Axelrod to Warren Haters: Get Over It

Obama aide says tax cut coming; Laura Bush defends George

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 28, 2008 11:20 AM CST

(Newser) – To those who object to Rick Warren delivering the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration, chief adviser David Axelrod has a message: chill out. On today's Meet the Press, he heralded the choice as political bridge-building: A conservative pastor praying for a progressive president "is a healthy thing and a good thing for our country," he said.

Axelrod also said Obama will fulfill his promise to cut taxes for the middle class and raise those of the richest, but didn't say when, Politico reports. Meanwhile, on Fox News Sunday, Laura Bush defended her husband's tenure and said he will continue to meet with political dissidents. “The days of the burka aren’t over,” she said. “That’s all the more reason the international community needs to stay involved in Afghanistan.”

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David Axelrod, chief campaign strategist Barack Obama, urges liberals outraged over pastor Rick Warren's part in the inauguration to consider chilling out. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Laura Bush spoke on 'Fox News Sunday' about her husband's legacy and her appreciation for being able to work on behalf of women's rights around the world. (AP Photo/White House)

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We gotta get beyond this sorta politics where … we’re each on the jagged edge of a great divide, shaking our fists at each other. - David Axelrod, chief Obama strategist

I don’t really feel like I need to respond to people who view it that way. - Laura Bush, responding to people who see her husband's presidency as a failure

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Guest

Jan 1, 2009 5:31 AM CST

Don't yoou wish he would invite you to dinner. You stupid righ-wing nut.

kokuaguy

Dec 29, 2008 1:10 AM CST

There are many reasons to object to Obama's choice for delivering the inaugural benediction that do not involve "hate". I'm sure Axelrod did not use that term, and you folks at Newser shouln't either. You're beginning to come off like an internet FOX. Please take your role more seriously, or I may have to go back to the Google News page.

Guest

Dec 28, 2008 4:21 AM CST

She can defend him until her dying day, but that does not make him a good person. But thank God she has to live with the lying ??????, and we will be rid of him come Jan.

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Axelrod to Warren Haters: Get Over It