Michele Bachman defends Tea Party against Sheila Jackson Lee’s racist accusation At an NAACP “Legislative Workshop” held in Kansas City on Sunday, July 11, 2010, Houston area Congressional representative Sheila Jackson Lee made the following statement comparing Tea Party members to the KKK. “I'm going to be engaging you with those very powerful numbers that you have offered on what the tea party recognizes, uh, or is recognized as. Might I add my own P.S.? All those who wore sheets a long time ago have now lifted them off and started wearing [applause], uh, clothing, uh, with a name, say,...