Texas Observer 8/8/10Breitbart and Perry: A Fleeting Friendship?
Back in January, the controversial conservative was the keynote speaker for a Perry event (snip)
But even Rick Perry might not be brave enough to drop in on his former buddy. Nope, not Arnold or even Jon Voight. My friends, I am talking about Andrew Breitbart.
Oh come, surely you remember Andrew Breitbart! You know, the Matt Drudge sidekick who went on to publish the doctored pimp-and-ho video that took down ACORN and the edited, misleading video that created a USDA-NAACP controversy and left Shirley Sherrod without a job. This guy is not without enemies, shall we say. In fact, after his most recent dramas, even the Republican National Committee recently canceled a Breitbart fundraiser (although they've invited him to speak at a later date.) And let me remind you, the RNC is the group headed by Michael Steele, a leader memorable for his gaffes.
But where the RNC fears to tread was once familiar territory to Perry. Breitbart was the keynote speaker in Perry's "Twitter Summit," held back in January, while he was still battling Kay Bailey Hutchison. A few months ago, you say. Back then Breitbart might have been calm and mild-mannered.
No, indeed. You see
I was there, along with fearless reporter Reeve Hamilton, to report the entire event for The Texas Tribune. I certainly didn't pay attention to this. How about that Perry/Breitbart connected by the Twitter. Who knew. :shrug: