The roar of the RINOs
Don’t you love it when people who love the (R) but hate the issue positions that come with it get all this face time in the drive-by media to tell the world what’s wrong with the (R) club?
Like the repulsive Thom Tillis. He got forced on us in the wake of the 2010 elections by a horde of Charlotte money-men. Thom made it to the US Senate in 2014 by having his minions divide the conservative vote in the primary, and barely sliding by the walking-dead incumbent Kay Hagan. In 2020, he and his minions forced a viable challenger out of the primary.
In the general election, the Raleigh crowd kept peppering us with the question: “Who’s better? Thom and his (R), or a Democrat?” Unfortunately, that was enough to slip Thommy past the scandal-tarred Democrat.
There is no love for Tillis. Thom got censured by his party – the (R) club – for completely ignoring the party platform. He’s yet to see the 50 percent mark in a statewide race. But the media will run to him in a minute for commentary. He’ll trash a conservative in a heartbeat, and that’s just what the drive-bys want.
Thommy told his drive-by pals on Wednesday he was going to give Robinson until FRIDAY to resolve the whole controversy. Anybody familiar with the whole Robinson hubbub knows this won’t be cleared up in 48 hours. (Speaking of clearing up messes, Thom, how is it coming with returning all that money the bitcoin embezzlers sent to your PAC that was turned around and used to help Chuck Edwards defeat Madison Cawthorn?)
Here is the message Tillis and his RINO cadre want to leave with the rest of us: “These MAGA nut jobs screwed up an incredible opportunity for us in 2024. We can’t allow these people anywhere near the driver’s seat of this party ever again.”
Bank on it.
And then there is Chapel Hill Republican Bradford Blaise Briner IV. Most of his general election campaign for treasurer has involved trashing retiring state treasurer Dale Folwell (R). Two of the people B. Blaise Briner IV reports to at work — Michael Bloomberg and Steven Rattner — are renowned enemies of the GOP. Rattner was an economic advisor to Barack Obama and oversaw the federal takeover of the Detroit auto industry.
In the 2024 race for treasurer, it’s hard to tell WHO is the (R) and who is the (D). (Blaise took the Democrat ballot in the 2020 primaries.)
But ol’ Blaise knows what’s best for the (R) club. Read for yourself:
The word on the street has been that the RINOs were hoping Robinson would quit, so that Thom Tillis could be inserted as the replacement nominee for governor. Thom was a bigger, more intimidating villain during his time in Raleigh. (*He apparently misses it.*)
The real finger-pointing here needs to be directed at all of the consultants and other establishment figures who kept their mouths shut about Robinson and kept using him for fundraising purposes. The donors and voters were kept in the dark and the cash kept rolling in. Life was good (for the Raleigh political class).
We heard well before the primary that the left had a bunch of dirt on Robinson. Their plan, we were told, was to sit on it, hope he wins the primary, and then smack him with it at crunch time in the general election. If that was the plan, it worked like a charm.
Michael Whatley HAD to know about this stuff for some time. Could he — or should he — have warned Trump before the endorsements?
Whatley’s strategy now is apparently to act like he doesn’t know Robinson.
It seems like just yesterday when Whatley was boasting to a drive-by about being the first party official to denounce the January 6 folks.
The real shame is if we let the GOPe, the media and the other leftists succeed in basically criminalizing *offensive* speech. Being rude and crude is not against the law.
There are other concerns about Robinson that just might be. There’s the whole Balanced Nutrition affair. (Mark & Yolanda could have addressed it and all its associated concerns over a year ago. But they clammed up and played dumb. So here we are, at crunch time, still talking about it.)
There’s the question of who paid the $30,000 per week rent on the luxurious beachfront mansion at Virginia Beach? An illegal gift in return for a *favor* to be named later?
And let’s not forget the two federal Paycheck Protection loans.
Lets not forget that the longtime consultant for Tilli$, establishment liberal Republican consultant Paul Shumaker was also the consultant for one of Robinson’s primary opponents, wealthy trial lawyer Bill Graham. Why did Tillis’ boy Shumaker not spill the means on Robinson in advertising in that primary????? He certainly had the opportunity. Tillis is connected to the coverup through his boy Shumaker and the failure to dish the dirt in the primary.
