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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, August 16, 2011

Frustrated Reporter Takes Time To Vent During A Live Segment

(By Alex Alvarez, Mediaite) - Being a local TV news reporter is, often enough, a pretty tough gig. You don’t get to sit around in a climate-controlled studio like your anchor colleagues, you have to deal with rubberneckers and the type of clowns whose fingers spontaneously form “the shocker” upon seeing a TV camera, and you’re made to report on everything from a kitten being stuck in a tree to a brutal murder.

Well, local CBS affiliate WVLT-TV Knoxville’s Gordon Boyd is, franky, mad as hell. And… he’s going to take it a little more. Just until the end of his segment, perhaps. And 'then' he’s not going to take it ANY. MORE.

Have a look as he vents his frustration on live television. The best part, though, is probably the anchor’s reaction. Footage below, via WVLT-TV:


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