[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         MEDIA MOGUL ADMITS HE HELPED WRITE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 13, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, Mort Zuckerman, the chairman and 
editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report and publisher of the New 
York Daily News, admitted on Fox News that he ``voted for [President] 
Obama'' and ``helped write one of his speeches.''
  Perhaps the real surprise is not that a prominent member of the 
national media helped President Obama, but that he actually admitted to 
it on national television.
  Mr. Zuckerman is not the only member of the media who has worked for 
President Obama. An astonishing 15 journalists have left a national 
media outlet to join either the Obama administration or a liberal 
group, according to a recent tally by the Media Research Center.
  It's no wonder just 8 percent of Americans trust the media, according 
to a recent public opinion poll.
  The national media should give Americans the facts, not cover for the 
Obama administration.

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