[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     WEEKLY AWARD FOR WORST EXAMPLE OF BIASED LIBERAL MEDIA REPORT

  (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. Mr. Speaker, The New York Times has repeatedly 
hammered Republicans for their get-out-the-vote efforts involving 
churches, going so far as to suggest that their tax-exempt status 
should be questioned. One reporter, David D. Kilpatrick, has written 
four stories on this topic in the past few months, implying that 
Republicans' relationship with churches somehow is improper. Yet when 
former President Bill Clinton recently gave a politically motivated 
anti-Republican speech at the Riverside Church in New York City, the 
Times was not concerned.
  As the election draws near, the liberal bias of the media continues 
to grow worse. The American people deserve to hear balanced and factual 
news.
  Beginning next week and continuing until the November elections, I 
will announce a weekly award for the worst example of a biased liberal 
media report, whether print or electronic.

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