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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Journalists should focus on questions around lottery

by Kerra L. Bolton
Asheville Citizen-Times


Gossip and innuendo have undermined legitimate news questioning the lines between private relationships and public policy in the General Assembly.

In keeping watch over the process of establishing a state lottery, many reports have examined the influence of Meredith Norris, formerly an unpaid political director for House Speaker Jim Black.

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