May 28, 2000

1:14 PM

THE ROBINSON REPORT: "A Complete Report to the Citizens of the Commonwealth on the Personal Background of a Candidate for the United States Senate" -- written by the candidate, in the spirit of full discolsure. [more inside]
posted by palegirl (6 comments total)

found via loren @ underachievers [a beautiful & unique weblog] who was given the link by me (: -- and i heard about it on your favorite radio program, and mine. [for your attribution fiends out there]

here's an excerpt:

I graduated from law school in 1985. However, I didn’t pass the bar in Massachusetts until 1991. The delay is due to the fact that I took the New York and Texas bar exams twice and flunked both times. But then again, I didn’t really study for them either.

posted by palegirl at 1:14 PM on May 28, 2000

Well, he's candid, gotta give him that. Can't say I'm especially happy about anyone running for office who hasn't at least done some LSD, but you have to take what you can get, I suppose.
posted by Ezrael at 2:02 PM on May 28, 2000

Hey... excuses.
posted by hobbes at 12:11 AM on May 29, 2000

Wow. I'd vote for him.

Unless, of course, he missed something. :-)
posted by baylink at 10:49 AM on May 29, 2000

It's worth noting that everyone thinks he's doomed, as he's running against Ted Kennedy (and his drunk driving and restraining order history prevents him from bringing up Teddy-boy's fabulous history, although I think he's classier than that anyway); he started out looking like a golden boy candidate for the Republicans--a successful, pro-choice African American businessman--but now I think they've pretty much written him off.

Still, I heartily approve of goofs running for Congress. And he's a Brown alum, to boot, IIRC.
posted by snarkout at 9:51 AM on May 30, 2000

This is also the same guy you may have heard about, who was conducting a radio interview by cell phone until:
[strange sound]
Uh ... somebody just hit me. I've been in an accident.
[interviewer:] I'm in new territory here ... I don't know what to do.
[candidate:] Well, obviously the interview is over ...
posted by dhartung at 9:56 AM on May 30, 2000