Andrew Brietbart is known for being a lightning rod for controversy. The conservative blogger and founder of Breitbart.com and BigGovernment.com is never one to pull punches on divisive political topics ranging from Shirley Sherrod to James O'Keefe. After we were guests on Fox News Channel's Red Eye last night, I caught up with Mr. Breitbart for an impromptu and revealing interview.
Among other things, we spoke about his role in the media fire storm surrounding the administration's dismissal of Shirley Sherrod, his appearance on the inaugural episode of CNN's new Parker Spitzer show and about uber-controversial activist James O'Keefe and O'Keefe's recent CNN prank that made worldwide headlines. Be sure to watch the full videos below and read the full post including highlights on my blog on CBSNews.com/OnTheScene
Here he talks about going on the first episode of CNN's Parker Spitzer and why he believes his soundbite about Shirley Sherrod was cut.
The video below includes our interview about activist James O'Keefe's recent CNN prank. He gives his advice to O'Keefe and defends reporter Abbie Boudreau, who he believes shouldn't have been targeted.
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Seeing no response, I suppose you have your answer, but it does seem a bit irrelevant. Sort of like asking the pizza delivery person when was the last time she did anything irrelevant to delivering pizza.
Very likely no person sees the whole elephant, or forest, or whatever metaphor you prefer for "Truth" -- a knowledge of *everything* as it is, as it was, and as it will be.
In my younger days I played chess often and well. My subconscious brain would see moves several ahead of my conscious brain; revealing huge power to detect certain kinds of pattern.
Political bloggers "see" certain patterns that others do not, long before those patterns become obvious. Because of the failure of socialism everywhere on the planet, persons such as Breitbart are very sensitive to the early warning signs of socialism. As it is only a warning sign, it might not actually develop into full blown socialism, but it is better to be warned than to be ignorant.
As it happens, Socialism is a pretty good theory and most religions have some kinds of socialism in it, Mormonism has a lot. The problem is that it seems always to be "co-opted" by someone "more equal" than the others, and once those "more equal" elite gain control, only bloodshed can restore liberty. This has been proven dozens of times. "Comrade Lenin" was everyone's equal until he was not anyone's equal and tens of millions of Russians died as he tried to implement socialism. Stalin, considering Lenin weak, tried harder; ultimately about 50 million Russians died.
So, yeah, I salute Andrew Breitbart for watching for warning signs of elitism.
A government settlement to award many black farmers who were discriminated against repeatedly while white farmers got countless government handouts. The thought of Obama even adding more funding to it outraged conservatives like Rep. Stephen King and Fox's Hannity and O'Reilly. Breitbart is infuriatingly misinterpreting the facts as he always does to rile his ignorant base of believers.
If anyone cares to read the truth about it below.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/shirley_sherrod_and_the_discrimination_of_black_fa.php#more
I have no idea how revealing it is, or what you think it reveals, until you tell us.
From time to time Democrats are in control and from time to time Republicans are in control. We are still here. Don't worry so much about it. It's been a rough four years with Democrats in Congress but we'll manage somehow.
(PS: "we" is citizens of the United States).
His whole faux praising of Hunter Thompson, Abbie Hoffman, and "I grew up a liberal" is such a ploy in an attempt to persuade people that he once was fooled by the ideals of "progressiveness" and is now fighting for the truth of how duped we all are.
The man is a sham. O'Keefe and Breitbart and Fox scammed the country and Congress into believing Acorn was illegitimate by pretending to be a pimp and prostitute and editing video much like he did with Shirley Sherrod.
Breitbart and O'Keefe are the lowest lizard life forms and should be serving time behind bars or in reptile cages.
Many of you are not duped; you approach socialism with eyes wide open in hopes of being among the elite rather than what is more likely the case, you will be among the proletariat that feeds the elite.
"duped" speaks to the failure of socialism -- not the idea of it, which appeals to many people, but that only one boss man is permitted -- Lenin, Stalin, etc. and you are not him. Eldredge Cleaver's biography is interesting and informative in this context.