Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dies at 43

Andrew Breitbart at the Republican Jewish Coalition Summer Bash, June 12. Photo courtesy of RJC.

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart has died at 43.  According to a statement on his Web sites, BigJournalism.com and BigGovernment.com, Breitbart is said to have died “unexpectedly from natural causes.”

Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles.

We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy warrior.

Andrew lived boldly, so that we more timid souls would dare to live freely and fully, and fight for the fragile liberty he showed us how to love.

Breitbart, the self-described “biased journalist” broke the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal and was heavily involved with James O’Keefe’s controversial undercover videos of employees of ACORN. 

In June of 2011, The Journal profiled Breitbart.  More on that here.