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.
CONGRATS!!
Bill won’t screw up.....Eagles aren’t allowed that luxury : )
"It would make bathing the young byos more convenient, too! I'll have to see if Sr. Hernandez, Tile Artiste, can install a drain if we get the kitchen tiled!"
A few remarks on floor drains. Yes, the Castle kitchens are equipped with them, as well as grease traps. New apprentices in the kitchens are familiar with these details.
In a shower, it makes sense to put the drain in the center of the space, and have all wall interfaces slope toward it. In a kitchen, this would be awkward, as the floor would seem constantly unlevel. An acceptable compromise is to use a trench drain, which allows for a gentle slope from two opposing walls, and a long grate which covers the actual drain system and its necessary odor traps.
Those acquainted with the intricacies of space-borne plumbing systems will be aware that much thought goes into them, but that they are anything but user-friendly. Accordingly, our Flying Castle plumbing systems are designed to operate on gravity only, just like their terrestrial counterparts.
You will no doubt have noticed that our maneuvers in space have always been either in a gravitational field, in an acceleration mode, or in a rotating system, with transitional maneuvering between these states. This consumes extra fuel, (in the form of reaction gases), but it simplifies design and function.
The industrial kitchens in the Castle have their drains under the prep area. This makes access more tedious, but eliminates a trip hazard.
For an area made easy to clean up, there is an adjunct food preparation area to the industrial kitchens where butchered carcasses are turned into meat portions. I do not recommend using this area for their ablutions, as the young plesiosaurs are extraordinarily sensitive to odors and perhaps even mental vibrations and would undoubtedly become upset to be in such an environment.
My recommendation, therefor, is to take them in a comfortable manner, to the area where our castle equines are stabled and cared for. There is a bathing and grooming area there which will presumably be acceptable for your purposes, and most importantly, will be more acceptable to the plesiosaurs.
Mark Sanford, former governor of South Carolina, is an Eagle Scout. He was in the news when he ran away to Argentina with a floozy, leaving the state in a puzzlement. A bad example of the Scout Law, that ...
Bill will have better taste, I’m sure.
Kathleen slept from 10:30 to 5:00, an amazing feat for one of our babies at this age. I’m off to find a kitteh, back soon!
You do realize, however, that President Obama finally started signing Eagle Certificates (the official word now is that all of those that went out without his signature was because of the administrative processes and procedures necessary for the White House to arrange for his signature to appear. Right.)
I know some Freepers cherish the ones signed by Ronald Reagan. Others marvel at how, after refusing to sign them, the Clinton administration then decided that both Bill and Hillary would sign them (the only First Lady to sign them). Bill will have the pleasure of a Barack Obama signature. That's okay; he is President, after all. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout was worth it despite Obama's signature. Bill is an Eagle Scout. He'll always be an Eagle Scout.
I've been digging through my goodies, one-handedly, so expect a FReemail soon.
I have a ribbon, from our Cub Scouts pack in Oklahoma. I’m not sure what’s on it, but I’ll have DP get me a full set including Eagle, so I can have it buried with me.
We’re disappointed that Bill will be stuck with a Barack Obama signature, but it’s not any worse than Clinton, imo, especially her. Tom’s more political than Bill, so if he has the chance for a better President in 2013, he’ll probably wait on receiving his award! (DP has a Defense Meritorious Service medal certificate signed by Dick Cheney, SecDef, Himself.)
Good to see you posting with capital letters again, Scoutmaster.
One might almost think that you were normal, except that you are posting on the Undead Thread.
I got a Good Conduct Medal from the Army, which means I didn’t get drunk more than the expected number of times.
YAY, Bill!! Congratulations!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQE__-JbRhc
Oddly, I can fully imagine in my minds eye the rabbitoids running very fast to this tune.
And maybe a little hand to hand fighting.
My share of the reward is having Jamie-our-Hairdresser come over next week to Perfectionalize his hair again!
I’m back from Weight Watchers. I may actually join practically everyone on earth and get a “smartphone,” so I can run the WW online program on it. Will have to talk to DP about it.
Got any Aces?
My rent is going up, since we all got a raise this year. I have to have a bazillion things ready for Friday. Unnghhh...
Also, I forgot I have an appointment with the opthalmologist tomorrow, so I haven’t arranged a ride. (If I only had a brain.)
“Mark Sanford, former governor of South Carolina, is an Eagle Scout. He was in the news when he ran away to Argentina with a floozy, leaving the state in a puzzlement.”
I was dumbfounded with this one : )
Yes, it was very weird.
Jerry Brown had his picture taken with the Eagles.
Commies.
I’ll tell my daughter, thanks. She is the baker in the family.
You betcha!
Hi, guys!
We had a slammin’ day! Brought dinner to a nice neighbor who had radical cancer surgery, and then put up a fence to contain our other neighbor’s horse. (Horse shows no inclination to go anywhere; he just seemed worried.) He got faint after I got faint and sat on a tree stump; we got him back into the house, made sure he was hydrated, and just checked up on him and he’s OK, so all is great.
G’night and sweet dreams, y’all!
No one who knows me has ever thought that.
I had to go back in for a second 'fix-it' surgery, but I've progressed enough that I can rest my device on the front of the laptop and the fingers of my left hand are free to dance on the keyboard without any extra pain. I never realized how lovely capital letters are.
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