A Dec. 7 WorldNetDaily article by Bob Unruh is little more than a rewritten press release from Rep. Randy Forbes, head of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, which has “written to President Obama asking him to correct a speech he gave in Indonesia incorrectly replacing the nation’s motto of ‘In God We Trust’ with ‘E pluribus unum.'”
In following Forbes’ lead in bashing Obama over his use of “E pluribus unum,” Unruh ignores any evidence that the phrase has a long and storied history in America. As Media Matters points out, even if it’s not the national motto, it’s certainly a national motto, given that it was chosen as the motto for the National Seal by a committee consisting of none other than Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Why do Bob Unruh and WND hate the Founders?
Unruh also uncritically repeats Forbes’ claim that the Congressional Prayer Caucus is a “bipartisan” group. Given that Forbes is a Republican and the membership includes some of the most right-wing members of the House — such as Michele Bachmann, Virginia Foxx and Steve King — it’s unlikely that it’s as “bipartisan” and Forbes and WND would have us think.