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.
Parakeets and canaries love noises: motors, water running, kids, TV...they sing to help it all along! LOL!
As soon as I go to wash dishes, or take a shower, The Stig begins to sing. When I bring in bags of groceries and start to unpack them, he gets excited. The birds are something else!
Does he like catz, or has he not met any?
Tom says he’s killing millions of brain cells by inhaling rubbing alcohol. I think he needs a better hobby! Aviculture, perhaps.
He might have, in his other life, but he is pretty sheltered here. I want to start taking him outside while the weather is still rather “cool” so he can talk to the other birds without breaking my eardrum.
Well, I guess if Tom inhales enough rubbing alcohol, he will kill enough brain cells to be normal, like the rest of us. ;o]
The people giving the bird away say it likes classical music. That probably means it wouldn’t like the racket here!
Birds are not fussy. It’s all noise to them. All they want is food, a clean cage and enough noise to make them feel they are contributing to something wonderful!
In a former life, I may have been a bird.
See that? I didn’t even give you a heads uup, DC...
In your former life, Bob, you were still Bob, no matter what shape you shifted into or out of. ;o]
They gave me tufts of feathers, and tied them in a knot,I was a cheeky young lad even back then.
A rumper-sticker that said Bird-On-Board was something else I got.
After a while just B-O-B was stuck upon my rear,
And when I left somewhere they said BOB has been here.
Yes, but it's all behind you now, Bob. ;o]
Sorry.... I’m at the District caucus... Kinda distracted what with voting, debating, etc....
Got to shake hands with Bachmann. Nice gal. Wish she would have stayed in the race....
Some things are more important than others, DC. You can do it twice for the next 666!
Still using the BioFreeze? It’s a better-than-average topical over here. Man, I tingled for hours after my PT worked that stuff into my hip scar....
Used it and ran out. But I have some stuff that is almost as good, so that’s what I’m using. It’s smells like Doublemint gum.
Thanks!
Has twice the impact.
Plenty of coughee left.
The car under the Grumbling Rug roosting tree is thoroughly messed up.
Not sure, but it appears that the car is either mutating, melting, dissolving in solution, or being consumed.
Sorry folks, but I have to go put some more ice on my knees and prop them up for a while.
See you all tomorrow!
In retrospect, parking the car there would seem to be an error in judgment.
Your coffee is apt to bring about all kinda results.....RAPTURE!!!!
I like Tonks best.
There was a scene where Harry went to see Professor McGonigal, seeking Dumbledore.
In the room where the Professor was officiating, a ghost was taking a test.
I like ambitious ghosts.
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