# N. Carolina Lt Governor Mark Robinson **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 12, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761 "2024-03-12T17:47:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/1 "2024-03-12T17:47:59Z")
I know that we have threads to pit Republicans, but this guy just seems so deeply whacko he needs his own thread. A snapshot: "He once described the movie Black Panther as “created by an agnostic Jew and put to film by [a] satanic marxist”. He then said it “was only created to pull the shekels out of your Schvartze pockets”. He’s been described by Trump as MLK on steroids. > **[Hitler-quoting candidate wins North Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/05/mark-robinson-north-carolina)** > > Mark Robinson, who has history of making inflammatory comments, will face Democrat Josh Stein in November ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/2 "2024-03-12T19:32:31Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > He’s been described by Trump as MLK on steroids. I guess if those steroids [caused a psychosis](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facts-and-myths-about-roid-rage/)… ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/3 "2024-03-12T20:01:25Z")
From the link, > In 2014, he quoted Hitler on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/804552359/posts/pfbid04LDVopkvCJv6xdJwKtksjcPmq125k1BQ8SARKunpuAWR28k5BoCmshsuCTKo5byhl/?mibextid=cr9u03) in a statement about racial pride. He [defended](https://newrepublic.com/post/174101/north-carolina-mark-robinson-hitler-taken-out-of-context) the post in a speech last July, saying quoting the Nazi leader doesn’t equate to supporting him. > > “Because you quoted Hitler, you support Hitler,” he said. “I guess every history book in America supports Hitler now. They all quote him.” I doubt that many of those history books quoted him in a positive light. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/4 "2024-03-12T22:28:38Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I doubt that many of those history books quoted him in a positive light. Oh I have no doubts that the history books that this guy is reading probably have tons of positive Hitler coverage. > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > "He once described the movie Black Panther as “created by an agnostic Jew and put to film by [a] satanic marxist”. He then said it “was only created to pull the shekels out of your Schvartze pockets”. Yeah, typical republican. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/5 "2024-03-12T22:31:31Z")
He’s enjoying a huge amount of media attention now. Let’s hope that the voters of North Carolina see it all, and make a wise decision on whether or not to grant this individual power. Yes, he does have some power now (as Lt. Governor). But it seems reasonable to guess that there was much less scrutiny on him before the election that put him in that seat. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/6 "2024-03-19T13:56:16Z")
Robinson is really, really scary. If he wins, I also expect Michele Morrow to win as state superintendent, because they’re an equal package of crazy. > **[Michele Morrow, a 'lifelong Christian conservative,' is the Republican...](https://www.ednc.org/03-06-2024-michele-morrow-a-lifelong-christian-conservative-is-the-republican-candidate-for-north-carolina-state-superintendent-of-public-instruction/)** > > Michele Morrow will be the Republican candidate for NC superintendent of public instruction in the November 2024 election. If those two win, it’ll be time for me to look at jobs in other states. It’ll mean that the MAGA cult will have taken over our state government, and at that point I’ll be genuinely afraid. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/7 "2024-03-19T22:25:46Z")
Left Hand, it is really bad for sure when reactionaries like them get even considered for nomination. I have relatives like that who are white supremacist and want to have theocracy. It’s a good thing my blood pressure doesn’t give me a stroke when I talk with them. I totally empathize with you. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/8 "2024-03-25T21:49:33Z")
From the link > “Morrow, a mother of five homeschooled children, has also called public schools ‘socialism centers’ and ‘indoctrination centers’ and urged people not to send their children to them.” Sure, lets put someone who believes public education should be abolished in charge of schools, what could go wrong? Meanwhile we can put the head of PETA in charge of overseeing the Beef industry. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/9 "2024-03-25T23:59:25Z")
