This morning I woke up and checked the Drudge Report like I do every morning before I head to class in an effort to be as updated on current events as possible. I was shocked to learn that conservative social media pioneer, Andrew Breitbart had passed away at the age of 43.
It is always a shock when an individual dies so young in today's society, but with Andrew it was an earthshaking bombshell. Everything Breitbart did was full of energy. He brought the fight to the liberal media every single minute of every single day. Andrew was all heart.
He grew to national prominence working with Matthew Drudge and the Drudge Report. He set up a list of "Big" sites and his breitbart.com website. He exposed the Representative Anthony Weiner sex scandal when the other members of the media ignored it. He then jumped up and spoke at Weiner's press conference for an I told you so moment. He wasn't going to be ignored the way the media ignores other prominent conservatives.
He never stepped away from a fight. He would "Retweet" all the vicious things liberals, progressives, and Democrats would send him. He was trying to expose the people who claimed to care for everyone had an evil side that never got exposed. He brought the fight to the media, the establishment, everyday folks, and anyone who has wronged the movement he loved so dearly.
Today, I lost a hero, the world lost a pioneer, the conservative movement lost a champion, and a bright fire was extinguished too soon. Andrew Breitbart represented what I always felt I was in a deep blue town. Defending conservative principles up against all odds and never shying from the fights teachers and fellow students launched against our beliefs.
We conservatives have so few prominent members with the fight that Andrew Breitbart had. We have so few members with half the fight Breitbart brought everyday. This is why this one hurts us so badly.
I will leave you with Breitbart's CPAC speech from this year.
RIP Andrew Breitbart (February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012)
