NBC Breitbart Obit: He Called Ted Kennedy a 'Villain,' Was 'Controversial to the End'
In a report for Thursday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Andrea Mitchell referred to Andrew Breitbart as "the shooting star of the conservative blogosphere" and contemptuously remarked: "Breitbart, who called Senator Ted Kennedy a villain and worse when he died, called himself an 'accidental cultural warrior.'"
The segment included this sound bite from the late writer and publisher: "The media says 'Breitbart lies, Breitbart lies, Breitbart lies, Breitbart lies.' Give me one example of a provable lie. One." Mitchell couldn't resist answering the challenge: "One prominent Breitbart target, Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod, fired unfairly after Breitbart posted edited video, making it appear she had opposed aiding a white farmer. In fact, she was using the incident as a lesson in racial healing."
NewsBusters Executive Editor Matt Sheffield has gone into detail discrediting that inaccurate media meme.
Mitchell concluded her piece: "Andrew Breitbart was passionate, fearless and controversial to the end."
Here is a full transcript of the March 1 report:
7:12PM ET
BRIAN WILLIAMS: Andrew Breitbart died overnight in southern California. He collapsed while out for a walk. The first time a lot of Americans ever saw that surname was on the web. When searching an article, it would often direct us to a place called "Breitbart." But that was just the start of what became an aggressive media empire of sorts. Tonight, NBC's Andrea Mitchell has a look back at its namesake.
ANDREA MITCHELL: Andrew Breitbart was the shooting star of the conservative blogosphere, a one-time entertainment writer who worked for both Arianna Huffington and Matt Drudge. Only two nights ago, he was analyzing the Michigan results.
ANDREW BREITBART: I would argue that he missed an opportunity.
MITCHELL: Today, he was mourned by the Republican candidates.
RICK SANTORUM: It's a big shock. What a powerful force.
MITCHELL: Mitt Romney tweeted that he and his wife were, "Deeply saddened by the passing of a brilliant entrepreneur, fearless conservative, loving husband and father."
Breitbart, who called Senator Ted Kennedy a villain and worse when he died, called himself an "accidental cultural warrior." Most memorably, exposing Anthony Weiner and grabbing the stage before the Congressman could resign.
BREITBART: The media says "Breitbart lies, Breitbart lies, Breitbart lies, Breitbart lies." Give me one example of a provable lie. One.
MITCHELL: One prominent Breitbart target, Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod, fired unfairly after Breitbart posted edited video, making it appear she had opposed aiding a white farmer. In fact, she was using the incident as a lesson in racial healing.
SHIRLEY SHERROD: They called me a racist, of all people. They called me a racist.
MITCHELL: Today, Sherrod said her prayers go out to the Breitbart family. Three years ago, Breitbart helped expose community activists in ACORN by posting undercover videos staged by other conservative activists. Andrew Breitbart was passionate, fearless and controversial to the end. At the young age of only 43, he leaves a wife and four children. Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, Washington.
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What a nasty wench.
Submitted by NeoKong on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:59pm.
They can't resist one last jab at him as they gloat about his death.
I despise the left.
Andrea Mitchell is as low as the come
Submitted by frank14 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:42pm.
She is one bitter preachy lib.
Yes, she is as low as they come and I've noticed the...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:22am.
lowest are almost always Libs, like: Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Debbie "Blabbermouth" Schultz, Rosie O'Donnell, Rosanne Barr and Joyless Behar to name just a few. I'd like to throw Bill Maher into that illustrious group too, although as far as I can tell he's not a woman.
P.S. And if I knew how to spell her name, I'd add Kathleen seBILIOUS to the list.
Oo-ooooooo . . . he called Prince Teddy a "villain"
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:10pm.
What would Mary Jo Kopechne call him?
I guess Mitchell and her long ties to the Beltway Left, figures that Breitbaart's demonizing Ted Kennedy will naturally strike a raw nerve on the rest of us.
But it doesn't.
