Obama: Rush and Beck Don't Represent Most Americans

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Source: Talking Points Memo

Obama: Rush and Beck Don't Represent Most Americans
Obama: 'Vitriol' Against Me A Product Of The Economy
Rachel Slajda | April 2, 2010, 9:28AM

In an interview with CBS that aired this morning, President Obama dismissed the current "vitriol" aimed at him, saying people get angry whenever the economy is bad.

"I've been spending time out and about listening to talk radio," said CBS' Harry Smith. "The kindest of terms you're sometimes referred to out in America is a 'socialist.' The worst of which I've heard you called is 'Nazi.' Are you aware the of the level of enmity that crosses the airwaves, that people have made part of their daily conversation about you?"

"Well, I think, when you listen to Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, it's pretty apparent, and it's troublesome," Obama said. "But, you know, keep in mind that there have been periods in American history where this kind of vitriol comes out. It happens often when you've got an economy that's making people more anxious, but that's not the vast majority of Americans."

He went on to say that those Americans know he wants what's best for the country and is trying to do what's right, even if they disagree with his policies.

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