Republican Congressional candidate Vernon Robinson continued his campaign of hate and bigotry, releasing a new radio spot featuring his sick and twisted idea of humor. Like a drunken bore at a company picnic who insists on telling anyone within earshot the same racist, off-color joke over and over again, Robinson, who is running in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, continued his one-trick-pony campaign of hate mongering with a new radio ad titled “Beverly Hill-Miller ” that parodies the TV theme song with derogatory lyrics about gays and “illegals”
Like previous ads by Robinson, this one relies on the kind of misinformation, bigotry and ignorance, that would clearly qualify as “hate-speech” in less inflammatory times. It is only in the current political climate that someone of Robinson’s ilk could possibly be the candidate of a major political party. In more rational times, he would have long been relegated to the oblivion of the political fringes as an obscure third-party kook.
Robinson first gained national attention when he started running the now infamous TV spot called “Twilight Zone” that was so far out in left-field (or right-field if you prefer) that it could not have been run as a parody on a late night comedy show without causing scandal and outrage. Attacking gays, immigrants, and “liberal judges”, the ad contains almost every inflammatory and racist stereotype in the wing-nut pantheon.
Watch “The Twilight Zone”
But it is “illegal aliens” who appear to be the focus of most of Robinson’s wrath. According to his various radio ads, immigrants are criminals who rape nuns, all collect welfare, steal Americans tax money, receive free healthcare, and refuse to speak English. Using every lie and misconception available, Robinson’s radio commercials spew out a litany of racist and hate filled statements in rapid-fire succession.
“Mariachi Party for Gays and Illegal Aliens.”
“Beverly Hill-Miller.”
“Illegal alien rapes nun & strangles her with Rosary .”
Why the Republicans are not ashamed to have a nutcase like Robison representing them is beyond comprehension. But it is their decision to make, and they will undoubtedly have to live with the consequences.
But as rational thinking Americans we can not allow this lunatic to lend his voice to an already extreme House Republican Majority. He must be stopped. He must be sent a message that this kind of bigotry will not be tolerated.
We can do that by making sure that Brad Miller is returned to Congress from the 13th district of North Carolina.
You can help:
for over a year now we’ve been listening to House Republicans, Minutemen, and various other bigots and racists stir up a shitstorm of anti-immigrant sentiment.
Now is the time to do something about it
From now until the election we must focus on a few things:
I will be focusing exclusively on these things, I hope ya’ll will help out any way you can.
I starting to get together a list of Repugs who have led the attack on immigrants who are vulnerable or have a strong netroots opponent.
right now I’m leaning towards:
Tom Tancredo CO-6 running against Bill Winter
Pete King NY 3 runnig against Dave Mejias
John Hostettler IN-8 running against Brad Ellsworth
(Tancredo and Hostettler along with Steve King IA-5 are the only candidates taking compaign contributions from the Minutemen)
I would love to add Steve King IA-5 to this list but right now Joyce Schulte looks like to far of a longshot.
also JD Hayworth is on the shortlist also..he could be included by next week.
I’ve got links and info over at Migra Matters if you’d like to check out the candidates.
PS: if you know of anyone else who would fit the shitlist let me know.
Hey, Duke, I keep forgetting you’re in NC and about visiting the NC blog. 🙁
I did agree to have them put a Brad Miller sign in my front yard yesterday.
But I’m actually in NY.
I’m just following certain races that bear on immigrants.
BTW my resident asshole is King NY-3, whom holds a special place in my pantheon of racist weenies.
As the whites look at a future where English-speaking Europeans are a minority in this country, this type of candidate will not only become more common, but may even become a real political movement.
It started with the War on Christmas, the fake conflict dreamed up on talk radio and Fox news last year. At first I thought it was just about Jews. Now I understand it was also about Conformity and Assimilation.
“Use our language and celebrate our holidays, and we’ll leave you alone. Go along to get along.”
We also have Pat Buchanon’s book and some of the most hateful speech I have ever heard has been from GOP loyalists recently, who seem to be responding to their policy defeat by dredging up America’s oldest and most powerful demons. Just bashing gays isn’t good enough this election cycle, or the next. They need racism. Religious identity won’t be enough. They need racism. Attempting to end immigration and also denying social justice for those here by using the Fear/Security card was not enough. They need racism.
While I don’t think that a candidate’s race should define or constrain their policies in any way, but this guy is pushing some serious buttons, his Euro-centric, racist policies and ethnic identity combine in communicating a ‘See! You’ve been right to be racist all along’ message. Now THAT is a Southern Strategy.
Strange Fruit Salad, anyone?