Bully Pulpit

President Obama's Bullying Pulpit

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.04.2012

Ken Blackwell

The Justices will soon vote. They are on notice that Barack Obama will not only disapprove of them if they don't vote his way, he clearly intends to campaign against the Supreme Court if they rule ObamaCare unconstitutional.

Friday Talking Points -- Ads Obama Should Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2011

Chris Weigant

Obama should run a few ads right now which do not even mention the election. Instead of saying "vote for me!" these ads should say "pass my jobs bill" in as many creative ways as possible.

Friday Talking Points -- Give 'Em Hell, Barry!

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.09.2011

Chris Weigant

President Barack Obama opened his re-election campaign last night with a wowzer of a speech to a joint session of Congress.

Friday Talking Points -- In The Darkest Depths of Mordor

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2011

Chris Weigant

If I were a hobbit, right about now I would be wondering just how the heck I wound up at the center of this Washington intraparty political fight, personally.

The Empty Bully Pulpit

Robert Reich | Posted 09.28.2011

Robert Reich

How did we get into this mess? Part of the answer lies with the president -- and his inability or unwillingness to use the bully pulpit to tell Americans the truth, and mobilize them for what must be done.

Friday Talking Points -- Obama 2.0?

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.14.2011

Chris Weigant

In the midst of the debt ceiling frenzy, nobody seems to have noticed that Obama is negotiating in a markedly different way than what we've seen from him in the past. He is at the absolute center of the showdown.

Will Climate Change Chill Obama's Legacy?

William S. Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

William S. Becker

Obama is the leader most likely to be blamed 20 or 30 years from now when people around the world are suffering from intense, diverse and irreversible stresses from climate change.

Obama Should Beware Reagan Myths

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011

Brendan Nyhan

With Obama's staffing changes, it's worth noting that he's been reading and soliciting outside advice. He's signaled he's reviewing Reagan's presidency by reading a biography. But is he getting an accurate picture?

Friday Talking Points [138] -- "Candidate" Obama Returns

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

America (as, likely, everywhere else) always has a seamy underside, crawling with metaphoric maggots, to anything that is mostly seen as good by the m...

Friday Talking Points [136] -- Girding For Battle

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

The battle looms. It is, in fact, right over a hill right in front of us. So, are Democrats girding their loins for the fight, and roaring their def...

Why the Attack On Breitbart Isn't Really About Breitbart

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Joseph

The great thing about New Media is that the very nature of the give-and-take allows misunderstandings to be quickly corrected, unlike in the airtight, controlled Old Media sham.

Tiger's Potential Bully Pulpit

Ellen Snortland | Posted 05.25.2011

Ellen Snortland

America's favorite golfer must understand that corporate dealmakers use 'men-only' clubs to maintain power Bully for him! Tiger Woods had earned my s...

Leading With Conversation or how this President (finally) found his bully pulpit

Tom Gerety | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Gerety

Barack Obama is smart, eloquent and well-informed; he has an even, sometimes too even, temperament; he can inspire a crowd and he can impress indivi...

A Visit With Writer/Producer Brian Bird

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Joseph

Brian Bird has been working in Hollywood for two decades now as a writer and producer. For many years he wrote and produced the CBS show Touched By An...

What's Wrong With This Statement?

Candy Spelling | Posted 11.17.2011

Candy Spelling

George Lakoff, a UC Berkeley linguistics professor: "The Democrats still believe in Enlightenment reason: If you just tell people the truth, they will come to the right conclusion."

It's Time To Lead, Mr. President

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Obama's legislative style has been to vaguely define what he's for, introduce a plan that is quite obviously open to lots and lots of negotiation, and then sit back and let Congress work it out.

Be an Ex-President Without Being President First!

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Astor

There's the Star Trek solution of changing the time-space continuum, but I'm hesitant to recommend that because of the damage it might do to the Obamas' new White House vegetable garden.