‘No-Show’ Robinson gives debate advice to GOP presidential hopefuls
The same guy who cannot be bothered to step on a stage with his four gubernatorial primary opponents is out telling folks how they ought to run their presidential campaigns:
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Friday excoriated Republican presidential candidates who participated in the second primary debate for not focusing on the issues facing average Americans and instead treating the political process as a game.
“I did not watch all of that debate. I was at the first debate in Wisconsin, and I’m gonna be completely honest with you: I was very disappointed by some of the things that were said by some of the candidates,” he said on the “Just the News, No Noise” television show. “That was far too many zingers and not enough substance. These folks need to realize that this country is in a crisis mode. Right now.” […]
This guy JUST skipped out on GOP primary debates in Wake and Mecklenburg counties. He’s been absolutely invisible in Raleigh while the big issues have been debated. In fact, he waited until AFTER casinos got dropped from the proposed state budget before announcing his opposition to them.
Robinson doesn’t want to appear on stage with the likes of Dale Folwell or Mark Walker because he knows he’d lose BIG TIME once voters started comparison-shopping. Folwell and Walker have actually accomplished some substantive stuff. They’ve gone to the mat over tough issues.
Dale Folwell saved the state unemployment insurance program from default and insolvency. He’s got the state health plan and state employee pension system looking the best they have in years. Mark Robinson can tell you about his three bankruptcies, his bad check charges, his eviction, and – maybe – Balanced Nutrition.
Can anyone remember the last time Robinson used the bully-pulpit of his office to try and influence debate on pressing issues in front of the legislature or governor? He’s been making the out-of-state talk show and speaking circuit. He’s established himself as a great source of political red-meat. Great after-dinner entertainment. But I think you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who can honestly point to Robinson as a font of policy substance.
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[…] “Our border is wide open. Our economy is in shambles. Our dollar is being threatened and if it falls, we’re going to find ourselves in a bad spot this time. Our country is literally at war for its survival,” he insisted. “And I don’t need people coming up on stage throwing zingers at each other.” [….]
Seriously? Take a break and go over to YouTube. Search for videos of Mark Robinson speeches. Watch a few, and then come on back over.
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[…] “I don’t need Chris Christie on stage trying to insult Donald Trump. What I need is some strong folks that are going to step up with some real solutions and some backbone, that are going to push back against what’s going on right now, and undo the absolute disaster that has been created by the Biden administration,” Robinson continued. “It’s time to stop playing games, and realize this is not a game. We are at war here, literally, for the soul, and for this nation survival. These candidates need to act like it.”
The NCGOP/Whatley Machine is pulling hard for Robinson. They need someone who can be controlled, like FJB.
Will conservatives wake up before it’s too late?
Only time will tell.
Mark Robinson is very close to Senator Budd. The Senator stayed away from debates as well. Budd will be campaigning with the Lt. Governor soon , as will former President Trump.
Campaigning with someone does not a reputation make. Robinson can’t undo what he didn’t do when he had the chance. We need Experience, not flatulence.
I like President Trump a lot, but you have to wonder how well he vets his endorsed candidates. Some like Ted Budd are great, but then there are others he has endorsed like Thom TIllis that are downright awful. I hope that Ted Budd takes a good hard look at Robinson’s failure to engage on so many key conservative issues before he jumps into this. Robinson’s record can be summed up as “some talk, but no DO”.
Robinson’s description did identify what we need as governor, “some strong folks who are going to step up with some real solutions and some backbone”. Robinson’s own record is devoid of both, so that ain’t him! Mark has been afraid of his own shadow and refused to take on Berger’s liberal ways, and outside of a school curriculum issue has failed to offer any solutions either. His record is really sad when one thinks of all the great expectations party activists had on him.
All I know is Senator Ted Budd has come out early ! and endorsed Lt Governor Robinson. Even with WRAL bashing him every day … He has huge poll # ‘s and outstanding fundraising . Budd , Trump , strong polling and fundraising.. sounds like a recipe to the Governor’s mansion.
Any politician who bows down to that Democrat-enabler Phil Berger should NOT be in the governor’s mansion, and that is about all Mark Robinson has done as Lt. Governor. Robinson has also demonstrated a complete inabiliaty to properly staff his own small office, so how is he going to competently staff the governor’s administration? He would be another McCrory or worse. Also like McCrory, Robinson has demonstrated the total inability to effectively handle policy. I think he means well but he just doen’s have waht it takes. If you like McCrory and Berger, you will love Robinson.