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cali

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Tue May 22, 2012, 12:03 PM May 2012

wtf????? Arizona deputies in Hawaii seeking Obama birth certificate [View all]

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 03:38 p.m. HST, May 21, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 02:01 a.m. HST, May 22, 2012


Two men who identified themselves as being from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Phoenix went to the Hawaii Department of Health Monday morning requesting verification of President Barack Obama's birth certificate, said a state spokeswoman.

A Hawaii deputy attorney general gave the men information concerning the legal requirements to obtain such a document; the requirements are posted on the Health Department's website. The two men then left the office, Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said.

The two men showed Maricopa County Sheriff's Office badges and identified themselves as Michael Zullo and Brian Mackiewcz, Okubo said. They are "authorized by the Sheriff of Maricopa County, who is conducting an official investigation," a spokesman for the sheriff's office said in an email.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been researching Obama's residency status using a volunteer cold-case "posse," but now has employed a taxpayer-funded deputy, The Arizona Republic reported Monday.

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http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/152395115.html

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Just a little out of your sharp_stick May 2012 #1
It can't be legal, can it? cali May 2012 #6
It's a volunteer posse funded in part by Jerome Corsi jberryhill May 2012 #9
You didn't read the article. It's not all volunteer any longer. cali May 2012 #11
Was that deputy one of the ones who showed up in Hawaii? jberryhill May 2012 #21
yes, he was. cali May 2012 #35
Dang... if he got travel expenses, I gotta get birfin! jberryhill May 2012 #37
LOL. nt pnwmom May 2012 #49
It shouldn't be sharp_stick May 2012 #17
Yep, all sounds like a boondoggle to me! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #7
It takes two? broiles May 2012 #33
I hope it comes back on them siligut May 2012 #36
When (or where) does this lunacy end? Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #2
never. zbdent May 2012 #4
plenty of money to be made in being a "birther" ... just like the "climate change deniers" and zbdent May 2012 #3
It is sick the way these birthers are abusing power. I saw this article on a different site lookingfortruth May 2012 #5
requests tru May 2012 #71
LOL! This is Arpaio pushing back on the Federal suit against him. EFerrari May 2012 #8
A good defense is a better offense. Old and In the Way May 2012 #13
That makes sense. Yeah, he's human waste. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #15
Arizona's coffers must be overflowing! BlueToTheBone May 2012 #10
The sheriff loves taking jaunts on the taxpayer dime, so do his henchmen. Ugh! freshwest May 2012 #55
Whitewater all over again. lpbk2713 May 2012 #12
There should be an 8-step process that starts in Molokai, goes to Oahu.... DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #14
Even if Barack Obama was not born in the US....... suston96 May 2012 #16
Well, unless they can meet the requirements, they MineralMan May 2012 #18
They aren't there for a copy. bluedigger May 2012 #50
They still have no legal reason to get that verification. MineralMan May 2012 #52
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #19
A six year old spelled his name with two r's? jberryhill May 2012 #22
Nah, the gobmint's always true to their word... heaven knows May 2012 #23
Would you care to elaborate on the significance... jberryhill May 2012 #25
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #27
ROFL. And you're a birther too!... SidDithers May 2012 #28
I am a progressive birther and truther, dearie. heaven knows May 2012 #30
I think we "got it", as did MIRT jberryhill May 2012 #34
You are still here? rufus dog May 2012 #38
You're just a little short on reading comprehension azureblue May 2012 #57
A six year old wrote his name with two r's on "a document" jberryhill May 2012 #29
lol n/t fishwax May 2012 #32
lol!!!!! Too much faux for you? babylonsister May 2012 #24
Bernard P Fife has been appointed to lead the task force Kingofalldems May 2012 #20
Do they all three share the one bullet? KansDem May 2012 #26
Barney Fife would run rings around these fellows. yellowcanine May 2012 #58
More evidence that the Republican/conservative brain must have some sort of defect... DCBob May 2012 #31
Who paid for these two airline ticktets to Hawaii? LeftinOH May 2012 #39
The taxpayers. I hope they feel they got their money's worth. nt msanthrope May 2012 #45
Citizens of Arizona! Yer tax dollars at werk! FSogol May 2012 #40
There is no law in place in Arizonia for all this EC May 2012 #41
Brewer? Really? cali May 2012 #42
She did refuse to sign EC May 2012 #43
You're kidding about the "waste of AZ taxpayers' money" jmowreader May 2012 #67
How to get a free vacation in Hawaii. aquart May 2012 #44
+1. n/t Bolo Boffin May 2012 #61
nice little "trip to nowhere"- for a couple of fools. Bluerthanblue May 2012 #46
Arpaio is a bigot who is running scared. He is lashing out at the investigation by the Feds. Lint Head May 2012 #47
Vacation in Hawaii paid by the Arizona tax payers. tandot May 2012 #48
Hawaii may be laid back Iliyah May 2012 #51
"Book 'em Danno" FarCenter May 2012 #62
HOW MANY DAMNED COPIES . . . madashelltoo May 2012 #53
Birthers aren't going to be happy until. . . caseymoz May 2012 #54
This is rich! azureblue May 2012 #56
This is so absurd! JDPriestly May 2012 #59
Groan....... more bad press for Arizona panader0 May 2012 #60
And best of luck doing so. In the meantime, no $$$ spent in LuckyLib May 2012 #63
The New Florida. BlueIris May 2012 #69
I don't think Romney... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #64
What a waste of Arizona state tax dollars. It sounds like avebury May 2012 #65
Obama is too nice to the man. tcaudilllg May 2012 #66
Maybe CA can reject Mittens on mental health grounds upi402 May 2012 #68
And if they get it they will claim it's fake. SomethingFishy May 2012 #70
So now we're sponsoring free trips to Hawaii for fuckwits while cutting meals on wheels? lonestarnot May 2012 #72
Anything for a trip to Hawaii..... Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #73
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