Re-Elect BRAD MILLER for Congress!!!! 13th NC District

[and-justice-for-all]

http://www.bradmiller.org/

Vernon Robinson is a bastard; dont let this asshole win!!

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=19453

Vernon Robinson, the GOP's Equal Opportunity Hater aka the "Black Jesse Helms," says "Fiesta is over for illegal aliens and homosexuals"
5/2/06

Vernon Robinson is an African American Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina’s 13th district – one who has almost entirely decided to forgo the traditional right-wing tactics of using coded language and subtle attacks against gays, immigrants, judges, and liberals in order to rally the base. His campaign is well-financed and he was able to raise a nearly unheard of $3 million in a previous bid.
Robinson was once criticized and dubbed the "black Jesse Helms" for a campaign message “reminiscent of the old South, where race is used to scare the white would-be voter into the arms of the conservative Republican fold, lest the white sheep stray come time to vote.” Critics said the “only thing missing was a picture of the Confederate flag” and noted the irony of the fact that Robinson had “found it necessary to use the same race-mongering tactics to get elected that Jesse Helms and other white, conservative, racist politicians used to keep blacks from being elected to office.”<1>

Robinson quickly embraced the Helms mantra using it as a kind of badge of honor in a speech to the Florida Christian Coalition. He has been supported in his bids by the likes of nationally known Republicans such as former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr and Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, as well as Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and right-wing commentator Pat Buchanan.

At a time when the Republican Party is trying desperately to reach out to Hispanics and African Americans, three-time GOP candidate Robinson has opted to ignore the norms of traditional political discourse and even basic decency, instead filling the airwaves with vile attack ads aimed at his Democratic opponent, Brad Miller, while continuing the traditional GOP electoral tactic of scapegoating gay Americans -- this time marrying that hate-filled message to an anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic one, all in his quest for the so-called values voters that are making up a larger and more vocal part of the GOP’s base.

Here is Robinson’s most recent radio ad – :

“Every night, 7,000 aliens rush into our country illegally and your ultra-liberal congressman, Brad Miller, refuses to guard the border. Instead of deporting them he votes for amnesty and throws them a party with your tax dollars. (mariachi music begins playing) Brad Miller gives these aliens welfare, driver’s licenses, Social Security, free healthcare, free lawyers, free public educations, even free school lunches. These aliens pay no income tax and send their money back to Mexico, then they take to the street waving the Mexican flag and demanding more. Unbelievably Brad Miller voted to allow these illegals to burn the American flag while waving the Mexican flag.

“Brad Miller supports gay marriage, and sponsored a bill to let American homosexuals bring their foreign homosexual lovers to this country on a marriage visa! (sounds of gasps and revulsion) If Miller had his way, America would be nothing but one big fiesta for illegal aliens and homosexuals, but if you elect Vernon Robinson, that party’s over.”

[citizen snips]

1. what are the polls showing?

[and-justice-for-all]

2. Not sure...

I just read about Mr. Robinson and what kind of bastard he is, we cant have that; we are at our bastard limit in OUR Governemt body.

[mwooldri]

3. Which beggars the question, is Brad Miller in trouble?

I am hearing and seeing more of Vile Robinson's adverts than that of Brad Millers (I have seen his and they're more upbear than Mr. Robinson's). Seems like Mr. Robinson is using FUD as his campaign tool.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. I've seen nothing from Miller, but Robinson's ads are flooding

basic cable. Even comedy channel and SciFi. I've been half wondering is Miller is even aware of them, from his lack of response.

[mwooldri]

7. WZTK's full of Vermin's ads.

And I have only seen Brad's on basic cable - I haven't seen a Vermin Robinson's ad on basic cable yet. But that ad is annoying. Maybe Vermin is the one who is "cuckoo".

I guess I might overly concerned but I think that if the Republicans play it right it could actually be won away from the Democrats. Brad Miller's district is indeed a weird shape but it does go right through GOP country.

Mark.

[MattNC]

5. Miller's fine

he'll likely win with at least a ten-point margin

[left of center]

6. his ad turned me off

While channel searching, I came across one of Robinson's ads right at the point where a black women sitting at a table angrily balls up a piece of paper. I immediately guessed it was an old Helm's ad in a documentary about his political career. Then I just as quickly realized it was a black women and not a white man and began to listen further to the ad.

I've since seen a few more ads like that. Too bad I'm not in that district. I'm in Etheridge's district, and he always wins.

The thing is, I actually agree with some of his concerns about illegal immigration, but his ad totally turned me off. To say it was hateful is an inadequate description of how bad it was! He was depicting hispanic illegals as rioting criminals, when everyday experience of just about everyone is that these people are hard-working, modest, moral folk just trying to make a better life for themselves. Along with overseas labor, they have been eroding our wages, but maybe if the minimum wage were dramatically increased and/or if we eliminated guest workers and controled immigration from our southern border like we do immigration from elsewhere in the world, the problem might be solved. At any rate, we should be allowing people in to become citizens or permanent residents, period. That way they won't have second class status with second class wages, that in turn undercut the wages of people already living here.

Anyway, this Robinson character is one evil SOB!