Reports: Andrew Breitbart Dead, Age 43

[enigmatic]

Source: TPM Livewire

From The Big Government Website:

Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles.
We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy warrior.
Andrew lived boldly, so that we more timid souls would dare to live freely and fully, and fight for the fragile liberty he showed us how to love.
Andrew recently wrote a new conclusion to his book, Righteous Indignation:

Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/reports-andrew-breitbart-dead-age-43

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TPM is reporting that Andrew Breitbart is dead:


http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/reports-andrew-breitbart-dead-age-43

On Big Government Website:

http://bigjournalism.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BigJournalism+%28Big+Journalism%29

[liberal N proud]

1. Natural causes at 43?

[Live and Learn]

3. Wonder if perpetual anger contributed to it. nt

[ArcticFox]

115. No. he was a "happy warrior"

[The Hitman]

415. I've been waiting for years for a solid Al smith reference

[leeroysphitz]

429. Yes, if by happy you mean angry and if by warrior you mean dooshbag. n/t

[golfguru]

234. One of my co-workers died at 37 of a heart attack

It was so surreal, I had worked with him the previous day and he looked
perfectly normal. I attended his wake and he looked like a man in 20's just
sleeping there. It was absolutely shocking to see him dead so young.

[Xipe Totec]

321. My brother died at 40 - fulminating heart attack

In a golf course, sitting on a golf cart, surrounded by doctors, within sight of a hospital.

A US Marine with 20 years of service.

And he's not the only one in my family who's died in their 40's of a heart attack.

We're beginning to suspect that hemochromatosis is the silent killer that's been picking off my kin for the past 100 years or so that I have records. Over absorption of iron. They call it the Irish disease. It makes blood thick, sticky, and prone to forming massive clots.

[SharonAnn]

412. My stepson died at 40. Massive heart attack. His cuts didn't bleed like normal.

He died in his sleep, after having "indigestion" that day at work

Only later did I think about the fact that his cuts barely bled and that could be related to his death.

And, he wasn't Irish. He was Dutch, Spanish, Belgian, and Central American Indian (Maya?).

[Xipe Totec]

431. Hereditary hemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic disorders in the United States.

It most often affects Caucasians of Northern European descent, although other ethnic groups are also affected. About five people out of 1,000—0.5 percent—of the U.S. Caucasian population carry two copies of the hemochromatosis gene and are susceptible to developing the disease. One out of every 8 to 12 people is a carrier of one abnormal gene. Hemochromatosis is less common in African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and American Indians.

Although both men and women can inherit the gene defect, men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis at a younger age. On average, men develop symptoms and are diagnosed between 30 to 50 years of age. For women, the average age of diagnosis is about 50.

Hemochromatosis is considered rare and doctors may not think to test for it. Thus, the disease is often not diagnosed or treated. The initial symptoms can be diverse, vague, and mimic the symptoms of many other diseases. The doctors also may focus on the conditions caused by hemochromatosis—arthritis, liver disease, heart disease, or diabetes—rather than on the underlying iron overload. However, if the iron overload caused by hemochromatosis is diagnosed and treated before organ damage has occurred, a person can live a normal, healthy life.

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemochromatosis/

[golfguru]

426. I take an aspirin every other day

not the baby kind, the standard size 325mg. Just have to make sure to eat
something with it. I also have aspirin handy in the car, and by bed side. It
is the best defense against clots, which are probably the cause of sudden
heart attacks. Even if one exercises regularly, one can have genetic tendencies
of forming blood clots.

[47of74]

363. I had a former co-worker pass a couple months ago

He was 45 at the time of his passing, which was the result of a heart attack. Unfortunately by the time of the visitation he didn't look like he was just sleeping - he died 1,000 miles from home so by the time they got him home and ready for visitation it was over a week. It was a total shock to have him go so suddenly.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

291. Probably

Plus excessive drinking.

[Indianademocrat91]

4. Heart Attack? n/t

[Dollface]

214. I'm thinking stroke or brain tumor. He's been acting even crazier than usual lately.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

221. Well, you can't fingerprint vomit, so we may never know.

[xtraxritical]

295. Coked out? How about an autopsy?

[existentialist]

301. I think so.

One of the reports I read stated that he was known to have a heart condition.

[caseymoz]

8. Might be a heart attack. Especially if he ate like Dick Cheney.

A heart attack, stroke, aneurism, aorta dissection. Or it's possible he had a condition he hid from the public.

All of that is unusual in a man his age, but unusual means it happens to someone.

[MinneapolisMatt]

13. Seems he had substance abuse problems.

He appeared under the influence sometimes.

Obviously I have no evidence, but it's been discussed frequently.

[backtomn]

183. and if he did have a substance abuse problem?? So what??

Come on people. I think that we are exposing ourselves on this one. He's gone. You don't have to worry about him. But, he has a family. I would not wish this type of vitriol on anyone, regardless of political position. Can't we just relax for one day. Geez.

[E-Z-B]

202. Substance abuse can lead to heart problems. Guns N Roses' Slash is one example.

[Ikonoklast]

215. Get back to me when his family, who profited off Breitbart's hatred, apologize

for all the lies, and the lives ruined by their loved one.

You reap what you sow, thus has it ever been.

[Green_Lantern]

222. so by that standard it'd be ok to attack his kids?

Did he harm you?

[Ikonoklast]

306. Straw Man.

YOU mentioned his kids.

Please quote or link to where I, or anyone else on this board today, attacked his kids.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

225. Agreed. A vile, lying, cheating, schemer, who profited from his crap.

Those who think we should forgive and forget ignore that by doing so, we actually cover up his crimes.

His family? I don't feel sorry about his death for them, rather, I feel sorry that he had the chance to pollute his kids' minds for as long as he did. That kind of education might take years of therapy in order for the kids to recover.

[COLGATE4]

303. If I knew where it was

I'd be inclined to go and piss on his grave.

[tech_smythe]

419. I'll bring the beer so we can have a nice...

Long piss on the evil assholes grave

Man was scum!
I hope hes burning in the lowest pit of hell suffering!
Karma will.decide.his.punishment however.

[Carolina]

242. thank you, Ikonoklast

I might feel sorry for some other 43 year old and his family but not Breitbart and his.

You do indeed reap what you sow!

[emsimon33]

343. Karma is a bitch!

[janedum]

355. "Good" Karma would've been a LONG, SLOW DEATH.

he died too fast.
NO SUFFERING. No guilt. No shame.
The worst part about a quick death is, you have no time to repent for your transgressions.
What a pity.

[zinnisking]

220. Yes, relax.

Substance *abuse* is never healthy. It's nothing to blow off.

Of course there is going to be speculation about a relatively young guy's sudden death. If you are too thin-skinned to deal with it, maybe you should avoid the comment section for your own good.

[47of74]

360. One tends to reap what one sows.

[okojo]

205. It just seems like he just didn’t take care of himself..

He probably followed the triad of a poor health lifestyle, bad diet, high stress and no exercise. Whether he had a substance abuse problem, he was probably warned that he needed to change his lifestyle.

[jwirr]

239. That is what I was thinking after all those pics of his reactions toward OWS.

[name not needed]

12. Probably drank himself to death

[Brettongarcia]

22. "Natural Causes" at 43? Sounds like one last right-wing bit of spin/misinformation

Let's wait for further info on this one.

Right after Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson?

It's starting to look like Hollywood is really good, by now, in covering up drug-related deaths.

To protect the reputation - and the value of the estate, residuals - for heirs.

[NewJeffCT]

95. He was overweight & 43 years old

a heart attack is not unusual at that age if he had a history of high blood pressure and/or cholesterol. A heart attack would be natural causes.

Of course, drug use could have contributed as well.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

135. A heart attack is not "natural causes"!!!

[99 Percent Sure]

175. Yeah, it is.

Natural Causes of Death

A death by natural causes, as recorded by coroners and on death certificates and associated documents, is one that is primarily attributed to natural agents: usually an illness or an internal malfunction of the body. For example, a person dying from complications from influenza (an infection) or a heart attack (an internal body malfunction) would be listed as having died of natural causes. Old age is not a scientifically recognized cause of death; there is always a more direct cause although it may be unknown in certain cases and could be one of a number of aging-associated diseases.

In contrast, death caused by active intervention is called unnatural death. The "unnatural" causes are usually given as accident (implying no unreasonable voluntary risk), misadventure (accident following a wilful and dangerous risk), suicide, or homicide. In some settings, other categories may be added. For example, a prison may track the deaths of inmates due to acute intoxication separately.

[Brettongarcia]

197. While say, a Crack-induced heart attack, would be considered ...? Natural? Unnatural?

[99 Percent Sure]

254. Here you go...

Cocaine-Related Cardiomyopathy

Many deaths in the drug abuse population are ascribed to drug toxicity without further attempts at defining the exact etiology.

Comparative cardiac pathology among deaths due to cocaine toxicity, opioid toxicity and non-drug-related causes.

FINDINGS:

The cocaine group had significantly higher proportions of left ventricular hypertrophy and ischaemic heart disease than either comparison group. Coronary artery atherosclerosis was also detected in significantly higher proportions of cocaine cases than in either comparison group. The cocaine group was more likely than either comparison group to have atherosclerosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery, right coronary artery and circumflex artery. Only in the left anterior descending coronary artery did the cocaine group exhibit higher levels of moderate-severe atherosclerosis. Cocaine cases also had significantly higher levels of cerebrovascular atherosclerosis than either comparison group.

Cardiovascular Effects of Cocaine

Cocaine causes systolic and diastolic dysfunction, arrhythmias, and atherosclerosis. Cocaine decreases myocardial contractility and ejection fraction by blocking sodium and potassium channels within the myocardium. Intracoronary infusion of cocaine decreases left ventricular ejection fraction and increases left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and end-systolic volume. Long-term cocaine use is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and prolonged deceleration time. [snip] Cocaine is associated with coronary atherosclerosis even in young users with relatively few cardiac risk factors.

