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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

Pat Buchanan: Sarah Palin “Is Not A Dispenser Of Hate, She’s A Victim Of Hate”

(By Matt Schneider, Mediaite) - On MSNBC yesterday, host Andrea Mitchell wondered if Sarah Palin’s controversial use of the term “blood libel” was just her being “ignorant” of the historical meaning of the term or as Democratic strategist Bob Shrum suggested, was it inappropriate for Palin to continue referring to her political opponents as evil? MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan refused to accept either proposal as true and strongly defended Palin’s video response saying “I think she’s done this exactly right.”


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