I have talked to folks at a couple of gun shows, and gun rights voters are very wary of Briner, who works for the head honcho of the gun control world, Michael Bloomberg. Grassroots North Carolina, the leading gun rights group in North Carolina has rated Briner a ZERO, their lowest rating on their candidate assessments. His Democrat opponent also got a ZERO. In addition, Briner’s wingman who campaigned with him as a team in the primary, Dave Boliek, running for State Auditor, also got a zero from GRNC, as did his Democrat opponent. The Libertarian in that race was given the GRNC’s highest rating, four stars. Apparently we have some statewide nominees who need to re-read the state and national GOP platform on gun rights.
It is extremely unlikely that Trump would not have consulted Whatley before his NC endorsements, There is no doubt that Whatley knew that Robinson had more baggage than the lost luggage office at RDU airport.
If the choice is between having Terrible Thom Tillis as nominee for governor or Mark Robinson, I will hold my nose and stick with the lesser of the evils, Robinson. Tillis is absolutely unacceptable.
How odd Whatley acts like he doesn’t know Robinson. When he was running for NCGOP he lied and said he was endorsed by Mark Robinson. Weird.
It is really sad. Having served under Tillis in the NC House, I know first hand what a self-serving power-mad crook he is, just like his protege Tubby Timmy. Having tried throughout my last two years in the House to get together with “I didn’t do a good job of paying my taxes because I’m not good with math, but I am still qualified to be governor” Robinson to work on how to approach shared conservative goals, and getting no response from him, I know what a gas bag, do nothing pushover he is for Phil My Wallet Berger. Having been friends with Dale Folwell for over 25 tears, having served with him briefly in the House, and having worked behind the scenes with him to help people and a small business whose rights were getting ignored by irresponsible government officials while he was at Comnerce and serving the people as our great Treasurer, I know what a great Governor of North Carolina he would have been. I tried to get the message out about Robinson and Folwell during the primary, but too many people bought the Robinson show, and wouldn’t even listen. I’m so glad we aren’t getting the crooked Tillis, but it is deeply disturbing that our only choice left is between another crooked politician, Stein, and an incompetent loud-mouth. My beloved State is in deep trouble. I remember there was some conflict between Tillis and me on the floor of the House. He sought to reprimand me, and demanded a meeting with me. I asked if I could have some friends join us. He agreed. To his surprise, 18 showed up and started taking him to task for his corruption and his unfair treatment of me. At one point, he got up, with a very red face, and started to walk out. My friend, Ron Long said, “Put on your big boy breeches and come back here.” Tillis got told off pretty well that day, and ended up abandoning his intentions of kicking me out of the caucus. He really doesn’t like being told the truth, and he really doesn’t deserve to be where he is, much less to be Governor of North Carolina. My friend, John Rhodes, is a much better man than Thom Tillis will ever be.
Larry, is it too late to start a write in campaign for Dale?
When I asked Dale about that he did not reply. I am told it would be illegal for him to be involved with it because of an agreement all candidates have to sign when we file. I really would love to see it happen, but I doubt it would work at this point. Yet, I am strongly inclined to write him in myself, and wish a lot of others would do the same.
There is a process involving petition signatures to become qualified as a write-in candidate. If someone has not done that, then the board of elections is not required to even count any votes for them, and usually doesn’t.
These people are DISGUSTING.
But we MUST table this DISGUST until November 6.
Why are none of you as apoplectic about the Democrats and what will become of our state should they win? Why are none of you singularly focused on making sure Trump, Bishop, Farley, Morrow and our judges WIN?
Or do y’all just live to opine? What else could you possibly do with your time?
All of this justifiable outrage is suicidally ill timed. No Democrat would ever go after his party with such a vengeance 40 days out from an election. Ever.
No wonder why we lose every flipping time. WE are the enemy from within.
