First, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 'birther' investigation was about the politics. Now, it's apparently about the money. Either way, Arpaio's latest pastime is an affront to hardworking taxpayers who simply want a sheriff who enforces the law and pursues criminals -- not abuses the office.
Recent media reports reveal that the lead member of the sheriff's voluntary 'Cold Case Posse' penned a book about the president's birth certificate 'investigation' and is profiting from it. Not only did Arpaio approve the book project at inception -- he wrote its forward.
Having been involved in hundreds of criminal investigations during my 20-plus years of law enforcement, including two of the most heinous serial killer cases in Arizona history, I have never seen a sitting law enforcement officer authorize an investigator to profit from a case prior to it being tried in a court of law. Until now.
By Arpaio's own admission, this 'birther' case has not yet established a factual crime or any criminal suspects. Yet he gave permission to a civilian volunteer to use the authority of his office to investigate this case, then profit from it. That is irresponsible, unacceptable and goes against the principles of any legitimate law enforcement practice.
Meanwhile, some 400 cases of sexual abuse against women and children in Maricopa County went uninvestigated under Arpaio's watch. And although felony fugitives pose one of the greatest threats to the safety of our community, the sheriff refuses to dedicate full-time deputies to a task force focused on apprehending these dangerous criminals. Arpaio has cost Maricopa County over $50 million dollars in lawsuits, and the number continues to climb.
All the while, the sheriff uses his taxpayer-funded office to hold a news conference that promotes his national political agenda, I can only wonder what these and other local crime victims must think.
Simply put, Maricopa County residents deserve a sheriff who serves their needs, not one focused on his own media stunts and political agendas.
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http://www.thefogbow.com/arpaio-report/
That's a well-known birther-debunking site. There is definitely a point of view expressed there; I believe it is of a higher quality and more in line with the facts than what the Cold Case Posse produced. You may or may not agree. But you can find a number of links there to follow through with, with several analyses of the birth certificate image. Look down where the
"CLAIM: The long-form birth certificate was most likely a computer-generated forgery."
is addressed.
Until then ~ keep on sniveling
If the White House released a forged document represented as Obama's long-form birth certificate, then it is what it is. Examine the evidence.
If Obama has been using a CT-issued SS# that could not legitimately be his, then it is what it is. Investigate.
If microfilm from the National Archives that would show INS information for Obama's entry into the U.S. from Kenya in August 1961 is mysteriously missing, then it is what it is. Take a look.
I'm a fan of Bill Moyers because he investigates the truth about financial elites hijacking American democracy. I find Koch Brothers / Fox News / Sarah Palin "conservativism" to be grossly misleading and irresponsible.
But in the same light I find the blind servitude of the liberal media to the Obama Administration to be reprehensible and cowardly. If there's evidence that the POTUS has fraudulently and illegally represented himself, then that needs to be investigated.
The Democratic Party may have bet on the wrong horse and this is a problem to be examined and fixed, not swept under the rug, especially since U.S. national security may be at stake.
Or maybe that latter issue is something you all deem yourselves to be "above". Now how smart is that?
http://www.SpiritOfTruth.org
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I myself, like many others just take it for granted that one would be a legally able to be president howver this issue has gone on for sometime. When he exposed "a" birth certificate claiming to be his we also got word this was silly of us to keep this going and OBL was dead. Pictures of this we could not see however the hanging of Hussien went viral as did the Ghadfi clips of him being sodemisied yet we are unable to see the clips of OBL but had to take his word once more.
The facts sure do not add up on things and clarification is his job as a leader. 2 out of 3 and the thrid being the worst and the reason for the war on terror the American Public have paid cash if not our troops blood and the victims blood of OBL.
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Obama signd the NDAA the worst law of our country history and yet he is above a sopena from a Judge to come to court and clear this up once and for all. Missing records and people claiming forgery and yet he hides behind excutive power and is silent while his nation is in arms over the state of this country and Obams silence is not leadership now but the act of a traitor who caresless for the people of America and the constitution which he is a Professer of and turns around and destroys it in anyway he can with the blessing of other government officals which took the same Oath Obama took and betrayed it in the same way.
When honest men come forth and stand up for truth to be exposed why dp people fear them and mock them when we should be proud of such courage. We are a country which is doomed as our values don't mean a thing but we will pay dearly for the fake freedom most thing they have because honesty is no longer a asset but something where Media wants to put you on trial for and hang you in the end.
he sure is not tradional yet he has my approval for making prisoners live a life in prison instrad of a day camp for the well off. Yeah he made sure those in his care knew crime did not pay in his town and showed leadershio which made tough love look rather apealing.
These people who mock such courage which was not illeagal yet not traditional makes me wonder if they coud do as good of a job in his shoes. Why does the media have to mock and hate men of courage is it because as reporters they no longer have such skills and can do honest investigation themself so they ignore things which people still want to hear truth and the reporter only did what the boss said ... stomp on this guy make it him look bad because Obama is paying us to do this.
How sad the days of real reporting are long gone and we are stuck with ilk like this to inform us of their truth not the real truth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwhKuunp8D8&feature=player_embedded
Talk about the proverbial "people in glass houses" statement?!
Oh please lets not be petty and call it profound.
well since they seem to be a biig part of who is running the government do you expect less?
Watch this vidieo and see why .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_lYGyIaK80
If you can't handle the truth, then you are delusional, immature, and unable to make rational decisions.
As Benjamin told the lady outside the Constitutional Hall, "A Republic madam, if you can keep it!"
Can we keep it without the truth? Not for many more years, I suspect!
Show me a valid birth certficate! Can you? I didn't think so.
Why has Obama spent ten's of thousands of dollars on legal fees to keep all his records hiden from the media and the public? What is he trying to hide?
Anyone with common sense would ask the question and want to know the answer.
Are you asleep? Wake up!
Raid someplace?
The birth certificate is not missing. There is not "unsolved" aspect to this "case".
1. No taxpayer dollars are being used in this investigation, although there would be nothing wrong even if that was the case.
2. According to the evidence brought out at the news conference, at least two crimes were committed by someone: fraud and forgery (both felonies).
Therefore, it seems to me that Arpaio is doing exactly what he is paid to do--pursue criminals! If the rule of law still means anything in America today, there should be zero opposition to this investigation. Personally, I just want this issue put to rest one way or the other, and if crimes were indeed committed, justice should be served on those responsible.
Oh, my.
On second thought -- of course not. And just who pays his salary? His buddies?
FAIL SQUARED.
Maricopa County taxpayers don't want to pay for publicity stunts. We can't wait to elect a new sheriff who takes down the real criminals who rob, rape and kill innocent residents in our county.