As posted by someone else, pulmonary embolism, also considered a natural cause of death, can also occur in cocaine users, thereby causing death.

Not an MD but worked in a university anatomic pathology department for some years; saw a lot of things, including autopsies and the attendant reports.

[Brettongarcia]

437. So according to university anatomic pathology dept, crack-induced heart attack might be "natural"?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

270. I see what you're saying, but when most people hear "natural causes," they don't think heart attack.

Why not wait until there is an autopsy to learn the cause of death. It seems that the Corporate Media has immediately attempted to protect this story by using the phrase "natural causes," but no one buys it.

The bottom line for me is that I don't really care. The guy was a racist, hateful scumbag and there's no love lost. I feel for his family, but I think the world will be better off without an Andrew Breitbart.

[barbtries]

298. yes, it is. nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

300. They should just say a "heart attack," rather than confuse people. Most folks don't realize that

there's no difference. Davey Jones just died and it was reported that he died of a heart attack, not "natural causes." If it is the same thing, then call it was it really is...or better yet...wait for a freakin' autopsy!!

[barbtries]

316. what they're saying is

he was walking and he fell down and died. or maybe he died and fell down.

nobody attacked him. nobody shot or stabbed him. he was not hit by a car.

they probably don't know yet if it was a heart attack. it could have been a stroke or an aneurysm. they're just saying it was natural causes, as in, not caused by external, homicidal, or suicidal causes.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

318. They should wait, as they do in most, if not all cases, until they have a cause of death

because people are finding it strange or confusing. That would also avert any speculation.

All I'm saying is that it is strange to use that term, especially when most people don't associate a natural cause of death with someone his age.

[barbtries]

319. have you seen the clips from the freepers?

one can only imagine what we'd be hearing if they had NOT said natural causes.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

323. They were going to go down that road regardless of what was reported. I agree that the Freepers

are especially despicable. And yes, I have seen what they are writing.

[Thor_MN]

366. I seriously doubt that there were many, if any, people that thought the world

would be a better place without Davey Jones.

OTOH, the people that think having a Breitbart free world are legion. FR is probably ablaze with therories about someone doing in Breitbart, but they have always been good about projecting their darkest thoughts on others.

Saying "natural causes" is a way of saying what it ISN'T, i.e. UNnatural causes. They believe he died of disease, not as a result of actions. In the realm on natural causes, I believe we can rule out constipation, the man was, after all, a giant ass.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

368. Again, maybe they should wait until they know the actual cause of death.

You confused my comment about Davey Jones. When he died the other day, the cause of death was known. It was a heart attack.

The point I'm making here? To avoid speculation and confusion, they should've waited to announce the cause of death.

I don't quite understand why people are making such a big argument about this. But I tell you, had they waited to announce the cause, then perhaps we wouldn't be on DU speculating about that cause.

I'm not the ONLY one who thinks it's weird about the announcement. This conversation is occurring on other message boards that I frequent.

[Thor_MN]

373. I didn't confuse anything. You are attempting to equate a former teen idol with a hateful asshole

Which is why they are trying to defuse speculation with the phrase "natural causes".

There are people that hated Breitbart and there are unstable people that shared his hate who might try to retaliate. Which is exactly why they said natural causes.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

376. You don't read well at all. I DID NOT equate Davey Jones' death with Breitbart!

That is a misrepresentation of my argument!

There are people here on DU that are arguing that having a heart attack IS a natural cause! All I'm saying is that the reporting should have been better with Breitbart's death. If people hate Breitbart and "may try to retaliate," then all the more reason for the reporting to state that "cause of death pending autopsy." That is what reporting has done for most public figures. Cause of death unknown PENDING AUTOPSY! In no way, shape, or form did I compare Davey Jones with that despicable Breitbart.

Go back and read. And if you still don't understand or can't comprehend my argument, then I can't help you.

[Thor_MN]

386. I read very well, thank you. You apparently don't remember what you typed

" Davey Jones just died and it was reported that he died of a heart attack, not "natural causes." If it is the same thing,... "

Your words, not mine. You most certainly compared the reporting of Davey Jones death with the reporting of Breitbarts death and seemingly don't understand why it was reported differently.

I understand your desire for consistency. I generally prefer it as well. What I am pointing out is that there is a reason to indicate that foul play was not suspected in Breitbart's passing. There would be little reason to expect foul foul play in Davey Jones' death. For someone who spewed as much hate as Breitbart, it would not be unreasonable to consider that he might have pissed the wrong person off.

Your statement on heart attacks is a bit ambiguous with the emphasized "IS", but a heart attack is a natural cause of death so I'm not sure if we agree or disagree there.

Once you go back and read what you typed (perhaps you didn't mean to type what you typed) you might figure out that there is a reason to report that foul play is not suspected.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

387. You are now on ignore. You continue to badger and mischaracterize the MAIN POINT of my writing.

Again, you lack simple reading comprehension and I can't help you. And none of what you've written makes any sense.

Off you Ignore you go.

[Thor_MN]

397. Keep on denying what you wrote, ignore your own words, insist that you are always correct

I don't have much time for people who can't coniceive that they might be wrong. So it's probably best to ignore me and the rest of the world that understand the difference between natural causes and unnatural causes.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

435. Listen, I proudly and resolutely stand by what I wrote

I can't help that you don't read or process information well.

Again, please stop responding to me. We will never agree on this issue so go and harass someone else.

[Thor_MN]

446. Tell you what, you stop responding to me, I can;t help that you contradict yourself.

If you can't help but readi what I post to correct your incorrect notions, it's not my problem to deal with.

If you spent a just minute or two with google, you would see that you are totslly incorrect in saying that a heart attack is not considered natural causes. In fact, it is the most commonly given example when defining natural causes. Homicide, suicide, accidental, natural causes and other. Natural causes is anything related to disease. In case you haven't heard, most heart attacks are caused by disease. Now they can occur as a result of poisoning (homicide) or a blow to the chest (accidental), the VAST majority of heart attacks are caused by disease and thus, natural causes.

Now that we have set aside your confusion and explained it to anyone bothering to read this, we could discuss contradicting oneself. Bringing Davey Jones into the discussion, then denying that you did is a contradiction. Saying that you are going to ignore me, then replying to me is a contradiction. That's a bit odd, consdering your desire that all deaths to be reported exactly the same way.

Otherwise, have a nice weekend, hopefully we have all learned something, and anyone reading has not been lead astray by incorrect information.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

447. I put you on IGNORE and you're still responding to me, which is odd. But you have a great weekend,

too!

If you continue to respond to me, I will report you. I truly mean that.

I asked you to stop harassing me and you continue to do so.

[Thor_MN]

448. I have not harrased you in any way.

I have posted factual information in response to inaccurate information. Threads do not belong to you any more than they belong to me. If you wish us to belive that a heart attack is NOT a natural cause of death, bring some proof to the discussion. Bring some evidence rather than attempting to insult my reading skills. I'm not sure why I'm bothering, as you have offered nothing but insults, threats, and content null proclaimtions that you are correct.

And if you are ignoring me, why are you continuing to rant?

[Gore1FL]

138. It should be NAtural Light casues n/t

[Pachamama]

41. Karma is a natural cause...

[Earth Bound Misfit]

69. DU Rec.

[frylock]

137. word

[FailureToCommunicate]

141. word up

[WheelWalker]

154. Yes it is.

Blessings.

[Brettongarcia]

203. God got him?

[lunatica]

312. And his was a fitting karmic adjustment considering the bad karma

he was making happen.

[Ishoutandscream2]

114. Agreed. He was a really unstable asshole

I can't see "natural causes" happening here.

[markpkessinger]

119. I'm afraid I can't be quite so polite where Breitbart is concerned . . .

This isn't just a matter of political differences. Folks, this guy man deliberately (and repeatedly) set out to destroy people for no good reason whatsoever. As far as I'm concerned, it's good riddance to bad rubbish!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

143. Exactly!!!!

[savannah43]

258. Yeah! So who do you think shot him?

The karma explanation has much appeal, too.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

267. Who do I think shot him? I don't know and I don't care...

It does appear, however, that the Freepers just can't seem to help themselves. Somehow, some way, it's Obama's fault!

[Bainbridge Bear]

157. Thanks to him

ACORN was dismantled. Bad rubbish, indeed. I also don't believe that he died of "natural causes". That is an obvious cover up for the real reason. He was an awful man and I will not miss him at all.

[99 Percent Sure]

185. His "good reason" was that he was as mean and venomous as a black-mouthed mamba.

A wicked man on the order of Dick Cheeknee.

[xtraxritical]

299. Venal for profit.

[TahitiNut]

394. Absolutely.

Good riddance. He'll be buried at a toxic waste site.

[Ikonoklast]

180. Booze is made from 'natural' ingredients.

Obese guy with anger issues that seemed inebriated all the time dying young is no real surprise to me.

[TexasProgresive]

192. A cousin, and a boss-both seemingly healthy

died in their early 40's. Our beloved veterinarian who always ate right, did not smoke, drink or do drugs, was physically fit had 5 way bypass surgery at 38 and ended up selling his practice.

[SusanaMontana41]

284. One of my brothers died at age 36 of a heart attack.

Before this natural death, he ate all the wrong foods, drank all the wrong drinks, and used all the wrong drugs.

[penndragon69]

322. YES.... natural causes.

This happens when you have NO BRAIN to start with!

[grantcart]

328. He died of Joe-McCarthy-itis.

McCarthy died at age 48, of untethered bottomless hatred. Breitbart had a more virulent form and so it took him earlier.

[Critters2]

417. +1 nt

[DumbBassRepublicans]

389. So..... who cares..??

breitbart once said that Ted Kennedy, after the Senator's death, was "a special pile of human excrement."
Well, now....
WHO'S THE SPECIAL PILE OF HUMAN EXCREMENT NOW.....??!!
pathetic republican partisan, who put his sorry-arsed party first, and the country second...
Good Riddance.
NEXT: Rush Limbaugh.....

