TFL BULLY PULPIT: FIRST SKIPPED DRAFT PICK

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

FIRST SKIPPED DRAFT PICK

It is round 9 and the EX-DRAFTers are in danger of having their first skipped pick.

If the regular draft can go to round 9 before that happens I will leap for joy!

UPDATE: Erik logged on and made his pick 6 minutes to spare actually. Again the newcomers are schooling the existing coaches on how to draft!

UPDATE: The first official skipped pick occured in round 11. The regular draft has never gone 11 rounds without someone missing a pick :)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_pulpit

A bully pulpit is a public office of sufficiently high rank that provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter. The bully pulpit can bring issues to the forefront that were not initially in debate, due to the office's stature and publicity.

This term was coined by President Theodore Roosevelt, who referred to the American presidency as a "bully pulpit," by which he meant a terrific platform from which to advocate an agenda. Roosevelt famously used the word bully as an adjective meaning "superb" or "wonderful" (a more common expression in his time than it is today); the term has no relationship to the noun bully, i.e. a harasser or someone who intimidates.

Unfortunately, due to the archaic nature of the adjective "bully" and the religious symbolism of the word pulpit (the elevated platform used by a preacher), this phrase is often misunderstood as a pejorative. This misinterpretation implies intimidation and, possibly, an abuse of authority. An example of this would be the sentence: "He uses his job as a bully pulpit, regaling his subordinates with his political opinions as part of their morning meetings."

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

FIRST SKIPPED DRAFT PICK

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