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edbermac

(16,449 posts)
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 04:59 PM Sep 2024

Guess who had an Ashley Madison account?

An email address belonging to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was registered on Ashley Madison, a website designed for married people seeking affairs.

An adviser to Robinson, granted anonymity to speak freely, confirmed to POLITICO that the email address in question belongs to Robinson.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/19/north-carolina-lt-governor-mark-robinson-ashley-madison-00180107

I can just imagine the responses from women to a guy who advertises himself as a Black Nazi.

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Guess who had an Ashley Madison account? (Original Post) edbermac Sep 2024 OP
You never know Mz Pip Sep 2024 #1
Eww eww eww just like the Duggar creep. I wonder how recent that was -- guess I'll read to find out ;). LauraInLA Sep 2024 #2
Is he a church member, and have his church congregation thrown him out yet? lindysalsagal Sep 2024 #3
He runs a religious scam TOO? Think. Again. Sep 2024 #5
I wonder how they got that email address from Ashley Madison? Shermann Sep 2024 #4
Their system was hacked in 2015 and all of the user data was posted on the web. PSPS Sep 2024 #9
That would do it. nt Shermann Sep 2024 #10
i hope they have a discussion forum PedroXimenez Sep 2024 #6
I'd like to learn more about these Black Nazis. Shermann Sep 2024 #11
I bet the guy admires Clearance Thomas. Porn freak buddies. Clearance is Jinni's cuck so he'd never brewens Sep 2024 #7
The church has been accused of wielding a cult-like control over its followers and engaging in criminal behavior, such a lindysalsagal Sep 2024 #8
"The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is Thursday ..." muriel_volestrangler Sep 2024 #12
The party of FAMILY VALUES. The party that strong on the military. ffr Sep 2024 #13
What's the big deal? The top of their vile ticket committed adultery on all three of his wives. catbyte Sep 2024 #14
Wow. I was guessing Fetlife ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 2024 #15
How does he reconcile the Clayton Bigsby conundrum? JoseBalow Sep 2024 #16
Sounds like someone Laura Loomer might like to spend time with. japple Sep 2024 #17
If this story was about TFG shawn703 Sep 2024 #18
Right? Danascot Sep 2024 #19
Looks like we got our October surprise early! Initech Sep 2024 #20

LauraInLA

(2,248 posts)
2. Eww eww eww just like the Duggar creep. I wonder how recent that was -- guess I'll read to find out ;).
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 05:01 PM
Sep 2024

Shermann

(9,062 posts)
4. I wonder how they got that email address from Ashley Madison?
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 05:03 PM
Sep 2024

It's really not in their best interest to be fast and loose with their users' personal profile information.

Or maybe they got the info from hacking his email account? That would explain the different website details dropping on the same day.

Shermann

(9,062 posts)
11. I'd like to learn more about these Black Nazis.
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 05:26 PM
Sep 2024

It would seem on the surface to be delusional, like Timothy Treadwell thinking he was best buds with grizzly bears.

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
7. I bet the guy admires Clearance Thomas. Porn freak buddies. Clearance is Jinni's cuck so he'd never
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 05:08 PM
Sep 2024

cheat.

lindysalsagal

(22,916 posts)
8. The church has been accused of wielding a cult-like control over its followers and engaging in criminal behavior, such a
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 05:10 PM
Sep 2024
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/mark-robinson-north-carolina-governor-candidate-controversial-fundraiser-word-of-faith-fellowship/275-acb5d1f7-57ad-435b-8598-a34190a58250

The church has been accused of wielding a cult-like control over its followers and engaging in criminal behavior, such as slave labor and child abuse.

Mark Robinson to hold fundraiser with church publicly accused of slavery, child abuse WCNC

Author: Will Doran
Published: 11:45 AM EDT July 10, 2024
Updated: 1:04 PM EDT July 10, 2024

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is planning a campaign fundraiser Tuesday with a secretive religious group that for years has been publicly accused of wielding cult-like control over its followers and of engaging in criminal behavior including slave labor, financial fraud and the sexual and physical abuse of children.

The fundraiser backed by leaders of Word of Faith Fellowship, based in rural Rutherford County in western North Carolina, has raised questions among critics about Robinson’s connections to the group, which has given him thousands of dollars in campaign donations. Some of the accusations against the church have resulted in criminal convictions; church leaders deny the rest.

Robinson has long espoused conservative Christian values and has made speaking at churches a key part of his campaign for governor. The practice has come under scrutiny because of the secular nature of his role in the state’s second-highest executive office — and because of the hardline nature of Robinson’s comments during those sermons.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,212 posts)
12. "The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is Thursday ..."
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 05:33 PM
Sep 2024
The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is Thursday, since absentee ballots go out to overseas and military voters on Friday morning. If Robinson were to resign Thursday, the executive committee of the North Carolina Republican Party would select his replacement. Any votes that went to Robinson in the election would go to his replacement instead, according to state law.

The party is prohibited from selecting a replacement who already ran in the same race in this year’s primary. That means State Treasurer Dale Folwell and attorney Bill Graham would not be allowed to replace Robinson.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article292712424.html#storylink=cpy

The clock is ticking, guys ...

ffr

(23,399 posts)
13. The party of FAMILY VALUES. The party that strong on the military.
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 06:52 PM
Sep 2024

The republican party is in a race to the bottom!

bye-bye scumbags!

catbyte

(39,154 posts)
14. What's the big deal? The top of their vile ticket committed adultery on all three of his wives.
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 07:14 PM
Sep 2024

But the True Believers will be told that Jesus forgives him so it's just fine. Is he married? If so, I hope they don't have one of those depressing news conferences where they bring out the little woman to Stand By Her Man. So icky.

JoseBalow

(9,489 posts)
16. How does he reconcile the Clayton Bigsby conundrum?
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 07:29 PM
Sep 2024

Is he planning to divorce his wife too?

shawn703

(2,712 posts)
18. If this story was about TFG
Thu Sep 19, 2024, 07:39 PM
Sep 2024

The Republicans would just shrug. Why are they in a tizzy about him doing it? This is in line with their moral compasses.

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