Andrew Breitbart – 14 Years After His Death It’s Still “Apologize for WHAT?”

WILLIAM A. JACOBSON MAR 1, 2026 7:30 PM

Andrew Breitbart died 14 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)
• Andrew Breitbart – 13 Years After His Death – Politics is Still Downstream From Culture (March 1, 2025)

Andrew had a very deep understanding of the theories and ideologies utilized by the left, which is something that set him apart.

I had not seen until today this tribute to Andrew published at Breitbart News on the 10th anniversary of his death:

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

As more time passes, the public remembrances get fewer and fewer.

I guess that’s inevitable. The world moves on.

From the Breitbart News article referenced in the above tweet from Matt Boyle:

As America gets ready to celebrate her 250th birthday, we remember one of her greatest champions. Andrew Breitbart passed away 14 years ago today, though in truth, he never really left us. Instead, he equipped us. He equipped us with tools with insight, humor, and strength, and he gave us a new roadmap for fighting for a country we all hold so dear.

As President Trump put it, “Andrew Breitbart has an incredible legacy, a legacy that will live on for a long time.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio once noted that Andrew “empowered an entire generation of American leaders in every walk of life, who whether they know it or not, are following in his footsteps.”How does one create that kind of legacy?When Andrew and his best friend and business partner, Breitbart CEO/President Larry Solov, founded Breitbart News, they did so with a singular mission: change the world. They understood that the only way to change the world is to fight for its greatest force for good, America, and to preserve the noble and resolute foundation upon which she was built, especially in the face of relentless headwinds determined to tear that foundation down.What many people don’t know is that Breitbart News began in Andrew’s home office in West Los Angeles, overlooking a veterans’ cemetery. Every day, the view was the same: row after row of Americans who gave their lives to protect this country. It was what they saw in the morning, and it was what they saw at the end of the day. A constant reminder of the courage and heart required to defend the nation you love.Andrew had courage. As we approach America’s 250th birthday, we remember that courage, and we remember his unmistakable American heart.

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, which was from his last tweet the day of his death: Apologize for WHAT?

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