[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H6052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          MEDIA SHOULD NOT ALLOW VOTING TO INFLUENCE REPORTING

  (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, at the recent White House 
Correspondents' Dinner, President Obama joked to the reporters in 
attendance: ``Most of you covered me. All of you voted for me.''
  Some jokes are true; and, unfortunately, this joke is on the American 
people.
  According to Investor's Business Daily, journalists who gave campaign 
money to then-Senator Obama outnumbered those who contributed to 
Senator McCain by a 20-1 margin. The media gave money to him. They 
voted for him. Now they're giving him a free pass.
  According to one analysis, network newscasts have portrayed the 
President as a deficit fighter five times more often than they have 
portrayed him as a big spender even though his budget will double the 
national debt in 5 years and will triple it in 10.
  Yes, the media voted for President Obama, but they should not allow 
their voting to influence their reporting.

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