The smiling gentleman above is Bob Caldwell, 63, editor of The Oregonian’s prize winning editorial pages for over 20 years.
He passed away suddenly from cardiac arrest after what was described as a 'sex act' with a 23-year-old woman in her Tigard, Oregon apartment.
From what the woman, a student at Portland Community College told police, she started hopping into bed with Caldwell over a year ago, and that the deal was essentially money for school books and other necessary items in exchange for sex.
Police are not going to charge her with prostitution because, wait for it ... Caldwell was unable to pay her on that particular day, for obvious reasons.
Caldwell left a wife and children, who amid their grief can be sure of one thing..he died happy and went out with a real bang.
The smiling gentleman above is Bob Caldwell, 63, editor of The Oregonian’s prize winning editorial pages for over 20 years.
He passed away suddenly from cardiac arrest after what was described as a 'sex act' with a 23-year-old woman in her Tigard, Oregon apartment.
From what the woman, a student at Portland Community College told police, she started hopping into bed with Caldwell over a year ago, and that the deal was essentially money for school books and other necessary items in exchange for sex.
Police are not going to charge her with prostitution because, wait for it ... Caldwell was unable to pay her on that particular day, for obvious reasons.
Caldwell left a wife and children, who amid their grief can be sure of one thing..he died happy and went out with a real bang.
Here's Slate's Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), who tweeted: "Conventions around dead people are ridiculous. The world outlook is slightly improved with @AndrewBrietbart dead."
And here's racist cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz @laloalcaraz RT @Mfusion66: RIP Breitbart? Nah, too good to be true
A few others, and lots more at the link:
Sean Paul Kelley @seanpaulkelley Andrew Breitbart has died: bigjournalism.com/lsolov/2012/03… If so, good riddance.
DAC @dac2527 : Satan calls Andrew Breitbart home... Good riddance! Kate Witko @katewitko : Andrew Breitbart is dead at 43 from "natural causes". hrm yes I suppose wine is pretty natural. good riddance, asshole.
Scott On Da Rox @ridinchillwaves : RT GOOD RIDDANCE..fascist prick @Gawker: Andrew Breitbart Dead? gawker.com/5889586/
Mike Hightower @MikeHightower1 Good riddance andrew breitbart.
@CleverTrousers: Andrew Breitbart died! Today looks like it's going to be a GREAT day. #deadgasbags
@crmlqt: Andrew Breitbart is dead....one less racist!!!!
It's also worth mentioning that today's Huffington Post, which wouldn't exist without Andrew Breitbart has no mention of his death on their front page this morning.
I'm sure some of these class acts or their soulmates will end up posting comments here today.
Andrew Breitbart always made it a point of honor to retweet the filth they threw at him. Cockroaches always flee from bright light.
Here's Slate's Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), who tweeted: "Conventions around dead people are ridiculous. The world outlook is slightly improved with @AndrewBrietbart dead."
And here's racist cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz @laloalcaraz RT @Mfusion66: RIP Breitbart? Nah, too good to be true
A few others, and lots more at the link:
Sean Paul Kelley @seanpaulkelley Andrew Breitbart has died: bigjournalism.com/lsolov/2012/03… If so, good riddance.
DAC @dac2527 : Satan calls Andrew Breitbart home... Good riddance! Kate Witko @katewitko : Andrew Breitbart is dead at 43 from "natural causes". hrm yes I suppose wine is pretty natural. good riddance, asshole.
Scott On Da Rox @ridinchillwaves : RT GOOD RIDDANCE..fascist prick @Gawker: Andrew Breitbart Dead? gawker.com/5889586/
Mike Hightower @MikeHightower1 Good riddance andrew breitbart.
@CleverTrousers: Andrew Breitbart died! Today looks like it's going to be a GREAT day. #deadgasbags
@crmlqt: Andrew Breitbart is dead....one less racist!!!!
It's also worth mentioning that today's Huffington Post, which wouldn't exist without Andrew Breitbart has no mention of his death on their front page this morning.
I'm sure some of these class acts or their soulmates will end up posting comments here today.
Andrew Breitbart always made it a point of honor to retweet the filth they threw at him. Cockroaches always flee from bright light.
I was shocked to find out this morning that Andrew Breitbart passed away shortly after midnight this morning, apparently from natural causes.
