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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, June 22, 2010

Bob Etheridge, Repeat Offender?

(By David N. Bass, The American Spectator) - North Carolina Congressman Bob Etheridge has a history of strong-arming young men who ask touchy questions, according to an account in The Southern Pines Pilot. It’s more evidence that Etheridge is, well, crustier than first thought...

Re: Bob Etheridge, Repeat Offender

(By Paul Chesser, The American Spectator) - And then there was this incident last year at a quasi-town hall meeting (hosted by the local chapter of the SEIU) in which a military veteran challenges Etheridge on his support for the Obama agenda. It shows that if any congressman has been in Washington too long, it's Etheridge. Note how those applauding the vet are in the back of the room, while the SEIUers taking up the front seats sit on their hands.

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