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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
Wed May 23, 2012, 01:22 PM May 2012

Joe Arpaio Thinks Tennessean Who Said Satan Told Him to Kill "Birthers" Might Be After Him

By Matthew Hendley
Wed., May 23 2012 at 8:00 AM

... "Cox, 33, a supporter of President Obama, was apparently enraged by Sheriff Arpaio's investigation into the legitimacy of the President's birth certificate," the Sheriff's Office continues. "That investigation is what led Cox to threaten the life of Sheriff Arpaio and his family. Sheriff's security has been alerted, and his mug shot has been distributed to other law enforcement agencies."

After tracking down what the guy actually wrote, he doesn't claim to be an "Obama fanatic," but says Satan "ordered" him to kill "birthers" to spark a war between political parties in order to decrease the population in America.

Arpaio was actually first in line "to die," according to Cox's posts, but he changed his mind in a later post and opted for Alan Keyes first, and Arpaio second ...

"The only side I have is Satan himself and my death sentence he ordered me to fill toward you," Cox wrote in a comments field on a "birther" conspiracy website. "My hope is that you will take out revenge on the left and this country will be destroyed as a consequence... Right vs left killing each other and humanity dwindling in size is my ultimate goal" ...

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2012/05/joe_arpaio_death_threat_tennessee_adam_cox.php

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Joe Arpaio Thinks Tennessean Who Said Satan Told Him to Kill "Birthers" Might Be After Him (Original Post) struggle4progress May 2012 OP
I did not know Satan was concerned about overpopulation. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #1
I was more interested that so many crazy people could figure in one short story: struggle4progress May 2012 #2
He's not Politicalboi May 2012 #3
He got orders from Satan to kill Joe "Satan" Arpaio? provis99 May 2012 #4
When you encounter somebody like Mr Arpaio, you should repeat quietly to yourself: struggle4progress May 2012 #5
I thnk your "mantra" is applicable to more than just Arpaio. cleanhippie May 2012 #6

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
5. When you encounter somebody like Mr Arpaio, you should repeat quietly to yourself:
Wed May 23, 2012, 09:40 PM
May 2012

I really don't want to understand how he thinks, because if I did, I'd have to be crazy too

I might guess that Mr Cox never heard this wise advice, and (as a result) his brain is malfunctioning now: Teh Crazy, unfortunately, really is contagious
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