Breitbart’s death leaves void in blogosphere


breitbartThe late Andrew Breitbart was an incendiary muckraker “whose nonstop jags helped hot-wire the Internet for political agitation.” His death leaves a void in the right-wing blogosphere, says James Wolcott in Vanity Fair. “Personality cults are hard to perpetuate after Elvis has left the building. You can imitate tactics, emulate tone and posture, but you can’t inhale animal spirits from your fallen heroes and make them your own,” he says.

Jay Jochnowitz

3 Responses

  1. iknowtruthismine says:

    Any void that will be created in the fanatic Right-wing end of the political spectrum by the death of Andrew Breitbart,will soon be filled, as sewerage always seems to seek its own level in the bottom of that muck pit.

  2. Jango Davis says:

    I hate to state the obvious, but its difficult to see Breitbart’s death as anything but an ironic fate for someone who spread lies and made big money selling it.

    That void in the right-wing blogosphere isn’t what is left after Breitbart’s death but in fact was created by Breitbart himself when he was alive. The last resident of that right-wing void was intelligence and fair play.

  3. Ron Hale says:

    Perhaps, Jay, the paper could give its readers just a tiny mention of Pigford. Strictly as an example of the lies that Breitbart spread, of course. NYT did.

    Can’t have a right-wing blogosphere without a corresponding left-wing one. Yin/Yang. Who bring the Breitbarts of the world into being?

    Those spewing hate at the Breitbarts of the world. Two sides of the same coin. Brothers and sisters forever yoked together. Can’t have one without the other. Secretly crushing on each other.

    After all, “Tweedledum and Tweedledee Agreed to have a battle! For Tweedledum said Tweedledee Had spoiled his nice new rattle.”