The press plays dumb about Michelle Malkin's book

As Malkin traipses her way through the evil liberal media, which is giving her all kinds of free airtime to hawk her book, I'm just wondering are any of her hosts going to note the complete absurdity of writing an anti-Obama book six months into his first term?

Even if Malkin's publisher rushed this title out, it means she basically finished the manuscript in May. So in just four months, between late January and late May, Malkin was able to tease out all kinds of damaging information about the Obama administration while it was being assembled? She uncovered scandalous “abuses of power throughout his administration”?

That's patently absurd. The book, and its premise, is just ODS unleashed.

But don't look for many members of the the press to point that out. They don't want to make Michelle angry. (She might blog mean things about them!)

UPDATED: A key Malkin talking point on The View today was that, “We have a technology czar who is a convicted shoplifter.”

The facts:

According to the Associated Press, [while in college, Vivek] Kundra stole $134 worth of shirts from a JC Penney store. He pleaded guilty to the charge in 1997, and served 80 hours of community service.

I guess when you have only four months to work with, that's the kind of 'scoop' you're forced to hype.

UPDATED: Would anyone anywhere on this media planet have taken seriously a viciously anti-Bush book that detailed his administration's awful, corrupt ways, published just six months into his first term? Didn't think so. It would have been ignored and/or mocked. But inside the Beltway, Malkin's loony rants must be heard--and broadcast--by all.

Behold your liberal media.