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Patient Zero (the host of the original infection) of Swine Flu has been determined. It was this kid

Anteaters are awesome.  I want one now

and proving that all anteaters are not foul mouthed the pleasant cordial anteater

and the happy anteater

A man who shook Barack Obama’s hand in Mexico died the next day from symptoms similar to those of swine flu.

The White House insisted the President Obama’s health was not in any danger, but he was said to be taking the threat of an epidemic ‘very seriously’.

President Obama’s health advisers were already concerned about his visit south of the border after learning the contagious virus first struck in Mexico City on April 13 – three days before Mr Obama flew in to meet government officials.

Their alarm grew after learning that Felipe Solis, director of the National Anthropology Museum, had died from pneumonia.

Felipe Solis took Obama on a guided tour of the National Antropologyu Museum during Obama’s state visit to Mexico.

The While House stated that the incubation period for Swine Flu is within 48 hours and it has been a week since the visit so they are confident the President is safe.

According to a story reported on Phoenix New Times Arpaio managed to avoid making any sensation during his interview with Steven Colbert on the Colbert Report

Basically tossing out softball questions and hoping to provide a chance for Arpaio to mis-speak Colbert got the point asking about immigration.

“Let’s put these accusations to bed, that you racially profile, because you don’t, correct?” Colbert asked, and anyone familiar with the show knew to perk up, in case Arpaio gave Colbert any rope to hang him with.

“Correct,” is all he said, though Colbert did get off one of his better lines of the night:

“How do you . . . determine if somebody might be Hispanic without using your eyeballs?” Then, after much laughter, “Do you have a sixth sense that says, ‘I’m gonna ask for that guy’s ID and not that guy’s ID?’”

Sheriff Arpaio avoided any traps and continued with his message.  The reporter from New Times, Stephen Lemons and I agree, a much better show would have place Sheriff Arpaio across from Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.  Stewart has repeatedly shown himself to be one of the best modern reporters of our time.  All from the desk of a comedy show.

I’ll add the video later, but for now the overall message is if you missed the show you didn’t miss much.

I can’t wait for the interview. Personally I wish Joe Arpaio would appear on the Daily Show and get grilled by Jon Stewart, but I believe Colbert will do a good job.

Colbert’s staff members contacted Arpaio about being on the show following Al Sharpton’s threats to exert pressure on the sheriff to resign this summer.

Arpaio said he’d only seen the show once before- when the sheriff accidentally flipped channels from his own reality show- but he had no concerns about handling the comic.

“I was on Larry King (Thursday) night,” he said

Arpaio appears to have no understanding of what the Colbert Report entails but I hope for an interesting interview.