Ah yes, _this_ asshole: > **[NC’s lieutenant governor: ‘We are called to be led by men,’ not women](https://www.wral.com/story/nc-s-lieutenant-governor-we-are-called-to-be-led-by-men-not-women/20318578/)** > > In remarks to a Charlotte-area church last month, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson told the congregation that God relied on David to kill Goliath, "not Davita." He also announced plans for his autobiography. > **[North Carolina Republican condemned over ‘repugnant’ anti-LGBTQ tirade](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/16/mark-robinson-north-carolina-republican-lgbtq-tirade-filth)** > > Democrats and gay rights groups groups call out Mark Robinson for ‘dangerous’ remarks but lieutenant governor remains defiant [https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-attacked-civil-rights-movement/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-attacked-civil-rights-movement/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/10 "2024-03-26T13:22:43Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Ah yes, _this_ asshole Yeah, he’s a piece of shit. Some more gems > [@](#): > > - A 2017 Facebook post trivializing domestic violence, in which Robinson [wrote](https://www.facebook.com/804552359/posts/pfbid0XNBgkqUjqNfzESE4uVi1Tig3rPdPrdD7zJd5KFWjmqEFc1w19aFA7XYLGKq6CYsHl/?app=fbl), “So if someone beats the bird dog hell of their spouse at the mall….is it still ‘Domestic Violence?’” > - A 2018 Facebook post in which he [wrote](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02gg4aSZZ3SSMaNhcbFsQrPeoqwAj8FkzqqheP3LK5PNsTnNc86AnbCXpoZdJVt3kXl), “So if a woman who ‘transitioned’ into a ‘man’ marries and abuses a man who ‘transitioned’ into a ‘woman’ is it still ‘violence against a woman?’ Will the feminist raise hell over it? I’m asking for a British Cigarette.” > - Memes Robinson [shared](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02kxjbPk1ArZtf8rcB3A3QnHU79QtkDysZEGCTTeTzjcsSgxTh7idFh8SS8T8YxUu9l) [mocking](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid0m6S6B5QwYPrJzdqcc4prNZQB2WKx58yfhkcvnEQRBfKQxENVr71CaBXeK8Jq1frYl)[the](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid07uUnxkoNTQvqqdRqcPArfQWhQgox65DZhbYjHaRbtkAh9dyPD38sWomWf9MeCnhjl) [victims](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02eWoN73RwxX3rvgyHWWRCfJdYpx7tJ2Xc3KSyc6j9WtHFohkesoiAFhNmbWvq7YVEl) of **Harvey Weinstein** and **Bill O’Reilly.** > - A post in which Robinson [claimed](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid05zgiEgLowwPKjgHHNWTT6vwn1FpUXBP475QUpLwi86X8iqQS2oqMvvzrgN51pa7Ll)that “feminism was planted in the ‘Garden,’ watered by the devil, and is harvested and sold by his minions”; one in which he [wrote](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid022uMwduooyF6LyRXSK6DgrUmQxB6APLfkra96kdCnCJcuxGTuqpJsbghuZaxS31U3l)that “lesbianism and feminism” are destroying the family; another [saying](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02huycanQXw1Mz7Q8hkdqPR6kVXjTVbsJPWR43UrV4GUF3QSCNkz5x7rQny7uYwXXBl) feminists are “as bad, if not worse, than racist[s]”; and one [declaring](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02x8gFGTvjMVdo22xJrDa6DuSYiyfXyhsq2uTJWCCkLZoykj5D2iLbBiGymUj9RPkNl) that any man who refers to himself as a feminist is “about as MANLY as a pair of lace panties.” > - The declaration that people who support equal rights for women [are](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid02eWoN73RwxX3rvgyHWWRCfJdYpx7tJ2Xc3KSyc6j9WtHFohkesoiAFhNmbWvq7YVEl)“sexist, hairy armpit having, poo-poo hat wearing pinkos.” > - A series of remarks in which Robinson [called](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-robinson-gop-governor-north-carolina-women_n_65299782e4b03ea0c0051293) women “whores,” “witches,” and “rejected drag queens,” and women who breastfeed in public “[shameless attention hogs](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/pfbid0LvfmMuiDecgAL1jxGMrDmboRNa8jRY8vNHZ3fBAaVDHYbqUgTQda5Scq8YTW6uuQl).” > - Equating the LGBTQ+ community with “[filth](https://apnews.com/article/congress-north-carolina-media-social-media-religion-5d2500847f66f097deba83305861b208).” > - [Quoting Hitler](https://www.facebook.com/804552359/posts/pfbid04LDVopkvCJv6xdJwKtksjcPmq125k1BQ8SARKunpuAWR28k5BoCmshsuCTKo5byhl/?mibextid=cr9u03) and basically [telling people](https://www.facebook.com/804552359/posts/pfbid029vHxm3hVcw4iqtCHVHRajowy8QnqUL14GKFq7VFePaQc3Gu8vK6ek2ifF8VrLUjel/?mibextid=DcJ9fc) to [get over the