Hardline Arizona Sheriff Suffers Broken Shoulder in Fall,

[elleng]

Source: nyt/reuters

A controversial 80-year-old Arizona lawman, who styles himself as America's toughest sheriff and is known for targeting illegal immigrants, broke his left shoulder on Thursday after taking a spill in downtown Phoenix, authorities said.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was being treated for the shoulder fracture at a local hospital and will not require surgery, said sheriff's spokeswoman Lisa Allen. It was not clear if he will remain overnight.




Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/02/28/us/28reuters-usa-arpaio-health.html?hp&_r=0

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Thought y'all would like to know!

[The Magistrate]

1. Oh, Thank You For the Laugh, Ma'am....

I hope it hurts, awfully bad.

"Let's hope it's nothing trivial."

[lexw]

2. Ouch. I can't imagine. A broken shoulder must be painful.

[niyad]

4. too bad it won't cause as much pain and suffering as he has.

[frylock]

49. we can always hope for a staph infection..

and believe me when I tell you that I am.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

26. It depends upon where the fracture occurred in or around the shoulder. Some fractures, when

a shoulder is immobilized, don't produce much pain.

[benld74]

3. ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Cleita]

5. He's eighty years old?

The senile old fool should have retired a long time ago. Oh, my sympathy for his shoulder. That's gotta hurt.

[DesertRat]

65. I live in his county and despise him, but he's not senile. nt

[TexasTowelie]

82. You have my sympathy. n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Rec...

...for a man who has inflicted significant pain in others - he's feeling a bit of his own tonight.

[madokie]

7. shame it wasn't his fucking neck

well maybe not but what a more deserving soul than he

[Katashi_itto]

84. +10000!!

[Hayabusa]

8. Poor baby

Hope it hurts like hell...

[truthisfreedom]

9. Hopefully it will be his impetus to retire.

Senile old bitter bastard.

[Cooley Hurd]

11. Guessing not. He's the real-life Buford T Justice.

...except MUCH-less charming.


Sumbitch!

[loli phabay]

15. i love buford t justice, what a guy . lol

[Brigid]

28. I didn't know Buford T. Justice was real.

Until I first heard of Crazy Sheriff Joe.

[James48]

10. Karma is a bitch, isn't it? n/t

[James48]

12. Good thing that at age 80- he is covered by Medicare.

He could not get private health insurance at his age.

[elleng]

14. And likely a health-care plan provided by his employer,

the STATE of ARIZONA!

[Mosby]

20. he works for maricopa county not the state

Still, he does have some sort of health ins though the county.

[elleng]

22. Right. Thanks.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

13. KARMA !!!!!

[olddad56]

16. his shoulder must be as brittle as his brain

[marmar]

17. I was always told, "If you can't say something nice....."

...... thus I'm not going to say anything.

[sweetloukillbot]

18. +1

[elleng]

19. Very good of you, mar.

Dad always said: 'If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.'
Thanks for the memory.

[Comrade Grumpy]

30. ...

[niyad]

33. "if you can't say something nice about somebody, come sit by me" alice roosevelt longworth

[frylock]

50. love it!

[niyad]

54. alice was quite something. the story goes that somebody was demanding that her father,

teddy roosevelt, control her (forget what she had done at that point). his response: "I can control alice, or I can run the country. I cannot do both"

[frylock]

57. hahaha!! i'm a big TR fan..

even bigger now!

[RudynJack]

79. ...

"I was always taught to speak good of the dead. She's dead. Good."

-Bette Davis on hearing of Joan Crawford's death

[niyad]

89. always liked that one

[cartach]

72. The thought

is what really counts.

[snooper2]

75. nobody is told that anymore, they just hear it on the internet LOL

If you don't have anything nice to say, just say what you're thinking

[Jamastiene]

86. Same here.

I could come up with something witty, but I have been physically hurt before too. I wouldn't even wish that on my worst enemy. Still, I don't like they guy's policies, so I will just say nothing.

