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Abhorrent Arpaio assassination attempt aborted

By on April 13, 2013 in Joe Arpaio

Still in the alliterative mode, we note that a maximum security prisoner named Samuel Matta has allegedly plotted kill Maricopa County County Sheriff, and birther conspiracy theorist, Joe Arpaio, with a high-powered rifle. Reports say that the attempt was in response to Arpaio being responsible for the deportation of members of Matta’s family, reports Fox Latino News.

OOPS

Sorry folks, that was last year’s attempt to assassinate Joe Arpaio. This time it was a bomb. Brietbart News (WorldNetDaily and the birther blogs) report that a bomb was intercepted in the mail to Arpaio. Fox News describes it as a “suspicious package containing explosives.” The device was neutralized by a water canon. One source said the package appeared suspicious because it was leaking gunpowder.

Arpaio, who gets lots of death threats, responded:

It’s the nature of the business.

This site does not condone sending bombs to people, nor death threats for that matter.

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Birds of a feather: Arpaio, Klayman

By on February 24, 2013 in Jerome Corsi, Joe Arpaio

This story is just too weird. It started off as a fairly simple report that, as you probably know, there is a recall effort directed against the newly-reelected Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A group (Citizens To Protect Fair Election Results, LLC) has formed to fight the recall in court, and the folks in that group come from the Surprise Arizona Tea Party, the same group that got Joe Arpaio doing the birther thing in the first place (shown below with Jerome Corsi on the left).

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It gets a little more curious, and a little more on-topic for this web site, when we find that the legal work for the anti-recall group is being done by birther attorney Larry Klayman. Hmmm, birther, birther.

Generally, I’m not a fan of recall elections unless some significant new fact comes to light, but the people of Arizona will do what they will do. The fact that Arpaio has left uninvestigated hundreds of sex crimes while pursuing Obama’s birth certificate is certainly grounds for recall, except that the voters of Arizona already knew that when reelecting Arpaio.

Now where truth becomes stranger than fiction: the Phoenix NewTimes Blogs discovered a court finding in Ohio that attorney Klayman had inappropriately touched his children. NewTimes said:

What are the chances that a lawyer who was found by a court to have “inappropriately touched” children would try to stop the recall of a county sheriff whose agency failed to properly investigate more than 400 sex crimes?

Now, I’m not a fan of open-ended questions either, but it certainly is strange to say the least. There are several details and nuances that I’m not cutting and pasting here in hopes that readers interested in the topic will follow the links below.

Read more at the Phoenix NewTimes Blogs:

New Arpaio interview

By on December 7, 2012 in Joe Arpaio, Videos

The RWNJ news program, PolitChicks, published an interview with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, birther conspiracy theorist and self-styled America’s toughest sheriff, in which he talks about the wall of media secrecy surrounding his investigation. Actually, the antics of his Cold Case Posse were widely reported, and their faux investigation roundly criticized for being unprofessional. Unfortunately the media coverage was too kind, ignoring the multiplicity of lies told during Arpaio’s press conferences.

Registered forensic document examiner reviews Arpaio investigation

By on November 24, 2012 in Birth Certificate, Joe Arpaio

Obama Conspiracy Theories exclusive!

Today right here on the Obama Conspiracy Theories blog, Monckton of Brenchley, hereditary peer of Britain, reports:

The pseudonymous “Scientist” says the sheriff’s [Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio] investigators are not qualified. He is entitled to his opinion. Whether he knows it or not, their work has been reviewed by at least one registered forensic document examiner.

This is a remarkable piece of information and those of us who have followed the Arpaio investigation from the beginning are anxious for more. Who is the forensic document examiner? Where is he registered? What did he say? How long did it take him to stop laughing?

Document Forensics for Dummies

Allegation: Sheriff Arpaio lied under oath

By on November 1, 2012 in Joe Arpaio

In a long article, the Phoenix New Times blogs detailed testimony in a federal lawsuit against Arpaio. In one incident heard in court, legal US visitor Ortega Melendres was held in detention for 8 hours while his immigration status was being checked and alleges that he was the victim of racial profiling.  According to the article, Sheriff Arpaio and Deputies lied under oath in court.

