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"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf -
What the.. WOW. This is unexpected..Originally posted by Moliere View Post -
Natural causes at 43?Comment
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According to an initial report, he died "unexpectedly, of natural causes".
I could go all conspiracy theorist, but I won't."Remember to double tap"Comment
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I'm completely gnorant on what natural causes could include. Can anyone expound? This is indeed a shock.Comment
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That was my first thought when I saw the headline. Is a heart attack classified as a natural cause in initial reports?Originally posted by venkman View PostComment
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Shocking and sad.Comment
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I always enjoyed Breitbart.Comment
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If you didn't catch my link before, here it is again, his speech at CPAC. Maybe one of his last speeches. Said he had some damning stuff on Obama, tapes from college, or something, that he would reveal before the election.
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RIPOne of the grandest benefits of the enlightenment was the realization that our moral sense must be based on the welfare of living individuals, not on their immortal souls. Honest and passionate folks can strongly disagree regarding spiritual matters, so it's imperative that we not allow such considerations to infringe on the real happiness of real people.
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I believe religion has much inherent good and has born many good fruits.
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Conspiracy theorists should be out and about like crazy today.Originally posted by venkman View Post"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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The more I think about it, the more bummed I am. He was fearless when taking on the left, which is extremely rare on the right. He was also brilliant IMO.
A good tribute:
In the war against the institutional Left, Andrew Breitbart was the Right’s Achilles; the bravest of all the warriors, now fallen on the plain. There was no combat in which he would not engage, no battle — however small — he would not join with glee, and no outcome acceptable except total victory.Last edited by venkman; 03-01-2012, 12:54 PM."Remember to double tap"Comment
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I'm bummed too, venk. One of the things that truly endeared me to Mr. breitbart was his support for GOProud, one of the gay Republican organizations. When CPAC caved to some religious groups' boycotting the 2010 meeting over GOProud's sponsorship, they revoked their sponsorship. Breitbart then turned around and sponsored GOProud himself, standing with them to show that the GOP can be a big tent party, in spite of the moralistic religious nutz.Originally posted by venkman View Post
I have no doubt that the GOP became a more inclusive party that day when Andrew Brietbart stood with his arms slung across the shoulders of two gay men with the message, 'Look world, we are three Republicans!' That is the kind of leadership that seems to be lacking from Mitt... the charisma to change where the party is going. Breitbart was able to do that.
From what I could gather from Breitbart's somewhat frequent appearances on Bill Maher's show, he was no saint with regard to vice. Though apparently not as storied, when Maher would talk about his own drug use, Breitbart made it clear that he didn't feel that this was a place where he could cast judgement. And with an impish grin, he made it seem, to me, that the reason he might not be wiling to cast judgement was because he himself was not in a position to cast stones.
I will say this... his tactics reminded me a bit of Michael Moore's tactics. I am on CUF record as saying that Moore generally had some interesting points, but either pushed them too far, or assumed way too much self-righteous indignation over a modest issue. In this manner, Breitbart brought down ACORN over some petty local news.
In spite of the damage he did to ACORN, he entertained me, and so I liked him. And at no other time was his showmanship put to better effect than in his reaming of Anthony Weiner. As a liberal, I was inclined to like Weiner, but once it became clear that he was making a mockery out of those of us who had given him the benefit of the doubt, I don't think there could have been a better person to perform the coup de grace than Breitbart. It was a like watching a python constrict its prey -- Breitbart would leverage every wiggle from Weiner to tighten his grip. He absolutely humiliated Weiner, and it was beautiful to watch.
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Here ya goOriginally posted by Moliere View Post
http://www.infowars.com/breitbart-wa...ens-march-1st/"Remember to double tap"Comment
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