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RNC Chair: Obama Puts NCAA Bracket Ahead Of Important Issues

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and President Barack Obama

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus has a message for President Obama: How dare you be a sports fan!

Priebus just posted this on Twitter, linking to a right-wing blog post that attacked Obama for videotaping a brief segment on ESPN:

How can @BarackObama say he is leading when puts his NCAA bracket over the budget & other pressing issues? http://bit.ly/ieSuCI

Maybe Obama would have been better off not talking about sports — that way, conservatives could stick to attacking him as an out-of-touch elitist.

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