[firenewt]

94. My dad always said "If you can't say anything nice about someone, say the most damaging thing

you can think of, but only if it is true and only if you are man enough to say it to their face. My dad got into a lot of fights.

[IrishAyes]

100. So did I

... and I'm just a little old Irish lady! Lord knows, though, nobody ever hit me twice. Even now, though bullies on auto-pilot still mistake me for an easy mark, one of the worst I ever met (a local bus driver) nearly pees his pants when he sees me. Otherwise he would've killed me already like he threatened to do. I told him I'd take the pins out of his doll if he'd behave, and now the idiot thinks I'm a witch!

One time when he got out of the bus and stood waiting for people to get off, he looked up and saw me, the last passenger, standing on the steps and he jumped backward with a sharp cry. Almost fell. I wish he had. So the next time I saw him before he saw me, I pinched his jacket sleeve and told him I was collecting cooties to make an impotence spell with. He pretty much stays out of my way now.

[sorefeet]

21. Dead within a year

Thats what my VA doctor told me. 80% of 80 year old people who fall and break a bone are dead within a year. She told me that was how I would probably die. So I'm going to invent an airbag coveralls for old folks.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

29. He, of course, may be right. If the fall was related to a reduction of blood to the brain at 80,

he may not have much time.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

31. One can only hope...

Go to the light, Joe. Go to the light!!

[another_liberal]

47. I'm pretty sure . . .

I'm pretty sure he'll go to the dark instead.

[former9thward]

34. Sounds like a Dr. that should not be practicing elderly medicine.

Elderly individuals who have a hip fracture are 5 to 20 percent more likely to die in the first year following that injury than others in this age group. http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/Prevent-Falls-Fractures-and-Broken-Bones-among-Elderly-137785.htm

[LeftInTX]

35. It has to do with lack of activity after the fracture - usually it's the hip

I don't Sheriff Joe is going to be sitting around doing nothing.

[frylock]

53. he'll be up and harrassing latinos in no time!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

93. Gram was 86 when she fractured a hip, came home the same day

and made till 89 1/2. NEVER live your life by statistics.
I do like the coveralls idea, can I be your friend when you get rich?

[MoreGOPoop]

23. Wait...

Wasn't he awaiting sentencing, recently? Whatever became of that???

[former9thward]

36. You must be thinking of someone else.

He has never been charged with any crime.

[blm]

24. I'll bet he gets EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE BENEFITS and that he'll blame Obama for his fall.

.

[Nika]

25. Too bad it's not an arm instead so he could get a pink cast on it to wear.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

27. I can help him pop that shoulder back into place

I saw a documentary about it once, so I'm pretty sure I have a handle on this. Let me at him.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

32. Was that an Arnold Schwarzenegger type documentary.

<twists head violently to the left> crack!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

40. Kind of a hybrid of Schwarzenegger and Sally Struthers instructional videos

[marybourg]

37. When Mr. marybourg heard this on the radio he asked:

"Who pushed him?"

[Brigid]

62. Tell Mr. marybourg he wins this thread.

[alp227]

77. I know! he'll blame an illegal immigrant! N/t

[msanthrope]

38. I wish on Mr. Arpaio the healthcare he gives to his inmates. nt

[niyad]

51. excellent!!

[BuddhaGirl]

39. awww that's so sad

My hubby fractured his shoulder last year and even though it was a small fracture, he was in intense pain for a several weeks and could not sleep laying down for 3 months! The actual worst part of the experience was how sleep deprived he was because of sleeping upright in a chair during that time!

[Auntie Bush]

44. I hope Joe has the same experience.

[NYC_SKP]

41. Wishing nothing bad to the man, hoping that he takes up retirement...

...somewhere in Southeast Asia or the Sudan.

[Greybnk48]

42. Good. I hope it hurts like hell. n/t

[mwrguy]

43. ha ha

Maybe he'll get MRSA and put us all out of his misery.

[frylock]

55. thought i was the only one depraved enough to hope for that..

I like the cut of your jib!

