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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, February 17, 2011

Speaking of the stimulus, taxes, and the economy, do you believe Obama’s a Christian?

(By Ed Morrissey, Hot Air) - Welcome to Non-Sequitur Central, otherwise known as ABC’s 'Good Morning America'. George Stephanopoulos interrupts Michele Bachmann’s argument on tax reform and the economy to ask a pressing question — whether Bachmann believes Barack Obama is a Christian. Bachmann says that it’s not for her to decide and that people should take the President at his word, but Stephanopoulos keeps pressing the issue. Bachmann finally notes that today is the 2nd anniversary of the $787 billion stimulus plan that was supposed to keep unemployment below 8%, a figure we have yet to hit even with falling civilian participation in the workforce (the denominative value in the jobless rate). Stephanopoulos responds with an even more ridiculous non-sequitur than the first (via Greg Hengler):

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