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Axelrod: "The Tea Bags Should Be Directed Elsewhere" (VIDEO)

First Posted: 5/20/09 Updated: 5/25/11

During an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, senior White House adviser David Axelrod expressed bewilderment with some of the virulent anti-Obama sentiment at many of the tax day tea parties.

Axelrod noted that President Obama had recently signed tax cuts that would benefit 95% of American families. "The tea bags should be directed elsewhere," he said.

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During an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, senior White House adviser David Axelrod expressed bewilderment with some of the virulent anti-Obama sentiment at many of the tax day tea parti...
During an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, senior White House adviser David Axelrod expressed bewilderment with some of the virulent anti-Obama sentiment at many of the tax day tea parti...
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