[hlthe2b]

2. Thank heavens that I reflexively go to that old southern adage in these matters...

"if you can't say anything good (about someone), then just say nothing at all...""


So....
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chirp

[kag]

19. Exactly what I was thinking.

Still...He was sooooo young!

[Auntie Bush]

353. But he was soooooo mean, angry, hostle, beastly, etc.

[txlibdem]

65. I too agree

I don't want anyone to die. That's just not how my psyche works. I want the wrong-headed (DINOs, Conservatives, Free Marketeers, etc.) to learn the truth of what their ideology has done to the world and to the virtual slaves in the factories our companies built overseas. And I want them to change their ways and repent their sins against their fellow Man and the Earth. But I'd never wish death upon anyone just because of their political views.

[JDPriestly]

118. I'm with you, txlibdem.

[hyphenate]

146. I agree in general, but

there are just some people who are out-and-out evil, who will never reform, never change, and will willfully do horrible things to others. Men who do these things need to be stopped--even if it never happens in real life.

Sometimes I imagine the Dick Cheneys, the Karl Roves, Grover Norquists, James Dobsons and other morally condemned people were truly gone, and what amazing things could happen with them gone. A true flushing out of the evil genes in the world could be all we need for a future better than what we have now.

If there is even an iota of redemptive DNA in their bodies, it's one thing. But some of these people are as sick as sociopaths we see articles about every day. Sick and twisted bastards, for whom there is nothing worth saving in the end.

[bigmonkey]

162. I admit I'm just trying to avoid thinking of the death of some people, but instead ...

I imagine that they are given the best that anyone could possibly have, every benefit of human civilization that could be given, to anyone who, like them, has been permanently exiled from human contact to a remote facility in the center of Antarctica. That's how I handle it, just a personal thing.

[txlibdem]

211. Antarctica would be nice

... or one of the islands that is in danger due to sea level rise. I'd build them a 50 ft high glass wall (or polycarbonate whichever is cheaper yet still safe) all around the island so, as the sea level rose, they could see what their ideology had done to the world.

But, as you stated, inside their walled compound they would have every comfort and clean food and water, relaxing palm trees by the pool, etc. I just wonder how much time they'd spend looking at the glass wall with the rising seas on the other side versus sunning themselves poolside with a mint julep.

[dgibby]

147. I'd never wish for someone to die,

but as long as it happened, I'm just happy it didn't happen to someone I liked!

[kenfrequed]

158. Agreed

I would add the sad case of Atwater to that. I would prefer people to tell the truth before facing death and I really wouldn't even want Breitbart to die so young. It seems unfair and I feel bad for his friends and family.

[sabrina 1]

444. Good post, that's how I feel. n/t

[kestrel91316]

91. [phone]

[Ecumenist]

152. I know that it's not the nicest thing to do but I screamed when I saw your post

LOL!!! but I willl take the same stance you have, as I am married to a southerner and my paternal family is from South Carolina, so ...."CHIRP +1

[donheld]

166. Thank heavens that I reflexively go to that other southern adage in these matters...

"if you can't say anything good (about someone), come sit by me.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

190. Alice Roosevelt Longworth reportedly said that.

(((((crickets)))))))

[Bohunk68]

286. Moms Mabley

had a routine where she said, "Mama always said that you should say good about the dead. He's dead. Good."

[MrMickeysMom]

407. I know THAT'S true!

Moms Mabley's comment.... PERFECT.

[donheld]

414. Naw, I was talking about Clairee/Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias

[underpants]

348. As was posted here when Falwell died

Falwell is dead. Good.

[peace frog]

189. Right on

[Lost-in-FL]

290. ...

[Generic Other]

5. After listening to him rant at the occupiers a few weeks ago (BEHAVE YOURSELVES) I am not surprised

He seemed unhinged at the time, possibly drunk and clearly way too agitated. No heart could stand that kind of rage.

[Monk06]

381. That's what I thought when I saw that. Bad heart, bad temper = bad combination.

[calico1]

6. Wow, I am almost 54. I thought he was older than me. n/t

[Broderick]

99. Thought the same thing

[47of74]

361. The last couple months he looked several years older than 43

[mazzarro]

7. Wow! how did that happen?

The riech-wingnuts lose one of their firebrand!

[randr]

9. Anger issues perchance?

[riverwalker]

10. strange

all the sources go back to one source, BigHollywood. Trying to get independant confirmation from somewhere.

[drm604]

103. I heard it on NPR this morning while driving to work.

I think it was BBC World News. I have no idea what their source was.

[enigmatic]

11. Comfirmed by TPM

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/tpm-confirms-andrew-breitbart-dead-at-43

"Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles Coroner's Office tells TPM that conservative media icon Andrew Breitbart died last night at UCLA Medical Center."

[OKNancy]

15. "media icon"

That''s a reach IMO

[starroute]

149. What it says is "conservative media icon"

There's a difference.

[Harry Back]

393. really. more like Media CON

nt

[riverwalker]

31. ABC too

ABC News political producer Katie Bosland tweeted:

LA Coroner’s Office has confirmed to @ABC that Andrew Breitbart passed away last night at UCLA Medical Center.

[Zorro]

14. Obama is responsible for this

I can hear it now.

[Arger68]

27. I think Hillary did it.

She killed Vince Foster you know!!

[frylock]

140. it's already being posted on facebook

[hughee99]

181. It's unbelieveable that assholes would wildly speculate that someone

actually killed a person who appeared to die in an accident or of natural causes and that there's a coverup going on.

This isn't like when the BFEE killed Paul Wellstone, Mel Carnahan, and JFK, jr. either, this is just wild speculation.

[Ochsfan]

16. In the words of the great Moms Mabley

I was always taught to never say anything about the dead unless you could say something good. So I'll jst say "He's dead? GOOD!"

[AnneD]

231. Now THERE is a blast from the past....

Thanks for the laugh. I want to be as cantankerous as she was when I get older!

[Ichingcarpenter]

17. Well now he'll learn to lie correctly

for once.

[caseymoz]

25. With a competent undertaker. nt

[JBoy]

18. CNN home page carrying it in a banner.

http://www.cnn.com/

[Magleetis]

20. Everything is temporary...n/t

[crunch60]

248. Your right, when your dead, your dead, and

the human race will continue to recycle, the good, bad, and the ugly.

[Loki]

21. Wow not expecting this news today.

..... for a life so short and so wasted.

[Pachamama]

38. "life so short and so wasted"....

Well summarized.....

Sympathies for his family who lost him....I'm sure that he had some who cared for him.

Otherwise, a wasted life spent trying to destroy others with lies and mistruths....

[caseymoz]

23. Or in the words of a fellow conservative blowhard,

"He's assumed room temperature."

-Rush Limbaugh

I can't think of anything good to say about the guy. I'm glad it wasn't murder.

Man, it hasn't been a good year for conservatives or the GOP. The reaper's kicking them when their down, not that I would discourage him, just an observation.

[stonecutter357]

74. Rush Limbaugh=

Fake Outrage.

[caseymoz]

129. I think his outrage was true at one time

But since the early 90s, he's had to make the effort to stay ignorant to keep earning millions. Now it's probably fake.

[existentialist]

308. still ignorant

I think he's still ignorant.

[caseymoz]

356. Professionally ignorant.

He knows he makes his money from being a contagious village idiot. That's all he wants to know.

[Lex]

24. Amazing, and yet Rush continues to live at whatever age he is.

Not that I wish anything bad on Rush (I don't like to do such things), but it is not ordinary that a 43 year old dies of natural causes.

[Bruce Wayne]

36. Pure mean never grows old

[radicalliberal]

438. Stalin did ...

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[Proud Public Servant]

26. And here's the Freepanoia

Break out the tin foil...

He must have had something big on the administration.
4 posted on Thu Mar 01 2012 09:33:53 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by TShaunK

He announces that he has tapes of obama and he he is now dead????????
7 posted on Thu Mar 01 2012 09:34:58 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by Jewels1091

Fox says he died of natural causes....yea right. RIP Andrew.
11 posted on Thu Mar 01 2012 09:37:13 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by lula (Newt 2012! We need him now more than ever because the establishment is scared.)

I just saw this on Drudge. WTF?? Natural causes? What the hell does that mean? He just died and they are declaring it immediately as “natural causes”? Obamacide?
14 posted on Thu Mar 01 2012 09:37:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by GrandJediMasterYoda (How ironic that Ann Coulter should write a book called Treason.)

Tragic! WOW! Move on over Vince Foster!
I smell a BIG rat here!
19 posted on Thu Mar 01 2012 09:38:35 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by JDoutrider

[Schema Thing]

34. Oh we're never going to see the end of *this* roll of tin foil.

[Lex]

37. Of course Obama did it!

[okojo]

204. Well Westwood is the home of paranoid conspiracy plots

Think of all those people walking their dogs late at night in Westwood and across the 405 in Brentwood, they could all have poison dart guns, waiting to get their orders from the West Wing of the White House, the real version or the TV version.

I am guessing, Obama is behind all the freeway construction from Sunset to Wilshire as well..

[onenote]

113. Not surprising. Of course I'm also not surprised by posts over in GD

that are speculating that someone on the right was responsible for taking out Breitbart to prevent him from naming names in upcoming litigation.

Tin foil fits extreme partisans of all stripes.

[Hayabusa]

117. So, in their thoughts...

Naturally, a bullet to head causes death?

I barely ever heard of the guy to tell the truth, but I wasn't happy with what I did hear. Shame he had to die so young, though.

[sulphurdunn]

121. He may become

a minor martyr, but right wind sainthood is unlikely. He lacked the celebrity status for that.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

144. Shocker.

Yeah- Obama killed him. Sure. Never mind that he's been drunk all the time the last couple of months. I'd bet my left nut this was alcohol-related.

