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.
[bowing] Why, thank you, Miss, for the musical number. Now, you’ll have to excuse me, as I can’t manage a decent J.F.K. in response.
Speaking of that, my gruntle packed up and left town a couple of days ago without leaving a note. If anyone should happen to run across my my gruntle, please let it know that it is missed very much, but that I am NOT happy about being dis-ed.
Thank you.
I think we’ve already planted arugula. I’ll try green beans again. We’ll put in tomatoes, although not all the same kinds as last year. I wrote down what was successful and what wasn’t! Cilantro and parsley are up, and the other herbs should come back once we clean the grass out.
And sunflowers.
If a gruntle shall wander this way, I will be certain to tranq it/tag it and then mail it back.
The only thing I ever saw with George Clooney in it that I liked was “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” He’s too much of a flaming leftist for my tates, so I will give you my share of the drools he might have gotten from me. ;o]
Happy Birthday, to you!
Happy Birthday, to you!
Happy Birthday Mr. HKMk23!
Happy Birthday, to you!
Please excuse belatedness. Got disjointed yesterday.
B’day message: We’re not getting older; we’re merely developing powerful muscles which enable us to sit for long periods of time without tiring.
fanfan: Crowbar’s emergencies involve needing to go outside *quickly.” Then some cat does weird keystrokes and I have to restart because I can’t figure out what he/she did to undo it.
Good morning, y’all!
Mawnin!
Catz get on my keyboard, too, especially when their bowl is empty. Jake likes to bat the mouse around.
Kitteh fun!
He woke Kathleen up around 4:00 a.m. today because he wanted to sleep where she was sleeping.
For some reason, I slept until 6:20 this morning. The Stig is so good, even if he hears the birds outside, he is quiet until his cage cover is off.
My phone is on the fritz, so maybe while the Busdaddy and I are out and about tomorrow, we can stop by the Cricket store and get the new phone on the way to getting the ‘tether” on payday.
I’m going to try to get both pairs of glasses tomorrow (regular and sunglasses) but only one is covered by insurance until next year. (Bah. Humbug.) We will see what happens.
Overcast and warm today with an expected high of 78. :o])
Hockeybughow and Lingolover will be in about 7:00 PM Saturday night, but we are also having winter storm warnings from tonight until Monday. Last year, they came in February and we had a HUGH snowstorm, icy roads and nasty winds.
Looks like March this year will be just as nasty. They were going to drive to St. George, that night, but I’m going to see if they will stay because of the storm. The Slot Canyon is often icy this time of year, and I just do NOT want to worry about them going off the road into the Virgin River, or hitting solid rock on the other side.
Besides, it would be nice to have them go to church with me...
That will do it every time!
It had better not thunderstorm on my Cub Scouts meeting. I want to take those boys outside!
: )
Gone to bed! Be good to each other!
Location! Location! Location!
And, it’s only 899.
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