A candidate for North Carolina Governor, embroiled in controversy, is scheduled to speak at an event in South Dakota, according to a website post by Dakota First Action, a political organization.https://t.co/IBR2qn8dEM pic.twitter.com/Y9MvGzIFZO
— KELOLAND News (@keloland) September 20, 2024
In case you needed a palate cleanser after all the Dumpster Doeden/Mark Robinson craziness.. I bring you the #3 trending song on youtube:
The further a person goes down in the layers of burning dumpster with the Dakota First PAC led by Toby Doeden and Doeden’s event that is being headlined by Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson from North Carolina, the deeper the pit in your stomach gets over what the promoters of this event seem to be embracing.
And this comes as the Republicans of North Carolina are bracing themselves for a story that reportedly has Republicans looking to offload their candidate for Governor, as well as Team Trump declaring him persona non grata.
There was a story when Toby Doeden first came on the scene that if you read it, it paints things in a very different light when taken alongside with the controversies brought to South Dakota, as he highlights embattled North Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson.
In case you have forgotten, the story was in the Dakota Scout this last January that pointed out Doeden’s casual anti-semitism in a tweet as he denied terrifying statistics that 1 in 4 Jewish Americans were the victim of a hate crime, calling it “Fake.”
And he was called out for it by the past chair of the SDGOP:
Of course, Doeden claimed his post “was taken out of context,” despite declaring “THIS IS FAKE” when faced with statistics about Jewish hate crimes. I’m not sure what other context it could be taken in, but as you’ll read, this seems to be a recurrent theme.
Now fast forward 9 months as momentary candidate and now Political Action Committee leader Toby announced he was holding a conservative rally, and bringing a headliner that no one in South Dakota had ever heard of:
Mark Robinson.. Why on earth would Toby Doeden bringing Mark Robinson to South Dakota? Among the first things we found out about Robinson?
In 2018, Robinson shared an anti-gun-control post on Facebook that said, in part: “This foolishness about Hitler disarming MILLIONS of Jews and then marching them off to concentration camps is a bunch of hogwash.” And last year, speaking at a Charlotte-area church, he said Christians “are called to be led by men,” though he later appeared to backtrack, saying his remarks were meant to encourage men, not imply women couldn’t be leaders.
At a news conference in October, Robinson also downplayed his previous statements about Jews and the Holocaust. “There have been some Facebook posts that were poorly worded on my part,” he said, according to NBC affiliate WRAL of Raleigh. “There is no antisemitism standing here in front of you.”
Oh. More anti-semitism, with accompanying claims of denial. Where have we heard that before? Of course, Robinson denied that it was anti-semitic holocaust denial, much like Doeden denied his statement.
But, as we’re finding out today, maybe it wasn’t the only time..
Right now North Carolina Republicans and Team Trump are holding their collective breath waiting for the CNN story, and how bad it’s going to be, and whether they can push him off the ticket. Forget Robinson’s race at this point, right now he threatens to to sink Trump in that state, and to take the entire slate of Republican party candidates down with him.
Yet, this is the person that Toby Doeden is holding out to headline his “night of inspiration, networking, and entertainment.”
If hate-speech is what this event is trying to inspire, it seems that Toby Doeden is going down that road.
**UPDATE**
Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago, in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, a CNN KFile investigation found.
Despite a recent history of anti-transgender rhetoric, Robinson said he enjoyed watching transgender pornography, a review of archived messages found in which he also referred to himself as a “perv.”
and..
In the pornographic forums, Robinson revealed his unvarnished thoughts on issues such as race, gender and abortion.
Writing in a forum discussing Black Republicans in October 2010, Robinson stated unprovoked: “I’m a Black Nazi!”
That same month, Robinson wrote in another post that he supported the return of slavery.
“Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few,” he wrote.
In March 2012, Robinson wrote that he preferred the former leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler over the leadership in Washington during the administration of Barack Obama.
“I’d take Hitler over any of the sh*t that’s in Washington right now!” he wrote.
And that, Dakota First Victory Gala attendees, just may be your speaker.