[another_liberal]

45. Drunk again!

Want to bet he wasn't?

[Le Taz Hot]

46. Yeah, I hear those are really painful. n/t

[frylock]

48. so close..

better luck tomorrow, Death.

[Th1onein]

52. Can I say, in all honesty, I don't give a shit?

I don't. And, I don't wish him well, either.

[elleng]

56. Yes you may.

[Poll_Blind]

58. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Arpaiooooooooooo!

PB

[Richard D]

59. I do wish I could send him a flower

[Kennah]

60. I was thinking maybe a turd blossom

[nolabels]

112. I think that is a picture of one of those flowers in the Amazon rain forest

If it is the one, it smells quite bad. Just like rotting meat, so as to attract carrion type eating flying insects it uses for pollination since their are not many regular bee types there in the amazon.

[Ligyron]

61. In pain, he'll become even nastier

and the painkillers he'll be prescribed should have him spouting some even more epically racist dialog before too long now.

[SunSeeker]

63. So having your head too far up your ass can break your shoulder? Who knew? nt

[struggle4progress]

64. I like neither Arpaio's policies nor politics, but this thread is frankly disgusting

An elderly man has fallen and broken his shoulder. It can be a painful joint to injure, and healing in the elderly can be slow. IMO humane people do not rejoice at the injuries of others

[SunSeeker]

66. No, Joe Arpeio is frankly disgusting.

Him being out of commission is a good thing. It will probably save some lives.

[struggle4progress]

67. I'll be happy when he's left politics

[blueclown]

68. Humane people are indifferent to the injuries of purely evil men like Joe Arpaio.

I hope his injury is as painful as possible. It's just karma for the needless pain he has inflicted on countless people.

[frylock]

69. clap clap clap

[cartach]

73. Yes,

he should have been put out of his misery right away.

[leftynyc]

88. Half my brain agrees with you

The other half knows the fear this cretin has inflicted on anyone with brown skin for the last 30 years and it's also the half that believes in karma. I'd love to say I have a pure heart and would never wish anything bad on any human but I'm just not that perfect a person.

[Logical]

96. LOL, nice try. You sure have no idea how many people he has made misirable. n-t

[kestrel91316]

103. Joe delights in torturing people. He's the one who is disgusting.

[IrishAyes]

104. Another

.... along that line: Friends help you move. Good friends help you hide the bodies.

However, with all due respect, allow me to suggest that humane people can indeed take delight in an evil man's misfortune. The only difference between Hitler and Arpaio is geography and generation. Whether I really should rejoice and dance on the man's grave (even if in symbolic anticipation) may be up for argument; but I'll tell you true, abuse enough tends to inactivate the tear glands. And I don't feel one single solitary shred of regret about it, either.

[Downtown Hound]

113. Whatever

I'm not going to feign sympathy or hide my true feelings for this asscrack of a human being so DU's morality police can feel good. Arpaio is a subhuman piece of shit, and any pain he feels is justly deserved and then some.

[mpcamb]

70. Make him urinate in a jar...

Let's see if alcohol was involved.

[LiberalFighter]

71. Betcha there will be secondary causation for his death.

If he stays in the hospital long enough. Or something happens at home.

[BiminiTwisted]

74. They will blame it on the Mexican pipe he tripped over.

[madamesilverspurs]

76. Ouch! Can't stand Arpaio, but

I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. When my rotator cuff tore I swore that I'd rather have a root canal without anesthesia, and I meant it. A few years later my other shoulder "froze" and they had to literally jerk it loose; yes, I was anesthetized for the procedure, but when I woke up it became evident to everyone within hollering distance that I'd been raised by a sailor. Shoulder injuries are excrutiating!

In Arpaio's case, the pain is likely to make him nastier than he usually is. Much as I really don't wish him ill, I mostly wish for his speedy recovery for the sake of those around him.

[AndyTiedye]

78. Surely We Can Spare Him One Tiny Violin

[IrishAyes]

99. Oh, really?

Not unless it's playing a funeral tune.

