[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H10464-H10465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             GALLUP POLL FINDS AMERICANS DON'T TRUST MEDIA

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, by overwhelming margins, Americans 
say they do not trust the national media and that the media are too 
liberal, according to a new Gallup poll. Gallup found that just 1 in 10 
Americans have a ``great deal of confidence in the media to report the 
news fully, accurately, and fairly.''
  By a margin of 3-1, Americans said the media are too liberal rather 
than too conservative. Even most Democrats describe the media as ``too 
liberal'' rather than ``too conservative.''
  This is the third poll released in the last month that has found 
Americans don't trust the media. The national media should recognize 
Americans' distrust and report the facts, not tell them what to think.

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