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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.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Winston Churchill’s Cigar Gets Airbrushed Out of History

(The Blast) - Its been said that life often imitates art. However, I never imagined that the satirical airbrushing campaign undertaken by the rabid anti-smoking lobby at the end of “Thank You For Smoking” would ever actually be replicated in real life. Apparently, as the 'Daily Mail' reports, I was wrong:

It seems the man who steered Britain through the most dangerous period of its recent history may have fallen victim to the modern curse of political correctness.


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