Holocaust](https://jewishinsider.com/2023/07/mark-walker-mark-robinson-north-carolina-republican-gubernatorial-holocaust/). > - Saying he [doesn’t trust Muslims](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-robinson-governor-gop-north-carolina-muslims_n_65789b94e4b0db9d2ab72a35). > > Oh, and Robinson is [a conspiracy theorist](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-mark-robinson-conspiracy-theorist-north-carolina-governor-race_n_64df8cabe4b0ce7f01203a6b)to boot, saying, among other things, that he “[wouldn’t be surprised](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/10155870818062360)” if 9/11 turned out to be an inside job or if the 1969 moon landing had been faked; that he’s “[SERIOUSLY skeptical](https://www.facebook.com/mark.k.robinson.3/posts/10155881473397360)” JFK was assassinated; and that Parkland shooting survivor **David Hogg** [was a paid actor](https://americanindependent.com/mark-robinson-david-hogg-parkland-conspiracy-theory/). > **[Surprise: Trump’s Pick for North Carolina Governor, Wants to “Go Back to the...](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/mark-robinson-north-carolina-women-voting)** > > Mark Robinson, who won the GOP nomination on Tuesday, has also quoted Hitler, said he doesn’t trust Muslims, questioned the 1969 moon landing, and said women who breastfeed in public are “shameless attention hogs.” ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/11 "2024-03-26T14:10:54Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > > So if someone beats the bird dog hell of their spouse at the mall….is it still ‘Domestic Violence? This has the added beauty of normalizing animal abuse (I think, I’m not familar with ‘beat the bird dog hell’ idiom, but I’m assuming it means beating someone just like you beat your bird dog). ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/12 "2024-03-26T16:58:15Z")
Dude sounds seriously mentally ill. Which to be honest is a selling point for today’s Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/13 "2024-03-26T18:03:38Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Dude sounds seriously mentally ill. And not the fun, Herschel Walker, “I don’t want to be a vampire anymore, I want to be a werewolf,” kind of mental illness. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/14 "2024-03-27T01:09:27Z")
His opposition to the civil rights movement is a real head scratcher. [Uncle Ruckus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Ruckus) is that you? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/15 "2024-03-27T03:08:02Z")
Once again: Where DO these people come from, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/16 "2024-03-27T03:41:40Z")
Asking for a “British cigarette”. He thinks that’s clever? ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/17 "2024-03-27T07:21:17Z")
Had never heard of this guy before a few days ago. And yeah he’s a real piece of work. I think we might be looking at the future of the MAGAT party right here. He’s trying to out trump trump, and I dare say he might be doing a decent job of it. I’m not a Photoshop junkie, but somebody needs to take one of those dumb AI pictures of trump with black people and just replace all of them with him. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/18 "2024-03-27T14:01:07Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > His opposition to the civil rights movement is a real head scratcher. It’s not, though. There are dumb people everywhere, and there’s no particular reason why Black people should get fewer dumb people than White people do. Plenty of White people vote against their interests, out of some sort of ideological zeal. Robinson is just another moron whose ideological zeal makes him hold dumb beliefs. There’s a weird phenomenon with White conservatives, where they’re super sensitive about being the party of White supremacy. So when a Black person comes along and agrees with them, they’re thrilled. It’s a chance to prove they’re not racist! Robinson won the lieutenant governorship in part on the strength of that appeal, and he won the primary in part of the strength of that appeal. I don’t believe he’ll win the general, but it’s a very scary thought. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/19 "2024-03-31T08:28:32Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > He’s been described by Trump as MLK on steroids. I don’t understand this at all. It doesn’t make any sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761/20 "2024-03-31T08:30:29Z")
You’re not seriously expecting him to make sense, are you? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson/998761.md?page=2)