Here is the latest report of what is going on in Springfield, Ohio. Some local politicians including the mayor are in cahoots with the Biden-Harris Democrats in bringing in the flood of Haitians. The mayor himself is profiteering off of it personally, which is undoubtedly why the city manager played the rotten game he did with the presidential debate.
https://im1776.com/springfield-investigation/
If socialist Josh (Franken)Stein has his way, he will do the same to North Carolina. Mark Robinson is not much but he is not Stein.
Last week, Thom Tillis gave Robinson until Friday to “put up or shut up” (my words). Tillis seemed to be sending a message on behalf of all Republican “leaders.” Tillis, who was censured at last year’s state GOP convention. Tillis, who avoids ALL Republican events around the state. Tillis, who is quick to counsel and condemn Trump when it’s convenient. Tillis, who spent the last two years cozying up to Mitch McConnell hoping to be anointed his successor. When I ran for RNC Committeeman in May, I said the Grassroots need to be taken seriously, not just patted on the head at election time. I said the Donor and Consultant Class are not the only voice in the party. I won 40% of the vote. We’re not done yet, Sen. Tillis.
This might be off the topic of this article but where is Thom Tillis, David Rouzer, Ted Budd, Virginia Foxx, Chuck Edwards and the rest when it comes to leadership on the Helene rescue for those North Carolinians effected ? What’s their plan? Can they exercise some muscle and get some Star Link resources? What about DOT funding for the roads at lightning speed? What about thinking forward and helping the Boards of Elections figure out what that plan will be on election days? So much to do–I hope we see something soon.
We know where Joe Biden has been – relaxing on the beach in Delaware during this disaster. And Kamala could not be pried away from hobnobbing with the Hollywood elite in her fundraising tour. She did do a fake photo op of supposedly being on the phone with FEMA, but her handlers were too stupid to realize that her phone earbuds were not plugged in to the phone sitting on the table in front of her.
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2024/09/30/hot-takes-people-notice-something-peculiar-about-a-kamala-harris-briefed-by-fema-photo-n2179943
President Trump, on the other hand was on the ground in Valdosta, Georgia, the worst hit part of that state with truckloads of relief supplies.
Didnt mean to ignore the NCGA–where are they?
I am proud to say I never voted for Tillis. I however do not fault him for his statements regarding our Lt. Governor. I was going to vote Democrat for Treasurer for a myriad of reasons, but Bloomberg Briner also has a point when it comes to our Gubernatorial nominee.
The people in the party were foolish to not nominate Folwell who was always a better vote getter than Stein. The party made its choice and there are some of us who think CNN may be telling the truth because Robinson had 13 days to disprove it. He has not and they gave him 48 hours to debunk it. He had not.
Robinson put every Republican on the ballot in jeopardy this year. I am not holding any grudge against any Republican for questioning Robinson.
Say WHAT? ” vote Democtat for Treasurer for a myriad of reasons”.
ANY individual that votes for a Democrat at any elected level in the upcoming election, for any reason, be it county state or national will be at the very least an undeniable accomplice to American Marxism.
Per Joey yesterday, and I quote, ‘we’ve sent all we had’…..(that was a direct quote FROM HIM).
And later last night, he then stated, and I quote, ‘the American people need to fund help for western NC’…..
Well, that is PRECISELY WHAT will be done, because we KNOW this US govt is worthless, inept, uncaring and evil.
Yet, EVERY country (esp the corrupt ones) get $BILLIONS from THIS govt and OUR president….and they don’t have to BEG and they don’t have to HAVE NEEDS…we FREELY give to the world.
Western NC will come back; we in NC will be sure it does. BUT WE WON’T WAIT for THE GOVT
And yes, to the point/post above, WHERE ARE the politicians??????? Likely holed up in their cushy surroundings in DC.
I DESPISE and HATE everyone that sits on capitol hill, period, period!!!! And that goes for the NCGA as well. THEY ARE CORRUPT POLITICIANS that don’t GIVE ONE RIP about anyone but themselves and their pocketbooks. Same for Coop, Stein….