tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post1254574931939061045..comments2023-10-24T03:57:58.087-07:00Comments on Into the BlackBxx: Chasing AndrewDaniel Knaufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460283850576817296noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-56967248727332990272012-12-10T13:08:31.454-08:002012-12-10T13:08:31.454-08:00I might not politically agree with you, but I'...I might not politically agree with you, but I'm completely with you on disliking the "If you don't agree with me, you're an idiot atmosphere, in Hollywood." Go you. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521173442628051573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-16661976854490329112012-06-08T03:11:50.814-07:002012-06-08T03:11:50.814-07:00The courage you have showed is great. Hats off to ...The courage you have showed is great. Hats off to you for being so brave. Very inspiring post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.careersinhealth.net/pharmacy-technician" rel="nofollow">Pharmacy Technician</a>juliangreenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531577608381468891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-6324121138653837922012-05-22T13:18:31.561-07:002012-05-22T13:18:31.561-07:00I've always the greatest respect for your opin...I've always the greatest respect for your opinion, so I will investigate. And I for one find it refreshing to see you letting it all hang out like this, as so many of my conservative friends do. I'm not going to answer from a liberal perspective, because I'm too busy relating right now. I hope we can agree to disagree on a few things, though.yabanjinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332789714192873965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-32821036136959915682012-05-22T13:12:40.900-07:002012-05-22T13:12:40.900-07:00(Oops! A few typos in that last one! Take 2:)
I...(Oops! A few typos in that last one! Take 2:)<br /><br />I am and, though I disagree, I respect your opinion. More importantly, unlike the fascists in Hollywood, I don't have a driving desire to obliterate you and deprive you from earning a livelihood for holding it.<br /><br />As for Breitbart being the "polar opposite" of the moonbat-left, I would suggest you take some time out to read his autobiography, "Righteous Indignation," which is not only honest, engaging and entertaining, but provides an important counterpoint to depictions of him in the mainstream press.Daniel Knaufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460283850576817296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-40275175759119315702012-05-22T13:09:30.435-07:002012-05-22T13:09:30.435-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daniel Knaufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460283850576817296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-71833679860558917632012-05-22T12:27:44.404-07:002012-05-22T12:27:44.404-07:00Hi Daniel,
I was a big Carnivàle fan back in the ...Hi Daniel,<br /><br />I was a big Carnivàle fan back in the day, and a some time poster on the Yahoo! fan group. I just re-posted this to my Facebook page with the following comment:<br /><br />I was surprised to read this pro-Breitbart tirade against liberal Hollywood by the creator of one of my all-time favorite series, Carnivàle. I can certainly sympathize with his narrative of being driven gradually crazy by constant demands from PC liberals that he adhere to their particular ideology, as this is more or less what happened to me in academia. I can't say that it motivated me to embrace their polar opposite in the form of the likes of Breitbart and the Tea Party, though. I just think they're phonies incapable of critical thought using Foucault's discourse of power and dominance to suppress dissent in the academy, and are in fact not liberals at all but totalitarian bullies. Nor did I bother concealing this opinion from them, which is why my presence is no longer tolerated there. But I won't stop being a big Daniel Knauf fan because of this difference of opinion. Nor do I intend to stop living authentically.<br /><br />I am not sure whether you are open to this perspective, Dan, but there it is.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Conanyabanjinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332789714192873965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-63094715185054061202012-04-24T12:30:36.086-07:002012-04-24T12:30:36.086-07:00Dan, It's Camryn. RM's assistant back when...Dan, It's Camryn. RM's assistant back when we were out in Santa Clarita.. I was your sister... then and now. I know precisely who you speak of in some of your stories of hatred here. I saw the hypocrisy, the venom, the squinted eyes. The wagging fingers from the so-called "open-minded" among us. Nice gals too, just so numb to their own vitriol. The anger. Anywho, I'm writing in riddles...but I have to, and you know why. I too knew and loved Andrew deeply. I had the same reaction as you. What do we do now? We're so f*cked. I actually punish myself for having thoughts that could have 'fated' his much-too-premature-death, because for the last 4.5 years, I've said to myself...."Thanks god there's Andrew. G*d, if anything happened to Andrew.... Oh. There's no one we NEED more than Andrew." And then what happened, he died. <br />I'm so glad there's you.<br /><br />I also wrote about him on my blog. Hope you're well... hugs to you, your family! <br />Camryn <br />http://www.camrynincopenhagen.blogspot.com/Camrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183660226626716378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-69407397056200997042012-03-18T10:15:21.269-07:002012-03-18T10:15:21.269-07:00I salute you, Captain Clarity! See the correction ...I salute you, Captain Clarity! See the correction "Over the days following the attack," in paragraph 20. <br /><br />Such is my gratitude that I'll suppress my instinct to tell you to go fuck yourself over the snide, condescending dig at my profession and the value of what I, my brother and sister screenwriters, novelists, dramatists and poets, have to say regarding current events.<br /><br />On second thought, go fuck yourself.