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.
My eyes! No, no.
MY BRAIN! No...no...
MY EYES, MY EYES!!!
You didn’t give me a heads up...
I didn’t realize you needed one.
You get it!
You get it!
HEADS UP !
Give us a little more warning before you throw a cat, please.
In other news, Kathleen weighed 13-1/2 books on the way to her bath at noon. (Tom, who provided the rest of the total, weighs a whole young-adult fiction section!)
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It’s a very large Tom.
Temperature is nearly 80 here. I’m not turning the air conditioner on, no matter what!
Nice weather!
Howdy! Haven’t been in the thread much, just haven’t been feeling like talking.
One year ago today my Tasha passed. Still miss her. Yet the new guy is a real help. Poochie’s rule!
LOL! That reminds me of an old “Peanuts” comic strip.
Linus is vacuuming with an upright vacuum, and Lucy is attempting to watch TV. Annoyed by the vacuum, she complains to Linus about how much noise it is making; hoping he’ll clue in, and knock off until the TV show is over.
Linus’ reply is classic: “You’d make a lot of noise, too, if someone grabbed your ankles, and shoved you around the carpet on your face.”
Now imagine he was vacuuming with a cat.
Sorry about your loss, all over again!
Wow! Thanks, y’sll! I’ve had a bear of a time establishing connectivity today.
HMK, ya gotta let us know about your birthday so that we can all celebrate. Celebration w/FRiends is good for the soul.
Crowbar emergency. Be back soon!
I’ve done that. Success hinges upon one’s ability to run the vacuum, while managing the pain of having an agitated feline using the top of one’s head as safe haven.
Let all as are wont hoist a draught of their preference in me honor this day, for ‘tis the proper day in which to celebrate me advent into this terrestrial sphere, an’ — God be praised — I’m yet good for it.
Long life, then; health, and happiness, for myself an’ all in our merry company!
Long live The UT, and the denizens thereof!
Prost!
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