[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 169 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H12982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NEWSWEEK WINS LAPDOG AWARD AGAIN

  (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. Madam Speaker, for the second time in a row, 
Newsweek is the winner of the Media Fairness Caucus' highly uncoveted 
``Lapdog Award'' for last week's most glaring example of media bias.
  The poster to my left of Newsweek's cover story features former Vice 
President Al Gore with the caption, ``The Thinking Man's Thinking 
Man.'' The previous Newsweek cover featured President Obama with the 
caption, ``Yes He Can,'' a variation of his campaign slogan. Before 
that, it was Vice President Joe Biden, ``A Vice President to be 
Reckoned With.'' And Newsweek's latest cover features Governor Sarah 
Palin and says she is, ``Bad News.'' It is no wonder five out of six 
Americans say the national media are biased, according to a recent 
public opinion poll.
  If you want the liberal slant, read Newsweek. If you want the facts 
and news, you might want to look elsewhere.

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