By Susan North
America and the conservative movement lost one of our greatest champions – Andrew Breitbart, just one year ago today. His death has left a hole in our hearts that remains even today. Now tragedy has again struck the Breitbart family with the death of his mother Arlene.
While until today I did not know her name, and only know what I’ve read on the Breitbart website, clearly she and her husband did a remarkable job of raising Andrew. How did she do it? How did they do it? Andrew was an inspiration, a fearless leader, and in many ways something of a Churchill cut down in his prime.
As I reflect on the inspiration that was Andrew, of his impact on my life, and the impact his death had so many, a question comes to mind. Do you remember hearing of the death of President Kennedy, or his brother Robert, or of Martin Luther King, or if you are younger do you remember President Reagan being shot, or perhaps some other momentous occasion? I remember with perfect clarity where I was and what I was doing when I heard of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. So too, I remember exactly where I was sitting when I heard the news about Andrew Breitbart, and I remember the duration and numbness it caused. That is the effect great men have on people.
We have all been shaken by the loss of Andrew Breitbart – but to honor his name we must not falter as we follow in his footsteps. We must not flag in doing battle against the forces of evil and tyranny that we now face. A great warrior has left the battle front, but in honor of the late, great Andrew Breitbart, we must never give up the fight. As Andrew said, “#WAR.”
Left a whole in our hearts???
Posted by: dw | March 01, 2013 at 01:49 PM
I spell-checked, but missed that. Fixed now.
Posted by: Debbie | March 01, 2013 at 01:56 PM
Call me a crazy conspiracist but his death seemed too convenient for the left and too unlikey. Hmmmm.
Posted by: GoneWithTheWind | March 01, 2013 at 03:46 PM
The authorities didn't seem to think anything was amiss in his death. The coroners report must have been clear as to cause of death. He was very young.
Posted by: Debbie | March 02, 2013 at 07:26 AM
Could you post something about that - I know the Breitbart team is treating it as a natural death - but hey, they are young and have young children.
Strangely enough the coroner died within a month of Andrew's death. If there was one person on the planet whose death would make things easier for the left, it was Andrew's.
Posted by: Susan Benton | March 02, 2013 at 10:37 AM
Ah! The coroner. Wasn't he killed or died under suspicious circumstances shortly after Breitbart's death. Was he killed as well to shut him up?
Posted by: GoneWithTheWind | March 02, 2013 at 10:17 PM
I'm not sure about the coroner, that would bring the suspicions up for sure. We will never know. Too many instances like this that never get investigated.
Posted by: Debbie | March 03, 2013 at 08:58 AM
http://www.examiner.com/article/breitbart-coroner-officially-murdered
Posted by: GoneWithTheWind | March 03, 2013 at 09:09 AM
Thank you
Posted by: Debbie | March 03, 2013 at 02:37 PM
The coroner was murdered
Strange -- to say the least.
Posted by: Always On Watch | March 03, 2013 at 03:52 PM