Mark Robinson (American politician)
Mark Keith Robinson (born August 18, 1968) is an American politician serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is the nominee in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election. He is North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor and first Black major party nominee for governor.
Quotes
[edit]- Religious freedom in this country now means Muslims are free to do as they please and anyone who says anything about it is a bigot
- Until they let us build churches in Saudi Arabia, we shouldn’t let them build mosque in America.”
- Written on Facebook in November 2016, quoted in "Mark Robinson’s Long History Of Incendiary Rhetoric Before CNN’s Damning ‘Black Nazi’ Story", Forbes (September 20, 2024)
- This foolishness about Hitler disarming MILLIONS of Jews and then marching them off to concentration camps is a bunch of hogwash.
- Written on Facebook in March 2018, quoted in "Mark Robinson’s Long History Of Incendiary Rhetoric Before CNN’s Damning ‘Black Nazi’ Story", Forbes (September 20, 2024)
- Half of black Democrats don’t realize they are slaves and don’t know who their masters are. The other half don’t care.
- We have pushed homosexuality over the top. Mark my words PEDOPHILLA (sic) is next, which will be closely followed by the END of civilization as we know it.
- There's no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling any child about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth.
- I don’t care how much you cut yourself up, drug yourself up and dress yourself up, you still either one of two things — you either a man or a woman.
- Homosexuality is STILL an abominable sin and I WILL NOT join in ‘celebrating gay pride’ nor will I fly their sacrilegious flag on my page.
- Some folks need killing! It’s time for somebody to say it. ... It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!
- "17 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said", Advocate (September 19, 2024)
Quotes about Mark Robinson
[edit]- We have to cherish Mark ... he's like a fine wine. He's an outstanding person.
- Former president Donald Trump, quoted in "Everything Donald Trump Has Said About North Carolina's Mark Robinson", Newsweek (September 19, 2024)
- This is Martin Luther King on steroids. I told that to Mark. I said, ‘I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two.’
- Former president Donald Trump, quoted in "Donald Trump Called ‘Black Nazi Perv’ Mark Robinson Better Than MLK", The Daily Beast (September 19, 2024)
- I am not surprised by Mark Robinson’s alleged inflammatory and offensive comments about my father. His praise for slavery, disparaging rhetoric, and grotesque characterization of my dad and his legacy are deeply worrisome for North Carolinians and all Americans who oppose racism and bigotry. We must work to ensure Mark Robinson gets nowhere near the governor’s office.
- Martin Luther King III, quoted in "Donald Trump Called ‘Black Nazi Perv’ Mark Robinson Better Than MLK", The Daily Beast (September 19, 2024)
Disputed
[edit]The following statements have been written by a person identified using an e-mail address belonging to Mark Robinson. There also several coinciding biographical details. Mark Robinson claims that the statements have not been written by him and do not represent his views.
- I am a black NAZI!
- I like watching tranny on girl porn! That’s f*cking hot! It takes the man out while leaving the man in! And yeah I’m a ‘perv’ too!
- I’m not in the KKK. They don’t let blacks join.
- [About then-President Barack Obama:] Get that f*cking commie bastard off the National Mall!
- "‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum", CNN (September 19, 2024)
- Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few.
- "Pro-Trump Republican Mark Robinson Says He Won't Drop Out After CNN Bombshell", Newswekk (September 19, 2024)