[hyphenate]

159. Freepers don't know jack

When someone dies and is under a doctor's care, most of the time an autopsy is waived. Since he died in the hospital, it is likely that he might have been treated for whatever was wrong. I would suggest a heart attack. I was 42 when I had two heart attacks, and as a woman, that was REALLY unusual. Men in their younger years will often have heart attacks--depending on how conscientious that person has been about their health, whether they've smokes or were drinkers, exercising or not--all these things contribute to an early death.

Perhaps one good thing might come out of this if it was a heart attack: it could raise the awareness of early heart disease and the need to take care of one's self ALL your life, not just when you think it's necessary. And a lot of people don't realize that high cholesterol is often inherited, so people should get tested early.

[crunch60]

230. More women die of heart attacks than breast cancer, not so unusual anymore

267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer. Another 31, 837 women die each year of congestive heart failure, representing 62.6% of all heart failure deaths.

[47of74]

365. After my friend died at 45 from a heart attack

I made sure at the next doctor's visit that they paid extra attention to my heart - my doctor said the EKG looked good. Cholesterol is good, weight's going in the right direction. So hopefully I'll be here for a while yet.

[progressoid]

168. Ya know,

Freepers aren't the only ones to don the tin foil hat when someone dies. I've seen it here a few times as well.

I'm certainly not agreeing with those douches. Just sayin'

[Rob H.]

201. They're all wrong

It was the Mighty Clenis™! Even after being out of office for 11 years, it still wields a power too great and terrible to imagine!

[Odin2005]

217. "Obamacide"? LMAO, what morans.

[chrisa]

223. Some newer theories -

# A hit-and-run Sarin gas attack

# Death by poisonous dart

# A poison - tipped umbrella

# Food poisoning by Bill Ayers from a dinner he had during the Super Bowl

# The "PTB" (a term used by paranoid CTers) are manipulating his autopsy and the press

No joke - go look at that place. lol

[pmorlan1]

28. Only the good die young?

Not in this case.

[grantcart]

29. He did this very well

"I enjoy making enemies".


It remains an amazingly shallow epithet for an amazingly shallow human being but he succeeded at the base path that he chose.

[MicaelS]

30. Wow this is a shock...

Wonder if his anger ate him up?

[99 Percent Sure]

196. Probably contributed to whatever underlying health problems he had, whether

diagnosed or not. Bottled up anger and rage contributes mightily to stroke and heart malfunctions as much as unhealthy lifestyles--alcohol, drugs, poor eating, etc.

My sympathies to his wife and children.

[still_one]

32. A merchant of hate /nt

[BeyondGeography]

33. Natural causes...sorry, dude

That's not a phrase you'll ever be associated with.

[Jester Messiah]

35. So long, jerk.

Good riddance to vile rubbish.

[LaydeeBug]

39. I am waiting for Fox ews to say that Acorn did it. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

40. ABC:

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=15824337

[southerncrone]

354. He was Orson Bean's son-in-law?

Wow, that seems odd.

[proud2BlibKansan]

358. Orson is a conservative

So they had that in common.

[southerncrone]

398. But he always seemed to be a sensible sort, none the less.

Hardly the crazed sociopath BB was. Still can't imagine what Thanksgiving must have been like at their house.

[Suji to Seoul]

42. Usually I am upset when someone dies. . .for some reason, I can't feel too upset tonight

if this is true!

[leftynyc]

101. He had 4 childen

Because of them I can't take any joy from this. However, I do feel his karma finally caught up to him.

[Suji to Seoul]

124. Sorry his kids lost a father. I'll weep for his kids, not for him!

[BobbyBoring]

228. I'll weep for his kids too

although I can't imagine what they will turn out to be with a father like that~

[Jester Messiah]

151. I'm sure their gigantic inheritance of hate-and-misery-spawned money will be great comfort to them.

So to hell with them. He's dead and I'm glad. Where does the line to piss on his grave form?

[Systematic Chaos]

313. + a really big number

[grantcart]

329. Fortunately for them his unrelenting cloud of hatred will not engulf their lives. They

will remember a mythologized father and not have to experience his anger first hand.

His children have been liberated.

[2ndAmForComputers]

382. You say the truth.

[RBInMaine]

43. I'll bet it was the cocaine. I wouldn't wish death on him, but there are few tears here.

[Berlin Expat]

44. There was a saying, and for the life of me I can't

recall who said it, but it goes something like this; "I would never speak ill of the dead, no matter how much I may have disagreed with them, but suffice it to say, there are some obituaries whose reading brings me a certain grim satisfaction."

Natural causes? It's possible, even at a young age like 43. He struck me as an exceedingly angry and hostile person, and that certainly isn't good for the body (or soul, for that matter).

Now just you wait. All the wingnuts will soon be screaming, "Obama had him killed! It's a conspiracy!"

Quick update....yeah, I was right. There's much mourning in FReeperville, and some posts alluding to conspiratorial machinations.

[deutsey]

96. I believe Twain said something to that effect. n/t

[csziggy]

123. That quote is from Clarence Darrow

All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike some one they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
Note: That's from Darrow's autobiography, The Story of My Life.
http://kottke.org/11/05/giving-our-feelings-a-name

[Bruce Wayne]

45. Regardless of his professional ugliness, this is still shocking

I'll hold my tongue, but I suspect we might have a loose definition of "natural causes" going on here. He was an erratic person.

[RBInMaine]

47. He has a past with cocaine, so it has been said. He didn't deny it.

[Lex]

54. That will certainly screw up your pulmonary.

Even if it was done years ago.

[99 Percent Sure]

208. Also permanent cardiomyopathy caused by cocaine usage...

Cocaine-Related Cardiomyopathy

The fact that subacute, or even chronic, cardiomyopathy may result from the use of cocaine is being increasingly recognized. While most cases of cocaine-related cardiomyopathy have proved to be reversible, others have resulted in permanent cardiac dysfunction or death. However, because morbidity and mortality information associated with cocaine-related cardiomyopathy is based on case reports, it may be underreported. Many deaths in the drug abuse population are ascribed to drug toxicity without further attempts at defining the exact etiology.

I'm thinking this may have caused Whitney "Nippy" Houston's death.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

281. You don't think it's strange that they reported "natural causes" *immediately* rather than just tell

the public that they'd know more after an autopsy has been performed?

I just think it's strange, that's all. And I'm not alone, either.

[JDPriestly]

120. That might be called a stroke or an aneurism. Cocaine just wipes out the brain

I have heard. It goes very quickly. The doctors are helpless to do anything for many cocaine overdoses -- just helpless.

[The Green Manalishi]

46. Of the dead speak nothing but good.

He's dead/





Good

[Generic Other]

59. Let us then quote the man himself

Wiki: 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."

What goes around comes around.

[proud2BlibKansan]

127. +1

He went after a dear friend who is a respected university professor.

Prick is an absolutely perfect description.

[The Green Manalishi]

352. +1

[47of74]

367. Two words.

Reap.
Sow.

[6000eliot]

48. Maybe he choked on a big ball of his own evil bile?

[RBInMaine]

55. I couldn't have said it better myself. Good one. :-)

[riverwalker]

49. lets give the respect he gave to others

Andrew Breitbart Unleashes A Torrent Of Invective Against Sen. Ted Kennedy’s Legacy On Twitter


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.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/08/26/57997/breitbart-kennedy-twitter/

[GoCubsGo]

57. Why stoop to that level?

Why become like him?

[The Stranger]

107. Revealing the truth of who he was is actually not stooping at all.

Nor is it anything close to becoming like him.

[MADem]

164. I'm with you--by his words let us know him! nt

[hyphenate]

182. I think there is a difference

in some cases--rather than stooping to Breitbart's level, it is merely holding up a mirror to his own words. People are funny like that--they often project onto another the things they think of themselves.

In this case, Breitbart was the epitome of what he would call a crusader for the American Way, who would stop at nothing to show complicity by those he believed were his nemeses. Most of us on the left have our own beliefs in this respect--it would have been hard for the right wingnuts to prove most of their propaganda on liberals, but time and time again, what we have intimated about on the right has happened without question.

Breitbart was just another fish in the sea, trying to get bigger and rule that body of water--unfortunately, there are many, many others there who are trying to make that very same leap.

On the left, we believe in unison for the most part, which can be easier to attain and work with.

[FedUp_Queer]

186. Normally, you'd be correct.

The words come from his mouth and mind, not somebody else's. I know I just felt completely unmoved when I read the news. However, one cannot deny that there's a little less poison in the world.

[muriel_volestrangler]

64. Thanks - worth knowing what he was like

While I don't see much point in attacking him, I feel it's fine for anyone to do so if they want, if he behaved so badly.

[MarkCharles]

74. Thanks for reminding us of his true character!

He really was just an ugly pimple on the Republicans' ass, wasn't he?

And to think so many conservatives, Republican Congress people, and others will mourn his loss.

[RBInMaine]

50. Christ, he looked at least 53. I suppose that's what drugs do. So long asshole.

[OKNancy]

51. I feel the same as I did when Barbara Olsen died

on Sept 11th. I feel bad that I don't feel bad. I try to be a kind and goodhearted person, but
I feel nothing.

[The Doctor.]

81. It's amazing how Ted found her doppleganger as a replacement.

Some people have very specific tastes, I guess.

[Botany]

52. My guess is that coke and booze did him in.

Either that or he might have checked out on purpose.

I know you shouldn't speak ill of the dead but he really was a cancer on America's
body.

[GoCubsGo]

53. My condolences to his family.

I don't wish the death of a loved one on anyone.

[Ian David]

56. I don't think he's really dead. I think he and O'Keefe faked it.

Yes, I'm kidding.

[FraDon]

163. independent DNA CONFIRMATION ?

My first thought was INDEPENDENT DNA CONFIRMATION ? ---> Nothing less; ASAP.

Think about it. Very few folks are MORE LIKELY to world-prank the media than this crew.

Then, almost immediately, I heard the classic detective question, "Who might have WANTED him dead?"

... oops, I might well, uncharitably, be on that list.

And yes, if he is dead; condolences to those who loved him.

