Andrew Breitbart – 13 Years After His Death – Politics is Still Downstream From Culture

Andrew Breitbart – 13 Years After His Death – Politics is Still Downstream From Culture

Andrew Breitbart died 13 years ago today. I noted it at the time:

Very sad news to report, just breaking. Andrew Breitbart is dead….

There are few people who are irreplaceable, but Andrew may have been one of those few.

Little did I know at the time that two people who were close to him, Mandy and Mary, would end up joining me at Legal Insurrection.

We have remembered Andrew on each anniversary of his death since then, including these posts:

• A personal note on the death of Andrew Breitbart (March 1, 2012)
• “Wake up, Conservatives: Left is involved in 100% organized class & race warfare & you think you can sit this one out & not fight back?!?!” (March 1, 2019)
• Rush Limbaugh Eulogizes Andrew Breitbart (March 1, 2012): “He was far more effective than he probably ever dreamed” (March 1, 2021)

I’ve made it a point to try to honor his memory by regularly debunking the false and misleading attacks on him regarding the Shirley Sherrod video:

• The Original Sherrod Clip Was Not “False”
• Dissecting Shirley Sherrod’s Complaint Against Andrew Breitbart
• Saturday Night Card Game (Repeat after me: “The Shirley Sherrod tape was not misleading”)(regarding AP and Politico article)
• Repeat after me again and again: “The Shirley Sherrod tape was not misleading” (regarding WaPo article)
• The myth of Andrew Breitbart’s “deceptively edited” Shirley Sherrod tape lives on at Slate.com
• NY Times perpetuates myth of Andrew Breitbart’s misleading Shirley Sherrod video
• Shirley Sherrod case settled, now put to bed myth that Breitbart’s tape was misleading
• Myth of Andrew Breitbart’s “deceptively edited” Shirley Sherrod tape resurfaces with Vilsack nomination

Andrew saw and called out evil before others were willing to do so, such as in this clip of the vile Max Blumenthal in 2010. (Background on the confrontation here.)  Evil never goes away. Blumenthal has gained prominence post October 7 on X by cheerleading for Hamas (which is a sure way of building a following, unfortunately).

Andrew’s friends have posted tributes today.

Andrew Breitbart 2/1/1969 – 3/1/2012

"It’s time for a new media revolution, and you are it! You are the media! Hold up your phones! Hold up your cameras! This is the future of media! This is how we are going to fight the lies, the misinformation, and the propaganda of the… pic.twitter.com/95Vt7DZCmY

— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) March 1, 2025

Remembering a dear friend today, the great @AndrewBreitbart , who defined what loyalty and consistency were in a turbulent, yet fun, era.
I wrote the below linked last year: pic.twitter.com/J4jBdAmEb1

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 1, 2025

There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t miss this man deep in my soul. I can’t believe it’s been 13 years since we lost him. He was a shooting star and while he burned, he burned brightly you are missed and beloved my friend.#Breitbart pic.twitter.com/KjuC1WGeNo

— Katie O'Malley (@katieomalley) March 1, 2025

Breitbart News covered the anniversary with a story about The Cultural Shift That Changed The World:

Politics is downstream from culture. It’s a sentiment that has echoed and reverberated throughout the conservative movement for years – a sentiment that originated with our founder, Andrew Breitbart.

Andrew always knew that culture was the single most significant factor that affected political change.

It’s 2025. The establishment media’s credibility is nonexistent, and they are in disarray. The influence of Hollywood celebrities has been rendered not only impotent but a detriment to those in politics relying on their endorsements. Sports figures and musicians are doing the Trump dance at major events in front of major crowds. DEI is disappearing as quickly as it appeared, and you can wear a MAGA hat in Los Angeles.

It’s safe to say that the culture has shifted; and, as Andrew predicted, the political landscaped shifted right alongside it as a result.

It’s been 13 years since we lost Andrew, but his legacy will always live on, and he will be remembered as the original fighter and the one who understood how culture truly affected politics.

You can’t go back in time. That’s one of the lessons of each anniversary post. We need to move forward, yet retain the spirit of perhaps Andrew’s most famous line was from his last tweet the day of his death: Apologize for WHAT?

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