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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, June 06, 2008

Reverend Michael Pfleger Is Not Going on Vacation Without a Fight From His Parishioners

Pew Protest

(Fox News) -
Parishioners at Saint Sabina Church in Chicago are demanding that Cardinal Francis George reinstate their controversial pastor, the Reverend Michael Pfleger.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports 2,000 people packed the church last night for a prayer service and to show their support. The parish council president demanded a meeting with the cardinal. About 15 members of a young adult group started a hunger strike in the church's sanctuary and plan to "fast and pray" until Pfleger is reinstated. The reverend Jeremiah Wright was also in attendance.

Pfleger was told to take a two week break after a video surfaced of a sermon in which he described Hillary Clinton as crying at a campaign appearance because she, a white woman, was upset that a black man, Barack Obama, was "stealing her show."

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