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bigtowmand
10/10/09

In reply to 'America's Sheriff' Still Arresting Anyone He Doesn't Like
Although I don't approve of pretty much any of his methods, he is an ELECTED official in Arizona and has been for 30+ years. The majority of his constituents obviously agree with most of his decisions. As sad as it is to say, something needs to be done about the crime and ILLEGAL immigrants in the U.S. I am not against Immigrants, just ILLEGAL immigrants being allowed most of the same rights and access to social programs that we fund under our system as legal citizens.
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Cynical Media Bitch
10/10/09

@bigtowmand: Jim Clark was repeatedly elected to office in Alabama's Dallas County, but that doesn't mean that his actions were any less repugnant for being supported by his constituents.
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TheUptightMidwesterner
10/09/09

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Why hasn't the ACLU tied this motherf-er in court for the past 15 years? They are pissing and moaning about a grave cross and this guy is wiping his ass with people's lives. Fail.
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lilliputzian
10/09/09

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Arpaio is a complete jackass. if you want to read about a sheriff with real problems then read about Tony Estrada down in Santa Cruz County.

[www.tucsonweekly.com]

Arpaio runs around with video cameras arresting undocumented immigrants while this man has to deal with REAL criminals like the fucking Cartels. Arpaio and his bullshit make me sick.
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lukfarang
10/09/09

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The Phoenix New Times has been all over this wanker for years. As a former resident of California's version of Jersey, I can attest that this dude is a monstrous sack of clown shit, but utterly worshipped by the retirees, who loooooove voting against things like basic civil rights and education funding.

[www.phoenixnewtimes.com]
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mfnher
10/09/09

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The sheriff's office has also been distorting their clearance numbers. I don't understand why he continues to get voted into office; he's not even doing the job for which he was elected.

[www.phoenixmag.com]
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nellicat
10/09/09

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Ugh. My parents live in Maricopa county and now, after 60 years of marriage, they have discovered the ONE issue they simply cannot discuss: Sheriff Joe. Mom loves him, Dad despises him and everything he stands for.
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Cynical Media Bitch
10/09/09

@nellicat: Your dad is a true American, it's a shame there aren't more people like him in Maricopa County.
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nellicat
10/09/09

@Cynical Media Bitch: Yes. My Mom, like a lot of her fellow citizens (my folks are in their 80s, as are almost all of their friends), is scared.

Fear works. Fear makes people back ugly things. Arpaio the bully mongers fear and taps into deep-seated racial fears/tensions.
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alexanderprovan
10/09/09

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GQ just published a rather damning profile of Arpaio today (and yeah, I wrote it, but nevertheless):

http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_11317

Arpaio is quoted as saying: "All these people that come over, they could come with disease. There's no control, no health checks or anything. They check fruits and vegetables, how come they don't check people? No one talks about that! They're all dirty. I sent out 200 inmates into the desert, they picked up 18 tons of garbage that they bring in—the baby diapers and all that. Where's everybody who wants to preserve the desert?"
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allyzay
10/09/09

@alexanderprovan: your article is good, though it's worth mentioning that pre-2005 he was constantly under fire for completely illegal police procedures and cover-ups as well. The comment he makes about McDonald's is stunning - they've never hired illegals at McDonald's to begin with, and no, most people working there are not white teenagers, and NO, people who are not "white teenagers" are not illegal immigrants! What the shit. The poor waitress in your piece.
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Tchotchke
10/09/09

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If he's deporting sweeps of people who are wearing sombreros and/or looking lazy en masse, I know of about three dozen fraternities he should check out.

Plus, why is he so worried about illegal immigrants when the brainiacs who live in his county are shooting tequila up their poopers?
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blix
10/09/09

@Tchotchke: Good point. I'm almost afraid to click on that link but I know I will.
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Tchotchke
10/09/09

@blix: Seriously, do it. I promise you won't regret it.
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blix
10/09/09

@Tchotchke: I hope it's an urban legend designed to freak out teh olds. I couldn't find a reference on snopes.
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The Curse of Millhaven
10/09/09

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Yes, because the Maricopa County Sheriff is directly under Napolitano and she should just fire him. Geez. What needs to happen and won't is that the people of Maricopa County, of whom I was one for decades, need to vote the rascal out.
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Mike Byhoff
10/09/09

@The Curse of Millhaven: I was an unfortunate resident as well for years. And every time you thought that county would finally come to their senses, he won in a fucking landslide.
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The Curse of Millhaven
10/09/09

@Mike Byhoff: You know that you are an old-school Arizona Democrat if you still strongly remember that night that you went to bed happy in the knowledge that Terry Goddard had been elected governor, then woke up in the Bizarro world.
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allyzay
10/09/09

@The Curse of Millhaven: He didn't say "fire him." There are other tools at hand that a governor could've used here that she showed no willingness to use back in the day! So I'm not sure why anyone would expect her to use them NOW, but I think that her prior proximity to him would make it an issue of slightly more interest to her to use as a symbol.
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The Curse of Millhaven
10/09/09

@allyzay: You know, I was about to write that reigning in local sheriffs was not the purview of the attorney general. Then I thought of Bobby Kennedy, so never mind.
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depardoo
10/09/09

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"Now we got a nice, quiet little community here, and I aim to keep it nice and quiet. So let me make something plain. I don't like you sucking around, bothering our citizens, Stapley. I don't like your jerk-off name. I don't like your jerk-off face. I don't like your jerk-off behavior, and I don't like you, jerk-off. Do I make myself clear?"
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The Curse of Millhaven
10/09/09

@depardoo: Anyone caught breaking Pinatas spends a night in the box.
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Claire Buoyant
10/09/09

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Janet Napolitano needs to resign immediately if she is unable or unwilling to end one fucking little tyrant's reign of terror.

Seems that she wasn't terribly successful at stopping him while she was a lot closer -- both administratively and geographically -- as his governor, no?
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La Mareada
10/09/09

@Claire Buoyant: She's now in a position where she can cut off special federal funds and (probably) unconstitional authority the Bush admin gave him for immigration enforcement. She couldn't really stop that county from electing him over and over again.
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allyzay
10/09/09

@La Mareada: There are other things one could do as governor that could've limited him doing COMPLETELY ILLEGAL things though, basically. She's not going to do any of the things you just listed, either.
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Mymoustache
10/09/09

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What's the chance he's a Sanka drinker?
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onebadclam
09/16/09

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Aren't we currently at Paisley?
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WordyNinja
09/16/09

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I snapped this going through the Bangor airport last month. I think it says everything that needs to be said about the color-coded terror alerts.
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SidAndFinancy
09/16/09

In reply to Terror Alert Remains "Electrical Banana"
They should have gone with Pete Townshend and his alert program:

LOW: The Kids Are Alright
GUARDED: Eminence Front
ELEVATED: Won't Get Fooled Again
HIGH: Teenage Wasteland
SEVERE: Song Is Over
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