2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWacko (R) sues Pete DeFazio for telling the truth
Art Robinson, the wacky Republican is running against our member of Congress Pete DeFazio again this year. It's been a strange campaign, with the challenger refusing to debate the incumbent DeFazio unless the event is sponsored by the Tea Party. It seems the normal civic club, chamber of commerce sponsored debates that took place in 2010 were "not fair" and were "biased" in favor of DeFazio.
Well, it just got a bit more bizarre today when Robinson announced he was suing DeFazio because the Democrat's campaign literature and bill boards, using actual quotes from Robinson, are mean. Theres been tremendous damage to my reputation, he said. Hes making everybody in this state think my family is crazy."
Well yes, yes it does.
Permanut
(5,643 posts)by diluting it and dumping it in the ocean, or even over America. Why would anyone think that's crazy?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Maybe the reason you never see any coverage about the race for Oregons 4th Congressional District is because everyone in the fourth estate thinks the outcome is a foregone conclusion. I mean Peter DeFazio has held the seat since 1987 and took 82 percent of the vote in his 2008 election.
Or maybe they feel Art Robinsons pseudo-scientific and sometimes self-serving rhetoric makes him less than a viable candidate.
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Robinson calls public education socialism in education on the Web site hawking his home-school curriculum for $195 and up.
Copies of his multi-media package on how to survive are also available for $149. ........
central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)Robinson came closer than anybody in 2010 but Peter still beat him by about 10% points.
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)Seriously, I started just flipping them off as I drove. Just irrational stuff, total lies. He comes off like some conspiracy theorist nutjob. Has stuff like "replace the 875 billions you stole from seniors and medicare!"
central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)He accused Oregon State Univ. Nuclear Engineering Dept. of discriminating against his disgusting spawn. Would you trust his progeny with nuclear material?