Sentences with phrase «own bully pulpit»

Other countries, such as the U.K., have gender diversity champions who have made excellent use of the bully pulpit, notably Lord Mervyn Davies, who is calling for 33 percent board participation by women by 2020.

President Theodore Roosevelt spoke of the White House as offering a bully pulpit that could be used by the president to persuade the people.

Trump is using the presidency as a bully pulpit in a different and more threatening sense, which will not only be damaging to our economic system, but unlikely to produce the results that many of his supporters appear to expect.

He holds two important bully pulpits: chair of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and chair of Waterfront Toronto's Design Review Committee.

Make it a body that really makes a difference... One of the most import things for the Secretary (of State John Kerry) and myself is we are going to have a bully pulpit, the microphone for the next two years.

It does have a bully pulpit, however.

«There's a role for him to use presidential leadership and use the bully pulpit to get the base supportive of this debate.»

Pointing out that he is not making a political statement, Marrion said Trump's use of the bully pulpit has implications for the markets.

What it does have, though, is a little more than the bully pulpit because these reforms [to financial regulations] that are under way are the product of a process where all the major economies are around the table and they're participating in their development, and then they agree ultimately at the leader level in the G20.

President Obama has used the bully pulpit of the White House to drive a clear and consistent message to his Cabinet, Congress, state and industry leaders, and the world: America will be a global leader in the clean - energy race.

But I think it puts business on notice that this president is willing to use the bully pulpit to embarrass them.

I certainly agree with those who say that no government policy — from the bully pulpit to various kinds of bribes — can reliably promise to spike the birth rate.

I grew up in a bully pulpit church and no one ever referred to the pastor as anything other than «Pastor» in person or «The Pastor» in the 3rd person.

No matter how well the contraception ethic is preached, even if proclaimed from the president's bully pulpit, there will never be 100 percent compliance, just as there is never one hundred percent compliance with any preached ethic.

Consider: (a) You've got to get possession of the bully pulpit before giving the sermons.

We have lived in years in which religious style, not Enlightenment or biblical substance, counts in the bully pulpits of national politics and local civic ceremonies.

Statesmen like Henry Hyde, Ed Meese, and Ronald Reagan crafted the policy and used the bully pulpit to advance the culture of life.

But he is going to have to get very legal to shut down the bloggers who allow discussion on the fact he used his bully pulpit against his ex wife for years.

They are standing on their own bully pulpit and smashing their own hammer into their own head.

Well, what if we retired the «God is anti-» refrain pouring from bully pulpits, and instead took a strong position on what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is for?

This also means that we are all provided with our own potential bully pulpits, and from time to time we all use them simply to express our anger and our outrage at those in our path, whether those things are merited or not.

You operate from the evangelical bully pulpit, that was built upon the fears of millions and millions of people, by the use of intimidation, guilt tripping and the taking advantage of people's weaknesses.You speak from an arena of safety, privileges and comforts that Paul didn't even dream about.

Shame on you, Mr Gilgoff, to use CNN.com Belief blog as your bully pulpit to spread your hate - Christian message.

@Dan Gilgoff - it is shocking that you are using CNN belief blog as your bully pulpit to publish a «hit list» of companies whose owners practice Christian faith.

President Trump must wield the unparalleled influence of the bully pulpit, leveraging every tweet, speech and public statement to demand that Congress move quickly to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

In addition to mounting a bully pulpit on behalf of changed family policies, political leaders could push for revisions to the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, a set of national guidelines that states usually follow.

I was so stunned that he would take a day of national mourning and turn it into a bully pulpit for his moral crusade I didn't even think to walk out until he was done.

They use their bully pulpits to indoctrinate undereducated children into in structurally reinforced bigotries including racism, social intolerance and orientation suppression.

Groups such as Clean Up Australia have long campaigned for plastic bags to be banned «forever,» and in March last year hopes were buoyed when federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was prepared to use the «bully pulpit» of government to «get rid of» plastic bags.

And, Bradshaw noted, much of the improvement coincides with the Obama administration's efforts to fund research and use its, ahem, bully pulpit to improve school climate.

A blog is a bully pulpit and a place to highlight causes, raising awareness and funds, and being a force for positive change.

They both used their office as a bully pulpit of intimidation.»

The Buffalo comptroller for nine years before he was elected county executive, Giambra said he brings experience to the race as well as the desire to use the post as a «bully pulpit» for his long - held advocacy for regionalizing government.

Without his skillful use of the bully pulpit and sage tactics at the negotiating table, traditional Albany dysfunction probably would have dealt this ethics bill a mortal wound months ago.

«Governor Paterson deserves credit for advancing this proposal and using the bully pulpit of his office to forcefully advocate for it.

Voters no longer need to rely on elected officials with bully pulpits to inform thier vote, they are just clicks away from a research and entering their own political discussions.

The groups say they hope Cuomo will make use of the bully pulpit during his State of the State address in less than a month, and his budgetary powers, to get a head start on advancing the Moreland Commission's proposals.

The office is also a bully pulpit for the aspiring candidate.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse labor official chided Mayor Stephanie Miner on Monday for not using her bully pulpit to publicly call out Sen. John DeFrancisco and other opponents of the proposed $ 15 an hour minimum wage.

As she takes the oath of office on New Year's Day, in front of the Nassau County office building named after Theodore Roosevelt, Curran should embrace the bully pulpit on behalf of a purposeful governing agenda for Nassau County.

The smart ones distinguish the strength of President Theodore Roosevelt's bully pulpit from the overreliance on political tricks.

«The governor talked a very good tale but doesn't seem to be putting his political capital or his bully pulpit to it,» said Barbara Bartoletti of the League of Women Voters.

1) Repeal the Triborough Amendment; 2) State pick - up of Medicaid costs from counties; 3) Roll - back of Medicaid entitlements / coverages to median national levels; 4) Major reform of SEQR process which blocks projects Upstate; 5) Repeal NY's participation in RGGI; 6) Cut 50 percent of staff at DOE, DOH, DEC in order to let the other half do their jobs, which means serving the people instead of feeding the bureaucratic monster; 7) Support expansion of nuclear plants at Oswego, construction of new plants elsewhere; 8) Tort reform to allow doctors to practice medicine, instead of fleeing NY; 9) Use the bully pulpit to support natural gas drilling and tell the envirowackos to grow up.

«I've used the office as a bully pulpit to make sure that our issues were heard,» Castorina said.

He also is expected to chart an independent course and use the clerk's office as a bully pulpit.

But Cuomo's willingness to use his bully pulpit — a poll last month showed he is viewed favorably by 70 percent of the state's voters — elevates the issue above others that he has pushed for with less vigor, such as raising the state's minimum wage.

Her predecessor, Mr. de Blasio, used the bully pulpit to stick it to the mayor.

«The most important thing a supervisor has is the bully pulpit,» Yevoli said.

His main power derives from investing the city's pension funds, but the office also affords Stringer a bully pulpit for critiquing city contracts as well as other investments, including those related to real estate.

The Buffalo Common Council is using its bully pulpit to try and derail Erie Community College's plan to expand in Amherst.