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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.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Fox News' Brit Hume on Obama: ‘Making a big speech right now is probably the last thing he should do’

(By Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller) - On Thursday night President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress to unveil his latest plan for the economy. But is this the best time for Obama to roll out new proposals?

On Tuesday’s “Special Report,” senior Fox News political analyst Brit Hume declared the president’s timing ill-advised. According to Hume, Obama is desperately seeking better results for the economy — and the clock is ticking.

“Neither President Obama nor his advisors seem to understand it but he is far past the point where he can change his political standing by making proposals in speeches,” Hume said. “Sooner or later every president’s standing comes to depending on results. And this president is in desperate need of better results.”


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