[AndyTiedye]

105. I'm Not Sure What This One is Trying to Play

This particular smiley doesn't actually know how to play the violin,
so the sounds emanating from it are mysterious and quite dreadful.

I didn't say I would spare him a tiny violin player.

[IrishAyes]

107. You're Welcome Then

On a much more serious note, I've always admired New Orleans jazz funerals. They play dreadful sad on the way to the cemetery, then break into a dance tune on the way back for the wake. NO isn't like the rest of Louisiana at all.

[AndyTiedye]

108. That's The Way to Do It

On a much more serious note, I've always admired New Orleans jazz funerals. They play dreadful sad on the way to the cemetery, then break into a dance tune on the way back for the wake.

Me too. I love that kind of music anyway.

NO isn't like the rest of Louisiana at all.

I know! It's everything strange and wonderful that can't exist anywhere else in the South.

[TeamPooka]

80. I'm going to send him a Get Well card....in Spanish. nt

[Hulk]

81. I'm sorry, but I have so little pity for that man.

I'll refrain from saying what I'm thinking. Karma is a biotch, eh Joe?

[KansDem]

83. Did it knock the chip off?

[Kolesar]

87. Broken humorous

I'll give you the "best joke on the thread" award!

[jmowreader]

85. They shoot horses that break bones

What do they do for horse's asses?

[lonestarnot]

90. Woopsie.

[KG]

91. ...

[reflection]

92. Are we sure he didn't breaking it

fapping to videos on NumbersUSA's website? I demand an investigation!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

95. While I wish Joe Arpaio would get defeated in an election ...

... I don't "get" all the laughter.

Is this more funny or less funny than HRC falling on her noggin and throwing her eyeballs out of alignment?

Broken bones are a hoot!

[struggle4progress]

97. +

[IrishAyes]

98. Thanks

I swore off waiting in long lines years ago, but I would for the chance to dance on that man's grave. He should be buried vertically, feet up, so he can face his eventual destination. And I'll bet the line would stretch across 3 states at least. That unspeakable creature used to pick up unaccompanied little brown children walking to grade school and have them dumped in Tijuana to try to find their parents on their own if they could. I hope when he does die that Cesar Chavez gets a whack at him before final sentencing.

[kestrel91316]

101. The Lord works in mysterious ways.

[liberalmuse]

102. Karma is coming for you, you fucking bastard.

[Ken Burch]

106. Always wondered...why didn't Arpaio ever run for governor or anything?

With the "right-wing asshole folk-hero" schtick he had going, you'd have thought he'd be a shoe-in.

[IrishAyes]

109. Possible Explanation

Like Rush, there are absolutely too many skeletons in his closet to allow a run for bigger office. Maybe he's achieved a balance of terror with his opponents, who might be too cautious to tackle him if he stays localized but would if he threatened to spread. I personally think (along with many others) that that's what really happened to Huey Long. Even one of his close relatives, Julian, whom I knew, believed FDR or at least one of his people was behind the assassination. Huey was brilliant, manipulative, and evil to the core. At least according to Julian. No love lost there. Under the circumstances, though, it could've been Julian himself. We'll never know.

[Ken Burch]

110. Huey Long was probably the only potential candidate that could have beaten FDR in '36.

Hard to say whether that would have been good or bad.

[IrishAyes]

111. Easy to say

It would've been catastrophic. Huey Long showed many sociopathic tendencies, and he was brilliant and eloquent enough to get away with it. He would've been our Hitler-Mussolini combined. For instance, when he went to the state legislature for highway funds, they only gave him a pittance. So he took the money and spread it all over the state in one-mile increments so everybody could experience the luxury first hand, if only for a short distance. The next time he asked for highway funds, the voters backed him and he got all he wanted.

Despite the good things Long did, he was such a dictator that nobody could get or keep a job in Louisiana during his time w/o his approval. He ruled that state with an iron fist and would've done the same with the whole country, given the chance. And crooked? As a dog's hind leg.