He was that rare occurrence in our world, a person who lived large, followed his own path, and did what he thought was right no matter whom it offended or how it affected his own personal bottom line.
As one of the pioneers of digital media - he was Matt Drudge's original second in command and later went on to put together and run Huffington Post - he could have easily sat back and done quite well for himself as a media consultant. Instead, having taken an honest look at what was happening to America, he decided to use his considerable energy and talents in the fight to save it.
In his websites - including Breitbart.com, Breitbart.TV, Big Government, Big Hollywood, Big Journalism and Big Peace - Andrew took on the Left using their own weapons, and not only did he empower himself, he gave a whole lot of other people the courage and the format to stand up to them and fight back.He embodied Hillel's dictum, 'If there is no man, be that man.' He delighted in shining a bright light on the cockroaches he saw despoiling our country.
Here's one of my favorite videos of Andrew Breitbart in action, taking on an SEIU and Soros funded organizing America rent-a-mob at a conference called “Right Nation 2010,” held just outside of Chicago, Illinois on September 18th of that year that he and Glenn Beck were the headliners at. It's absolutely hilarious to watch some of the mob flee from Breitbart like vampires from garlic...or in this case, from one man armed with the truth.
We weren't intimates. I didn't have that privilege. I first ran into Hurricane Breitbart when I decided to try and place some of my stories on one of his sites - so I simply sent an e-mail with a link to one of my pieces to what I thought might be his address, based on what I knew about his personality. It didn't bounce back, and sure enough,within minutes I had a reply with an attaboy from the man himself, asking one of his editors to hook me up and find a place for my piece.
After that, I ran my pieces directly to his editors, but it was that way every time we communicated with each other - a generous and timely reply you wouldn't have expected from someone as busy as he was.
Here's a quote from the conclusion of his last book 'Righteous Indignation' that's being repeated in a lot of places right now:
I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, and—famously—I enjoy making enemies.
Three years ago, I was mostly a behind-the-scenes guy who linked to stuff on a very popular website. I always wondered what it would be like to enter the public realm to fight for what I believe in. I’ve lost friends, perhaps dozens. But I’ve gained hundreds, thousands—who knows?—of allies. At the end of the day, I can look at myself in the mirror, and I sleep very well at night.
Fun,a fight for a righteous cause and a clear conscience - that's a pretty good description of how Andrew Breitbart saw the bottom line.
I was shocked to find out this morning that Andrew Breitbart passed away shortly after midnight this morning, apparently from natural causes.
He was that rare occurrence in our world, a person who lived large, followed his own path, and did what he thought was right no matter whom it offended or how it affected his own personal bottom line.
As one of the pioneers of digital media - he was Matt Drudge's original second in command and later went on to put together and run Huffington Post - he could have easily sat back and done quite well for himself as a media consultant. Instead, having taken an honest look at what was happening to America, he decided to use his considerable energy and talents in the fight to save it.
In his websites - including Breitbart.com, Breitbart.TV, Big Government, Big Hollywood, Big Journalism and Big Peace - Andrew took on the Left using their own weapons, and not only did he empower himself, he gave a whole lot of other people the courage and the format to stand up to them and fight back.He embodied Hillel's dictum, 'If there is no man, be that man.' He delighted in shining a bright light on the cockroaches he saw despoiling our country.
Here's one of my favorite videos of Andrew Breitbart in action, taking on an SEIU and Soros funded organizing America rent-a-mob at a conference called “Right Nation 2010,” held just outside of Chicago, Illinois on September 18th of that year that he and Glenn Beck were the headliners at. It's absolutely hilarious to watch some of the mob flee from Breitbart like vampires from garlic...or in this case, from one man armed with the truth.
We weren't intimates. I didn't have that privilege. I first ran into Hurricane Breitbart when I decided to try and place some of my stories on one of his sites - so I simply sent an e-mail with a link to one of my pieces to what I thought might be his address, based on what I knew about his personality. It didn't bounce back, and sure enough,within minutes I had a reply with an attaboy from the man himself, asking one of his editors to hook me up and find a place for my piece.
After that, I ran my pieces directly to his editors, but it was that way every time we communicated with each other - a generous and timely reply you wouldn't have expected from someone as busy as he was.
