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.
I hear you. And talk about trying to get a job when you’re pregnant? Lol!
Crowbar and Ninja keep bouncing all over my keyboard. They do these keystroke combinations—at one point, they locked me out of my own computer.
That wasn’t an obstacle for me, but the ones I had were enough to make me wish I had a magic wand.
Now the job market is so crazy. A competent person can have the deck stacked against him if the company’s affirmative action profile doesn’t meet standards. If I started a business, all my “help” would be robotic.
160 liters of Dewars? I’m surprised they weren’t all ready to be buried after that!
She only cried for a minute after the shots, and she’s been having a nap since we got home. I’ll have to wake her up soon to get ready for Cub Scouts. I’m going to let them build with Lego for a while, and then we’ll try to set up a tent.
When I was forced to work after my divorce, I had to go to computer school. I knew I would never get a job unless I was trained in computers. Of course, back then, I learned DOS and Lotus 1-2-3. I don’t remember either, but I was the first person to score 100% on Kelly Services computer test. (Back in LA, a day before the Rodney King riots.)
I wanna come! I LIKE Legos!!! My kids never let me play with theirs....
(Maintenance is rotoring out a water/sewer line in front of my apartment and I’m going nuts from the sound.)
I sure hope LensCrafters calls me tomorrow to tell me to come and get my glasses. I felt so bad when my son was here. Lingolover took the wrong exit off the freeway and I had to ask hockeybughow to read the street signs so I could tell her where to turn. :o|
Tents are fun to set up! Most folks under the age of 12 have their own ideas how it should be done, but once you get them to function as a team, the result will be awesome!
Did I forget to mention that the flask contained liquid nitrogen? I need to get a grip.
How big are the tents? My job was to set up the tent when we went camping. They didn’t want me doing dishes (not good enough at it.)
I have to sign off. The cat and the dog *do not* want me online! I’m up to the part in the book where he addresses how to make your own yeast for brewing wine and beer. G’night, y’all, and sweet dreams!
Las Vegas valley has some really awesome spores for making sourdough starter. Better than Alaska and San Francisco!
See ya later!
I’m getting ready to watch “Big Bang Theory”. I hope to see a little Spock.
Hello dere Face!
The doctor probably had some earlier patients take more time than expected, but was the physical OK? Other than high blood pressure? ;-)
TC, I guess storing fat enables us to go longer between meals, which is a win-win for you and K, in the sleep department.
My mother loves that show!
Oh, cool. Maybe I should just pull up a rocking chair and watch it with her.
(Of course, the irony here is that I'm probably older than your mother. You can't have it both ways when you admit to being older than dirt.)
(I didn't feel up to going through a second childhood. That's why I had myself cloned.)
Hmm.
I think I’ll use that as a tag-line.
Did I see someone type tent?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal, they lay down for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. Holmes said: Watson, look up and tell me what you see.
Watson said: I see a fantastic panorama of countless stars.
Holmes: And what does that tell you?
Watson pondered for a moment: Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologicaly, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
Why? What does it tell you, Holmes?
Holmes was silent for a moment then spoke: Someone has stolen our tent.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2865756/posts?page=36#36
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