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The Master of Spectacle: Andrew Breitbart in Memoriam

Andrew Breitbart’s last big appearance in Washington took place a few weeks ago, outside a Marriott hotel where conservative activists had gathered. Protesters from the local Occupy movement were laying siege in the parking lot, and Breitbart started to scream at them. “Behave yourself,” he began, before moving on to more incendiary language. “You are freaks and animals … Stop raping the people, you freaks. You filthy freaks. You filthy, filthy, filthy raping, murdering freaks.”

Contrite and Not Quite Defiant, Can Anthony Weiner Survive Scandal?

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The first crush of the crowd was toward the accuser, not the accused. Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart was swarmed by reporters as he entered the royal blue third-floor ballroom of the Sheraton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon, just minutes before Rep. Anthony Weiner was scheduled to speak about the lewd photos he was [...]

The Full Shirley Sherrod Speech – UPDATE

For those who have been following the Shirley Sherrod/Andrew Breitbart/NAACP/USDA story today – you might have whiplash! – here’s the full text of Sherrod’s speech before an NAACP audience in March. It’s worth watching in full. (UPDATE: Around 2 a.m. this morning, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said he would review Sherrod’s firing. She said [...]