[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 192 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E3059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             NATIONAL MEDIA SPELL `SCANDAL' WITHOUT THE `D'

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, the national media spell `scandal' 
without the `D.'
  Recently, the mayor of Baltimore was convicted of embezzlement.
  On December 2, ABC's ``Good Morning America'' and CBS's ``The Early 
Show'' both briefly reported the Mayor's conviction.
  Both failed to mention that she is a Democrat.
  The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post both failed to identify the 
Mayor as a Democrat in articles at the beginning of the trial.
  The media also were guilty of selective omission in their coverage of 
scandals involving the Democratic former governors of Illinois and New 
York, as well as the Democratic former mayor of Detroit, among others.
  On the contrary, when a former mayor in Georgia was arrested earlier 
this year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was quick to point out that 
he is a Republican.
  The national media should treat both sides the same, not show 
favoritism based on party affiliation.

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