i met you through you andrew breitbart. >> andrew breitbart.said, you have to read this guy at the huffington post. he is the only interesting writing there. i said are you kidding me? how can he compare to steven webber? >> poor steven webber. >> i felt bad, but he was pompous in his essays. >> he was. he said you have to go and watch "grandma's boy" which is one of the more under rated films in the elderly -- >> the movie is about a grandmother and a boy. it is probably top four. >> how did you meet breitbart? how did you run into this character? >> i actually as most conservatives in l.a. meet, someone from washington, d.c. had to introduce us. a friend of mine, katherine lopez, from national review said you have to meet andrew. you and him will hit it off so well. so she was out in l.a. one time and we met and that was it. we were just late night phone buddies. >> so you also experienced the breitbart phone phenomenon as well. >> yes, yes. one of my favorite things was i would love when i would call him, and he would just pick up and start

i met you through you andrew breitbart. >> andrew breitbart.said, you have to read this guy at the huffington post. he is the only interesting writing there. i said are you kidding me? how can he compare to steven webber? >> poor steven webber. >> i felt bad, but he was pompous in his essays. >> he was. he said you have to go and watch "grandma's boy" which is one of the more under rated films in the elderly -- >> the movie is about a grandmother and a boy. it is probably top four. >> how did you meet breitbart? how did you run into this character? >> i actually as most conservatives in l.a. meet, someone from washington, d.c. had to introduce us. a friend of mine, katherine lopez, from national review said you have to meet andrew. you and him will hit it off so well. so she was out in l.a. one time and we met and that was it. we were just late night phone buddies. >> so you also experienced the breitbart phone phenomenon as well. >> yes, yes. one of my favorite things was i would love when i would call him, and he would just pick up and start

andrew breitbart has passed away. we're going to look into his legacy for better or for worse. >> animals, you're freaks and animals. >> two very different perspectives today. we will have the former head of acorn to talk about andrew breitbart, but also one of his top deputies will be on the show to talk about his legacy, so both sides. >> remember how we had sandra fluke on the show? here's what rush limbaugh said about her. >> she's a slut. she wants to be paid about sex. >> i can't wait to rip into rush on that. he said even things that are worse than that. we'll show you that later in the program, and also has president obama lost his mojo with young voters. >> i don't have any feelings about him, really, i don't know. >> we talk about why he might have lost those young voters later in the program, as well. it's go time. >> there is no corporate control here, independent programming. >> all right, welcome to the young turks. this morning, as i was reading the news it popped up on twitter and everywhere else that

. >> the media said breitbart lies. breitbart lies. give me an example of a proven lie? one. >> i'm from los angeles. i have never claimed to be that deep. i kind of would describe myself, kind of describe myself as holly goes lightly with a gut. >> there are two paths. one is america. and the other one is occupy. one is america, the other one is occupy. >> greg: andrew breitbart died this morning. 43. publicist, activator and commentator. that says nothing. he was a bar your. perhaps the most jovial warrior i've seen. the least angry guy i've ever met. though he embraced the battle for conservative principles, he did it with joy and humor. every action, opinion or motive came from a place of love. he loved his wonderful life. he loved his friends, he loved his crazy life and he loved america. everything he did he did because he thought it was right. for those who didn't know him, man, you missed out. even though who disliked the ideas, within five minutes of meeting him loved him. he was a big kid who treated the opponents like humans. it was never about people. always,

lies, breitbart lies, breitbart lies, breitbart lies. give me one example of a provable lie, one. >> reporter: one prominent breitbart target, agriculture department employee shirley sherrod, fired unfairly after breitbart posted edited video, making it appear she had opposed aiding a white farmer. in fact, she was using the incident as a lesson in racial healing. >> they called me a racist, of all people. they called me a racist. >> reporter: today, sherrod said her prayers go out to the breitbart family. three years ago, breitbart helped expose community activists in a.c.o.r.n. by posting undercover videos staged by other conservative activists. andrew breitbart was passionate, fearless and controversial to the end. at the young age of only 43, he leaves a wife and four children. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> still ahead here tonight as we continue, the new rules from google that some are saying is an invasion of privacy. tonight, what they can do to foote how to say "no." >>> and later, further proof that the worst of tim

the media says breitbart lies, breitbart lies, breitbart lies, breitbart lies.e me one example of a provable lie. one. one. journalists, one. put your reputation on the line here. one provable lie. >> breitbart helped change the way we know social media and the news. websites he either started or ran until his death reach about 20 million different people every day. site like big government and breitbart.tv. he also helped start the huffington post before it turned hard left. and was known for the long-time work on the drudge report. matt drudge has this state in the part at the top of that popular site. "we shared a love of headlines, a love of the news. excitement about what is happening. i don't think there was a single day during that time when we did not laugh with each other or challenge each other." >> it's good that freedom-loving americans are finally realizing the power of their collective action. the power of expressing their voice. and no longer being cowed to the powers of the political correctest in and multiculturalism and the threat that you are

