Being a dead controversial figure does not come without unintended consequences. I’ve started to see the following on several news/blog aggregate sites:
Largely due to his reputation, some reporters appeared hesitant to repeat word of his death out of fear that it may have been a hoax.
That really brings up an interesting point. Why haven’t we seen a death certificate? I can not accept that Breitbart is dead until someone shows me a long form death certificate that has been notarized by a caretaker in the Reagan library.
But just in case he is dead… Andrew Breitbart, how should we eulogize thee? Should we treat you with the respect we normally set aside for the dead, honoring the person and temporarily forgetting politics and personal views?
Well, actually yes.
Of course, we cant discount things like this…
Andrew Breitbart, a Washington Times columnist who oversees Breitbart.com and BigHollywood.com, tapped into the anti-Kennedy vein in the hours after the senator’s death was announced, posting a series of Twitter messages in which he called Kennedy a “villain,” a “duplicitous bastard” and a “prick.”
“I’m more than willing to go off decorum to ensure THIS MAN is not beatified,” Breitbart wrote. “Sorry, he destroyed lives. And he knew it.”
(From Politico.com, regarding Breitbart after Ted Kennedy’s death)
Huh. Ironic, no? But still, no sense in taking a grade school mentality about this. I can hardly call him names just because he did it first.
Unless he isn’t dead. I haven’t seen proof yet.
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1 Clme // Mar 3, 2012 at 8:45 pm
I am far from the only one asking for proof:
http://isandrewbreitbartreallydead.com/
The conspiracy theories about him being murdered are definitely overtaking this meme though.
On our forums I predicted that shock over people tweeting bad things about a dead man will become a hypocritical conservative movement. I’m almost sad to see I was right: http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/03/01/liberals-rejoice-over-death-of-andrew-breitbart/
Yes, no conservative people ever wished bad things to happen to Gabrielle Giffords or Ted Kennedy. No teaparty members ever held racist signs calling for bad things to happen to the president.
I do not get happy over an individuals death. I would much rather have won them over to my side of thinking than have the argument end because they cant participate anymore.
That doesn’t mean I cant cast a humorous light on a man’s life, but there is a line that can be crossed. Wishing death and being happy about someone’s death isn’t cool.
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