Obama Says Talk Radio is Troublesome Kurt Nimmo www.infowars.com April 2, 2010 After shooting hoops for the cameras, Harry Smith of CBS asked Obama his thoughts on talk radio. Smith said a lot of people consider him a socialist and even a Nazi and asked the president if he is aware of this. Well, I think that when you listen to Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, its pretty apparent, and its troublesome, but keep in mind that there have been periods in American history where this kind of vitriol comes out, Obama responded. It happens often when youve got an economy that is making people more anxious, and people are feeling like there is a lot of change that needs to take place. But thats not the vast majority of Americans. I think the vast majority of Americans know that were trying hard, that I want whats best for the country. According to CBS, Obama said both Democrats and Republicans have a responsibility to tone down the rhetoric, but that much of it has to do with the current media environment in which extreme comments are echoed in the blogosphere. In other words, the problem is not so much establishment talk radio hosts like Limbaugh and Beck but the internet and alternative media. Obama wants the blogosphere (corporate media shorthand for alternative media) to tone down the rhetoric, that is to say follow the rules on discourse established by the government. Americans have a responsibility to be polite and wait for the corporate media to get around to interviewing them …