Unfortunately, I do know Vernon, and jern, though it'll be an unpopular opinion around here, has it about right. "Grifter" (a petty con artist) is an apt description. To which I'd add "perpetual candidate," "district hopper," "showboater," and "master of the ad hominem attack." He has run for, and lost, State Superintendent of Education (twice); Congress (this is his second attempt, this time a different district he doesn't live in); and City Council in Winston-Salem. He copied the inane stunt of the judge in Alabama by commissioning a granite Ten Commandments monument and having it installed, without permission, in a county courthouse; it was, of course, removed. He slimed his opponent in the 2004 Congressional primary (Virginia Foxx, who won, and who has a 100 rating by the American Conservative Union, but is still thought of by some as a "RINO" because of Vernon's lies about her), and he has strongly implied that his current opponent is gay, despite a total lack of evidence.
As I said, great ad. But those of you who haven't seen this kook operate need to dig a little deeper before getting on board (yes, a mixed metaphor).
Vernon likes to call himself a "black Jesse Helms." Actually, he's more like a "poor man's Alan Keyes" but without the intelligence or the charm.
Question jern's conservative credentials if you like. Question mine, too, if you wish. But I recommend that FReepers steer a wide path around Mr. Robinson.
He is the nominee. Are you suggesting people vote for the far leftist Democrat?
Southernnorthcarolina-just to clear up any misunderstandings, my experience with Virginia Foxx goes back to when she was President of Mayland Community College and her interaction with the overwhelmingly Republican population of Mitchell and Avery Counties. She may have seen the light since that time, but she was the very definition of a RINO then.