Posted on 04/15/2016 9:08:56 AM PDT by OddLane
The last We Are Breitbart gathering I went to was also the first-at least, on the Eastern seaboard-and wasn’t an event that I relished attending. It was held to mourn and honor a man whom we all admired and loved, who had died less than a week before at the apex of a career spent shifting the media narrative in this country. It was a wake-organized by my friend David Bernstein-which also served as a catalyst to continue the work that Andrew wouldn’t be able to complete.
The beautiful tribute by my friend Karol Markowicz, as well as the stirring jeremiad by free speech heroine Pamela Geller, embodied the persona of Breitbart the public figure. A remarkable individual who was filled with righteous indignation-not to mention, a motor which would be the envy of any professional athlete-but who also had a fundamentally kind, empathic nature. What I recall most vividly is the manifestation of that warmth, which defined Andrew as a human being and which was in abundance that evening. Being surrounded by close friends and allies, dozens upon dozens of whom trickled in gradually-eventually filling the small Hell’s Kitchen bar three deep, causing a line to form outside in the most bitter cold-was an indescribable experience.
It truly brought home to me the meaning of the phrase happy warrior, which was a point emphasized by Breitbart.com’s Sonnie Johnson during her talk to those assembled for this week’s conclave. The idea that, yes, there are enormous problems with the world, and in many ways it is getting worse; you need look no further than the continent of South America and the wreckage left by Dilma Rousseff and Nicolas Maduro, among other economically-illiterate Marxist incompetents, explored at length by Frances Martel the Q&A session, to understand the gravity of the situation.
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Very nice. Thanks.
R.I.P. Breitbart BUMP! We are.
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Remembering Mr. Breitbart...
You had to meet him in-person to get an idea of just what kind of motor he had.
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Really glad Breitbart’s work continues. I listen to Andrew Wilkow on Sirius as well as other shows. RIP.
Wilkow is great. I used to listen to his show all the time when he was on WABC, and hung out with him and David Webb down at Occupy Wall Street.
Nice- getting to meet Wilkow and Webb.
There’s actually a pic of me standing next to him-if you scroll about a third of the way down my profile page.
I checked it out-cool. Breitbart will not be forgotten.
McInnes is right. Hillary Clinton, even if she's elected, will leave no legacy behind, whereas Andrew created an entire movement.
Thank you for the link - fascinating write-up! Exactly 5 years ago...
Thanks!
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