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Originally posted by Taupin Desciple
Let me inform you of a few things. That video was from Sun City West. Sun City, Sun City Grand, Youngstown and Surprise to a large degree, are retirement communities. They are all in the same area of the far northwest Valley that comprise roughly 12 different cities, Phoenix included. The people who live in those locales make up the majority of Sheriff Arpaio's voter base. Make of this statement what you will, but they are old, white Republicans. I'm not putting them down I'm stating a fact. These people are the main reason he has been re-elected to the post of Maricopa County Sheriff for the past 20 years.
It's no coincidence that Joe is coming up on another election and that he's been in the media a lot lately. Especially concerning Obama's "legitimacy" to be President. It's also no coincidence that he's stumping in places like Sun City West. It's called pandering to your voter base and it's what politicians do. The office of Sheriff is an elected one so that makes Arpaio as much a politician as a Sheriff, and this is what politicians do.
Make no mistake about it, this has nothing to do with Obama and has everything to do with Arpaio getting re-elected.
Originally posted by rebellender
. . . and just so you know, Arpaio gets reelected because he treats prisoners like prisoners, not like "Destination Resort Guests"
Originally posted by rnaa
reply to post by LastProphet527
In addition to the biographical info from the wiki article, if you want to find out who Sheriff Joe is, this might be of assistance:
Birtherism Is the Least of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Sins
'America's toughest sheriff' accused of botching sex-crime and child abuse cases
Sheriff Joe faces crossroads in civil rights case
It appears to me that Arpaio's "dancing with the birthers" routine is part of his exit strategy. It looks like he is interviewing for a gig at WND sorta like non-Judge Napolitano.edit on 1/4/2012 by rnaa because: added final comment
Originally posted by Shoonra
The primary "evidence" of Arpaio's "posse" was that the internet image of Obama's b/c gave weird readings when run though Photoshop or similar software. Not mentioned by any of them -- could they have been unaware of it? -- is that Hawaii printed the b/c, as it is required to do under a 2004 federal law, on security paper intended to create weird results on Photoshop.
I've said this before, so I'll try to be brief: The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 108-458, Dec. 17, 2004, title VII, section 7211, 118 Stat 3825-3827, set up "Minimum Standards for Birth Certificates" - intended to make it difficult for fugitives, terrorists and others to copy or alter birth certificates. In particular, sec. 7211(b)(3)(A) (on Stat 3826) requires state/municipal health departments to issue their birth certificates on "safety paper" - similar to that used for money orders or narcotics prescription pads - that baffle photocopiers and computer imaging programs. This section is codified among the Official Notes to 5 USC sec. 301.
It's nice to know that the law serves a purpose effectively because it successfully baffled the computer imaging programs used by Arpaio's gang and Orly Taitz's gang. You'll notice they did NOT attempt to do similar Photoshop analysis with any other person's Hawaiian b/c printed on similar paper - they would have come up with the same weird results even for the b/c of a a very ordinary person.
If anything, the fact that Hawaii printed Obama's b/c on that special (and expensive) paper required by federal law serves as evidence that it is an officially made certified copy of the 1961 birth record, and not something dashed off by anyone else.
edit on 1-4-2012 by Shoonra because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by muse7
Yup
Obama just slipped through the cracks and was able to become president with a faked birth certificate, fake SSN, and "fake" selective service registration.
I wonder if all those courts that dismissed all of these cases were in on the Obama conspiracy too.
Originally posted by Annee
Originally posted by rebellender
. . . and just so you know, Arpaio gets reelected because he treats prisoners like prisoners, not like "Destination Resort Guests"
Oh yeah - - what ever gives him press and inflates his ego.
He pretty much ignores crimes and citizen needs - - - that he isn't interested in.
I guarantee you not all his own deputies support him.
Originally posted by rebellender
he runs the tightest ship in one of the toughest counties in the nation
The Masons have rejected Christ.
Acts 4:11
He is "'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.'
Originally posted by CaLyps0
Star me if you want to see sheriff Joe arrest Obama himself
Originally posted by Xcalibur254
reply to post by Gmoneycricket
Using your same logic I could say that those who support Arpaio hate the Constitution as he is the only sheriff in the US whose practices have been deemed unconstitutional by the courts. So tell us, why do you hate the Constitution?