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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.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Obama Pitched Universal Health Care to Students in Meeting Prior to His Speech on Education

(CNSNews.com) – Prior to his nationally broadcast speech to students on Tuesday, President Barack Obama made a pitch for health care reform in a discussion with 40 freshmen at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va.

The president traveled to Wakefield High to give a speech on education reform. The speech was posted in advance on the White House Web site to quell fears that the president intended to plug his political agenda to impressionable minds.

Although the president avoided controversial topics in his speech, he did promote health care reform in a face-to-face discussion at Wakefield High School. Asked by a student how he stays motivated to do his job, Obama replied that his staff gives him 10 letters every day from “ordinary folks.”

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Rush Limbaugh said...

"If Barack Obama really wants to help kids in school he will cut their parents' taxes and he will cut the taxes of their employers."

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Paul said...

Just like the Armageddon that would befall us in the year 2000, the speech that was suppose to indoctrinate our youth. Now who was spreading the baseless lies…..hmm…..oh ya, “Fake News”. Is anyone real surprised? Too funny.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Cousin Kenny said...

Like I said yesterday, it wasn't Obama's speech by itself that a lot of us were upset with; we were bothered by the study guide that came with the speech. By reading your comment, I doubt you've even heard about that study guide that was sent out by the Department of Education. We had serious problems when the study guide asked teachers to tell the students how they could help Obama, read books on Obama, write down Obama quotes from the speech etc. Personally speaking, that stuff was my concern.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 1:04:00 PM  

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