[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H9089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TIME MAGAZINE SHOWS BIAS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in a shocking turn of events, 
Senator Obama is not the focus of Time magazine's cover story this 
week. Since the beginning of the Presidential campaign, Senator Obama 
has been featured on the cover of Time eight times, compared to only 
three times for Senator McCain.
  This week's magazine cover has a small photo of Senator Obama with 
the caption that reads ``Anger Management: Why Obama is Keeping Cool.'' 
Also in this week's Time is a story titled ``The Lying Game,'' which 
accuses Senator McCain of negative campaign ads. Of course, the 
nonpartisan Wisconsin Advertising Project found that 77 percent of 
Senator Obama's recent ads have been negative, far more than Senator 
McCain's. But Time magazine omitted that crucial fact.
  Time's cover stories and inside articles explain why Americans by a 
5-1 margin believe the media are trying to help Senator Obama win the 
presidency. Clearly voters recognize biased reporting, and I hope will 
not be persuaded to support the media's favorite candidate.

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