says breitbart lies, breitbart lies, breitbart lies. give me one example of a provable lie. one. on one. >> he was a lightning rod for breaking the anthony weiner twitter scandal and for his undercover video investigations into the community group a.c.o.r.n. the political world today reacting to that sudden death. >> oh, i'm crestfallen. i mean, that's horrible. >>> and two more americans are killed in the fallout. the accidental burning of korans. my interview with the american nato commander and the top u.s. diplomat in charge of the war and in charge of making peace. >>> and live in new hampshire, minutes from now, president obama will be speaking at a community college in nashua. does that make him a snob? >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in our daily fix, moments ago, senate democrats defeated the blunt amendment, which would have allowed employers to be exempted from a requirement providing contraception coverage if they claimed personal religious objections or moral objections. the amendment went down 51 to

andrew breitbart -- i didn't know him. he had a lot of grit, guts perseverance, did a lot of good and pointed out a lot of truths about institutions like a.c.o.r.n. and he deserves better than what he's getting. >> sean: welcome out of exile, sir. priesht you being here. coming up, president obama is stretching to make the case for four more years in office, comparing himself to some of the most influential figures of world history. we will check in. and larry the cable guy will put a smile on your face, straight ahead. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >> sean: president obama was in new york city last night for a fund-raiser. in his speech he compared himself to two legendary figures in world history, claiming that change -- well ttakes time. take a look. >> around the world, gandhi, nelson m

and breitbart video rage is on the new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. a former two-term governor. >>make your voice heard. >>detremined to find solutions. >>that partnership in order to invest in our country is critical. >>driven to find the truth. >>how did romney get his groove back? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. >>> the supreme court challenge to affirmative action because they haven't gotten around to challenging brown v board of education. here is "countdown"'s tom three nominees for today's worst person in the world. paul babeu, you probably already heard the a mexican gentlemen samed jose not only alleged a long-standing gay relationship but insisted babeu and his attorney threatened to deport him if he revealed the relationship. turns out that was last month, and we noticed because the newspaper has deleted jose's comment. so babeu's boyfriend posted a comment on about him on his website, and his campaign manager blamed it on babeu easementally ill sister. runner up frank luntz.

bill: more on the death of andrew breitbart coming in "america's news rooms", andrew breitbart, the newse of 43 in los angeles. martha: all right. and we want to get back to some of the election news that we are covering for you this morning as well. and we have some very interesting polling to share with you. a major reversal in the race for the republican presidential nomination. brand new poll numbers on the battle between mitt romney and rick santorum. it is almost a mirror image of where we were a couple weeks ago when rick santorum enjoyed a huge surge and took over the top spot in this race. big turnaround to report to you now folks. mitt romney is now 16 points ahead of rick santorum. back on february 14, santorum held a 12-point lead. those numbers, according to the latest rasmussen survey, these numbers have just come in. scott rasmussen is here, president of rasmussen reports, author of "the peoples' money" and he joins us to go over some of these numbers. you know, we all ask that question, scott, after michigan, after arizona, it started to seep in, were we going to see a di

andrew breitbart could not resist making rape charges yet when it came to testimony under oath, breitbarts hear no evil and see no evil. and the memphis zoo has a creature you won't forget ahead in time marchs on. >> gas prices are spike at the pump causing republicans to lick their chops. the g.o.p. establishment along with their conservative media friends are trying to convince the voters that president obama is to blame for higher prices. claiming that oil production is down under president obama. oil production has actually increased president obama has been in in office. g.o.p. candidates are claiming that prices raise rising around the globe are all president obama's fault. >> all because of the radical policies of this president. >> when i was speaker for four years, the average price was $1.13. when obama was sworn in, the average price was $1.89. trying to get from $2 and $2.50 is closer to the historic norm. think of it as the pre-obama normal. >> gingrich's numbers are misleading but never mind that. on thursday in miami president obama defended his energy policy and made light

andrew breitbart could not resist making rape charges yet when it came to testimony under oath breitbartar no evil and see no evil. and the is on the new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. a former two-term governor. >>make your voice heard. >>detremined to find solutions. >>that partnership in order to invest in our country is critical. >>driven to find the truth. >>how did romney get his groove back? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. >> gas prices are spike at the pump causing republicans to lick their chops. the g.o.p. establishment along with their conservative media friends are trying to convince the voters that president obama is to blame for higher prices. claiming that oil production is down under president obama. oil production has actually increased president obama has been in in office. g.o.p. candidates are claiming that prices raise rising around the globe are all president obama's fault. >> all because of the radical policies of this president. >> when i was speaker for four years, the average price was $1

