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.
Yes, sometimes Kathleen doesn’t want to go to sleep, but most of the time we’re getting along fine.
Bill’s going to a friend’s house tonight, with his musical instruments. It will be peaceful!
Isn’t ibuprofen wonderful! It was one of my essential food groups until a surgeon mercifully removed my ovaries....
I got some super-extra-whopper ones when I checked out of the hospital after Kathleen was born. I don’t like acetominophen as much.
Are you enjoying the calm before storm?
re:607
Yes, it has been a nice respite.
Good to hear! Give her a kiss for me.
LOL, Be gone young man, and take your instruments with you!
Goodnight and sweet dreams, y’all!
Maybe they have a basement, where he’s visiting.
Good. Everyone needs a rest once in a while.
Good Luck with your work when it starts.
Good night!
Thanks! I’ll need it.
Wait. I thought posting on the UT was a mark of some mental defectdistinction?
May need to up the dosage, here. Darks, any of that JP5 coughee left?
Lol, maybe. At least it will be quieter at your house tonight.
Stephen has his own stories. But the really definitive tale of someone passing himself as he came and went was penned by none other than David Gerrold, (of Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" fame). He wrote a (science-fiction) book called "The Man Who Folded Himself".
Quite so. It's similar to the mark of distinction displayed by someone who parks a car under the overhead lines where pigeons like to rest.
That’s why I gave it to you. :-)
Yeah, but ...
First thing you know, the cat’s going to start bringing a camera too, and then there you are on You-Tube, with a sickening grin on your face.
good for you.
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