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.
Hey! Did you guys hear about the cannibal who passed his friend in the street?
Y’all are inSANE!
I’m just making a list of how many jerky friends I have.
It means the cook left all the food in Colorado....
I hate my sisters guts!
Shut up and eat what’s put before you...
That sounds yummy. Thanks for posting it.
“Im just making a list of how many jerky friends I have.”
Honky Jerky....The OTHER white meat
Hey, Mom? Can we play with Gramma?
No. You’ve already dug her up twicw this week.
Et tu, Brute?
LOL......I don’t like jerky.....beef, honky or otherwise : )
Oh My God, I fell into this conversation!
FRiends don’t eat FRiends!
It is rather a grim topic, isn’t it?
Perhaps the gyus have been reading too many National Geographic mags...?
Or reading too much into the menu on the NG.com? *kof-kof*
Not really, just planning on having some friends over for dinner...
“Oh My God, I fell into this conversation!
FRiends dont eat FRiends!”
Not too often, at any rate....
Bob started it......he brought up Donner Pass.....then my imagination, and knowledge of history took over : )
Agreed, not grim. Maybe unappetizing....
Ever notice how Donner and Dahlmer ryme??.......ever notice......
Please, Nully, take me off your list!
Teh hyoomon no show, no bring noms.
Hyoomon wil benoms when shows.
It’s not THAT bad, honest.
” Teh hyoomon no show, no bring noms.
Hyoomon wil benoms when shows.”
OK...........hands off the keyboard....back up the rolling chair....youze done!
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