# Sheriff Joe Arpaio says President Obama's birth certificate may be a fake **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492 "2012-03-01T22:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/61 "2012-03-02T17:57:14Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > I can’t stand it either… but it’s arguably a more cogent contribution to discourse than the one made by Arapio. Ha, that’s something we’d never see here in Arizona: a Republican just said something bad about Sheriff Joe! ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/62 "2012-03-02T21:48:26Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > I can’t stand it either… but it’s arguably a more cogent contribution to discourse than the one made by Arapio. WIN ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/63 "2012-03-02T22:15:29Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > As Obama himself has pointed out, if they were scheming to make him President when he was born, the last thing they would have done was name him Barack Hussein Obama. Well, except that he’s the anti-Christ. When the world is burning, someone will figure out how the name _Barack Hussein Obama_ both gave him demon powers and fulfilled the prophecy. So they were kinda stuck with the name. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/64 "2012-03-02T22:19:06Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Well, except that he’s the anti-Christ. When the world is burning, someone will figure out how the name _Barack Hussein Obama_ both gave him demon powers and fulfilled the prophecy. > > So they were kinda stuck with the name. I was gonna make the same joke: There’s six letters in each of his names! Barack Hussei n’Obama! 666! ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/65 "2012-03-03T00:26:24Z")
Relevent local politcal cartoon from this morning: [http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/benson/](http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/benson/) ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/66 "2012-03-03T23:41:12Z")
Whoops, my bad. I thought the link above ^^ was just that specific cartoon, not the daily feed. Please disregard. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/67 "2012-03-04T00:28:05Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > Seriously, has anyone ever requested Joe Arpaio’s birth certificate? I bet it says “Certificate of Live Birth” at the top and was manufactured electronically. > > That man is such an idiot, I don’t know why I waste my time on this thread…except that other people apparently agree with him, and some of them vote. He’s so old, his birth certificate was hand-written by your mom. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/68 "2012-03-04T00:39:43Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Relevent local politcal cartoon from this morning: > > [http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/benson/](http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/benson/) > [@campp](#): > > Whoops, my bad. I thought the link above ^^ was just that specific cartoon, not the daily feed. Please disregard. I think [this is the cartoon](http://i.azcentral.com/commphotos/view/565018.jpg) you meant to link. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/69 "2012-03-04T01:33:12Z")
I have to confess that I like Sheriff Joe. All the attention is focused on him instead of our sheriff. And our coroner. The one who was driving to Phoenix and tossed a body in the back of his pickup to save delivery costs. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/70 "2012-03-04T02:57:23Z")
Well, did the passenger complain? ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/71 "2012-03-04T03:26:33Z")
Of course not. And the surprised quotes in the newspaper were enough to tell eveyone world wide that we are hicks. Why in the world would anyone think that it was wrong for someone to try to save tax dollars by combining going to dinner and delivering a body? It was in the winter, so the body would stay cold… ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/72 "2012-03-04T03:30:44Z")
I missed the edit window…but here is a link to the[stupidness](http://www.prescottaz.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1086&ArticleID=84571) that happens. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/73 "2012-03-04T03:31:49Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Well, did the passenger complain? After a while, he started to make a stink. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/74 "2012-03-04T03:55:17Z")
It should be no surprise that no Republican in Hawaii has ever been asked if they support his conclusion.😉 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/75 "2012-03-04T07:25:03Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > After a while, he started to make a stink. Stiffed him on the tip, too, I’ll bet. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/76 "2012-03-04T18:20:35Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Because I am a crazy person, I read a lot of freeper threads, and they were so looking forward to Sheriff Joe, their savior, coming through for them again. > > It’s heartwarming. It’s kind of like watching the Make a Wish Foundation in action, if the kids were insane and the wish were for a giant box of shit. Best post of the week, I say. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/77 "2012-03-05T01:43:38Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Stiffed him on the tip, too, I’ll bet. You guys are so evil 🙂 Its remembering things like this that makes me think that Texas isn’t so bad. DeMocker is still sitting in jail. He’s a ruined man. Its a mockery of justice IMO. Thank goodness for Sheriff Joe. The world doesn’t know that the rest of Arizona is a clusterfuck as well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/78 "2012-03-05T03:34:31Z")
> [@mkecane](#): > > Davy Jones, Andrew Breitbart…Joe Arpaio? Come on, Grim, he’s 79 for crying out loud! I imagine lel wouldn’t mind seeing him pass, Arpaio is a unique pick for lel in the Death Pool!😛 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/79 "2012-03-05T20:56:13Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > You guys are so evil 🙂 > > Its remembering things like this that makes me think that Texas isn’t so bad. > > DeMocker is still sitting in jail. He’s a ruined man. Its a mockery of justice IMO. Thank goodness for Sheriff Joe. The world doesn’t know that the rest of Arizona is a clusterfuck as well. This is why JoJo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some California grass. ---
**Author:** ![Ennui](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ennui/32/3396_2.png) [@Ennui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ennui)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492/80 "2012-03-07T03:29:04Z")
Sometimes I fear for my country: **Sorry Obama: Lots Of Republicans Still Think You’re Not Even An American** [(Link)](http://www.businessinsider.com/sorry-obama-birtherism-is-alive-and-well-2012-3#ixzz1oOiUExBz) > [@](#): > > Sheriff Joe isn’t the only American still obsessed with Obama’s birth. > > According to new polling from PPP, 37 percent of Ohio Republicans, 45 percent of Tennessee Republicans, and 38 percent of Georgia Republicans do not think Obama was born in the United States. [(Link to the poll results)](http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_SuperTuesday_305.pdf) I really hope a lot of them are just lying to the pollsters to piss them off or something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492.md?page=5)