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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, February 01, 2008

McCrory whiffs in his first at-bat

By Rob Christensen
The News & Observer


Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory said he wanted to run a "garage band" campaign for governor.

But after last week's fiasco, McCrory may want to consider hiring someone who knows the difference between a bass guitar and an amp.

McCrory might have made the worst entry into a political race since U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, who spent the first days of his presidential campaign explaining how he didn't mean to be patronizing when he described Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as articulate and clean.

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