Robinson’s Graphic Posts on Porn Site Create Turmoil Before NC Election

A CNN report connected Robinson to a username that made several graphic posts on a porn site from 2008 to 2012, roiling NC Republicans ahead of a key election deadline on Thursday.

Mark Robinson made a litany of comments on a pornography message board between 2008 and 2012, including posts where he called himself a “black NAZI!,” expressed support for slavery, admitted to secretly watching girls shower at a public gym when he was a young teen, and seemed to lament being unable to join the Ku Klux Klan, CNN reported.

The CNN investigation found several posts on the forum Nude Africa under “minisoldr,” a username Robinson has used and tied to an email address he frequently uses.

Robinson repeatedly attacked Martin Luther King Jr. and preferred Adolf Hitler over federal leadership during Obama’s presidency, according to CNN.

NC Republicans are pressuring Robinson to drop out of the governor’s race, which polls show is slipping away from him after weeks of negative media stories.

Before the story posted, Robinson released a video calling the allegations “salacious tabloid lies.”

He accused his Democratic opponent Josh Stein of leaking the story to CNN.

Robinson denied the allegations and stated, “We are staying in this race. We are in it to win it.”

The Carolina Journal first reported the calls for Robinson to withdraw.

Politico reported that Robinson’s email was used to open an account on Ashley Madison, a site for married people seeking affairs. An adviser confirmed the email address was Robinson’s.

‘I went peeping again the next morning’

CNN reported only a small portion of Robinson’s comments on the website due to their graphic nature.

Here are some of the comments CNN uncovered:

• “I like watching tranny on girl porn!,” he wrote using an expletive. (Robinson has since said transgender women should be arrested for using public bathrooms).
• “I came to a spot that was a dead end but had two big vent covers over it! It just so happened it overlooked the showers! I sat there for about an hour and watched several girls shower.”
• “I went peeping again the next morning,” Robinson wrote. “But after that … the ladder was locked! So those two times were the only times I got to do it! Ahhhhh memories!!!!”
• “I’m a black NAZI!”
• “Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it back. I would certainly buy a few.”
• “I’d take Hitler over any of the sh*t in Washington right now!” (2012)
• “Get that f*cking commie bastard off the National Mall!,” he wrote in 2011, after the MLK Jr. Memorial was erected in Washington.
• “I’m not in the KKK. They don’t let blacks join. If I was in the KKK I would have called him Martin Lucifer Koon!”

CNN connected the posts to Robinson in several ways.

On the Nude Africa website, “minisoldr” offered details aligning with Robinson’s history. Robinson used ‘minisoldr’ all over the internet, CNN wrote.

Minisoldr said on his Nude Africa profile that his name was “mark robinson,” and cited an email address Robinson used on other sites.

In 2008, minisoldr mentioned being married for 18 years, aligning with Robinson’s marriage to Yolanda Hill in 1990. In 2011, minisoldr wrote he had been married 21 years and lived in Greensboro, NC, matching Robinson’s residence.

Minisoldr also used unique phrases like “I don’t give a frogs fat ass,” and “dunder head,” seen on Robinson’s social media.

‘North Carolinians deserve a viable choice in this election’

The latest story adds to recent videos and reporting about Robinson that highlight extreme viewpoints. Many Republicans privately worry Robinson cannot win in November and could harm other Republican candidates.

Polls have shown Robinson slipping further behind Democrat Josh Stein, the current attorney general. In a recent WRAL poll, Stein held a 14-point lead.

With the latest revelations, private unease became public, even if sources who spoke to the Carolina Journal remained anonymous.

“Sources with direct knowledge told Carolina Journal on the condition of anonymity that Robinson is under pressure from staff and Trump campaign members to withdraw due to the nature of the story,” the Journal wrote. “Earlier this week, Trump campaign leaders privately told Robinson that he was not welcome at Trump rallies or events. Robinson was slated to speak at a Vance appearance but tested positive for COVID.”

On Thursday, as details emerged, some Republicans publicly expressed unease.

Scott Lassiter, a Republican candidate for the North Carolina Senate, said in a statement that Robinson should suspend his campaign.

“If the recent allegations against Robinson are true, combined with his previous rhetoric, he should step aside,” Lassiter wrote.

“North Carolinians deserve a viable choice in this election.”

Little Time for a plan B

If Robinson suspends his campaign now, it would cause chaos. The deadline for Robinson to be removed from the ballot has passed, and the NC Board of Elections is set to send out the first absentee ballots. The deadline to withdraw is 11:59 p.m. tonight.

If Robinson does suspend his campaign, the state Republican Party could choose his replacement, even if Robinson’s name stays on the ballot. In that case, any votes Robinson receives would go to his replacement.

‘I think you’re better than Martin Luther King’

Though some Republicans are distancing themselves from Robinson’s campaign now, he has long had a record of antisemitic remarks, violent rhetoric, and bigoted views.

Recent stories about Robinson include:

• In a 2022 church speech, Robinson pointed to his crotch and admonished women to ‘get this under control.’ He also suggested women shouldn’t have access to birth control.
• While warning of a socialist takeover, Robinson told a church group in June that “some folks need killing.”
• Former workers at porn shops in Greensboro said Robinson visited their stores up to five times a week in the 1990s and early 2000s.
• A month after seeking a softer tone on abortion, Robinson told a supporter that ‘there’s no reason why an abortion should happen ever.’

There was no call for him to drop out after these stories were published.

And there are clips of Republicans, including Lassiter, embracing Robinson even as these stories became known.

In a Greensboro speech this year, Trump said Robinson was “Martin Luther King [Jr.] 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,” Trump said.

“We have to cherish Mark Robinson,” Trump said at another appearance.

“He’s like a fine wine. He’s an outstanding person,” Trump added.

“I’ve gotten to know him so well.”