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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hardline Arizona Sheriff Suffers Broken Shoulder in Fall, [View all]
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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It depends upon where the fracture occurred in or around the shoulder. Some fractures, when
AnotherMcIntosh
Feb 2013
#26
"if you can't say something nice about somebody, come sit by me" alice roosevelt longworth
niyad
Feb 2013
#33
alice was quite something. the story goes that somebody was demanding that her father,
niyad
Feb 2013
#54
My dad always said "If you can't say anything nice about someone, say the most damaging thing
firenewt
Mar 2013
#94
He, of course, may be right. If the fall was related to a reduction of blood to the brain at 80,
AnotherMcIntosh
Feb 2013
#29
I'll bet he gets EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE BENEFITS and that he'll blame Obama for his fall.
blm
Feb 2013
#24
Kind of a hybrid of Schwarzenegger and Sally Struthers instructional videos
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2013
#40
So having your head too far up your ass can break your shoulder? Who knew? nt
SunSeeker
Mar 2013
#63
I like neither Arpaio's policies nor politics, but this thread is frankly disgusting
struggle4progress
Mar 2013
#64
Humane people are indifferent to the injuries of purely evil men like Joe Arpaio.
blueclown
Mar 2013
#68
LOL, nice try. You sure have no idea how many people he has made misirable. n-t
Logical
Mar 2013
#96
Huey Long was probably the only potential candidate that could have beaten FDR in '36.
Ken Burch
Mar 2013
#110