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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 20, 2011

Flashback: ABC Reporter Denounces 'Benign Neglect' of Reagan Administration



(Eyeblast.tv) - Marking Ronald Reagan's last day as president on January 20, 1989, ABC's Richard Threlkeld accused the administration of "benign neglect" toward poor neighborhoods throughout the country.

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