Questions About Vernon Robinson
I don’t understand why Vernon Robinson’s supports are not concerned about these facts and questionable actions of their candidate? Do they not know or do they think it doesn’t matter? If Vernon were to actually get the nomination, I’m sure that Larry Kissell and the Obama Machine would have no problems bring these points to the forefront.
Robinson’s numerous campaigns for office have included runs for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction (1996), state Senate (1998), state House of Representatives (2002), U.S. Congress (2004, 5th District, NC), Chair of the NC Republican Party (2005), and U.S. Congress (2006, 13th District, NC). He served two terms on Winston-Salem’s City Council as one of only two Republicans. In 2005 he was defeated by Democrat Molly Leight, garnering 922 votes against her 1,665. Criticism mounting up to his loss included his 2004 placement of a 1-ton Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights monument at City Hall (which had to be removed). According to a November 1, 2005, Winston Salem Journal article, of the 15 public safety committee meetings held during the preceding 2 years, Robinson missed seven, even though he was the committee’s vice chair. During the same time period, Robinson also missed 20 of the 22 meetings of the public works committee, of which he was a member.
His 2006 campaign had questionable occurrences surrounding a truck fire and sign replacement prices.
http://jovittore.blogspot.com/2006/10/and-oscar-for-best-drama-in-campaign-e.html?m=1
If you take a look at Vernon’s campaign finance reports in this 2011-2012 election campaign it seems that he pays himself, his campaign folks and his fund raising company large amounts of money. It also seems like only about 10% of the campaign donations actually get to the campaign Robinson for Congress.
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00499715
If you look back this seems to be his lively hood, a career campaigning politician. This makes him neither a statesman or a
fiscal conservative in my opinion.
In 2008 Vernon was let go from the Tim D’Annunzio Campaign for this very practice, as I remember and was told by those that replaced him and worked with him, he was working on his on 2012 campaign and over spending on fund raising/advertising with little or no return except for the fund raising company which Vernon uses.
Here’s a interesting link to some information about a coin trial where Vernon Robinson was a witness and acknowledged that he had 7200 oz of illegal silver coins seized by the federal government. It may be he wasn’t charged because of his testimony.
http://www.coinworld.com/articles/von-nothaus-trial-nears-conclusion
If you think I bring all this up just because I’m not a Robinson supporter you would be wrong. I’m not a Robinson supporter because I do question this and have for two years. It’s just very troubling that in all the speeches, debates, endorsements, and articles no one asks about any of these things, when you do a search of “Vernon Robinson” there is a lot of questionable information that leaves me wondering again, do folks not know or not care? Everything on the Net is not true but when you have so much it has to be vetted. I’m sure some will think I’m hammerin’ Vernon but you know that Larry Kissill and the White House will eat this stuff up.
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