The credibility of Sheriff Arpaio is critical to several ongoing birther lawsuits that have used a sworn affidavit from Arpaio in briefs filed

Put up or shut up

By on October 30, 2012 in Joe Arpaio

Phto of Joe Arpaio

What came to mind as I was blowing leaves1 where they clearly did not want to go this afternoon was two investigations, one a criminal civil rights investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio by the US Department of Justice, the other Sheriff Arpaio’s investigation of Barack Obama’s birth certificate.

In the former, the Justice Department investigated false charges brought by Arpaio against political opponents in 2009. It is claimed that Arpaio had a judge arrested to prevent him holding a hearing that day that Arpaio thought would go against him. The Justice Department investigation proceeded in a professional manner insofar that the Justice Department did not create a media circus around the ongoing investigation. Nevertheless, criticism was raised because the Department kept the investigation open so long without bringing charges: “put up or shut up.” On September 1, far in advance of the 2012 Sheriff’s election, the Justice Department decided that they didn’t have sufficient evidence to be sure of a conviction, so they shut up and ended the investigation2.

In the latter case, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, at the instigation of a local Tea Party group and anti-Obama author Jerome Corsi, launched an investigation of Barack Obama’s historical documents including his birth certificate and Selective Service registration. In a remarkable departure from normal law enforcement practice, Arpaio gave three public press conferences detailing evidence and conclusions that his volunteer Cold Case Posse had developed, publicizing suspicions that the documents were fake. To date, no charges have been filed. Even if charges were filed against the so-far unnamed person of interest, how could anyone get a fair trial since Arpaio’s public presentations and conclusions have been webcast, YouTubed, blogged, tagged, liked, chain-emailed and Twittered over the entire country? I say it’s long past time for Arpaio to put up or shut up.

Read more:

  • Obama Conspiracy Theories articles about Joe Arpaio
  • Fox News article about the end of the Arpaio federal investigation

1Leaf blowing creates a different thought environment from mowing: Mowing is more serene and contemplative. Leaf blowing is plain aggravating.

2The reason for ending the investigation stated here is based on reasonable conjecture. A civil lawsuit against Arpaio over the same issues is ongoing.

The return of the McInnish

By on October 24, 2012 in Ballot Challenges, Jerome Corsi, Joe Arpaio

Hugh McInnish of Alabama is joined by Keith Goode in a lawsuit against Secretary of State Beth Chapman filed October 11. The suit in the form of a petition for writ of mandamus seeks to compel Chapman to verify the eligibility of all the candidates running for President in Alabama. What makes this case notable is that plaintiffs are represented by attorney Larry Klayman along with local counsel L. Dean Johnson. Klayman comes off a string of defeats in birther cases.

McInnish had sued Chapman previously in the Alabama Supreme Court. This is the case with the infamous birther-friendly concurring opinion by Alabama Supreme Court Justice Parker. Parker wrote:

McInnish has attached certain documentation to his mandamus petition, which, if presented to the appropriate forum as part of a proper evidentiary presentation, would raise serious questions about the authenticity of both the “short form” and the “long form” birth certificates of President Barack Hussein Obama that have been made public.

The previous case was dismissed because the Court said that there is no original jurisdiction to hear a Writ of Mandamus petition at the Alabama Supreme Court. That mistake is avoided this time by filing the petition in the Montgomery Circuit Court. McInnish claims:

  • Obama’s long form birth certificate is a forgery
  • Obama is ineligible because his father was not a US Citizen

and attaches exhibits (fewer than the previous case):

  • Affidavit of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
  • Affidavit of Jerome Corsi
  • Article on George Washington’s overdue library book (Vattel’s Law of Nations)
  • Article: Book Selections of the Founding Fathers

Klayman moved for summary judgment (apparently too soon).  The Alabama Democratic Party petitioned for leave to intervene, including in their filing the order from Florida dismissing the similar Voeltz case (also prosecuted by Klayman). The motion for summary judgment was opposed by the Alabama Secretary of State through her counsel James W. Davis of the Attorney General’s office, assisted by Margaret L. Fleming. Defendants objections may be briefly stated:

  • The motion for summary judgment was filed too soon
  • There is no statutory requirement for the Alabama Secretary of State to verify eligibility of candidates
  • Only Congress may determine a President’s qualifications (citing Robinson v. Bowen)
  • Plaintiffs failed to join necessary parties (i.e. Barack Obama)
  • The claim was filed too late (voting has already begun).

Given the late date, I would assume that this case was filed solely for publicity value right before the election. However, birther cases are no longer news.

This lawsuit is:

Doomed

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