Sheriff Defends Joke, Calls Critics 'Hypocrites'

Sheriff Joseph McDonald calls criticism of his joke "ironic," and adds that the joke has been around since the 1870s.

Sheriff Joseph McDonald responded to criticism Tuesday about a joke he made at the GOP 8's St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in Scituate, saying not only is the joke more than 150 years old, but he has also heard liberals make the same joke.  "The joke I told was like The Christmas Carol story," McDonald said Tuesday afternoon. “And I want to preface it by saying it's something akin to a joke I've heard liberals tell." He said people have made death threats on his Facebook page and have called the joke treasonous. He called people who have complained about the joke and demanded that he resign "hypocrites." The sheriff then proceeded to tell the joke. I had four presidents, the Jacob Marley character was Reagan, and Reagan tells Obama he will be …

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