TPM: Arpaio May Use Taxpayer Funds To Further Investigate Obama Birth Certificate

[highplainsdem]

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/arpaio-may-use-taxpayer-funds-to-further-investigate

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio told a Phoenix radio station Thursday evening that he's considering using detectives from his office to further investigate President Obama's birth certificate, which he now says he believes is a forgery.

Until now, the Republican sheriff had boasted of being able to run his unusual birth certificate investigation without tapping into taxpayer money. The inquiry was handled by a "Cold Case Posse," which the sheriff said was funded by private donors.

But after the posse came up with evidence that it claims proves the president's birth certificate is a fake, Arpaio told radio talk show host Mike Broomhead on station KFYI that the information "takes it into a different level."

"I'll have to decide how to go with this and get some more help from our detectives that we should pursue," Arpaio said. "When you get information about a criminal violation, I think it's incumbent on somebody to look at it and do something about it."

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[atreides1]

1. The Feds need to bury this pissant

And then they need to investigate the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for corruption!

[Kurmudgeon]

2. Doesn't this guy realize he's only a sheriff? I wonder if this overreach will cost him.