Joe Arpaio BOASTS About Arizona Governor Prospects, Declines To Run

Joe Arpaio, known as "Sheriff Joe" for his strong anti-immigration policies, announced on Monday that he would not run for governor of Arizona.

"I don't want to be egotistical," the Maricopa County Sheriff said in an interview on CNN, "but I could be governor if I ran. My polls are very high. I got the money. I got the polls. I got the support."

Arpaio is one of the leading advocates for the Arizona immigration law, which sparked a national debate about immigration, race and racial profiling.

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[CCee]

08:35 AM on 05/13/2010

Joe Arpaio - Abuse of Political Power
http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/05/13/20100513arpaio-aide-pac-investigation.html

Joe Arpaio Under Investigation for Rights Violations:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/investigators/story/U-S-Attorney-General-Investigation-into-Arpaio/XzhEfa05M0KKONhuNJ3NoA.cspx

Joe Arpaio Refusal to Release Bank Records under Federal Subpoena:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/05/13/20100513sheriff-joe-arpaio-hearing.html

The list goes on...

When is Somebody going to tell this Clown.. Illegal Is Illegal. I used to respect this thug 20 years ago.. Now... He represents himself more as a power hungry politician who acts above the law with a badge and a gun.

He said "I Can't Wait" in regards to acquiring the new immigration powers. Basically the power to stop detain and arrest anyone who cannot provide the proper ID whether driver or passenger, out in public, or calling for assistance... A man of his character... I bet he can't...

Before all those "wingers" Scream.. "What wonderful job he has done cracking down on crime"... Take a Vacation to any country where any tin pot despot is practicing draconian law.. Crime is down there too... For the same reasons? And if that is where you want to live, stay there.

[CCee]

11:07 AM on 05/10/2010

To those who think that laws that encourage citizens to report to law enforcement based on racial profiling is a good thing. And to those Who say this type of Law won't radicalize the winger types within the populace...

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Two-men-impersonate-officers-at-ASU-and-demand-id-from-students-93164989.html

Kids acting out today - Racist Manics with license to carry concealed firearms come the enactment of the law at the end of July.

Thanks Joe... To the People of Arizona .... Good Luck

[MardenWGBH]

03:53 PM on 05/06/2010

Interested in the recent passage of the controversial immigration law in Arizona; the impact of the law on communities of color, the potential for racial profiling, and the moves towards immigration law reform on the federal level?

Curious about the current state of African American and Latino relations?

These issues and other important questions regarding politics and the black community are the topic of discussion on the PBS show Basic Black, which you can watch tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m EST LIVE at www.basicblack.org or on channel 2 in Boston. You can also participate in a live chat at basicblack.org starting at 4 pm.

[andiannj]

11:34 PM on 05/05/2010

I'm so embarrassed to live AZ these days. I need to move to a blue state.

[KellyRyan]

11:45 PM on 05/05/2010

I'll welcome you here to the blue part of the red in north San Diego :)

There is a pretense of red, but we know better and behave accordingly.

[andiannj]

11:48 PM on 05/05/2010

I LOVE San Diego. I'll start packing.

[moonstar]

06:33 PM on 05/10/2010

Then LEAVE!

Arizona does not need your kind.

Go Joe Arpaio.

I for one am damn tired of seeing the illegals tramping through my yard and on our Laws. They are nothing but a cancer on America.

[huffevie]

07:47 PM on 05/17/2010

Thankfully there are lots of us here in Arizona who think Sheriff Joe and his racist toadies are the cancer, and we vote. (I believe I cancel your vote out... )

[huffevie]

07:50 PM on 05/17/2010

"Go Joe Arpaio"...
go far, far away...

[linksteroh]

10:21 PM on 05/05/2010

I wonder where old Joe got all his money? He sure is a blowhard and probably as crooked as they come!!!

[Whitney Kyle]

11:09 AM on 05/06/2010

The prison lobby owns him lock stock and barrel.

[Eris23Skidoo]

06:46 PM on 05/05/2010

Exile that slimebag.

[CCee]

01:20 PM on 05/05/2010

CCee's Immigration Law Enforcement Bill

All AZ business have a Unique License Number - Plug All license numbers into a computer, Computer Randomly picks License Number - Sheriff Joe Goes into the business that was chosen at random and checks employment records of those Hired.

Legal Hiring Laws are applied - with impartiality, Fairness and Sanity. Large Fines Are attached on the Second Offense to those who HIRE Illegals by not checking the required documents, Jail terms for CEO's of businesses who exhibit Repeated Offenses

No business can be randomly audited more than 3 times per year. So No Persecution. Numbers are picked by computer without profiling.

No business will hire illegals after first audit if businesses can be audited for illegal hires 3 times year.

