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Tim Graham spins a conspiracy theory to explain unremarkable occurance

June 30, 2009 10:49 am ET by Jamison Foser

Newsbusters' Tim Graham complains that the media isn't badgering the Obamas about their church attendance:

The Obamas haven't faced much questioning from the White House press corps about when they're going to make a church decision. With most presidents, this might not be a big deal, but the establishment media's reluctance surely reflects its sensitivity to Obama's political problems with choosing radical, ranting Rev. Jeremiah Wright in Chicago and staying in his church for 20 years.

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For the Obamas and for Sullivan, the question is this: if they wanted to claim the First Family was going to charm the evangelicals with their piety, do they think this game of kicking the can is impressive? Or doesn't it begin to signal insincerity?  

Try to follow the logic of that first paragraph. According to Graham, it is not unusual for the White House press corps to avoid questioning the First Family about their church attendance. But in this case, the reason the press isn't subjecting the Obamas to such questions is the media's "sensitivity to Obama's political problems." The media is doing what they usually do, according to Graham - so they must be doing it for a different reason!

That's just dumb.

It is worth noting - though Graham does not - that George W. Bush did not regularly attend a DC church. And it's pretty safe to say that the Bushes tried to "charm the evangelicals with their piety."

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    • Author by newzhound (June 30, 2009 11:42 am ET)
         
      MM4A can always find absolutely silly stuff on NewsBusters! Talk about low-hanging fruit.

      Or, as my Daddy used to say, "Easy as shooting fish in a bathtub."
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    • Author by jon88 (June 30, 2009 1:04 pm ET)
         
      Sure, but can Newsbusters spell "occurrence"? Sigh.
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    • Author by shaggles (June 30, 2009 3:36 pm ET)
         
      Bush didn't regularly attend a church in DC because he spent most of his time at his ranch.
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