He's No Dark Horse

Wall Street Journal ^ | Thursday, March 6, 2003 | John Fund

[nickcarraway]

A black Republican is the early favorite for a North Carolina House seat.

In the wake of the Trent Lott fiasco, Republicans are highly sensitive to the fact that with the retirement of Oklahoma's Rep. J.C. Watts, there is now no black Republican in Congress. "It is a worrisome development for a party trying to sell itself as the home of compassionate conservatism," clucks the Washington Post. Indeed, many Republicans are actively recruiting Mr. Watts to return to Congress if Sen. Don Nickles retires next year.

[Rose in RoseBear]

Tuskeegee Airman daddy ... Air Force Academy grad ... thinks people should buy guns ... pro-school vouchers .. pro-charter schools ... pro-tax cuts, pro-property rights, and pro-crime control ... anti-racial quotas, anti-gun control and anti-corporate welfare.

Oh, goodness me ... can I vote for this man now???

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[I Am Not A Mod]

This was added to the Free Republic Highlights, 3/06/03 thread.

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[Carolina]

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[Luis Gonzalez]

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

No one has ever accused me of being politically correct, but "He's No Dark Horse" seems a rather unfortunate choice of headlines.

[xzins]

If the Republicans are not running minority candidates in minority districts that are being won by minority Democrats, then we need to get smacked upside the head.

[demosthenes the elder]

thanks for the ping - nice to know such a man exists. I hope he does well and encourages others of like mind and character to step up to the plate.

[mykdsmom]

Thanks for the ping. Mr. Robinson sounds like a dream come true.

MKM

[mykdsmom]

I found a picture of Mr. Robinson on the WS city web site.

MKM

[LdSentinal]

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[JohnnyZ]

GO VERNON GO!

Vernon Robinson would be a GREAT congressman and I'm going to encourage my parents, who live in the district, to vote for him. We don't need Johnny Isaksons and Connie Morellas in conservative districts!!!

[TaxRelief]

Robinson's school choice initiatives caught the attention of the Milton and Rose Friedman Foundation for School Choice. Check out what they had to say a couple of years ago:
Milton Friedman Foundation on Vernon Robinson

[Huber]

Conservatives need to support Vernon Robinson!

This region of NC has a track record of electing RINOs to local and state office. The RINOs vote with Democrats on increasing spending, increasing regulation, and continuing the numerous euphemistically named social engineering programs. The core principle among this crowd is only to be "reasonable" and "get along. This is reinforced by a powerful good old boy clique of country club republicans who look after their own interests.

Part of the same district recently had a representative (Scott Decker) switch, Jim Jeffords-like, from Republican to Democrat in the NC State House when the Republicans finally won a majority of one. Conservatives will need to be prepared to fight to win the NC 5 primary.

Vernon Robinson is an outspoken and highly principled conservative. The same forces that do not want Eric Estrada on the Federal bench also don't want Vernon Robinson in the US Congress. It's time for NC conservatives to show that they have a backbone, that they will face down the Slander from the left, and that they will demonstrate the grit it takes to lead, to fight when necessary, to defend our country and our principles, and to govern.