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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.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Heartbreaking Video: Knut the Polar Bear’s Final Seconds

(By Jonathon M. Seidl, The Blaze) - The video is as heartbreaking as the story. In it, a polar bear can be seen dazed and confused, twirling in circles just seconds before flopping into a nearby pool, thrashing, and then going still. Those, an amateur video claims, are the final moments in the life of Knut, a four-year-old celebrity polar bear that died Saturday at a Berlin, Germany zoo:

[Warning: Contains images that may be disturbing to some]


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