March 2, 2010| url = http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/03/damaging_brooklyn_acorn_sting.html| accessdate =March 2, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100307173946/http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/03/damaging_brooklyn_acorn_sting.html| archivedate= March 07 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="CA AG Report">{{cite web|url=http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf|title=REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE ACTIVITIES OF ACORN|date=April 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>, December 7, 2009</ref> and contributed to the group's demise.<ref name="FOX">{{Cite news| publisher=]| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,551533,00.html | title=House Votes to Strip Funding for ACORN| date=September 17, 2009 | accessdate=September 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name="times-acorn-lorber">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/us/politics/12acorn.html | title = House Ban on Acorn Grants Is Ruled Unconstitutional |work=The New York Times | last = Lorber | first = Janie | page=A12 | date=December 11, 2009 | accessdate=February 1, 2010}}</ref>

====GOProud====
Breitbart was also embroiled in a controversy within the conservative movement related to the participation of gay group ] in the ] (CPAC), an annual conference held in Washington, D.C., by the ]. In 2011 he was the primary host of a party that served to "welcome" the "]" to the convention (though it was the second year they had been participants). This flew in the face of a boycott staged by a few social conservative groups that were offended by the inclusion of GOProud within the conservative fold. Writer, producer, and publisher Roger L. Simon referred to the group as a "game-changer" for the Republican party, and asserted that it represented a turning point in the appeal that the conservative movement might hold for young people. Breitbart was on the Advisory Board of ] until he stepped down in the wake of the group's inadvertent outing of a senior ] aide.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tartar|first=Andre|title=Andrew Breitbart Steps Down From GOProud Board After it Outs Perry Advisor|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/andrew-breitbart-steps-down-from-goproud-board.html|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=December 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>Christopher R. Barron. . goproud.org. January 19, 2011</ref>

====Confrontation with Occupy protesters at CPAC 2012====


In February 2012 a YouTube video showed Breitbart yelling at Occupy D.C. protesters outside a Washington D.C. hotel hosting a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The video showed security escorting Breitbart back to the hotel while he told the protestors to "behave yourself", and alluding to reported assaults of women at Occupy encampments, he repeatedly yelled "stop raping people" and called the protestors "filthy, filthy, raping, murdering freaks!”. ] said with the incident Briebart had caused his last "viral storm on the Web".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/business/media/the-life-and-death-of-andrew-breitbart.html?pagewanted=all | work=The New York Times | first=David | last=Carr | title=The Life and Death of Andrew Breitbart | date=April 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name=CPAC>Sources that describe the confrontation with Occupy protesters at CPAC 2012: In February 2012 a YouTube video showed Breitbart yelling at Occupy D.C. protesters outside a Washington D.C. hotel hosting a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The video showed security escorting Breitbart back to the hotel while he told the protestors to "behave yourself", and alluding to reported assaults of women at Occupy encampments, he repeatedly yelled "stop raping people" and called the protestors "filthy, filthy, raping, murdering freaks!”. ] said with the incident Briebart had caused his last "viral storm on the Web".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/business/media/the-life-and-death-of-andrew-breitbart.html?pagewanted=all | work=The New York Times | first=David | last=Carr | title=The Life and Death of Andrew Breitbart | date=April 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name=CPAC>Sources that describe the confrontation with Occupy protesters at CPAC 2012:

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Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart speaking at CPAC on February 10, 2012.
Born(1969-02-01)February 1, 1969
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 2012(2012-03-01) (aged 43)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materTulane University (B.A.)
Occupation(s)Writer, Columnist, Publisher
Spouse(s)Susannah Bean (m. 1997–2012); 4 children

Andrew Breitbart (pronounced /ˈbraɪtbɑrt/ (February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012) was an American publisher, commentator for The Washington Times, author, and occasional guest commentator on various news programs, who served as an editor for the Drudge Report website. He was a researcher for Arianna Huffington, and helped launch her web publication The Huffington Post.

He ran his own news aggregation site, Breitbart.com, and five other websites: Breitbart.tv, Big Hollywood, Big Government, Big Journalism, and Big Peace. He played key roles in the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal, the resignation of Shirley Sherrod, and the ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy.

