Andrew Breitbart, a well-known conservative blogger, has died, his attorney confirmed Thursday. He was 43.
Breitbart was also known as a pundit on conservative television shows and got his start helping to run the original right-wing online media behemoth, the Drudge Report, then started his own website.
Breitbart was the first to post the infamous Twitter photos of U.S. Rep Anthony Weiner last year, in which the congressman appeared barechested and in his underpants. Weiner eventually stepped down amid the scandal.
An In Memoriam post on his website breitbart.tv said that it was with a "terrible feeling of pain and loss" that they announces his death.
"Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles," the post said. "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."
According to the post, in a new conclusion to one of his books, he wrote about how much he loved his job and fighting for what he believed in.
Andrew recently wrote a new conclusion to his book, Righteous Indignation:
"Andrew is at rest, yet the happy warrior lives on, in each of us," the post stated.
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Prayers and thoughts go out to his family in this time of sorrow. He is a great loss to the conservative movement.
He was a liar and a racist. The world is better off without him.
He was a vile liar, and the world is a better place without him.
Now if God would just zap O'keefe.
Yes, the "conservative movement" has lost one of it's biggest frauds... but they have plenty more to keep up the propaganda and lies they are using to destroy the American way of life.
Amen, Lisa!
How does a 43 year old man die of natural causes?
Um, naturally? People die of "natural causes" at all ages.
They probably just mean it wasn't complications from drugs, suicide, homicide, etc..
For example, when someone dies of a heart attack (at any age) it's a natural cause. Most people equate dying of "old age" as being "natural causes," but that's untrue.
My uncle died of a cerebral hemorrhage when he was 43; that's pretty natural to me.
When you're that angry....your heart tends to explode.
There are plenty of natural causes for a man of 43 – stroke, heart attack, aneurysm, or countless terminal illnesses that someone could keep private. Basically, someone didn't murder him, he didn't OD, die in an accident, or kill himself.
I'm not a huge fan of this guy's work, but I fee sadness for his family's loss.
He doesn't. There were lots of people who would do anything to off him. And they did.
Maybe he was so anti-healthcare that he never went to a doctor.
My immediate thought exactly.
The usual cause is a heart attack.
Cholesterol
People do die of heart attacks
Well, take a look at him... does he look 43? Not to me he doesn't. something must have been going on health wise or maybe he had a drug problem.
Stroke, heart attack. Some chronic but undisclosed disease. Pneumonia is still a killer.
Wow, I guess doctoring up tapes of innocent women in an effort to gain politically is not good for you healt. Beware Santorum.
Obama smokes. Maybe he'll get lung cancer. Listen up democrats. Oh wait, too much rhetoric?
Good doesn't like ugly. Conservative bible-thumpers take note.
I smoke too... and I would rather die from lung cancer then to die a man who had to resort to telling lies and ruining other peoples lives in order to feel like a man. As for you holier than thou conservatives.... If this was Michael Moore, you would be lighting up this board.... so stop sounding like you would behave any better.
You mean fat dumb gullible female welfare trash cows? Then yes
I wasnt a big fan of the guy, but I am honestly shocked. Sometimes I expect people I don't like to live long enough to challenge them. RIP
No great loss to anyone. That kind of person acquires natural causes some fatal, easily, whatever his age.
I won't believe it until I see a real death certificate.
Breitbart was known for "-giving- head on conservative television shows", not taking it.
Andrew was a great guy. Loved him! A big loss for our country. God bless his soul.
He was a lying tool who destroyed peoples lives.
Nothing more.
Thanks for the laugh!
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Wow, to have lived for only so long is tragic for anyone. Whether you agree or disagree with his ideals, the man had passion for what he believed in, and I respect that.
RIP
so did bin Laden
Look at the comments from the people calling him not nice. Look in the mirror much?
Hitler and Mussolini were pretty passionate too.
He cut and reedited video to take people's words out of context and slander them. Good riddance!
Glad you knew his evil DEEDS on earth by SCREWING innocent people’s life’s. Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice!
One Son of Satan Lucifer DOWN lots to go.
Ha-lle-lu-jah!
God Is GREEAAAT!
sorry goes out to men who make this world a better place, men of integrity, honesty, compassion...
that's all I'll say...
Why would you post that for a man who was none of those things?
Was this not edited before it was posted? How unprofessional CNN...
The whole post is badly written. Must be a big news day, and the real writers are somewhere else...not.
43 sounds a little young to be dying "of natural causes". (typo. It's talking head, not taking head. we know who the head takers are)
Its called drugs, Zac.