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Media whore Arpaio Cries Wolf, Links Self to Lou Dobbs Threat, Slanders Activists

Lunatic Fringe on October 30th, 2009 No Comments

By Stephen Lemons in Feathered Bastard
Is Sheriff Joe “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” or “America’s Biggest Wimp”? That’s what I can’t help wondering as I read this latest press release from his PR staff. It lamely attempts to link the folks who protest Joe almost daily outside downtown Phoenix’s Wells Fargo Building — where Arpaio keeps two floors of [...]

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Navarrette – Sheriff Joe runs off the rails

Common Sense Essays, Guest Bloggers on October 23rd, 2009 No Comments

Joe Arpaio, who calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff,” has gone rogue. Consumed by ego, accused of racial profiling, and running roughshod over the federal government, this incurable media hound is flirting with another title: “outlaw.”
The Obama administration recently reined in Arpaio over his alleged abuse of a controversial program that allows more local law enforcement [...]

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The Real Joe Arpaio! America’s most ruthless bastard

Pro-Blogosphere on January 12th, 2009 Comments Off

Anybody think FOX will show this really hysterical clip from a recent episode of the real-life Sheriff Joe show.
Doubtful, real doubtful.
C’mon! Why not? As our friends at The Sanctuary point out:
What could be more entertaining than watching two small children cry as their mother is taken away forever because she has a broken [...]

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Joe Arpaio’s sweeps and saturation patrols violate federal civil rights regulations

Featured on January 11th, 2009 Comments Off

One Monday morning in December, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office sent several of its most highly trained deputies to arrest day laborers.
The human smuggling unit, police dogs and even the SWAT team spent hours swarming the intersection of Thomas Road and 36th Street, a primarily Hispanic neighborhood in Phoenix. The sheriff’s office had conducted major [...]

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