Early life

Breitbart was the adopted son of Gerald and Arlene Breitbart, a restaurant owner and banker respectively, and grew up in upscale Brentwood, Los Angeles. He was raised Jewish (his adoptive mother had converted to Judaism when marrying his adoptive father). He had explained that his birth certificate indicated his biological father was a folk singer. He was ethnically Irish by birth, and his adopted sister is Hispanic.

While in high school, Breitbart was a pizza delivery driver; he sometimes delivered to celebrities such as Judge Reinhold. He earned a B.A. in American studies from Tulane University in 1991, graduating with "no sense of future whatsoever". His early jobs included a stint at cable channel E! Entertainment Television, working for the company's online magazine, and some time in film production.

Previously left-leaning in his politics, Breitbart changed his political views after experiencing an "epiphany" during the late 1991 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas who was charged with sexual harassment; Breitbart later described himself as "a Reagan conservative" with libertarian sympathies.

Listening to "AM professors" like Rush Limbaugh helped Brietbart refine his political and philosophical positions, igniting an interest in learning that he had suppressed due to his distaste for the "nihilistic musings of dead critical theorists" that had dominated his studies at Tulane. In this era Breitbart also read Camille Paglia's book Sexual Personae (1990), a massive survey of Western art, literature and culture from ancient Egypt to the 20th Century, which, he wrote, "made me realize how little I really had learned in college."

Public life

Authorship, research and reporting

In 1995 Breitbart saw the Drudge Report and was so impressed that he emailed Matt Drudge. Breitbart said, "I thought what he was doing was by far the coolest thing on the Internet. And I still do." Breitbart described himself as "Matt Drudge's bitch" and selected and posted links to other news wire sources. Later Matt Drudge introduced him to Arianna Huffington (when she was still a Republican) and Breitbart subsequently assisted her in creating her website.

Breitbart's work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, National Review Online and the Weekly Standard Online, among others. He wrote a weekly column for The Washington Times, which also appeared at Real Clear Politics. Breitbart also co-wrote the book Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon with Mark Ebner, a book that is highly critical of U.S. celebrity culture. On January 19, 2011, the conservative gay rights group GOProud announced Breitbart had joined its Advisory Council.

In April 2011 Grand Central Publishing released Breitbart's book, Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World, in which he discussed his own political evolution and the part he took in the rise of new media, most notably at the Drudge Report and The Huffington Post.

In June 2011 Breitbart was involved in the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal when his websites broke the story that Weiner was sending women revealing photographs of himself.

==+Breitbart.com==+

Main article: Breitbart.com

Breitbart launched his first website as a news site; it is sometimes linked to by the Drudge Report and other websites. It has wire stories from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Fox News, PR Newswire, and U.S. Newswire, as well as direct links to a number of major international newspapers. Its Blog & "Network" links tend to run to the right within the U.S. political spectrum (e.g., National Review and Townhall.com). The site also has a search engine powered by Lingospot and a finance channel powered by FinancialContent. In 2007, Breitbart launched a video blog, Breitbart.tv.

Commentaries

Breitbart appeared as a commentator on Real Time with Bill Maher and Dennis Miller. In 2004 he was a guest commentator on Fox News Channel's morning show and frequently appeared as a guest panelist on Fox News's late night program, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Breitbart also appeared as a commentator in the 2004 documentary Michael Moore Hates America.

On October 22, 2009, Breitbart appeared on the C-SPAN program Washington Journal. He gave his opinions on the mainstream media, Hollywood, the Obama Administration and his personal political views, having heated debates with several callers.

In the hours immediately following Senator Ted Kennedy's death, Breitbart called Kennedy a "villain", a "duplicitous bastard", a "prick" and "a special pile of human excrement".

