[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9440]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     NATIONAL MEDIA IGNORE PRESIDENT'S LOWEST-EVER APPROVAL 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. Mr. Speaker, President Obama's approval rating 
hit a new low this week according to a Rasmussen public opinion poll. 
Just 42 percent of Americans approve of the President's job 
performance. By a margin of almost 2-1, more Americans strongly 
disapprove of the President rather than strongly approve and fewer than 
half of those in the President's own party strongly approve of his job 
performance.
  Not surprisingly, the national media have mostly ignored these 
results. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles 
Times, and USA Today--among many others--failed to mention the 
Rasmussen poll. In contrast, during former President George W. Bush's 
administration, the national media frequently reported polls showing 
any falling approval rating.
  The national media should report the facts, not practice double 
standards.

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