Faces of the Tea Party
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Sunday Paper - April 4th, 2010
Meet the Activists Behind the Conservative Surge
From conservative talk show hosts and small business owners to an ex-Reagan aide and former Delta flight attendant, the members of the Tea Party coalition are a mixed group of activists who share the same political battle cry: smaller government and less spending. But each has a unique story. FoxNews.com spent time with the activists aboard the Tea Party Express, a cross-country bus tour that’s on its third run, to profile some of the faces behind the movement.
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Kevin Jackson (pictured above)
Kevin Jackson, a former management consultant and author of “The Big Black Lie,” started with the Tea Party movement as the emcee for the St. Louis Tea Party rally last April on Tax Day.
“I … just got energized by that many people who were willing to stand up for everything that was going on in government. Since then, I’ve been in about 80,” he said.
Jackson said he’s troubled by the gap between the lifestyles of lawmakers and those of the constituents they serve.
“These are people who are flying around in jets, riding around in limos,” Jackson said of Washington’s lawmakers. “Their standard of living has gone up substantially and the people they serve are still out of jobs.”
As for the future of the Tea Party, he said he hopes it has a good run.
“Is it gonna fizzle at some point? Perhaps,” Jackson said. “But I don’t see that happening any time soon.”
Read more at FOXNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/politics/2010/04/04/meet-faces-tea-party-tour/?slide=4
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