SNL’s Victoria Jackson Files For County Seat In Tennessee, Is ‘Disappointed’ With GOP
Jackson now lives in Thompson’s Station, TN and is an independent candidate for one of two District 2 commission seats. Jackson’s big issue is the fear that Muslims are going to take over America, as expressed on radio recently. The SNL alum has morphed her career into Tea Party activism. That’s Tea Party, as in not the Republican Party.
“But I just can’t do it anymore; they just don’t have the values of our founding fathers anymore,” she said. “I am sure there are a few Republicans who do. I want less federal government involvement, lower taxes, smaller government, more public involvement, a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility.”
In a recent interview with New York Magazine, “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels responded to a question about why he thinks the sketch comedy program produces so many conservatives. He had this to say about Jackson: “Well, let’s put Victoria in a separate category. When she arrived here, she was married to a fire-eater. Then she married an old boyfriend who was a cop. She was always deeply Christian.”
