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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.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

4 Democrats try hands against Virginia Foxx

By Scott Sexton
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL


Got $1,652 burning a hole in your pocket? Mark Glen, Syndi Holmes, Roger Kirkman and Roger Sharpe apparently do. That's the amount each forked over when they signed up to run for Congress as Democrats in the 5th District.

You can look at the decision to challenge Rep. Virginia Foxx two ways.

You could say that each of them decided to stand for democracy and bravely wrote checks so that voters in the 5th District would have a choice.

Or you could say that they're all nuts and the $1,652 might have been better spent on lottery tickets or at the roulette wheel. With those options, they at least stand a chance to win something.

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