[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E71]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CBS WINS LAP DOG AWARD

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 21, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, for the second time in a row, CBS 
is the winner of the Media Fairness Caucus' highly un-coveted ``Lap Dog 
Award'' for the week's most glaring example of media bias.
  During CBS' coverage of the special election in Massachusetts on 
Tuesday evening, two hours before the polls closed, political analyst 
John Dickerson claimed that if Republican candidate Scott Brown won the 
election, it would ``get a lot uglier in Washington.''
  Brown went on to say that Republicans ``feel excited and they see 
glory in attacking the President.''
  It's no wonder just 2 in 10 Americans say reporters try to offer 
unbiased coverage of political campaigns, according to a recent 
Rasmussen poll.
  CBS and the national media should give Americans the facts, not tell 
them what to think.

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