andrew breitbart was a very dear friend. he was not just my employer over at the breitbart site.ult morning. it's just always difficult when you lose someone, especially someone who was such a voice for conservative politics. there were people who disagreed with andrew, sure. and he, to some, to many, seemed like a polarizing figure. once you got to know him, to know him was to like him regardless of what you thought about his politics. he had so much energy and was such a great, great man. >> dana, erick erickson called in about 20 minutes ago and heard he may have died from a heart attack. are you hearing what possibly may have caused his death? >> all i can say right now, is that it was natural and unexpected. i'm sure there will be more news from joel pollack, the counsel at breitbart. just unexpected and natural. it's a very sad loss today. >> i know this has been hard for you, because you were so close. what are the things you are going to remember? >> he inspired me in a lot of ways. he inspired me to look at journalism through new eyes. he inspired a lot of people like me

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. >>> the tragic death of andrew breitbart, his controversial life and his tv appearance on the show two nights ago. >> just as herman cain was known as the 999 candidate, they made santorum the 666 candidate and worried about satan and all that far type of stuff. >> love him or loathe him, he always had something provocative to say and the people who knew him best pay their tributes. >>> and only in america, feel the need, the need for speed but not for a sequel. why do we need top gun 2? shouldn't hollywood leave some blockbusters alone? this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> the big story, politics, all lies on super tuesday with ten states across the country voting. this is rick santorum on his strategy for the big day. >> i said from the very beginning this is an episode of survivor. we just need to stay on the island, not get voted off, keep plugging, stay on message and have hopefully the grassroots of conservatives that support us and i think you are seeing that now. >> certainly stayed on message is ron paul. how long can he stay in the race? i will ask him in the piers morgan

breitbart attacked me relentlessly, but now that he's gone, it's sad.tive response. >> i got a little bit. not what i've gotten on other things that i've said. death is disruptive. for the living. it changes how we feel about those who have died. it's not pip oksy. if people can do things to change how we feel about them, then surely death must be a thing to cause them to react differently about a person. the disagreements that we had, and we had many, are no longer relevant. i don't think people in heaven are sitting there talking about conservative liberalism. they have bigger issues to deal with we did the dennis miller show together about ten years ago when he was a drudge guy. we had a nice conversation. the public person who emerged to say if i'm over the top i will get more and more famous. i don't know who that person is. and he did aal show via twitter it was supposedly starring me. the idea was dangerous and offensive. i found the whole thing funny, talking about racism no longer matters and we are mentioning racism when there's no longer anyt

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lies, breitbart lies. give me one example of a proof of lie. one. >> this is my war cry for 2012. you need to join me in this war against the institutional left. this is not your mother's democratic party. duh! >> joining me now in the studio to show their memories are two people who were very close to him, monica crowley. every tweet that i read today, you know, rush's comment, santorum's comments, it is fearless, it's warrior. it's a fighter. principled for family, country, kids. i mean that's the guy we knew itch he was so brave and he was so exuberant. i remember the first time i met him, i spotsed him across the room and to me, he was a rock star. he revolutionized the conservative movement. i spotted him about the same time he saw me. i walked over to give him a proper handshake and he literally scooped me up in a giant bear hug, lifted me off the floor and said, monica crowley! what's up, girl! what's going on! that's who he was. >> last time he was hanging out with me at the d.c. concert. he threw

i'll never forget riding around in a van at night with breitbart. he was literally howelling at the moon. i said dude, what's with the hooting. breitbart said to me, saying man if you're not having fun and there's something seriously wrong with you. breitbart became famous and even more so after his untimely death for hating big government types for telling us what we should do and how we should it. what we some times forget, breitbart those nameless, faceless bureaucratic bureaucratic nightmares who try to control what we do behind dark curtains. i hate them too. i hate that they believe they can tell us what's best for us. i hate that they have taxpayer funded public union jobs to tell us what's best for us and to do it outside the cold truth of common sense. i even hate they sleep well at night frankly. don't you a little bit? i think i know what breitbart is up to now. it's not lobbying the almighty against congressmans. i think he's rolling around in heaven and he's probably doing it with c.f. lewis. not because andrew found religion, if you on

what andrew breitbart stood for was turning people into citizen journalists. we were not going to allow the elite media to tell us what is a story. he said that our job is to vet the president of the united states. that was his job, our job, everybody's job. what is so important, honestly, what is amazing about this video in particular, here this isn't open to anyone. this is not hidden. it was hidden by them. but it wasn't hidden from the media. if the media wanted to do the leg work, they could have found this stuff. meanwhile, they are checking sarar's random emails. >> caller: we will talk about why professor ogletree was bragging, i don't care if they look at it now and sounds like they were hiding it back then and the reasons for that and the media and why they never asked questions about ayers and wright, especially bill ayers, only one time. and what this means in terms what have did they know, when did they know it and what does it mean for journalism and the media in this country? woo we will have more look at the exclusive tapes that andrew breitbar