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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.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Rush Limbaugh's Morning Update: Vision Matters?

"The Excused Absence Network" -- it's a company that sells fraudulent documents for people skipping work or school. AP reports it this way: "For about $25, students and employees can buy excuse notes that [look like they] come from doctors or hospitals. Other options include a fake jury summons or an authentic-looking funeral service program..."

And then get this next line from AP: "Some question whether the products are legal or ethical." Is there any doubt about this? Even among Drive-By reporters? There just has to be "two sides," of course!

There's no doubt about one thing, though; the owner of the parent company, Vision Matters -- sounds like a Hillary Clinton front group, doesn't it? -- is a liberal. The guy's name is John Liddell. He says: "Millions of Americans work dead-end jobs, and sometimes they just need a day off. If employers would treat people the way they need to be treated, people wouldn't be using these [fake] notes." He then complained that people are fed up with working long hours for little pay, without the flexibility to tend to sick relatives or go to their kids' skrool activities.

Now, I thought the Clintons fixed that, folks, with the Family and Medical Leave Act -- but Mr. Liddell continues: "People are going to lie anyway. How many people go visit their doctors every day when they're not sick [just because they] need [to get] a note?"

Well, that sounds familiar, too! "People are going to lie anyway." Clinton supporters used that phrase to defend Bill Clinton's perjury, under oath, during the Lewinsky days. To liberals, vision matters -- just like media matters -- only when deploying lies, fraud, and deceit.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it my imagination, or is Limbaugh getting worse every day?

"Some question whether the products are legal or ethical." Is there any doubt about this? Even among Drive-By reporters? There just has to be "two sides," of course!

Well yeah, Rush, there is some doubt. I know fans of the nanny state like you think everything should be regulated in one way or another, but there are still some of us who believe people should be responsible for their own actions, without big brother telling them when they can get up in the morning, what to eat for breakfast, and how often they can break wind.

Come to think of it, Rush, you were all about personal responsibility before the neocons started pulling your strings. What happened, Rush? Sell out much?

And of course, only Rush would use something like this to djinn up a polemic screed on the Clintons. Hey Rush, how about a little screaming about the Clintons' power twins, the Bush family?

Friday, October 26, 2007 9:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

People who are regular listeners to Rush know that he isn't a fan of the nanny state as you suggest. I don't understand why you dislike Rush so much. Your anger towards Rush is like Strother's anger toward Ann Coulter. :)

Friday, October 26, 2007 10:22:00 AM  

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