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...candidates' "dull" and "boring" nature and lack of "discernible oratorical flair" seems ridiculous in a discussion which otherwise exhorts substance over "flash" as does Cohen's odd, death-wish request that Cuomo support for candidates which are a "threat to him" and "challenge his hold on the bully pulpit...
...though the governor did officially remain neutral during the primary. Dyson's claim to fame is his development of the flashy "I Love New York" campaign and a $30-million personal treasury. Lacking discernible oratorical skills, he presents no challenge to Cuomo's hold on the state's bully pulpit...
...Robertson, the plan is as intricate as a biblical genealogy. The televangelist from Virginia, though campaigning for months with a prophet's passion, wants to hold on as long as possible to his electronic pulpit at the Christian Broadcasting Network. Once he is a formal candidate, he will have to step down because of federal equal-time requirements. At the same time, he must try to energize the diverse evangelical community behind him. So last week he rented Constitution Hall in Washington for an elaborate production of music and exhortation beamed by satellite to invited audiences at 216 sites. Having...
...appropriate, or seemly, for a man of Walter Kaiser's reputation, standing and accomplishment to use his lectern as a pulpit for deriding the president and subjecting him to mockery. It leaves the students in a position where they must take a partisan stance, even it that be unconcious. And the total effect of action here is to contribute to unruliness, disrespect and worst of all indecorum...
...been a frequent target of Schmidt's sharp tongue. He once described Jimmy Carter as a "faith healer" who made "policy from the pulpit." Schmidt resented economic lectures from American officials. "Not only is your inflation higher than ours," he would snap, "your unemployment rate is twice as high...