Needs a few Tweaks - without a doubt - But Better than spending Billions on the "lets Lock'em all up approach No?

[CCee]

12:36 PM on 05/05/2010

It's Not that I disagree with Sheriff Joe on many of the more sensible applications of law, just that he tends to go too far on some...

This New AZ "Immigration" Law for Example.. Because there can be no racial profiling in it's application, it basically says that If you don't carry your ID - whatever color - for whatever reason - You will be detained and arrested.

A Little past his pay grade... In spite of all the good he has done, For his very public support of a third world dictatorial law which has inflicted shame and financial loss on all those residing in AZ, He Should be removed from his office.

I watched an interview with him the other day... He said that he "can't wait" for these new powers to kick in - this Right after saying that he had arrested 115 illegals without needing these new powers. He was then asked how many Business owners had been arrested during those busts - he refused to answer the question after being asked twice.

It seems that even at risk of actually solving the problem by going after those who Hire Illegally he refuses to uphold the "Illegal Hiring laws".. So then Sheriff Joe is guilty of the The worst kind of Profiling.

[chicagurl]

12:30 PM on 05/05/2010

Well, duh, of course he has the money. He never bothered to enforce the 2007 Arizona law that targeted employers who hire illegals. The fact that employers generally have white faces and contribute to his re-election campaigns has not been lost on anyone.

[claudiam]

10:31 AM on 05/05/2010

I watched a short interview of his with Ed yesterday. Oh my gosh! I should have already known this but what an arrogant man and very typical of the "old white, I am powerful guy" mentality. I am glad I don't live in Maricopa County. They have really become a police state up there. Our sheriff in Pima county has stated publicly that he will not enforce Brewer's unconstitutional law. That helps me to feel that I can hold my head up while in southern Arizona. I am very ashamed of this bill. claudiatucsonaz

[dfranz]

09:26 AM on 05/05/2010

This guy has become the face of Arizona.

He's like that uncle you never want to have to visit.

[huffevie]

07:48 PM on 05/17/2010

that icky uncle... that's Sheriff Joe all right.

[jjgg5]

09:10 AM on 05/05/2010

No more trips to Arizona for my family. If I want to visit 1930's Germany, I'll borrow my neighbor's time machine.

[Beckel411]

11:15 AM on 05/05/2010

I was hoping to take my grandkids to visit the Grand Canyon but none of us have passports and it's too big a risk. If I happened to get stopped for a broken taillight, I can't prove I'm a citizen because I have an Ohio driver's license and a Michigan "certificate of live birth." If they haul me off to jail, who will take care of my grandkids? If they haul me off to jail, will they assume my grandkids are here illegally as well? What will they do with the children of people they haul off to jail? Never thought I'd see the day I couldn't freely visit all 50 states in MY country.

[Eris23Skidoo]

06:49 PM on 05/05/2010

I have good news for you! I have been to the grand canyon and I've been to the canyons in southern Utah. Go to Utah instead! Not only are there more reds oranges and yellows in the rocks in that beautiful landscape, there are also some really amazing arches. The people are quite nice. Most of the wacky Mormons are in the northern part of the state. The people in the south are mellow and the views and vistas are sublime. FAR prettier than anything AZ has to offer, anyway.

[zest]

08:51 AM on 05/05/2010

He just might be the next Scott Brown.

[AZ BONEZ]

08:50 AM on 05/05/2010

Radio dude interviewed him here about some of that.

He already accepted campaign contributions for him to run for Sheriff again in 2012.

He also doesn't want who would replace him as Sheriff to be the Sheriff if he did get Governor.
.

[IrishLover]

08:40 AM on 05/05/2010

1000 comments

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- law is unconstitutional
- will be appealed and\or struck down
- e.thnic l.atin vote is gone for the GOP
- will cost the state of A.rizona huge sums of money to (try) and enforce
- will cost the state of A.rizona huge sums of money to (try) and defend
- will cost the state of Arizona huge sums of money (.) period
- cost the seats of misguided r.epublican reps and the g.overnor
- will h.urt a great many CITIZENS of the US on A.rizonian soil
- will h.urt a great many people that are on Arizonian soil (illegal or not)
- will h.urt a great many families of the state caught in the middle
- will hurt a great many law enforcement officers caught in the middle
- will hurt a great many people that will be rounded up unconstitutionally
- will hurt a great many people that will be profiled unconstitutionally
- will lead to b.itter and c.orrosive battles between e.thnic groups
- will only fuel the greater chance for vi.olence.

(.) period

[Idopaytaxes]

08:48 AM on 05/05/2010

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[contrary2]

11:27 PM on 05/10/2010

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[AZ BONEZ]

08:52 AM on 05/05/2010

Dream on.