As we’ve documented, WorldNetDaily — as the public-relations arm of Joe Arpaio’s sheriff’s office — is simply not going to report any unpleasant news about the Arizona sheriff.
That’s why you will read nowhere at WND that Andrew Thomas, the former Maricopa County attorney who worked closely with Arpaio for several years, has been disbarred for abusing his powers as a prosecutor to target his political enemies — which also happened to be Arpaio’s political enemies.
Given WND’s role as Apraio’s stenographer, you will also not be surprised that WND has previously come to Thomas’ defense.
An unbylined Oct. 28 article claimed that Thomas and two associates were simply trying to “follow the book and apply the law to actions by the system’s power brokers and others.” citing a local newspaper blogger who claimed that Thomas was “the victim of a witch hunt.” The article goes on to declare the bar association’s charging document against Thomas and his associates “apparently politically charged” and quotes in full a resolution by local Republicans denouncing it.
It’s hard to spin away disbarment to Arpaio’s satisfaction. Indeed, Talking Points Memo argues that this could be the scandal that ultimately brings Arpaio down. Arpaio is mentioned 48 times in the Arizona Supreme Court’s disciplinary panel ruling to disbar Thomas.
It seems clear that if Arpaio goes down, WND’s current stab at making its birther obsession — putting the veneer of credibility on it by an Arpaio-led “investigation” that merely regurgitated WND’s own conspiracy theories — does as well.
That’s why WND won’t tell you about Thomas’ fate.
UPDATE: Dr. Conspiracy observes regarding the disbarment ruling against Thomas: “What is most disturbing from the point of view of this blog is the fact that the County Attorney and the Sheriff’s office made a false statement of probable cause to further their own interests and not the cause of justice. Sound familiar?”