Lt. Governor Mark Robinson denies involvement with any porn websites and called the accusations a ‘high-tech lynching.’
In a breaking story published on Thursday, September 19, CNN Reporters Andrew Kaczynski and Em Stack found disparaging commentary made by North Carolina’s Lt. Governor Mark Robinson over a decade ago – before embarking on any attempt at a political career – in an old message forum on the pornographic site, “Nude Africa.”
While many of the findings in the comments were not released because of what was described as their “gratuitously sexual and lewd” nature, CNN and other networks did choose some of the posts to display. Among them, the account holder – presumably Robinson – referred to himself as a “black Nazi” and lauded Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” He also announced, in opposition to then President Barack Obama, that he would “take Hitler over any sh*t that’s in Washington right now.” Perhaps one of the most disturbing posts were his sentiments about slavery: “Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it back. I would certainly buy a few.”
All of the posts fell under the profile name “minisoldr,” a moniker that had been linked to Robinson from the years he consistently used the name in profiles on social media, along with much of the personal information gathered by CNN that corresponds with Robinson, such as his name being listed on the account, and a mention made of his marriage date to Yolanda Hill in 2008, which (at that time) matched their 18 years of marriage since 1990.
In a follow-up piece done by Politico that same afternoon, Robinson was found to also be a part of Ashley Madison, a website created for married partners seeking affairs, which accrued its own set of controversies in August, 2015 when the names of its clientele were released to the public.
In response to the CNN report, Robinson spoke with Kaczynski around 4:05 pm September 19.
“This is not us, these are not our words, this is not anything characteristic of me, nor has it ever been” Robinson asserted. “The People of North Carolina know that I have been completely transparent about my history. All the warts, we put them all out. The folks here also know my character, who I am, they know my voice, so to speak. This is not my voice, this is not things we would ever say, or even think.”
In an additional response, to how Robinson can deny any of it wasn’t him, Robinson placed the blame solely on “over one million dollars spent on [Robinson] utilizing AI (Artificial Intelligence) by a billionaire’s son who is bound and determined to destroy” the candidate.
Robinson has seemingly dismissed the fact the sites and accounts are decades old and AI technology did not exist when the comments are shown to have been made.
As of midnight on Thursday, despite reported rumblings from Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina, Robinson refused to withdraw as a candidate for governor.
During an interview with CNN in response to the reports on Robinson, Stein had this to say: “North Carolinians already know Mark Robinson is completely unfit to be Governor. [I’m remaining] focused on winning this campaign so that together we can build a safer, stronger North Carolina for everyone.”
The Trump team has yet to comment on the ongoing stories regarding Robinson.