"He'll Be Back And He'll Be Millions"

Bob Belvedere has done a yeoman's job of consolidating many of the blogosphere's tributes to Andrew Breitbart. Please do go check it out.

Thannks to Da Tech Guy in one of the comments at The Other McCain's place for the title.

"Politics Is Downstream From Culture"

A happy culture warrior passed away way before his time last Thursday.

Andrew Breitbart-- activist, provocateur, citizen journalist, husband and father of four-- is gone. I'm halfway waiting for this to be some sort of Andy Kaufman type prank that James O'Keefe is behind.

But this isn't about how Andrew died. It's about something I've heard him say several times in various speeches. That "Politics is downstream from culture."

That phrase sat in my head for a long time, like a itch on my back that I just couldn't scratch. Until this past Superbowl I saw this commercial that made it sink it:



And at the end of the commercial, there is Flavor Flav sitting in the dudgeon with Elton John. Flavor Flav rose to fame as part of the militant rap group, Public Enemy.



So the guy who helped the group to perform this song:

Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant ---- to me you see
Straight up racist that sucker was
Simple and plain
Mother---- him and John Wayne

Now has had several shows on VH1, MTV and is a current pop culture icon.

The entertainment complex has decided to prop up a washed up, racist, militant extremist from twenty years ago as a mainstream pop culture icon for today.

And people wonder why Republicans have trouble shaking the old white guy image.

Andrew understood that. I finally got that. Republicans need to get this or they'll be swept off to the byways of history.

Video: Keith Olbermann In The Lost Months

Before his reappearance on Current TV, Keith was kind enough to document his journey of self discovery and enlightenment. Obviously, it was for naught.



Thanks to Beth.

Weinergate: Weiner Fesses Up

He admitted to sending the lewd picture on Twitter. No shocker there. He even gave a public apology to Andrew Breitbart, which hurt his ego to no end, I'd wager.

The skeevy part is this video from ABC that The Other McCain put up. He did this interview just a day or two before admitting he was lying about the entire #Weinergate saga.

Watching this and the only thing going through my mind is this guy is a douchebag of a magnificent proportions.

Weinergate: How It Really Went Down

More or less.

What do you expect from Iowahawk?

Video: Obama Official Declares Transparancy Then Stonewalls

Transparency, the new opaque.

Sunday Night Video Dump: The Curious Case Of The Pigford Farmers

Part of the bane of being a part time blogger is that there are some stories that you happen upon after they have broken and you are catching up on the aftermath. The Pigford farmers is such a case. That link goes to Big Government which has been on the story since the beginning.

The story has been getting traction and John Stossel gave it some air time.
Andrew Breitbart and the douchbag looking lawyer duke it out towards the end. The lawyer leaves when questioned about how much he's making. Must have hit a sore spot.