GOP Kingmaker Sheriff Tasks ‘Cold Case Posse’ With Investigating Obama’s Birth Certificate

[Dennis Donovan]

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/09/19/322590/gop-kingmaker-sheriff-tasks-cold-case-posse-with-investigating-obamas-birth-certificate/

By Alex Seitz-Wald on Sep 19, 2011 at 3:20 pm


Last week, ThinkProgress noted that GOP presidential candidates Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Michele Bachmann are all courting Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio in the hopes of securing an endorsement. As “America’s toughest sheriff,” Arpaio is also one of the country’s most radical, especially when it comes to undocumented immigrant, whom the sheriff sweeps up by the dozen and forces to wear pink underwear and live in tents.

The lawman is also a birther, it seems, and one willing to use official resources to pursue the bogus conspiracy theory. As birther website WorldNetDaily gleefully reported:

Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio told WND he has assigned a five-member “Cold Case Posse” to investigate the authenticity of Barack Obama’s birth certificate.

The decision, he says, is simply a matter of doing his duty.

“This investigation does not involve politics,” Arpaio told WND.

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[RandySF]

1. Republican stupidity never ceases to amaze me.

[SpiralHawk]

2. America's Biggest Totalitarian Republicon A-Hole

is a far more accurate way to describe Joe the Sheriff.

[Bandit]

3. How in the world does a sheriff from Arizona claim it's HIS duty to investigate the POTUS

He shows as much insanity as the rest of them I guess. :shrug:

[sinkingfeeling]

4. And, I assume, the 'cold case posse' is being paid for out of Joe's own pocket and not by taxpayers?

[Bozita]

5. Obvious to me that Sheriff Joe has way too much money in his budget

It's that big gubmint thing.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. They'll get right on it.

[chill_wind]

13. LOL :-)

That's perfect.

:thumbsup:

[maxrandb]

7. Just another Repuke

Tea-bagger being a good steward of the people's tax dollars.:sarcasm:

[bullwinkle428]

8. "“This investigation does not involve politics,” Arpaio told WND."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Thanks for giving me the best laugh I've had in months, Little Joey!

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I thought that "The Donald" had that one sewed up...

What unnecessary bullshit. The crap these loonies manage to come up with amazes me, too... :crazy: :grr:

[csziggy]

10. Maybe Obama should invite Sheriff Arapaho to a public dinner

Like he did The Donald.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Or, better yet, a beer with himself and Joe Biden...

:beer: :rofl:

[Gregorian]

11. There should be no place in public service for numb nuts like these.

I mean it should be a no=brainer. I guess the no brains crowd are the ones who keep them in office.

Aren't there alternatives to these jokers on the ballets?

My mind boggles...

[tblue37]

14. Is this even legal? Public resources means public funds. nt