Gov. Noem Joins Governors’ Coalition for Energy Choice
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem is one of the founding members of the Governor’s Coalition for Energy Choice (Coalition). The Coalition will help state leaders formulate smart energy policies that will benefit working families, businesses, and our communities.
“We believe in an all-of-the-above approach to unleash American energy and drive down costs for families across our great country,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “South Dakota is the number one state in America for production of renewable energy, not because we mandate it, but because we trust our energy producers to create the most energy for South Dakotans at the lowest cost. The entire nation should take that same approach.”
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 77% of South Dakota’s electricity generation comes from renewable sources, primarily wind and hydropower. South Dakota is also an ideal place for emerging energy production such as next-gen nuclear capabilities and other technologies.
Gas prices are up 51.3% since January 2021, and electricity prices are up 30.1% over the same timeframe.
The Coalition will ensure continued energy choice, minimize permitting and other regulatory barriers, limit expensive energy mandates, focus on affordability and reliability of energy infrastructure, and coordinate to positively manage energy resources and the environment.
Governor Noem was joined in launching the coalition by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon.
You can find Governor Landry’s announcement of the coalition here.
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HOT off the press regarding Toby Doeden’s keynote Speaker for his Dumpster Fyre-Fest:
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
NC Republicans pressure Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson to drop out of the race as scandal unfolds#ncga #ncpol
— Carolina Journal (@CarolinaJournal) September 19, 2024
Sources with direct knowledge have spoken with Carolina Journal on the condition of anonymity and said that Robinson is under pressure from staff and members of the Trump campaign to withdraw from the governor’s race due to the nature of the story, which they say involves activity on adult websites in 2000s.
According to sources, Robinson has resisted withdrawing, and privately denies the story.
Thursday evening is the state deadline to withdraw from the race. The deadline to remove Robinson’s name from the ballot already has passed. There are just four weeks to go until early voting, and absentee ballots are due to go in the mail Friday.
Well, that takes the pressure off for campaigning during his trip to South Dakota to appear with Toby Doeden.
From KELOland news, a decision has finally been handed down in the matter of the law license for former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg:
The justices in their decision on Thursday found that Ravnsborg violated Rule 8.4(c) which prohibits a lawyer from “engag[ing] in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation[.]”
Chief Justice Steven Jensen wrote that Ravnsborg wasn’t truthful with investigators about the use of his phones prior to the crash.
“Ravnsborg’s responses demonstrated a concerted effort to avoid criminal liability, through dishonesty and misrepresentations, which violated Rule 8.4(c),” Chief Justice Jensen stated. “Finally, Ravnsborg’s patent dishonesty concerning the use of his phone, as well as the developed forensic evidence, raise genuine questions about the integrity of his statements regarding the night of the accident. This conduct, particularly considering Ravnsborg’s prominent position as attorney general, reflected adversely on the legal profession as a whole and impeded the administration of justice.”
The justices also found that Ravnsborg’s conduct as attorney general violated two other rules governing attorneys.
And you can read the full decision here:
Ravnsborg Disciplinary Decision by Pat Powers on Scribd
When I’n not working, or writing my website, in the free time I have left over, I’m a hoarder collector of a few specific things. Such as South Dakota political pins, SD State Capital fight campaign items, and certain comic books.
And among those items, I’m not ashamed to say that there are items in those categories out there that I consider “holy grail’ items for me. Items that are elusive, or so expensive, that they are not everyday purchases.
For my comic book collection, there are a few that relate back to books I owned when I was a teenager. X-men #1 (1963), and All Star Comics #7 (1941) are a couple of them that are holy grails for me, and at some point, I will put them back in my collection when I have the right book at the right price. Those are elusive mainly by cost. If I had the money and opened up my checkbook, I could probably have them tomorrow.
For my South Dakota political buttons, it is not cost as much as the rarity of certain items. We are not a large state, and they just didn’t make that many. That makes some things just a tough find. Or near impossible. And tonight, I was fortunate enough to put a pin in my collection I’ve been hunting for over 35 years.
The first South Dakota Inaugural pin from 1933. I finally got one.
