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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, January 13, 2011

‘Brown Relief’: NPR Features Story on Latinos‘ Joy Over Shooter Being a ’Gringo’

(By Jonathon M. Seidl, The Blaze) - When NPR featured a story on “brown relief” Wednesday — the supposed collective joy of the Latino community over the Tucson shooter being a “gringo” — the question of who should be more offended, “browns” or whites, is a good one. But the more obvious question is, “Why are these comments allowed and Juan Williams’s thoughts on Muslim clothing not?”

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