Certainly no more than calling Alan "We Got It Wrong" Greenspan a charlatan. With the like of Greenspan and the Kennedys around Washington, it's little wonder that the Federal government is as screwed up and wasteful as it is.
Ted Kennedy was an evil man
Submitted by lgeubank on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:23pm.
He lived a dissolute personal life, and he compensated by inflicting high-minded phony "social justice" on the country.
Like lowering the voting age to 18 -- thus giving us Barack Obama, for instance.
And trashing the immigration law so that we would import mostly Africans and 3rd-world citizens, so as to remake our whole population demographics. Because he couldn't stand anyone of white, European WASP heritage.
See Ann Coulter's take at:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=21029
Ted Kennedy was an evil man
Submitted by lgeubank on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:26pm.
Villain
Submitted by grammajane on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:39pm.
is a polite word discibing Ted the Swimmer. Williams and Mitchell showing/talking with such high respect for a drunk who made no attempt to save a life tells me either one of them has zero for morals. In fact, does anyone one on nbc have any decentcy towards anyone who doesn't follow their BS. Those two get more pathetic on a daily basis.
local news
Submitted by imjustagirl on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:50pm.
I've been a member for 2years and this is my first post.
Last night I was watching the local ABC news channel, and to my surprise they reported Andrew's death. But the anchorman said about Andrew "he often IGNORED the truth." I was so angry! So I did my little part as a "citizen journalist" and called them on it...literally. I called the station to complain that they had injected their opinion in a story and had no example of how he ignored the truth. They just didn't like the truth. I felt a little better after that.
I really admired Andrew for what he did; he was so bold. He told us that we had to fight back against the liberal media. I never thought that the first I'd do it would be to honor his memory.
Rest in Peace, Andrew.
Dianne
God Bless America
Thanks
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:38pm.
Thanks for posting. That was a great first post!
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Local?
Submitted by CJohnson on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:10pm.
If you would, add a link to their site so they know we have them under scrutiny.
Dianne, A hair pulling moment...fur sur..
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:41pm.
Welcome to NB...
You Didn't Build That.
I get mad at the left wing media all the time but I try...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:08am.
my best not to watch them by avoiding ABCCBSNBCCNNMSNBC. Unfortunately, they still seep into my life because they are there and they get reported on by outlets I do watch, read and listen to like Fox News, Drudge, NewsBusters and Conservative talk radio.
Oh well. I guess you need bad guys in order to appreciate the good guys! Right?
Conspiracy and Andrew Breitbart
Submitted by berlet98 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:10pm.
Conspiracy and Andrew Breitbart
American conspiracy theories come in all stripes, from the goofy to the believable, from the bizarre to the likely, from the cruel to the fawning.
Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? Was 9/11 an inside job? Did Whitney Houston intentionally kill herself?
The very untimely death of arch-conservative Andrew Breitbart promises to fuel suspicions that foul play was involved. Indeed, another arch-conservative, radio commentator Michael Savage, has already suggested Breitbart was assassinated.
The 43 year old Breitbart, who had said three weeks earlier, ”Wait til they see what happens March first,” died near his Los Angeles home on Thursday, March first. According to the Associated Press and Reuters, the conservative firebrand had a history of heart problems and his personal website, Breitbart.com, reported he died “unexpectedly from natural causes” although no cause has yet been provided.
Indicative of official doubt as to reasons for his sudden death, the LA coroner’s office announced it would conduct an autopsy. Whatever the autopsy findings, it can be certain many will conclude Andrew Breitbart was murdered by one of his many enemies.
Aside from the deaths of Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, no conservative’s passing would have delighted the rabid left more than Breitbart’s and his enemies began to spew their hatred in venomous articles and tweets within hours of the reports.
The taxpayer-subsidized NPR called him a “provocateur” and ”bombastic.” The Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington was about the only prominent liberal who didn’t rip Breitbart. She couldn’t bring herself to describe his political influence but did praise him as a passionate, exuberant, and fearless friend.
