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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.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Obama administration: We need to control marketing of children’s food



(By Ed Morrissey; Hot Air) - As any parent knows, there are a lot of unhealthy food choices in the market for children — and adults, for that matter. TV marketing usually emphasizes the most sugary, fatty choices to families; watch Saturday morning television if anyone without kids doubts it. Schools routinely offer some of the worst possible choices to students at all levels, mainly in an attempt to raise revenues. Which of these problems should become the purview of the federal government? President Obama says all of them...

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