[Ian David]

289. He could have faked his own death so that he could vote while "dead."

This technically wouldn't be voter fraud, since he'd actually be voting under his own name.

But... "Ah-HAH! Now I gotcha!"


I know, he's actually really dead.

Most honestly and sincerely dead.

[FraDon]

302. curious • just HOW, exactly,

… DO you know, when you say, "I know …"?

What did you see, hear, read, learn about that proved convincing evidence to you?

About Brother Breitbart, OR Osama, or Ken Lay, etc.

Evidence; it's not a lot to ask.

[Ian David]

327. Are you saying there is no evidence that he is really dead? n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

58. This is a shock...

Only 43. Rest in peace.

[center rising]

60. Can't say I'm too sad about this.

[onethatcares]

61. how will the O'Keefe lawsuit go now?

this may lead to some strange happenings.

As far as Breitbart goes, I feel about the same way he felt about me.

[csziggy]

126. I was really looking forward to what the discovery process would find

It would be nearly as sweet if Breitbart was the one funding O'Keefe and now O'Keefe is left high ad dry without a pot to piss in.

On one level I want Current TV to counter sue Breitbart's estate - maybe not for monetary return but just to get all the information about Breitbart's activities out in the open. I would not like to see them take everything his widow and children have, though.

[onethatcares]

188. I agree, as much

as I'd like to be a hard hearted bastage, I can't.

[Maynar]

252. I feel about the same way he felt about me

And I don't feel guilty either.

[The Wizard]

62. Kenyan hit team

Paid for by George Soros.

[BeyondGeography]

66. Predator drone

[tledford]

63. Yawn. eom

[MarkCharles]

67. Now we have Santorm, Cantor, and other...

Republican idiots weighing in, calling this a "huge loss" to the nation?

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/santorum-on-breitbart-death-what-huge-loss

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/cantor-stunned-to-hear-of-breitbarts-death


"Conservative journalist Michelle Malkin called Andrew Breitbart's death a "devastating loss."

These people are truly NUTS!!!! They must really believe, as Breitbart did, that Obama is a Marxist!

[caveat_imperator]

176. It's a devastating loss to their propaganda machine, for sure.

For that I am thankful.

[Crunchy Frog]

404. Not much of a Breitbart follower, but if these people find his loss "huge" and "devastating"

then I can only think of his death as a very good thing.

It's sad when anyone of that age dies, but even sadder, in a way, when he was such a person as the world is a better place without him in it.

I feel bad for his family, unless, of course, he was an abusive or opressive presence in their lives. If that was the case, then I'm happy for them.

[gopiscrap]

68. I'm not going to hold my tongue

this guy was divisive, decietful and hurtful to many...can't say I mourn his passing whatsoever...in fact, deep down my soul may be smiling a bit! Good riddance to a bit of the earth's scum...and yes, I'll expect to censured for this!!!

[crunch60]

265. It doesn't matter, someone will

replace him very quickly. Hatred and bigotry will continue, no way will I go down that path. Not for him or anyone like him.

[Hyper_Eye]

69. Condolences to his family and those that love him

DU is doing pretty well today. Usually DU goes way over board when a controversial conservative dies. DU seems to be on good behavior today. It isn't just the new DU crowd that goes overboard, it's pretty much been a flaw of DU for most of its existence. I'm glad to see civility here. This is not freeperville and we should never emulate them.

Whatever this man was responsible for is of no consequence at this moment when his family is grieving over the sudden and tragic loss of their loved one. There is no greater pain than they are feeling now and I hope it is a long time before I have to feel that inevitable pain in my life as we all do at some time or another. I hope they have the people they need around them and they can feel some comfort in each other.

[anti-alec]

83. Breitbart may be an asshole....

But he was a human being, like the rest of us....

I just hope karma takes him further beyond....

[avaistheone1]

104. ??

[SemperEadem]

263. that may be well and good

do not forget what he did to an innocent woman: Shirley Sherrod.

[kestrel91316]

94. IMHO anyone who could love that man needs their head examined.

[onenote]

105. Fortunately most DUers reccognize

that between sinking to Breitbart's level or rising above it, the progressive choice is the latter.


Unfortunately, it will be the ones that don't recognize that point who will be held up by those on the right as examples of how the "left" has no class. Hypocritical? Sure. But if you give someone ammunition, don't be surprised if they use it.

[Plucketeer]

130. One would have to work HARD

to sink to Andrew's plane. It's the perscribed passivity of the left that has us (and KEEPS us) cornered and impotent. Screaming at folks that they're rapists and freaks and animals is not the face of someone deserving respect. I was bullied and and harrassed thru my childhood years until I finally found the moxie to challenge my primary tormentor at age 15. I kicked that persons ass and was afforded respect thereafter. I say one has to live it before one can decry it.
If Breitbart succumbed to "natural causes" instigated by the defamatory barrage he'd been working hard to incite, it seems only fitting to me. While I don't believe in any supernatural powers, I could, at least, fancy that Satan called Andrew home. Now if he'd just call home the rest of his emissaries, the world would be a much nicer place.

[Doctor_J]

278. Controversial conservative?

By that do you mean "miserable lying terrorist with no discernible human characteristics"?

[Canuckistanian]

71. Apoplexy?

The guy was full of hate and rage, wouldn't be surprised.

[RussBLib]

71. Good riddance

He was a liar and an asshole and I will not shed a tear. As an atheist, I simply mark his passing, with no regret.

[stopbush]

155. Agreed. No karma involved (doesn't exist), just not taking care of ones health.

He destroyed people's lives. He will no longer destroy people's lives. I rejoice in that fact.

[anti-alec]

76. Please make sure that the autopsy shows that...

He has abused himself to a point where his liver is just gone.

Thankfully James O'Keefe is now exposed, and vulnerable without his benefactor. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[Puzzledtraveller]

78. Sad for his family

My partisanship only runs along politics, not along the greater human family, really sorry for his families loss. Seriously disgusted by anyone here who somehow can champion this news, needed to say that.

[Lex]

84. "Kennedy was a special pile of human excrement."

What Breitbart said about Ted Kennedy when he died. Among other things.

I won't say it about Breitbart.

[Hawaii Hiker]

86. Hard to feel anything for a bastard like Brieitbart

Fuck him, he danced on Kennedy's grave....

[lovekendyl]

134. MSNBC

MSNBC " the twitter world is a buzzed by the death of" now at this point im thinking Brietbart.. Nope the death of Davey Jones, which is a much greater loss in my world..

[Critters2]

420. +1 nt

[kenfrequed]

224. hmm

I think I originally suggested that we respect his family and all that other BS.

I have just changed my mind. Thank you for the reality check. Breitbart was human scum and the world is probably a slightly less insane place without him.

[Maynar]

257. I Will.

nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

79. Sympathies to his family and those who loved him. nt

[Earth Bound Misfit]

80. Prolly read the transcripts of everything he's said or written publicly...

...and died of embarrassment.

[lovekendyl]

82. Dont know much about this guy but I do remember this

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."

[Tommykun]

85. I do not rejoice, nor do I weep.

I wish the best for his family and may they find peace. Even though his actions were that of one of pure perpetual darkness, I will not return his darkness with further darkness. We must show that we are truly kind and good people who will not attack one who can no longer defend himself.

[Beacool]

87. I'm sorry to hear the news.

He was only 43? Far too young to die.

My condolences to his family.

DU, please stay classy.

[The Doctor.]

110. I'm torn.

One the one hand, he'll never face the public humiliation he so richly deserves for all of the garbage, lies, and vitriol he spewed.

On the other hand, he won't be spewing anymore garbage, lies, and vitriol.

[Beacool]

169. I was indifferent to the guy.

I didn't listen to him or read his blog. I just think that it's sad for the family when someone dies so young.

As for his politics, does it matter anymore?

[Iggo]

88. I'm very sorry...

...that he didn't live long enough to become an EX-piece-of-shit-angry-motherfucker.

43's way too young to go, and he still had time to reform and become a decent human being.

[TuxedoKat]

184. That's how I feel

When I saw him in that video two weeks ago he looked so angry and out of control I was worried for him, even though I don't like what he did. It seemed like something was terribly wrong. Maybe he was stressed out about his upcoming legal proceedings. I feel sorry he died with so much hate and anger. I hope he is at peace now and condolences to his family.

[ileus]

89. RIP

[Douglas Carpenter]

90. A William F Buckley he was not; or even a George Will. He brought nothing of substance to

conservative discourse. He had no valid points to offer. No little gems of wisdom that might cause me to ponder and reexamine my assumptions. His only contribution was to lower the level of discussion - to make political thought more shallow, more ignorant, more emotional, more banal and less intelligent and more depraved.

[deutsey]

102. A very fitting eulogy. n/t

[RevStPatrick]

92. My condolences to his family...

Although I find it difficult to believe that anybody would actually love that guy.
But you know, to each his or her own.

[jzodda]

93. A man of low morals

This guy was a man of low moral character, especially with what he did to shirley sherrod. He was a pioneer in today's journalism whereby you can get away with reporting anything as fact, even edited shit and get away with it.

He will NOT be missed.

Karma is a real bitch...

[MarkCharles]

112. Fox and his friend : "Jonah Goldberg Gets Emotional Recalling Breitbart"

Look at how Fox News handles this, as if Andrew were some sort of a hero.

[jzodda]

116. disgusting

The intro was especially vomit inducing. I mean they are making this guy appear to be a real journalist with integrity when we know he had NONE.

[MarkCharles]

131. Disgusting and revealing at the same time...

they really show their true colors, and their lack of journalistic integrity when they do this sort of thing.

Fox and all the Republican talking heads are obviously devoid of any sound ethical standards as well.

[SharonAnn]

413. "Jonah Goldberg"?

[nxylas]

97. Is he really dead?

Or did he just edit some video footage to make it look like he'd died?

Too soon?

[stonecutter357]

213. K&R...

[eppur_se_muova]

274. Too soon ? No, perfect timing. nt

[deutsey]

98. I won't dance on his grave (I don't do that), but I can't feel any sadness over this news either n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

142. I agree!

I ain't a damned bit sad about it!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

100. I guess this election year was more than he could bear. nt

[Gruntled Old Man]

106. See you in Gehenna, you hateful bastard!

I don't believe in false sentiment.

[EnviroBat]

108. The Universe stinks a little less today.

Not to speak ill of the dead, but this guy was a piece of garbage.

[Major Hogwash]

109. Not shedding any tears for that mook.

Faux Snooze is going completely out of their mind over this news.
Too bad.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

111. Having a heart attack is not normally considered "natural causes"

Sue me if I have no sympathy. This man did despicable things to others and ruined innocent lives.

[Ruby the Liberal]

288. Echo what I was thinking.

A 43 year old man does not die of "natural causes" in the ER of a hospital.

Natural causes implies died quietly in his sleep or something. He collapsed while walking his neighborhood and was taken to the ER. That is not natural.

I lost a colleague years ago at age 28 from a brain emoblysm (sp?). That was terrifying to me as there are no symptoms, it just "happens". No one claimed it was natural causes though - they named the incident for what it was.

[sofa king]

122. It saddens me that he left a family behind.

Otherwise, I think Andrew Breitbart's own quotes and deeds are sufficient to sum up his character and his contribution to society.

Let those speak for him.

[onehandle]

125. Well, this will be ugly here at DU. nt

[lanlady]

128. one less rightwing a**hole in the land

No faux sympathy from me.

[RedSpartan]

132. I'm reminded of the quote attributed to Congressman Thomas Reed of Maine...

When asked whether he would attend the funeral of a political opponent, Reed said "No, but I approve of it."

[hyphenate]

133. That first article clip here

sounds like a damned press release for his book more than anything else. Even in death, Breitbart tries an attempt at self-aggrandizement.

[Ian David]

136. Is "autoerotic asphyxiation" a "natural cause?" n/t

[Kolesar]

139. I'm not timid. I organized two anti-Bush rallies when he came to town...eom

[isuphighyeah]

145. Drugs. n/t

[WhoIsNumberNone]

148. Can't say I'm sorry, but I won't lower myself to do any grave-dancing

That's exactly what the right wingers want to see. They showed ZERO class when Ted Kennedy died. I'm not sinking to their level here.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

150. Well I guess this refutes the old addage

That only the good die young.

[Autumn]

153. My sympathy to his family who cared for him.

To everyone else, Ding dong the witch is dead. Should have happened a few years back. Piss on him.

[byronius]

160. Well said. He was a hateful and undeveloped human who did much damage to human progress.

Perhaps he learned something at the end, there.

[hue]

156. sudden cardiac death at a young age could easily be cocaine...

May his family find peace some day through this experience.

[eissa]

161. I just can't abide by the "speak no ill of the dead"

in this particular case. It's not a republican or conservative thing. I would not feel this way were it a multitude of current republican politicians or commentators. Breitbart, however, was a truly evil and disgusting creature who diliberately set out to destroy people. He was a hate-filled liar, and I'm sorry, but I find it hard to contain my glee right now. My only sympathies lie with his children.

[abq e streeter]

173. Agree 100%. I almost always try to not be a "grave-dancer" , but this man WAS a vile piece of shit.

I find it impossible to "stay classy" in this case. I hope he's rotting in hell.

[Green_Lantern]

235. I hope he isn't burning in hell...

What has he done worthy of hell that all of us hasn't done?

This is one reason I'm a Christian...the hope of forgiveness.

[abq e streeter]

283. Fair enough, but what he has done is sew a lot of hatred and darkness

I don't know about you, but i have not done any of those.
I do hope he had a moment of terror in his last moments over the evil he sewed, and begged his maker for forgiveness. If he had the opportunity to do this and did it, then I do hope he was forgiven.

[Green_Lantern]

226. people have forgiven others for doing much worse..

And some here can't get over hating a guy who did not harm them personally.

[abq e streeter]

310. The ugliness, lies, hatred etc that he so gleefully sewed personally has harmed every single person

in this country.

[xxqqqzme]

165. Didn't Shirley Sherrod file a lawsuit

against him? What happens to that now?

[cordelia]

167. Condolences to those who loved him. n/t

[AllyCat]

170. Go gently. My condolences to his family and loved ones.

[Sanity Claws]

171. Hardly a positive thing said about him ANYWHERE

I'll admit that I haven't looked at FoxNews or Free Republic but I checked a few more neutral sites, like NY Times and Gothamist, and the remarks are about 95% negative about this guy.

Can you imagine dying and leaving that kind of legacy? Wow. I hope this gives the other hatemongers pause about their own legacy and makes them clean up their act.

BTW, I wonder who is going to support the pimp O'Keefe and his lawsuit against Olbermann now that Breitbard is gone. Maybe we'll see the real puppetmasters come out from behind the curtain.

[Stardust]

418. Did Olbermann even mention Breitbart's passing tonight? Olbermann's really had it in for him the

few nights. Maybe he didn't want to be two-faced.

[valerief]

172. So are the pro-Romney forces removing the convervacrazies from the limelight any way they can? nt

[Jon Ace]

174. GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE

Condolences to his family though.

[RedstDem]

177. couldnt have happened to better person

the man was obviously into too many of the wrong drugs, and wore his super small, almost non existent heart out...

Andrew, i know its hot where you are now, but i wanted to say, wish you would have done this sooner

[Ilsa]

178. It's a good lesson on how being filled with so much hate

can cause emotional problems, substance abuse, and one's own demise. I have no doubt that his self-imposed miserable existence helped bring about his own end.

Let the tin-foil-hatters indulge themselves in their fiction. They are checked out from reality most of the time anyway.

[emilyg]

179. Condolences to his family. RIP

[Comrade Grumpy]

187. I have nothing nice to say, so....

[caveat_imperator]

191. I'm sad he now won't be brought to justice and publicly humiliated for his many crimes.

breitbart and his cronies are nothing more than modern day Brownshirts.

[Green_Lantern]

193. anyone gleeful over someone dying needs mental help...

I was shocked to hear Breitbart died. It seems unexpected to me.

He did a lot of nasty political stunts and trashed political opponents but I honestly don't see what he did to anyone here to make them hate him enough to be gleeful over his death.

Nothing he did hurt me personally so it makes no sense for me to hate him.

[DesertRat]

194. Agreed

He was a husband and father. Condolences to his family.

[HangOnKids]

227. He Made His Living Trashing Democrats

Go read his comments when Ted Kennedy passed, obviously according to you Breitbart needed mental help.

[SemperEadem]

331. exactly--you reap what you sow

had he proceeded with some modicum of decorum and exercised some form of good judgment and restraint, then perhaps he would have not had the volume of dismissive and insensitive posts on his death. He chose not to take that kind of a path of his own will and volition...

he offended a lot of people and he planted himself purposely, squarely and pridefully in the middle of that truth--and this is the fruition of such action.

[SemperEadem]

332. what he did

was attack private people and forced them into the public sphere behind lies and slander... all because they said/believed what he didn't/wouldn't--as if that's a crime and he's an avenger or whatever he conjured up in his sick brain. ANY of us here could have been a target of his... and quite frankly, you don't know if anyone here was a victim of his bullshit unless they chose to reveal themselves as the target.

No one is saying that you have to hate or love anyone... that's non sequitur. But folks are free to express their visceral reaction to an evil, destructive force that has been silenced forever.

[azurnoir]

195. may he rest in peace

and quiet

[Cooley Hurd]

198. Holy shit! Breitbart's dead????

[ELY08]

199. Anyone headed over to freekrepuke

A good question to ask would be.
Do you think Gov christie will fly flags at half-staff like he did for Whitney Houston.

That should be fun to watch.

[okojo]

200. A Kaddish to him..

43 years old is pretty young to die of a heart attack, (I am assuming that it was, given the circumstances)

No matter what I thought of him as a person, the passing of a life, I will just offer a prayer. Everyone should be allowed some dignity, and his love ones some condolences, no matter if I disagreed with him.

[Spirochete]

206. Hell: Population +1 n/t

[Smilo]

207. Why do people feel they need to say nice things about him

he was a nasty piece of work, who was quite happy to bring about the downfall of so many.

Destroying others was his life's work - he was a sordid little man, who had to compensate for his shortcomings by attacking others.

[Green_Lantern]

212. why attack or say mean things about him..

Did he personally harm you?

[HangOnKids]

233. Why are you defending this trashy con artist?

And yes, he personally harmed me when he trashed Democrats. I am one.

[Green_Lantern]

241. I'm not defending him...

I'm just not filled with enough hubris to resort to hate because Breitbart insulted people when people like ML King did not even hate men who beat them.

The cross we have to bare is a twig compared to that.

[HangOnKids]

260. Breitbard Didn't Insult People He Destroyed Them

See ya.

[Smilo]

237. Oh, so you should never

say anything bad about someone because they didn't personally poke you on the nose?

You don't have to personally know someone to know they are hateful - the things he put his name to were nasty, mean, despicable and low. Being dead does not change that.

[Green_Lantern]

244. ideally I don't think hating someone is a good thing...

I can't be a Christian AND justify hate.

[Smilo]

259. Good for you.............

but there are too many in the GOPT who profess to be Christians and use hate time and again to get their point across.

Just because someone died, does not make up for the years of hate he has directed at others when he was alive. He destroyed others and bragged about it.

[Green_Lantern]

271. I don't base my faith on what other Christians do...

It is a cop out.

[SemperEadem]

333. then don't judge us on what you think we all should do

saying people need mental health because you don't like what you're willfully reading doesn't put you on a higher footing.

[Doctor_J]

285. Dumbest post in this thread!

:woot:

I don't have to be a personal target of his to know that he was an evil, malignant terrorist

[Hissyspit]

330. So when he personally harmed others?

It's no big deal? We should only be angered when the harm is to ourselves? Not following your logic.