WashingtonExaminer.com published a few of the earliest tweets, beginning with Slate.com’s Matt Yglesias’, “Conventions around dead people are ridiculous. The world outlook is slightly improved with @AndrewBrietbart dead.”
That mean-spirited observation was gracious compared to others including, “Andrew Breitbart now enjoying afternoon tea with Hitler good riddance you hack,” ”Andrew Breitbart died? Is it wrong that I’m happier about that than when they got bin Laden and Saddam?” ”Breitbart dead? More republicans should follow his lead,” “Andrew Breitbart is dead, He was a vile excuse for a human being,” and “Andrew Breitbart haha youre dead and in hell being a gay with hitler.”
I assume those tweets were either a consequence of President Obama’s call for more national civility or a reflection of the fear Obamians are experiencing as they await Breitbart’s tapes of Barack Obama at Harvard.
Breitbart referred to the tapes at his recent 2012 CPAC speech, . . . (Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=15359)
In case you didn't get the memo berlet, nobody gives a rat's ass
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:28pm.
"....The Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington was about the only prominent liberal who didn’t rip Breitbart. She couldn’t bring herself to describe his political influence but did praise him as a passionate, exuberant, and fearless friend..."
what Arianna Huffington thinks about Andrew Breitbart.
Jer
BUSTED?
Submitted by CJohnson on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:23pm.
'it can be certain many will conclude Andrew Breitbart was murdered by one of his many enemies'
Am I right? Was this sentence written in the tongue of the enemy? It sounds like libtard talk to me but I am still a novice at this.
Saw same post at PJ media too.
Andrea Mitchell was eulogized,
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:23pm.
but that was back in the 18th Dynasty.
Amenhotep did a very nice job, though.
Williams/Mitchell
Submitted by mmilesll on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 8:07pm.
Both are worthless poc, always have been and always will be.
I find it extremely funny that Breitbart started life a liberal
Submitted by TheHistorian on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 8:31pm.
I find it extremely funny that Breitbart started life a liberal and became a conservative after he had to support himself. Ed Schultz, who has lived off others his entire life, started life a conservative and is now a liberal. Anybody want to tell me who is the better person? I will take Breitbart over Schultz any day.
Dennis Prager
He didn't really start his life as a liberal. He grew up...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:57am.
surrounded by liberals and didn't know about conservatism until he was older. When he was old enough to choose, he chose conservatism and he did it before he was thirty...because he had a brain!
At least Andrew Breitbart was honest about his agenda.
Submitted by JohnP in OK on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 8:35pm.
Andrea Mitchell and her fellow Democrat shills don't have the courage to admit their bias, instead pretending to be objective. Breitbart was far more open and honest than they could ever be...and that's one reason they hate him.
The other, of course, is that he was far more successful and influential than they will ever be.
Breitbart/ HERO
Submitted by HudsonRiverGirl on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 8:40pm.
When I am so outraged at the msm that I must do something..........I make those phone calls. It's quite satisfying and helps with the blood pressure!
We can't just rant to each other we have to let the 'others' know that we are out here.
Ted Kennedy was a villian.
Submitted by Semus on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:28pm.
Ted Kennedy was a villian. Actually that's putting it kindly.
But Teddy was a 'Lion' and hero to the liberal media
Submitted by cbeyer on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 9:43am.
Years after Teddy's guilt and negligence in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne the media propped him up as a hero. Foremost, he was a Kennedy which is a birthright to elective office. Secondly, he (who inherited millions from his gangster father) bashed the rich and was a major champion of big government all his years in the Senate.
Because of these things, the tragic death and Teddy's hand in it...of Kopechne didn't matter. Teddy was a Lion for all causes liberal.
Too bad Uncle Teddy's dead
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:35pm.
He could take Andrea on a moonlight ride on the midnight ferry.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Ted Kennedy, Fifi?
Submitted by KornKing on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:13pm.
