> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- > ACTIVIST AND MEDIA ADVISORY > Contact: Jerry Rubin > 310-399-1000 > jerrypeaceactivistru...@earthlink.net > > AFTER 100-DAYS ON "ANTI-TEA PARTY PROTEST FAST" > ACTIVIST JERRY RUBIN SAYS HE'S "TIRED, BUT HANGING > IN THERE" AND WILL CONTINUE HIS PERSONAL HUNGER FAST > AGAINST THE GLENN BECK AND SARAH PALIN TEA PARTY > RHETORIC AND MENTALITY > > SANTA MONICA, CA- On Wednesday, September 1, longtime > peace and environmental activist Jerry Rubin will mark the 100th > day he has been on an "Anti- Tea Party Protest Fast" he began at > his home in Santa Monica on May 25. Rubin, who is no relation > to the late 1960's activist of the same name, says he is OK and will > continue his fast. Rubin says he is also urging people to speak out > against the misguided rhetoric and mentality of Glenn Beck, Sarah > Palin and the Tea Party in general. He also says he will continue > to distribute anti- Tea Party bumper stickers at the outreach table he > he sets up frequently on the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade, > where people visit from all over America and the world. > > Rubin, who consumed tea-only for the first two weeks of his > "personal and political" fast, has since added juice, vegetable broth, > and a little soy milk mixed with vitamins, minerals and flax oil. > > Rubin says he hasn't weighed himself, but his wife Marissa told > him he looks as if he's lost more than 30 pounds. > > Rubin says he would be happy to debate any Tea Party leader. > > Rubin vows to end his fast if it even appears to be hurting his health. > "The Tea Party is not my cup of tea", says Rubin. "I'm certainly not > going to be a martyr for Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck". > > Rubin predicts that every Tea Party-backed candidate will lose > in the November 2 elections. > > #### >
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