[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              MEDIA IGNORE PRESIDENT'S DISAPPROVAL RATING

  (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. Madam Speaker, a recent Washington Post editorial 
listed among President Obama's assets ``a steady affection from a large 
majority of the country.'' The national media frequently claim that the 
President is overwhelmingly popular.
  A new poll by Rasmussen tells a different story. The poll shows that 
just 28 percent of voters strongly approve of the way that the 
President is doing his job. Thirty-six percent strongly disapprove, 
giving President Obama an approval index rating of a negative 8 
percent. And that's before the American people find out about his plans 
to ration health care.
  A negative approval rating is hardly steady affection from a large 
majority of the country. The national media should tell Americans the 
whole story, not tell them what to think.

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