I’ve been close on occasion before. There was one on eBay around 10 years back. I missed the bid as it cruised out of reach at the time for around $400. Darned kids, and braces. And car repairs, and groceries. How dare they stand in the way of my hoarding?
But aside from the cost on the pin, it is such a difficult one to find, that you might stumble across it with blind luck, as some collectors have, or if you’re like me you hunt for it for decades.
My only problem tonight was the fact that it was one pin out of a collection of 450 South Dakota pins that were all being sold as a group. I literally had to buy every inaugural pin at once, plus a lot of others, just to get one pin. And now I find myself having to commit to sell 449 other SD pins to try to recoup some of my expense.
But I did win. And after 35 years of looking for this, it’s a task I’m not going to complain anymore about taking on.
I always say the fun is less the actual possession of it, and more of the chase for the item. But, damn. It feels darned good to finally put my hands on this piece of South Dakota history.
update..
I don’t even want to tell Lee what it cost me to get this pin as part of the collection. Lol..
Did you all get the text message tonight telling you what a leading South Dakota conservative you were? Quite a few people I know did, including myself.
An earlier claim from huckster Toby Doeden was that he had already sold 300 tickets at $250-$500 a pop to see a candidate who has made comments about the good old days when women couldn’t vote as well as some holocaust denial, along with reports he has had a pornography problem (which he denies, of course.)
Of course, anyone who’s ever put on a political event in South Dakota knows the claim about selling that many tickets at that price is utter silliness. And tonight‘s text blast confirms it.
In case you’re not a influential conservative like I am, here’s the text that went out, spamming many Republicans, begging people to attend:
STOP.. STOP.. STOP.. STOP.. opting out.. STOP.. STOP.. STOP.. I wonder if that will do the trick.. (hopefully I conservatively influenced you to opt out)
One comment made to me about Robinson‘s headlining this event, is why? Why is he leaving his state at a time when he is crashing in the polls and has gone from slightly up on occasion, to where the most recent polling shows him at below 40% in an ever widening spread?
Unless he’s given up at this point. Ot it’s a really big check.
For gosh’s sake, if that interests you, give it another week and any tickets that are out there are likely to be handed out for free to try to fill seats.
If someone hands you a free ticket to go, just keep in mind you too can be treated to keynote comments such as: “North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) scoffs at the idea that young women should have access to birth control and, repeatedly waving his hand near his groin, says they just need to “get this under control.”
The Hill is reporting this afternoon that Iran had hacked documents from President Trump’s campaign, and was attempting to send it to Biden campaign, as well as sending the documents out to the media:
“Iranian malicious cyber actors in late June and early July sent unsolicited emails to individuals then associated with President Biden’s campaign that contained an excerpt taken from stolen, non-public material from former President Trump’s campaign as text in the emails,” the agency wrote in a joint statement alongside the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
and..
The alert also said that Iran has “continued their efforts since June to send stolen, non-public material associated with former President Trump’s campaign to U.S. media organizations.”
The statement does not indicate whether any of that information has surfaced publicly, but called the episode “the latest example of Iran’s multi-pronged approach…to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our electoral process.”
Maybe we can send them a box of brand new pagers or walkie-talkies…
WOW! Reports are out there today that Senator John Thune is out raising millions for the Trump campaign, as well as transferring record amounts for US Senate Candidates as states prepare to kick off absentee voting:
Republican Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota has raised over $1.75 million for the Trump campaign and Republican candidates across the U.S. ahead of two Wednesday fundraisers in Washington D.C., the Daily Caller has first learned.
Thune, who is running for Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s leadership position, will be attending two fundraisers and has raised more than $1.75 million for the Trump 47 events on Wednesday, headlined by Ohio Republican Senator and Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance. The events will benefit the Trump campaign and Republican Senate candidates.
The Caller also learned that Thune has raised more than $28 million for Senate candidates and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). Last Tuesday, Thune told his fellow GOP Senators that he will transfer $4 million from his campaign account to the NRSC, which is the largest transfer in history from a Senate Republican, a source said to The Hill. It reportedly beats the previous record of $2 million, which was also set by Thune.