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He is Maricopa County Sheriff, and the small "Barney Fife" town of Phoenix is in that county.
Even if he had some Jurisdiction over Phoenix I would still say who cares, but he doesn't. He runs the Jail in the county and handles crimE OUTSIDE of Phoenix. Just a Barney Fife.
Just what the country needs ... another loony birther.
Arpaio's an attention hound, and he's trying to get some better publicity. I don't see how this could be considered "better", but whatever. He has cost the State of Arizona and Maricopa County millions of dollars in settlements and legal fees for his treatment of free citizens and people jailed in his jurisdiction.
"At the request of tea party leaders in Arizona, famed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has promised to investigate the validity of Barack Obama's purported long-form birth certificate in a determination of the president's eligibility for the county's 2012 election ballot."
A county sheriff only answers to the people..not the Congress..not the President..not the Justice Department..not the Obamatrons...the people.
I think we should take some of that Obama Stimulus Money and open up some new loony bins.
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