Andrew Breitbart and rifts on the right

By Dana Milbank,
WashPost
Thursday, April 21, 11:22 PM

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart is a political gladiator. He describes his liberal opponents not just as wrong but as “evil.” He claims that he not only disagrees with them but is “at war” with them. In his new book, his long list of adjectives for the left includes “anarchistic,” “hypocritical,” “clueless,” “cruel,” “sanctimonious” and “intolerant.”

So it was a surprise to discover this past week that Breitbart has redirected some of his prodigious anger. As part of his book tour, Breitbart gave a series of interviews – some with the “Democrat-Media Complex” he loves to demonize – criticizing his fellow conservatives.

There he was on liberal Bill Press’s radio show, telling guest host David Shuster that Glenn Beck had thrown him “under a bus.” There he was on MSNBC, complaining to host Dylan Ratigan that the Tea Party had been led astray by religious conservatives. He protested to The Daily Caller that Beck had stolen material from him, and he told the Daily Beast that Beck was trying to “appease” liberal critics.

To test the newly fratricidal Breitbart, I went to his book talk at the Heritage Foundation on Thursday and invited him to dispense more friendly fire. He obliged, with complaints about Beck’s rally on the National Mall and the birther movement.

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