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The man had enemies in very high places. He stepped on a lot of toes, ruffled a lot of feathers, and knew where some of the bodies were buried. My immediate reaction upon hearing of his demise was that it was a hit. Sudden death due to natural causes at age 43 with no previous symptoms? There are ways to kill a man that mimics a heart attack or other so called natural causes. Professional assassins and most of the world's clandestine services are skilled in these techniques. How coincidental that he should die not long after stating that he had damaging evidence against Obama, and that he would release it before the election.
And I don't just mean you, WestCobb, though it certainly fits, but everyone here making this a partisan attack piece. All of you are sick and should be ashamed.
I agree that it's wrong to take delight in a person's death. I genuinely wish no ill will to his family and friends on a personal level. And as was said a few posts up, when one dies, a part of humanity dies, and in one sense, I look at it as quite unfortunate that Breitbart died before he had a chance to really evaluate the harm of what he was doing so that he could, by chance, possibly strike a more positive tone and make more meaningful contributions to the state of American politics.
Life is brief, and our lives are brief opportunities to make the world around us a better place. I have no reason to believe that Breitbart didn't make the world a better place for his family and circle of close friends. But what about the world at large that he seemingly wanted to be a part of? How did he make it a better place? How does sitting behind a keyboard, doctoring tapes, and frankly distorting the known truth about people and the positions they have make the world a better place? How did he contribute to American politics by effectively slandering their reputations?
I understand that some people will excuse these acts by claiming that his war was a noble one, and that the ends justified whatever means he took. But I disagree with that completely. His cause that he was fighting for was not that desperate, and in the war of ideas, the weapons should be the ideas themselves, not how easily they can be manipulated, misrepresented, and distorted. All Breitbart did was contribute to a climate of political cynicism and undermined our system's ability to function at a time when people desperately need it to function at its best. And he stepped on basically innocent people while doing it. So yes, his death is tragic - tragic in the sense that while his life surely benefited some, it could have benefited many more. It consisted of wasted opportunities, in my view.
And in death, just as in life, we are all judged by those we come into contact with. If couldn't handle that, then maybe he could have conducted himself in a manner that was more fitting of a gentleman, than that of merely a political provocateur.
RIP to Andrew Breitbart. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if Obama's camp was behind the "sudden death".
Btw those 'tolerant', brother-loving Democrats shouldn't gloat too hard, Breitbart was also responsible for getting The Huffington Post off the ground.
I'm still shocked and mourning the death of Davy Jones. My condolences to Breitbart's family, but quite honestly when I saw the headline, the first thing that came to mind was the contrast of personality and spirit between these two recently deceased people. I realize that one person's passing has naught to do with another, but so many people have such fond and happy memories of Mr. Jones, but for Breitbart...not so much. Sad for him.
In the same place exactly.
While I was equally shocked by both deaths, and offer condolences to both families, I am quite saddened by the loss of Mr. Jones who truly did, at least outwardly, live a life intended to bring happiness as opposed to the other who seemed truly to revel in objectifying and amplifying the basest instincts of human behavior.
Not the legacy I would want to leave my children.
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There are ways to kill a man that mimics a heart attack or other so called natural causes. Professional assassins and most of the world's clandestine services are skilled in these techniques. How coincidental that he should die not long after stating that he had damaging evidence against Obama, and that he would release it before the election.
