And why did he call our house this weekend and leave this message on our phone? (Note: if you listen to it, you may need to use Borax to clean out your ears. Really. You Have Been Warned.)
Turns out he’s the total nutjob that is running against the incumbent Democrat, Rep. Brad Miller, in hopes of capturing the 13th District’s seat. It looks like he won a decisive victory in the Republican primaries using this über-winger schtick, and so he’s wasting no time in going out to court the loony right vote (i.e. the “base”).
Normally I would say that this idiot could (and should) be ignored. However, these are, as the Chinese might say if they were cursing us, “interesting times”. The immigration debate is definately a strong wedge issue for 2006, and Mr. Robinson valiantly tries to tie that issue together to the other wedge issue (“the gays are coming!”) that also plays well in the hinterlands of my great state1. Furthermore, it hasn’t been that long since Jesse Helms, the original old school bigot, haunted the halls of the Senate (mis)representing NC values2.
Anyways, I’m hoping that this guy’s campaign will implode once it gets a little bit of (bad) media attention. Of course, attention could give his supporters what they want: proof that there is indeed an ultra-liberal front3 outraged by someone like Mr. Robinson!
ASIDE, to Mr. Robinson: By the way, the mariachi band in the ad was a nice touch. I suppose it would be only fitting if Mr. Miller ran a negative ad with trashy hip-hop music playing in the background. Or maybe a TV ad of Photoshop of Mr. Robinson enjoying fried chicken4.
UPDATE: Of course he was endorsed by Malkin (the first time around). Why am I not surprised?
UPDATE 2: Don’t forget to watch this fever-dream of an ad, too. And they say that only liberals are conspiracy theorists!
UPDATE THE THIRD: Ed Cone reported back in the beginning of May that Vernon’s hardcore stance actually compelled one of his opponents in the primary election to leave the Republican party!
UPDATE #4 (and last): Brad says show me the money, and I’ll put my foot in his ass come November. I’m game.
UPDATE #5 (really, really the last): HOLY CRAP, THAT’S CLASSY!
I now fully believe that Mr. Robinson is really an android controlled by Ann Coulter. This man’s mere existence defies logic.
1 The only thing Mr. Robinson failed to mention in his ad was something about Mexicans coming across the border to KILL THEIR UNBORN BABIES. Man, then he would have hit the trifecta!
2 I love my state, so it really hurts me to remember that my state elected Jesse Helms to the Senate five times. Yay, us.
3 I call those ultra-liberals “normal people”.
4 And yes, I’m kidding.