rssGOP Rep Blasts Newsweek’s Palin Cover
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), one of the GOP’s leading voices against liberal media bias — he heads the Congressional Media Fairness Caucus and keynoted this year’s Accuracy in Media conference – gave a floor speech today attacking Newsweek for running a cover image of Sarah Palin in tight workout duds.
The text:
For the second time in a row, Newsweek is the winner of the Media Fairness Caucus’ highly un-coveted “Lap Dog Award” for last week’s most glaring example of media bias.
The poster to my left of Newsweek’s cover story features former Vice President Al Gore with the caption, “The Thinking Man’s Thinking Man.”
The previous Newsweek cover featured President Obama with the caption, “Yes He Can” – a variation of his campaign slogan.
Before that it was Vice President Biden – “A Vice President to be Reckoned With.”
And Newsweek’s latest cover features Governor Sarah Palin and says she is “Bad News.”
It’s no wonder five out of six Americans say the national media are biased, according to a recent public opinion poll.
If you just want the liberal slant, read Newsweek. If you want the fact and news, you might want to look elsewhere.
It’s the most pro-Palin statement I’ve seen from a Republican in a while, although as you can see in the video, Smith mangles her name as “PAL-lin” (rhymes with Allen).
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9 Comments
Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
Don't they have more important things to do?!?! Why are they wasting time with this?!?! His constituents needs jobs/healthcare/and more. I bet not one person in his district gives a damn about the Newsweek Sarah Palin cover?!? Come on Senators…stop obstructing and do your jobs or GO HOME for good!
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Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
“It’s no wonder five out of six Americans say the national media are biased, according to a recent public opinion poll.”
Yeah, it's all Newsweek's fault. It has nothing to do with Fox.
Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 6:28 pm
Indeed. Did he happen to mention any particular poll, and whether it squared with the point he was trying to make? I don't doubt that many people feel the news is biased; I just don't think that many people would agree with Inhofe that it is biased in that manner.
Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 7:26 pm
Just more crap on the floor of the House. Delay. Obstruct.
C'mon, there is absolutely no substance to his argument (sort of like Palin), and he knows it.
Wish this clown would start earning his pay, and help the American people instead of helping kill us wholesale.
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Comment posted November 18, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
The ironic thing is that Lamar is currently fapping to that pic of Palin as I type this…crazy.
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