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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.

Friday, December 07, 2007

No Playboy for Plame

(Charlotte Examiner) - Valerie Plame is used to being exposed. She was famously exposed as a CIA agent by columnist Bob Novak and she’s no stranger to media exposure, what with appearances in Vanity Fair magazine, on “The Daily Show,” “Meet the Press” and “Real Time with Bill Maher,” just to name a few.

But there’s one place Plame won’t get exposed: Playboy magazine.

We found this out Wednesday when Plame stopped by Nathans of Georgetown Thursday to take part in the Q&A Cafe interview series. Host Carol Joynt couldn’t get over the fact that Plame was, well, pretty hot and, since a movie based on her book was in the works, a Playboy spread couldn’t be that far off, right?

“I’m a mother of twins, are you kidding me?” Plame responded.

Plame also had to confess that, although she’s gone through quite a lot in the wake of the Novak column, it hasn’t all been bad.

“I’m all for” a movie being made about her story, said Plame, adding that she’s enjoyed the warm embrace Hollywood has given her. Relating a recent Los Angeles dinner party she attended, Plame said it’s pretty cool “when Warren Beatty pulls out your chair for you.”

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