In February 2010 Breitbart received the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. During his acceptance speech, he responded directly to accusations by New York Times reporter Kate Zernike that Jason Mattera, a young conservative activist, had been using "racial tones" in his allusions to President Barack Obama, and had spoken in a "Chris Rock voice". From the podium, Breitbart called Zernike "a despicable human being" for having made such allegations about Mattera's New York accent. At the same conference, Breitbart was also filmed saying to journalist Max Blumenthal that he found him to be "a jerk", and "a despicable human being" due to a blog entry posted by Blumenthal.

Activism

Main article: Tea party movement

Breitbart often appeared as a speaker at Tea Party movement events across the U.S. For example, Breitbart was a keynote speaker at the first National Tea Party Convention at Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville on February 6, 2010. Breitbart later involved himself in a controversy over homophobic and alleged racial slurs being used at a March 20, 2010, rally at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., by asserting that slurs were never used, and that "It was a set-up" by Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party. Breitbart offered to donate $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund "for any audio/video footage of the N-word being hurled", claiming that the several Congressmen made it up. Breitbart insisted Congressman John Lewis and several other witnesses were forced to lie, concluding that "Nancy Pelosi did a great disservice to a great civil rights icon by thrusting him out there to perform this mischievous task. His reputation is now on the line as a result of her desperation to take down the Tea Party movement."

In February 2012 a YouTube video showed Breitbart yelling at Occupy D.C. protesters outside a Washington D.C. hotel hosting a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The video showed security escorting Breitbart back to the hotel while he told the protestors to "behave yourself", and alluding to reported assaults of women at Occupy encampments, he repeatedly yelled "stop raping people" and called the protestors "filthy, filthy, raping, murdering freaks!”. David Carr said with the incident Briebart had caused his last "viral storm on the Web".

Personal life

Breitbart was married to Susannah Bean, the daughter of actor Orson Bean, and had four children.

Death

On March 1, 2012, Breitbart died at the UCLA Medical Center after he collapsed while walking in Brentwood. He was 43 years old. An autopsy by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office showed that he had cardiomegaly and died of heart failure. The toxicology report showed "No prescription or illicit drugs were detected. The blood alcohol was .04%. No significant trauma was present and foul play is not suspected." Personal friend of Breitbart, Bill Whittle, had said that Breitbart had a "serious heart attack" just months before his passing.

In remembrance, Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich praised Breitbart. Santorum called Breitbart's passing "a huge loss" that strongly affected him, while Romney said Breitbart was a "fearless conservative", and Gingrich called him "the most innovative pioneer in conservative activist social media in America...."

His funeral was held March 6, 2012, at a Jewish cemetery in West Los Angeles. Attendees included his father-in-law Orson Bean, Matt Drudge, Herman Cain, Thaddeus McCotter, Greg Gutfeld, Ed Morrissey, Guy Benson, and Rob Long.

Authored books

References

  1. ^ Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart.com Publisher C-SPAN, October 22, 2009. Breitbart referred to the "Democrat-media complex" several times...
  2. Chideya, Farai. "Semper Fi Media", National Public Radio, September 14, 2007. Accessed 2011-06-10. "The other person on the panel was Andrew Breitbart, who runs Breitbart.com, a news aggregator.
  3. ^ "Breitbart.com has Drudge to thank for its success". Cnet news. 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Big Breitbart: Andrew Breitbart is messing with you. – By Christopher Beam – Slate Magazine". slate.com. Archived from the original on March 22 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Taranto, James (October 16, 2009). "The Weekend Interview With Andrew Breitbart: Taking On the 'Democrat-Media Complex' – WSJ.com". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 20 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. Righteous Indignation, page 17
  7. McCain, Robert Stacy (May 29, 2007). "'News addict' gets his fix". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  8. Righteous Indignation, p. 36
  9. Righteous Indignation, p. 36
  10. "Lists: What's Your Source for That? Where Andrew Breitbart gets his information". ReasonOnline.com. Archived from the original on September 19 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon—The Case Against Celebrity, John Wiley & Sons
  12. "Conservative Media Mogul Andrew Breitbart to Join GOProud's Advisory Council". Goproud.org. January 21, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  13. Daly, Corbett D. "Conservative website posts private pictures of Anthony Weiner". CBS News. June 6, 2011
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