Mary Jo Kopechne had no comment
Very nice
Submitted by Okieflyover on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:24pm.
Touche.
Freeeedommm...!
Submitted by AMR1960 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:58am.
Andrew's gone...I hope & pray that the Almighty grants grace, comfort & serenity to his family over their tragic loss.
He's now residing in the everlasting embrace of a God that many of his detractors claim does not exist.
Rest in peace DearFriend; we've got this...
_____________________
Long Live...THE REPUBLIC !
Er?
Submitted by Boudin on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:31am.
massiayaree, Brite!
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He was one hundred per cent correct about Kennedy. So...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:51am.
just why does that make him a villain? Some people can't handle the truth!
Teddy
Submitted by oldfart on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:26am.
Agreed, a drunk, a murderer, marriage vows ment nothing, believed in NIMBY (not in my backyard) over the windmill project he killed because it could see it from his compound = lets see totally self absorbed butt hole.
Also remember we could have had universal health care when Nixon was President but Teddy killed it because he could not have taken the sole credit for it.
Such a nice guy.
Hey - what is not to like? Typical progressive democrap.
Fed up
Submitted by Truestar on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:23am.
Mitchell is a disgusting hag, and Williams looks and sounds like the village idiot. I don't normally resort to name-calling, but I'm so sick of these liberal shills pontificating as if they know the truth, and they're blessing the masses with their wisdom. There's no way in hell that I'll ever believe Mitchell or Williams wasn't HAPPY to hear of AB's passing, because it's the perfect opportunity for them to distort and trash the reputation of a visionary conservative patriot. It sickens and saddens me that such people are listened to by so many in my beloved country.
RIP Andrew Breitbart---your vision and commitment to change our country for the better will not be in vain.
Ted Kennedy was a communist piece of sh*t
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:44am.
...and was responsible for the deaths of more than one of my family members.
And Brian Williams is (was) his chief oral pleasurer.
Fork (no, f*ck) them both, and may they both rot in Hell for an eternity.
Did you hear that, Brian Williams, you f*cking POS traitor from Hell?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
They hate Breitbart because
Submitted by mattm on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:23pm.
They hate Breitbart because he used to be a liberal - until he grew up.
You expected a fair report on NBC and from Andrea Mitchell?
Submitted by Okieflyover on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:22pm.
Really?
No mention of Weiner?
No mention of his websites?
Journalism is dead.
Andrea,
Submitted by nolefan2 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 7:08pm.
in my humble opinion, anyone who would drive off a bridge into the water and then leave a young woman to drown because he was concerned about his political career is indeed a VILLAIN! Andrew Breitbart was spot on about that. I remember how the lefties fawned all over Teddy during the time of Chappaquidick. I have been disgusted by anything to do with left wingers since then. All Andrew can be found guilty of is exposing the truth about lefties and not being afraid to say it. That's more than I can say for the likes of John Boehner who, whenever Duh One says "jump," asks "how high?"
Andrea Mitchell on Breitbart
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 12:19am.
I wish when I typed this it sounded like Rush when he says her name in that really strained voice.
Anyhow, her first forearm shiver to Breitbart is to say he started out in the entertainment industry, as if that's a bad thing. It probably is, since, ahem, Reagan started out in the entertainment industry. But didn't Rev. Tawana Sharpyton work as a roadie for James Brown? And Rush calls Farrakhan "Calypso Louie" all the time, because he used to be a musician. Jack Kemp was a football player—in fact, many members of Congress were college or professional athletes. Even SCOTUS Justice Byron "Whizzer" White was an All-American quarterback at Colorado and played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for a year!
Then she gets in another dig at Breitbart for what he called Ted Kennedy. Whenever I think of what a despicable cad Teddy was, I also think of the remarkable redemption of British Secretary of Defense John Profumo, who resigned in a sex scandal in the mid-60s, departed public life, and worked for 40 years in a halfway house in London. Here's a story from the BBC in his 2006 obituary:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1158516.stm