In The Green Room: Andrew Breitbart

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Before his speech at The Heritage Foundation last week to discuss his new book, Andrew Breitbart sat down with us to discuss the power of the media and the continued influence of the Tea Party. Throughout the book, Breitbart relays his experiences dealing with a largely hostile media, something he discussed in the interview. “I have friends at ABC, and CBS, and NBC. Some of them are conservatives, some of them are just decent people and they tell me it’s impossible to pitch an idea that goes against [the network’s] view. It’s impossible.”

When asked about his optimism for conservatism in the future, Breitbart said he was “beyond optimistic.”

He made it clear that the energy over the past year in conservative politics is a direct result of the Tea Party’s influence. “You would not have had the success in Wisconsin that you just had if you had not the psychic energy and the physical presence of Tea Party activists.”