[Odin2005]

209. Syphilis finally did him in!

[NICO9000]

210. GOOD!

This is great news for this country. Next up: Limbaugh? Please God please!

[Green_Lantern]

218. he didn't hurt you personally

Being glad he is dead is strange.

[SemperEadem]

335. he didn't have to hurt anyone personally

for one to have an opinion on his death.

What I"m glad for is that his vile rhetoric and attention whore antics are over.

[2ndAmForComputers]

383. Neither did Bin Laden.

[lanlady]

243. while god's on a roll--

--can he take Hannity too?

[dhill926]

216. really surprised to see he was a husband and father.....

as he was filled with so much hate. Hope he didn't transfer that hate to his home life.....

that being said, he was a vile man, who took great pleasure and pride in the downfall of others....

[Green_Lantern]

219. you could say the same thing

About people celebrating his death, right?

[HangOnKids]

238. You are a riot.

This is really getting to you isn't it.

[Green_Lantern]

246. yep because it seems arrogant

[SemperEadem]

336. So? Then it's arrogant. Again, so? You can't do anything about it

except pearl clutch and complain... and you can see what a deterrent that has been.

[Marrah_G]

229. I'm sorry his family is hurting. nt

[Glaisne]

232. Awesome!!

This is great news! It made my day! Good riddance to this lowlife POS. He was scum. His voice was toxic. The world is a better place now. I hope James O'Keefe goes soon too!

[Cleita]

236. For all those who are dancing on his grave, remember he's

only a drop in the crazy bucket. I'm thinking brain tumor. He was especially crazy recently. But now that he can't do any more harm, let him RIP.

[jillan]

240. Living with lies and deceit is not healthy. I make no apologies for saying that but instead

hope it reminds people who read my comment to live a life where you are at peace with your decisions.

[Smilo]

245. Breitbart on the death of Kennedy

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/01/1069816/-Use-the-Breitbart-example-#comments

The day Senator Ted Kennedy died here are some of the following quotes from Andrew Breitbart:

“Rest in Chappaquiddick”

Breitbart attacked Kennedy mercilessly 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,” Breitbart tweeted.

“How dare you compare Tony Snow & Reagan to Kennedy! Why do you grant a BULLY special status upon his death? This isnt lib v con.”

“Look, this man was granted absolution for nothing. Class, life station played a part but PARTY was everything. GOP couldnt get away with it,” Breitbart tweeted.

“IF a GOP possesses 1/100 of human failings of T. Kennedy he/she is TOAST,” he tweeted.

“In this moment I cant but recognize absolute backwardness of media & society. Bush=EVIL. Ted Kennedy=SAINT. I'm gonna keep fighting’, folks,” Breitbart tweeted.

These were all said by Breitbart on the day Ted Kennedy died.

[Green_Lantern]

250. just because he did it doesn't justify me doing it

[SemperEadem]

338. then how about YOU don't do it and leave it at that

leave the rest of us to the free exercise of our own consciences... we'll sort it all out when/if the need arises without your input or intervention.

[Tikki]

247. No great loss...and I am sorry if my statement offended anyone.

Tikki

[SemperEadem]

249. I hope he was at peace with his maker

he was a ball of turbulence.

This leaves okeefe without his main enforcer.

[jbpdx]

251. Karma is real

He got his early.

[Green_Lantern]

256. as a Christian I believe in forgiveness not karma fortunately..

Death being karma is odd. Even good people still die.

[Smilo]

262. Everybody dies - but they should not be forgiven just because they died.

[Green_Lantern]

269. I was not trying to imply death earns forgiveness

I am just hopeful that the bad things we do don't come back on us.

[SemperEadem]

342. All I have to do is ask god to forgive me and it's slate clean

I can express my opinion and if *I* feel it needs bringing before god, then *I* will handle that when the need arises.

I don't think it rises to that level--it's not that serious.

[bitchkitty]

253. RIP, and may God have mercy on his soul. n/t

[usrname]

255. I wonder whose nephew's baptism is happening?

... Moe Green, ... Stracci, ... Barzini, ... Tattaglia, ...

[Carolina]

261. Hope Lee Atwater

and Jerry Fallwell are welcoming him to Hades as we write.

[alarimer]

264. Good

What an asshole. His kids shoukd know what a terrible person he was. I am not even going to pretend not to be glad.

[obxhead]

266. RIP? Fuck that.

I say let us live with a little more peace with his passing.

Another grave for me to stop by and take a leak on one day.

[ErikJ]

268. Cant wait for Malloy and Goldman tonight!

They dont hold back

[ErikJ]

391. GOLDMAN IS CUTTING HIM A NEW ONE.

[louslobbs]

272. Imagine what this country could be, if all of the following were to take their midnight walks

and have them end in the same way as Breitbarf.
Willard Rmoney
Liz Trotta
Liz Cheney
Rick Santorum
Dick Cheney
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Anne Coulter
Newt Gingrich
Calista Gingrich
Rick Perry
Michelle Bachman
Sean Hannity
Richard Floyd
Rick Scott
Scott Walker
Pat Buchanan
Marco Rubio
Laura Ingram
Michelle Malkin
George W. Bush
George H W Bush
Pat Robertson
Ralph Reed
Tim LaHaye
Beverly LaHaye
Moral Majority
Mat Staver
Mike Huckabee
Ron Paul
Sam Brownback
Alan Keyes
Duncan Hunter
John McCain
Rudy Giuliani
Fred Thompson
5 Supreme Court Teahadists
All ALEC members
Koch brothers
Cantor
Boner
King
Fox
Sarah Palin
Vision America members
Family Research Council members
Eagle Forum members
Don Wildmon
Jim Garlow
Tony Perkins
George Barna
Pyillis Schlafly
Janet Folger
James Dobson
Gary Bauer
Focus on the Family members
American Family Association members, just to name a few.

Just imagine how much better and quieter this country would be with just those people taking their midnight walks and having the same results as Breitbarf. My heart goes out to OKeef, Breitbarfs loving pet Goat.
Lou

[Doctor_J]

297. Malignant tumors, every one of them

the sooner they're gone, the better.

[louslobbs]

307. You said it Doc, Malignant and spreading. The sooner they're cut out, the better.

Lou

[Estevan]

273. He was only 43???

Damn! Rough life.

[louslobbs]

309. I always thought he looked about 63 or so. Wow! That's what being a fake, phony and fraud will do

to you I guess.........and add in some drug use and alcohol, and let the aging begin.
Lou

[craigmatic]

275. Didn't he do those stunts involving Acorn and the lady who used to work for the dept of ag?

If so I don't really believe this.

[Doctor_J]

276. The world is a better place

And hell is a little more crowded today. He was a miserable bastard and anyone with any feeling for this country should be celebrating lustily. The only down side is that he didn't suffer. Those of you weeping over his demise please go over to freeperville, and try not to dampen our celebration

[RussBLib]

277. When do the conspiracy theories begin?

Obama had him killed because he was too smart!

Obama's evil Muslim brethren planted poison on his mouse!

"The liberals" gave him a dose of stroke-inducing whatever because he was so superior to them.

The CIA had him killed because he was about to expose Obama's plan to take over the world!!


We'll probably learn he died of syphillis or something of that nature. Didn't treat it because he believed healthcare was from the evil socialist commies. More likely a stroke. Of luck.

[MNBrewer]

279. For the people who loved him it must be terrible

For the rest of us...not so much.

[Iggo]

293. More than terrible.

Dude definitely did not walk through life making friends. Quite the opposite.

Ugh, I can only imagine...

[eppur_se_muova]

280. That's one way to avoid jail time.

Probably sharing martinis with Ken Lay about now.

(ha ha only serious)

[The Wizard]

282. Toxic self loathing

destroys the body from within.

[BumRushDaShow]

287. K&R

[baldguy]

292. Sorry, but I'm not going to cry about this.

He was an vile man who spread lies to gin up anger & fear which did nothing but divide America. He will not be missed.

[Electric Monk]

294. Best thing he's ever done. k&r

[thelordofhell]

296. Only the good die young

And then there's Andrew Breitbart

[mvd]

304. The way he spoke about Ted Kennedy after he died, I have no sympathies

He was a nasty, mean person, like most of the current breed of Repukes.

[IndyJones]

339. I don't know if he was mean or nasty or how he spoke of Kennedy, but you are not hurting him.

But you may be hurting his wife and kids. He's dead so he doesn't care, kwim?

[mvd]

349. I'm not hurting anyone. They don't know me at all

And yes, he said terrible things right after Kennedy died. Your post makes no sense to me.

Edit: link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002367673

[IndyJones]

424. Okay, so you want to sink to his level. Kudos to you. I am just not into celebrating someone's

death. But knock yourself out.

[mvd]

436. Where did I celebrate? I just said he isn't worthy of my time.

Sad for his family, but he did a lot of bad in the world.

[HangOnKids]

421. You Haven't Been Paying Attention Indy

Read up on the nasty fuck and you will learn. Hurting his wife and kids? Please save the sanctimonious indignation for better people who are dead.

[IndyJones]

423. Whatever floats your boat. He's dead. I don't see the point in dancing on a grave. That's just me

[existentialist]

305. One wonders if

all the news of February:

Obama doing better in approval polls,

the economy improving,

the Republican debates demonstrating how unfit all their candidates are, and it's going to continue,

Bob Kerrey running for Senate in Nebraska,

Olympia Snowe NOT running for Senate in Maine , . . .

Do you suppose it all just got to be too much for him and put him over the edge?

[lunatica]

311. I have no sympathy for someone who deliberately did as much damage as he could

to the people of this country. He was a horrible man.

[47of74]

362. I'm not in mourning

Sorry, I just don't have it in me to feel anything good about that man even now.

[notadmblnd]

314. his self-rightous indignation is probably what killed him

[timesup]

315. Karma Monster +2

Can we get a death photo leaked please, need more proof!
-------------------------------------------------------------
He can finally get that interview with Bin Laden!
-----------------------------------------------------------
The list of nasty comments could go on and on....
------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you KARMA monster, that'll do pig, that'll do.

