Jackson’s stump stories of childhood deprivation challenged by acquaintances
People don't like it when I post about McAuliffe, so now I'll post about Jackson.
Jacksons stump stories of childhood deprivation challenged by acquaintances
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/jacksons-stump-stories-of-childhood-deprivation-challenged-by-acquaintances/2013/10/17/05cc84e4-3690-11e3-ae46-e4248e75c8ea_story.html
By Michael Laris, Published: October 17
E.W. Jackson, the Chesapeake preacher known for controversial rhetoric, is facing new challenges as his campaign for lieutenant governor of Virginia enters its final weeks.
According to interviews and campaign finance reports, Jacksons campaign has struggled with basic management issues, including financial accounting. And more recently, vivid details of his escape from deprivation in a Chester, Pa., foster home the emotional core of his stump speech have been challenged by two women who were there.
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The Federal Election Commission has queried {Jacksons wife}Theodora Jackson about the decision on her watch to essentially erase $25,000 from the campaign books. The campaign said it had mistakenly provided too high a figure for earlier donations. But the FEC has asked for more information.
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Some of Jacksons supporters have bristled at the attention. On a recent Sunday, nearly two dozen parishioners joined Jackson in the Springhill Suites meeting room where his church, the Exodus Faith Ministries, holds services. Congregant and campaign consultant JoAnn Barnes would not let a reporter attend. ... Later, parishioner Alfreda Wilson of Chesapeake paused outside the hotel to explain Jacksons appeal. He doesnt preach what people want to hear. He preaches the truth, she said. ... Theodora Jackson, listed as the churchs first lady, admonished Wilson for speaking out, then stepped into a gold Cadillac with a BSHPS2 vanity plate and drove off.