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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.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

"A Sweet Family Story"

Fox News

The campaign staff of Senator Hillary Clinton says that more than 10 years after her original claim — it turns out she was not named after the famous mountain climber — Sir Edmund Hillary — after all.

A campaign spokeswoman has confirmed what has been suspected by many since 1995 — when after meeting with the first man to scale Mount Everest — Mrs. Clinton said her mother had told her she had read about Sir Edmund Hillary while pregnant in 1947 — and decided Hillary would be a nice name for her daughter.

The problem with the story is that Sir Edmund didn't become famous until 1953 — when Hillary Rodham was five-years-old. That didn't stop Bill Clinton from re-telling the tale in his biography.

But the senator's campaign now tells The New York Times "it was a sweet family story her mother shared to inspire greatness in her daughter." The news is of particular embarrassment to The New York Times — which has repeatedly published the Hillary myth as fact — and did so as recently as six days ago.

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