<br /><br />“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ~ G.K. ChestertonDaniel Knaufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460283850576817296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-64573608989131232972012-03-18T09:51:57.042-07:002012-03-18T09:51:57.042-07:00A very moving tribute. The reactions of the "...A very moving tribute. The reactions of the "creative types" in the media to 9/11 were disturbing in the extreme. It makes it impossible to get projects funded that go against the grain. <br />I hope you all the success in all your projects.Richard Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021253999914872503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-24018648820439215262012-03-18T08:36:18.753-07:002012-03-18T08:36:18.753-07:00I agree with the thrust of this piece--and I guess...I agree with the thrust of this piece--and I guess a little fiction is to be expected from a screenwriter--but Bin Laden wasn't implicated for a good while after 9/11...and certainly not the morning thereof.PD Quighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454197219107241444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-85309001036710048822012-03-14T05:52:59.143-07:002012-03-14T05:52:59.143-07:00Long live Andrew Breitbart indeed. I have an inten...Long live Andrew Breitbart indeed. I have an intense respect for people, like you, who buck their strongly liberal communities to express unpopular political beliefs. I wish you the best of luck and success in your hostile work environment. Keep up the good work!the Other Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303062807036320191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-42898122597492247552012-03-12T17:56:45.892-07:002012-03-12T17:56:45.892-07:00I've been sharing this with all of my friends ...I've been sharing this with all of my friends and family. Thank you for this eloquent, heartfelt, and much needed missive. I'd never seen Carnivale, but, because you wrote it, I'm gonna buy it on Blu-Ray, in the hopes that it lines your pocket.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321294252459120289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-51946733605138269152012-03-12T10:29:19.380-07:002012-03-12T10:29:19.380-07:00Nicely put. thank you sir.Nicely put. thank you sir.Derek Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458686376012366986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-16865648287706467392012-03-10T14:08:33.536-08:002012-03-10T14:08:33.536-08:00Great post, brother.Great post, brother.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-15323538342452232012012-03-10T13:32:02.229-08:002012-03-10T13:32:02.229-08:00I, too, knew Andrew a little...spent about 2 hours...I, too, knew Andrew a little...spent about 2 hours talking to him at Senise events (I take it you know what I mean here).......I ADORED him.<br />I also had your same horrible gut-wrenching feeling when I awoke that morning, put TV on and, at that moment, heard "Breaking News; Andrew Breitbart is dead" <br />I know his in-laws very, very well...so I was invited to the Luxe Hotel where people met to memorialize him after the funeral. I had to work and I'm pretty sure I haven't been as upset at missing anything as I was years ago when I skipped a wedding and found out George Harrison had actually attended. <br />Andrew is dead. Long live Andrew. I probably put TOO much store in that wonderful, passionate man because I femerica may never get over it.<br />Beautiful piece...thanks. I'm linking this to Orson Bean's wife so Susie Breitbart can see it.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-54386523484627782022012-03-10T12:56:56.741-08:002012-03-10T12:56:56.741-08:00I won't be able to write much because you got ...I won't be able to write much because you got me crying. Wonderful!!!very_inky_fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814574131953865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-21372185284357813532012-03-09T18:37:34.394-08:002012-03-09T18:37:34.394-08:00Brilliant.
A violent, right wing revolution.Brilliant. <br /><br />A violent, right wing revolution.YOUVE_GOTTA_BE_KIDDINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253057969869728229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-43518325211057928672012-03-09T15:07:57.082-08:002012-03-09T15:07:57.082-08:00Thank you. I have been sending this piece to every...Thank you. I have been sending this piece to everybody that I know. Like you, I work in the business. And like a lot of people in our line of work, I have been professionally crucified for straying from the Party Line; for believing in the inherent worth and dignity of the individual; for cherishing the notion of God-given (not government-given) Rights and Freedoms. I would rather be crucified with my fellow self-freed slaves along the length of the Appian Way than remain silent or passive as people are enslaved to a demonic ideology that offers people false "security" in exchange for their dignity and freedom. I am Andrew Breitbart.Bluenarrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209211796938610163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-24502038745812804402012-03-09T11:55:44.300-08:002012-03-09T11:55:44.300-08:00Daniel,
Thank you for the wonderful piece. You sp...Daniel,<br /><br />Thank you for the wonderful piece. You speak the truth for so many of us maligned in the entertainment industry. My disgust for my misinformed, uneducated, unthinking, inexplicably angry, white, comfortably middle and upper class colleagues has even driven me to question my career choice. How can I share anything with these people-- even a career?<br /><br />Andrew Breitbart was my hero. His death has affected me deeply because he was so alive, so fearless, while the rest of us self-censored and tried to ignore the virulent hate and vitriol spewing from the LA-LA land idiots who surround us, who falsely tout themselves as all-accepting and freedom-loving.<br /><br />I have lived all over America and in Europe, and no where have I found the kind of hate-filled rhetoric and inability to consider any hint of a differing opinion as I have in the green rooms of LA.<br /><br />Well, no more. No more will I ignore the lies and no more will I allow the ignorant to make ME feel like I'm missing something. No more.<br /><br />All in the name of Andrew Breitbart. WWAD?<br /><br />With great respect,<br /><br />SabinaSabina Westermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423283387653494944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-11140830622217244762012-03-09T11:30:02.751-08:002012-03-09T11:30:02.751-08:00Hope everyone is ready for a fight.