Here's a quote from the conclusion of his last book 'Righteous Indignation' that's being repeated in a lot of places right now:
I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, and—famously—I enjoy making enemies.
Three years ago, I was mostly a behind-the-scenes guy who linked to stuff on a very popular website. I always wondered what it would be like to enter the public realm to fight for what I believe in. I’ve lost friends, perhaps dozens. But I’ve gained hundreds, thousands—who knows?—of allies. At the end of the day, I can look at myself in the mirror, and I sleep very well at night.
Fun,a fight for a righteous cause and a clear conscience - that's a pretty good description of how Andrew Breitbart saw the bottom line.
She endured business troubles, man troubles and a nasty bout with heroin addiction, but through it all, that sexy, sassy, unbridled voice with the sweet edge never left. Listen to 'At Last''I'd Rather Go Blind' or her live album if you can find it..you'll see what I mean.
She influenced a whole slew of singers like Janis Joplin, Beyonce and Bonnie Rait, and she always remained a sort of highway between R&B pop and blues.
'Peaches' has finally found the peace she looked for all her life.
She endured business troubles, man troubles and a nasty bout with heroin addiction, but through it all, that sexy, sassy, unbridled voice with the sweet edge never left. Listen to 'At Last''I'd Rather Go Blind' or her live album if you can find it..you'll see what I mean.
She influenced a whole slew of singers like Janis Joplin, Beyonce and Bonnie Rait, and she always remained a sort of highway between R&B pop and blues.
'Peaches' has finally found the peace she looked for all her life.
Ace columnist, op-ed writer and commentator Tony Blankley made the passage last night, succumbing to a long bout with stomach cancer. He was 63.
Tony Blankley was not only a top columnist, but someone whom had seen things from the inside. He spent six years in the Reagan Administration as a speechwriter and senior policy analyst, and from 1990 to 1997 he served as press secretary and general adviser to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the Contract With America days.
What I always liked about his stuff was the way that he combined his sensibilities with the fervor of an articulate conservative and a naturalized American citizen.
His columns on national security issues were always a particular favorite of mine, He had an almost instinctive feel for these matters and you always came away with a fresh perspective. And he was one of a select group of people who have not only an innate understanding of American politics but the ability to communicate it.
Ace columnist, op-ed writer and commentator Tony Blankley made the passage last night, succumbing to a long bout with stomach cancer. He was 63.
Tony Blankley was not only a top columnist, but someone whom had seen things from the inside. He spent six years in the Reagan Administration as a speechwriter and senior policy analyst, and from 1990 to 1997 he served as press secretary and general adviser to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the Contract With America days.
What I always liked about his stuff was the way that he combined his sensibilities with the fervor of an articulate conservative and a naturalized American citizen.
His columns on national security issues were always a particular favorite of mine, He had an almost instinctive feel for these matters and you always came away with a fresh perspective. And he was one of a select group of people who have not only an innate understanding of American politics but the ability to communicate it.
Christopher Hitchens has died, after a long battle with esophageal cancer. It's ironic, in a way that Hitchens might appreciate that someone so known for his rhetoric and speaking ability would finally succumb in this way.
Hitch was a long time pillar of the Left who became demonized after 9/11 because he split off from the Left's orthodoxy in two places...he realized the danger of Islamic fascism after 9/11 and he actually had the nerve to think that Saddam Hussein was evil and deserved to be removed, whatever the reason.
His brother Peter has a far better tribute to him than I could muster. I'll just say that we have seen the passing of a brilliant intellect, one whose brilliance I could appreciate even those times when I disagreed with him.
Christopher Hitchens has died, after a long battle with esophageal cancer. It's ironic, in a way that Hitchens might appreciate that someone so known for his rhetoric and speaking ability would finally succumb in this way.
Hitch was a long time pillar of the Left who became demonized after 9/11 because he split off from the Left's orthodoxy in two places...he realized the danger of Islamic fascism after 9/11 and he actually had the nerve to think that Saddam Hussein was evil and deserved to be removed, whatever the reason.
His brother Peter has a far better tribute to him than I could muster. I'll just say that we have seen the passing of a brilliant intellect, one whose brilliance I could appreciate even those times when I disagreed with him.
