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Arpaio: I briefed Santorum on birth certificate investigation
CNN ^ | 02/21/12 | Jim Acosta

Posted on 02/21/2012 6:38:28 PM PST by writer33

Phoenix (CNN) – Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, briefed GOP contender Rick Santorum on his investigation into President Barack Obama's birth certificate, the controversial law enforcement official told reporters Tuesday.

After a speech to a Republican gathering in Phoenix where Santorum appeared earlier in the day, Arpaio explained he wanted to inform the candidate of his investigation "as a matter of fairness in case he wouldn't want me to support him."

Arpaio said he plans to endorse one of the four remaining GOP candidates in the coming weeks. But the sheriff added he would not make his choice known before he announces the findings of his birth certificate probe at a news conference set for March 1st. This endorsement would be his second in the race; in November 2011, he endorsed then-candidate Rick Perry.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arpaio; birther; certifigate; naturalborncitizen; santorum; santorumbriefed
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1 posted on 02/21/2012 6:38:41 PM PST by writer33
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To: Clint N. Suhks; American Constitutionalist; Antoninus; Colonel_Flagg; cripplecreek; ...

For those interested.


2 posted on 02/21/2012 6:39:41 PM PST by writer33 (Mark Levin Is The Constitutional Engine Of Conservatism)
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To: LucyT; Brown Deer; null and void; melancholy; MestaMachine

FYI


3 posted on 02/21/2012 6:41:49 PM PST by Rushmore Rocks
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To: writer33
"as a matter of fairness in case he wouldn't want me to support him."

Well that's an interesting statement.
4 posted on 02/21/2012 6:42:32 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: writer33

Donald Trump endorsed Romney, where’s the outrage from that?


5 posted on 02/21/2012 6:42:50 PM PST by exist
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To: writer33
Arpaio added he believes he is doing the president a favor.

Sort of a cryptic remark.

6 posted on 02/21/2012 6:50:06 PM PST by suijuris
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To: writer33

Sounds like Joe might have something and doesn’t want to paint anyone into a corner without their consent. sheriff Joe is very popular in his region and admired by many in the US. The Posse couldn’t hurt him even if it is a dud. It could hurt a canidate. I would expect Team Obama is scaed or he wouldn’t have sent holder after Joe. Joe says “bring it on”. A true Patriot!


7 posted on 02/21/2012 6:53:30 PM PST by DrDude (Governor of the 57th State)
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To: DrDude

Yes, sir. That’s what it sounds like.


8 posted on 02/21/2012 6:56:30 PM PST by writer33 (Mark Levin Is The Constitutional Engine Of Conservatism)
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To: DrDude

No matter what Arpio has or doesn’t have, he’s smart enough to know that anyone who he endorses will take some fire for it.

Pretty honorable of Arpio warn a candidate of the possibility of incoming fire ahead of time.


9 posted on 02/21/2012 6:59:47 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: suijuris
“Arpaio added he believes he is doing the president a favor.”

I think Arpaio is being sardonic!

The story also says:

“Arpaio explained he wanted to inform the candidate of his investigation ‘as a matter of fairness in case he wouldn't want me to support him.’”

IMO, it would only be “a matter of fairness” to give Santorum a chance to refuse Arpaio’s endorsement if the “something shocking” uncovered by the Posse could raise a ruckus that Santorum wouldn't want to be associated with...and Arpaio said Santorum was fine with the investigation.

However it is not exactly clear whether Arpaio told Santorum the _findings_ of the investigation, which are to be announced March 1.

10 posted on 02/21/2012 7:07:17 PM PST by Seizethecarp
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To: writer33
I sincerely hope that Joe found irrefutable evidence that Pres_ _ent Obama (I'll give him an ID when he gives me one) has no Constitutional standing to be the POTUS.

It would make me extremely proud to be, "Just another Joe".

11 posted on 02/21/2012 7:16:20 PM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Just another Joe
I sincerely hope that Joe found irrefutable evidence that Pres_ _ent Obama (I'll give him an ID when he gives me one) has no Constitutional standing to be the POTUS.

Or just one piece of info that doesn't match up with what was presented on his "official longform"

12 posted on 02/21/2012 7:29:18 PM PST by TheCipher
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To: writer33

By the time Joe’s done with Bambi he’ll have him dressed in pink underwear eating baloney sandwiches in a tent camp in the hot Phoenix sun. Go Joe! Get Bambi’s bitch Holder too!


13 posted on 02/21/2012 7:43:33 PM PST by Blado (Obama's brain is a coprolite from the Late Soviet Era)
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To: Seizethecarp
Arpaio added he believes he is doing the president a favor.

"I really started this on the theory that maybe I could clear this mess up," Arpaio told reporters. "Wouldn't it be nice for me to do that?"

Notice what is in quotes and what is not.

14 posted on 02/21/2012 8:02:09 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Just another Joe

I sincerely hope that Joe found irrefutable evidence that Pres_ _ent Obama (I’ll give him an ID when he gives me one) has no Constitutional standing to be the POTUS.
It would make me extremely proud to be, “Just another Joe”.

The trouble is that the courts will decide that there isn’t a human being alive that has standing.


15 posted on 02/21/2012 8:02:41 PM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: freedomfiter2
The trouble is that the courts will decide that there isn’t a human being alive that has standing.

Yes, but those same courts might have trouble claiming that an entire state does not have standing, and there are a few governors who I think might try it, if they had proof.
16 posted on 02/21/2012 9:04:38 PM PST by Ellendra ("It's astounding how often people mistake their own stupidity for a lack of fairness." --Thunt)
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To: Seizethecarp; writer33
There's always the possibility of "Who is your choice for VP cause they may not be eligible?"

Just a thought.

17 posted on 02/21/2012 9:17:34 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: writer33

More media bias (of course, it’s CNN) using the word “controversial” sheriff.

By whose standards CNN? Yours? Drop dead.


18 posted on 02/21/2012 9:20:49 PM PST by Fledermaus (I can't fiddle so I'll just open a cold beer as I watch America burn.)
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19 posted on 02/21/2012 9:22:26 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: writer33

What would Santorum do, supposin’ he wins the nomination and the election as president? You can’t undo a crime.


20 posted on 02/21/2012 9:29:24 PM PST by Kevmo (If you can define a man by the depravity of his enemies, Rick Santorum must be a noble soul indeed.)
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