And I do me...Hope everyone is ready for a fight. <br /><br />And I do mean a fight, as in blows exchanged, injuries and death kind of fight.<br /><br />These people will not go away quietly. They have an agenda and mean to see it fulfilled. And they will use violence to see it fulfilled.<br /><br />Prepare yourself. Ugly is on the horizon and this may require far more than you think, and still may not be successful.<br /><br />There is nothing "United" about the United States of 2012 and beyond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-83085123714147039652012-03-09T10:21:30.328-08:002012-03-09T10:21:30.328-08:00As a business owner in a small town, I cannot air ...As a business owner in a small town, I cannot air my political views without fear of losing half of my clients. We are in a world now where you can scream at the top of your lungs, "I am a liberal Democrat," and flower petals will be thrown at your feet. But say "I am a proud Conservative," and you risk your livelihood - this is not just in Hollywood.<br /><br />When was the last time Conservatives were able to publicaly claim their leanings without fear of reprisals? Reagan years. That's almost 30 years ago!<br /><br />Well, to hell with them. This year, I will put a political bumper sticker on my car for the first time in 10 years. I will allow political signs in my yard. If a liberal doesn't like it, he can drive his Volt 35 mph down to the next town in protest.<br /><br />#IAmBriebartCarolHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525723867683820163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-82622168040437020862012-03-08T20:34:09.484-08:002012-03-08T20:34:09.484-08:00"State-mandated, required ration of Bush-hatr..."State-mandated, required ration of Bush-hatred." <br /><br />That doesn't even make sense. Bush was the state. <br /><br />"Typical leftist zombie chant."<br /><br />Really? <br /><br />If I was a reductive jackass, I might say that "a typical right wing kook zombie chant" is comprised of the refrain "typical leftist zombie chant."<br /><br />I think its sad that Brietbart, a man gifted with a PT Barnum-like genius, is "honored" by his followers with the most inane, repetitive, crap writing to populate online political outlets since 2008. It is mind boggling.<br /><br />btw: LOVED Carnivale. That s*&t was f*&#ing fabulous.YOUVE_GOTTA_BE_KIDDINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253057969869728229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-69004366305955052012012-03-08T19:17:03.661-08:002012-03-08T19:17:03.661-08:00When I first started reading your story, I thought...When I first started reading your story, I thought it would be the sameold liberal bullsit hack job on Andrew. However, the further I read on, I was taken by surprise. I applaud you for your great article and yes I am #IAmAndrewBreitbart!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-12520424866701791672012-03-08T18:23:55.773-08:002012-03-08T18:23:55.773-08:00I've worked in two different industries config...I've worked in two different industries configured to appeal to the liberal Left. I've been a graphic designer for a newspaper and a teacher. In both cases these groups have been specifically impacted by the economy, but you would never know it by what they produce. Whereas there used to be a bevy of staff writers researching stories and writing what they observed, there's now a glorified copy boy or girl copy and pasting whatever AP or McLatchkey wants to offer. That narrows the ability of the people to know what is going on that applies to them because fewer people are controlling the message and most of them are liberal. So what is liberal, becomes conventional knowledge. But ask around in the writing industry and you will find bitter ex-news writers who have very different stories to tell than you hear from any of the main sources.<br /><br />You could say the same thing regarding education. I've been teaching for a long time only to see staffing cut as property values dropped. Teachers see the relationship between lower property values and income and lower revenue, but it seems that the folks in Washington do not. So while four years ago most of the bumpers in the faculty parking lot sported Obama stickers, none do now. And I mean NONE. Of course I live in a flyover states where we are assumed to be clinging to guns and religion, but the reality is that right now popular media (what some people call news media) is pushing an agenda as heavily as if they were hired writers for the administration press staff. They are deliberately glossing over details that would disprove their world view. But if the majority of citizens continue to get news from highly biased sources they will never really know what they are voting for until it is too late. That is what happened in 2008 and I fear it is what will happen in November.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461403807268405718.post-39993942671181112362012-03-08T18:06:42.291-08:002012-03-08T18:06:42.291-08:00I met Breitbart a few times, and he was helpful to...I met Breitbart a few times, and he was helpful to me as well.<br /><br />All I can say after reading this is...<br /><br />#IamDanielKnauf<br /><br />God bless you sir.<br /><br />eric aka the Tygrrrr Expressblacktygrrrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938876822855076155noreply@blogger.com