[Downtown Hound]

317. I thought that the world seemed a little bit brighter today

Screw him. He was a disgusting piece of garbage and the world is better off without him.

Natural causes my ass. He either had a drug overdose or his body gave out on him becuase it couldn't tolerate the putrid nature of the host inhabiting it.

[cliffordu]

320. Best news I've had all day.

Fuck the little scumsucking liar.

[penndragon69]

324. Actually, he died

because the 40 cocaine balloons he had shoved up his rectum burst.

Good riddance to the filthy S.O.B.

[yurbud]

325. I don't celebrate his death. Like Fox News, Limbaugh and their ilk, propagandists like Breitbart

are often the best arguments AGAINST conservatism.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

326. Such a pity. n/t

[MisterP]

334. I think most people's attitude reflects Stewie's:

"it's not so much I want to kill her, it's just I don't want her to be alive anymore"

[IndyJones]

337. Very sad news. He left behind four kids and his wife. Way too young to die.

[AverageJoe90]

340. Breitbart was a liar, a jerk, and a yellow journalist of about the lowest order.......

But I don't relish his death. If there is a God I only hope that he/she/they can forgive him for his fuck-ups, because many here on Earth may not.

[secondvariety]

341. What took so long?

[MrMickeysMom]

402. He had to finally learn...

P.S. I've never raped anybody, either!

[secondvariety]

439. Wow

I'd never seen that before. What an embarrassing legacy he leaves.

[MrMickeysMom]

441. Yes, pretty pathetic, I'd say...

That maniacal rant will be the only thing he is remembered for... That, and baseless video evidence that those, "filthy, filthy people" were doing anything wrong.

[emsimon33]

344. Guess the adage is wrong: The good may die young but the evil do also!

[Swede Atlanta]

345. Sorry Breitbart and family...no condolences from me

You were an asshole in life and to the worms you go. It couldn't happen to a nicer excuse for a human being.

[BiggJawn]

346. dance on the grave...dance on the grave... dance on the grave...

Sorry, he was a despicable asshole in life who was responsible for a lot of pain and misery.
I'll not be all "Awwww, too bad, sorry for his family" just because he's worm food.

[MrModerate]

347. Sometimes all you can say is . . .

"Really? I didn't even know he was ill."

— and let history take care of the dustbinning.

[TxVietVet]

350. The conservanazis will find another hate monger to fill his shoes.

There are millions of conservanazi assholes out there.

[marions ghost]

434. yep,

it's like the death of a venomous snake-- lots more where that one came from. The contenders are always lurking, secretly thrilled at the sudden opportunity to rise to Mega Rightwing Asshole Stardom. The sad thing is that nowdays they can get so much traction.

[erodriguez]

351. Natral Causes: Struck by lightning

[CrazyBob]

357. Skrue him

Good riddance.

[PuffedMica]

359. Good News for a change

I hope Andrew died in agony as all the evil things he did in life flashed before his eyes.

[AndySipowicz]

378. ouch

[Surya Gayatri]

364. ...the wheel of deed and destiny

turns inexorably!
SG

[DonCoquixote]

369. Hey, God

Think you can add Rush Limbaugh to the list?

[OmahaBlueDog]

370. I couldn't stand the SOB, but I'm sorry for his family that he's gone at 43

However, you do realize this will now become the new Vince Foster Conspiracy of the Obama years.

[Drunken Irishman]

371. Cocaine is one helluva drug.

[MrMickeysMom]

401. !!!

[me b zola]

372. My thoughts

I cannot cheer the death of anybody, but cannot mourn for this man either. The truth is the world will be better for him no longer being here. But I do mourn for whatever happened to him to fill him with such hatred.

[AngryOldDem]

374. Saw that; can't say I was too choked up.

I also saw on one news message board someone floating a conspiracy theory from his enemies on the left.

[ibegurpard]

375. My condolences to his family

and anyone else who loved him.
The rest of us are better off without him.

[Arkana]

377. I'm sure his friends and family are sad.

My condolences.

That said, he was a soulless bastard who enjoyed destroying other people and telling lies to make a living, and the political discourse in this country will be better off without him poisoning it.

[creeker721]

379. Breitbart ... bites the dust

Gee, couldn't have happened to a nicer guy

[MNBrewer]

380. Here's hoping the rest of GOProud follows his lead

[asfghjtyk]

384. Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)

[asfghjtyk]

385. Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)

[DumbBassRepublicans]

388. So..........

breitbart once said that Ted Kennedy, after the Senator's death, was "a special pile of human excrement."
Well, now....
WHO'S THE SPECIAL PILE OF HUMAN EXCREMENT NOW.....??!!
pathetic republican partisan, who put his sorry-arsed party first, and the country second...
Good Riddance.
NEXT: Rush Limbaugh.....
LOL...!!!!

[fujiyama]

390. Sucks for his wife and kids

People don't just die of natural causes at the age of 43.

Either way, I'm not going to act like I give two shits about his death or act like I'm sad. He was a pretty nasty person. Not much more needs to be said.

[Harry Back]

392. Of the Dead, only speak good.

He's dead. Good.

[yellowcanine]

395. Exception to the rule that "Only the Good Die Young."

[happyslug]

396. People forget the second clause of that saying....

"Only the good die young, the bad are born to hang". Observation of how some mean people tend to live forever.

[NTXDem]

399. Good riddance

I for one will be glad to pour a drink out on his grave... after I process it through my kidneys, that is. Wouldn't waste good booze on a mental defective.

I wonder if the freepers are lowering their flags to half staff. How's the weather down there, Andy?

[MrMickeysMom]

400. He died of natural HATE...

I guess he should have....


BEHAVED HIMSELF!

[ButterflyBlood]

403. So it ain't true after all that only the good die young

ha.

[Tx4obama]

405. Andrew Breitbart Talked Politics in L.A. Bar an Hour Before Dying (Exclusive)

Here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-breitbart-dead-la-bar-politics-296386?imw=Y

[Mopar151]

428. Link briefly mentions "a history of heart problems" n/t

[Horse with no Name]

406. I specifically dropped in tonight to piss on this fucker's grave

Was really happy to see a thread started.

[MrMickeysMom]

408. Well.... this will make the networks some money...

and give Whitney Houston a break.

[Marie Marie]

409. Nothing to add to this maniac's demise - just wanted to hang out here with all the cool people.

Seems like enough of us here for one hell of a party.

[jmowreader]

410. Is there a form of suicide that looks like natural causes?

Breitbart was looking down the barrel of a lawsuit that would probably have destroyed him by revealing his nefarious ways.

Considering what Breitbart did to ACORN and Shirley Sherrod, I'm coming down to the line of liberals waiting to piss on his grave...with 2x4s, canvas and nails so I can build y'all a protective shelter--why get busted expressing your First Amendment rights?

[Yukari Yakumo]

416. My condol... ah fuck it.

Good riddence to that walking pile of shit.

[Tx4obama]

422. Update: Andrew Breitbart's death to be reviewed by L.A. County coroner

Andrew Breitbart's death to be reviewed by L.A. County coroner

The Los Angeles County coroner's office will review the death of conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, who collapsed and died Thursday while taking a nighttime walk near his Westwood home.

Given his young age -- he was 43 -- and the unexpected manner in which he died, authorities will conduct an autopsy to help determine a specific cause of death.

<SNIP>

Breitbart lived in Westwood with his wife, Susie, and their four young children, Samson, 12; Mia, 10; Charlie, 6; and William, 4.. He was adopted by moderately conservative Jewish parents and attended two of L.A.'s most exclusive private schools —Carlthorp and Brentwood.

His father, Gerald, owned Fox and Hounds, a landmark Tudor-style Santa Monica restaurant that later became the punk rock club Madame Wong's West. His mother, Arlene, was an executive at Bank of America in Beverly Hills and downtown L.A.

<SNIP>

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/andrew-breitbart-death-review-coroner.html

[ErikJ]

427. Speaking on behalf of America's .....

Speaking on behalf of America's poor, children, homeless, minorities, workers, women, gays, seniors, unemployed, sick, the middle and lower class and the Earth-GOOD RIDDANCE BREITBART!

[spicegal]

430. My condolences to family and friends, but

this guy was a total jerk.

[DinahMoeHum]

432. I have nothing to say about that ratfucker.

n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

433. I see Savage Weiner and Alex Jones are pushing the stupidity that Breitbart was assassinated

As is Drudge.

It starts with the wingnut rank-and-file in the comments sections of their lunatic sites, then moves on to talk radio. Expect this nonsense on FOX by week's end. It's the new birtherism.

[sabrina 1]

445. If anyone wanted him silenced, it is those who have been funding him. And whenever he was

asked that question, he would go crazy. But, last week his last ditch effort to have Shirley Sherrod's case against him dismissed, failed. And as many people noted at the time, the discovery phase of that trial might finally answer the question 'who is funding Andrew Breitbart'. Now, I guess, we will not be getting an answer to that question. So if they want to believe he did not die of natural causes, they need to follow the money.

[Herlong]

440. Now I know what they meant

When they said don't speak ill about the dead!

[bhikkhu]

442. Auto-erotic asphyxiation would be my guess

...he was that kind of guy, it seems, and that's the sort of thing they call "natural causes" out of extreme embarrassment.

[dfgrehe]

443. Spam deleted by cbayer (MIR Team)

[322Skull]

449. Going quietly into the NIGHT......[or not].....

Excelllllllennnnnt.........It could be said.........Truth is naked,
it wears not any mask, and incapable of deceit itself uncovers false
persons.

Those who pursue truth not only reach the goal but leave a
track behind which may be followed by others.

For our own part, unless
we receive assistance, old age will overtake us, aud yet we shall be
no further than the threshold.

Nevertheless, we prefer to die seeking
the goal rather than to yield to shameful idleness. .................word for word...................A fortiori............322