[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18164-18165]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             MEDIA FAIRNESS

  (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, according to a recent Rasmussen 
poll,

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more than half of U.S. voters now think reporters are trying to hurt 
Governor Sarah Palin with their news coverage, while a scant 5 percent 
think reporters are trying to help the VP candidate with their 
coverage.
  The encouraging development is that the American people are letting 
the media, from MSNBC to Us Weekly to Oprah, know that they will not 
stand for slanted election coverage. By sending e-mails, canceling 
subscriptions, and contacting advertisers, they are making their voices 
heard.
  This is an important development. The American people know that they 
do have a say in the media's coverage. For all those who are 
dissatisfied with the election coverage, I urge you to contact your 
local and national media outlets and demand the highest standards of 
journalistic integrity.

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