To Short Bus: Welcome to FR. Now,
iatz
Posted on 03/02/2012 9:17:36 AM PST by Short Bus
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona is bound and determined to make sure we never forget the embarrassment of the birther movement. Most of us would love to put that ugly little racist blip in our history -- a time when conspiracy theorists and fools alike accused President Barack Obama of not being American. But Arpaio, a sheriff in Phoenix, Arizona, just won't give it up.
Can we say beating a dead horse, people? Sometimes it seems like certain politicians just do things to help out Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Bill Maher. After all, how else does anyone explain Arpaio's inane and insane assertion that Obama, a man who produced his birth certificate last year, isn't American?
See his ranting [here].
"Forgery or fraud may have been committed," says Arpaio. Ooooh no! Are ghosts and goblins real, too, Sheriff Arpaio? How about the Loch Ness Monster? Do you go visit old Nessie on your days off from enforcing the laws of Arizona?
In all seriousness, this is vile racism plain and simple. In a place like Arizona, it's no surprise -- after all, many politicians there (including Arpaio) hold rather Draconian views on immigration -- and it's disgusting. And it's getting old fast.
For all you doubters for whom book learning was apparently a challenge, here are the facts: President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu on August 4, 1961. He has produced both a certificate of live birth during the 2008 campaign and the long-form certificate last year. Neither has been disproved.
So why is this still going on? Arpaio seems like a joke, but, according to Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt, Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney doesn't think so. Yesterday LaBolt tweeted:
Romney has called Arpaio for his endorsement, his aides called "weekly" and Arpaio was his honorary Chair in 08.That's embarrassing. The fact is, most people agree Arpaio is a few cards shy of a full deck, but here we are still talking about him. Is this an alternate universe? Why am I guessing this guy is the type of person who stays at parties hours after they have ended asking for more chips and guacamole? Dude, the party is over, the ship has sailed, and you are beating a dead horse.
Sadly, there aren't enough cliched ways to say IT'S OVER to make it any clearer to this guy.
The way he treats his prisoners will catch up with him someday (lack of proper medical care). I hope it’s after he leaves office on his own.
BTW, true story: I once kicked him in the shins...lol. It was an accident, he was where he wasn’t supposed to be, and I tripped over him.
Appreciate the Ping. I was in need of a little levity after the latest news cycle outrages.
You are a true pal! Thank you!
“high jacked” means:
A. inordinately elevated
B. commandeered
C. seriously jacked up
D. all of the above
Go somewhere else...there are grownups talking here
Snicker
And your right. An oath is forever.
Why should he give any latitude to law-breakers?
If I commited a crime, and become injured in the process, I should not expect the local tax dollars to pay for my injuries in the commission of a felony.
Sorry, but I have no sympathy for law-breakers, no matter where they are. I have heard the story of stealing bread to feed a family, but there are other ways to get that bread...ask/beg for it; go to a homeless center; go to a local church; ask your neighbors.
There is no reason on God’s green earth for anyone to go hungry except they are too proud to ask for help.
To Short Bus: Welcome to FR. Now,
iatz
Did Sheriff Joe say anything about the social security #?
In this county, all the city PDs send their arrestees to the county slammer, regardless of what they're accused of. People that haven't even been charged with a crime go to his jail and are then denied routine medical treatment, like anti-seizure or gastrointestinal medication. Others, also uncharged, contract difficult to treat fungal infections and parasites at the jail, and are denied treatment. These are not hypotheticals, these are specific cases I know of. It's not torture, but is it right?
If they're injured committing crimes, screw them, but that's not all that's going on here. Maltreatment of uncharged people. Not "law-breakers" until they're charged and convicted. The cases I've described were people who were simply arrested, never charged, and in fact never convicted of anything in the end. That's what's going to eventually cause him problems.
Hi Face. I brought the guide dog.
Silentgypsy, feel free to ask me any questions even though I garden in Zone 4A. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll tell you.
Bob, that was a nice thing to do! So, you are still a romantic. Good. I am suprised you haven’t started a thread tho.
Nully and Shimmer, sitting in a tree.....?
EsmeraldaA, LOL! I think zombies lurk, but can’t come through the screen unless Darks is online.
Seriously, inordinately, commandeered.
We’re only associates of the Lollypop Guild.
You are a lot faster than I.
I don’t like candy.
Bob is fast!
The birth certificate probably listed the babie’s religion as Muslim.
Fine by me. Liquor is quicker, anyway.
Cheers!
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