Joe Arpaio: I Gave Sarah Palin 'A Pair Of Pink Underwear'

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took to Twitter last Friday to tell his followers about a seemingly unusual welcome gift he gave to Sarah Palin upon her arrival to the Arizona State Capitol.

"I just got done welcoming Sarah Palin to our County," wrote the hard-lined law enforcement official. "Had a nice chat and gave her a pair of pink underwear."

As it relates to the reputation Arpaio has developed for relentlessly crusading against illegal immigration, CNN lends context to the story:

The popular lawman has built a reputation for taking a strong-handed approach to those who break the law in his county. Whether it's a DUI, a violent crime or being an undocumented immigrant: commit a crime and get caught in Maricopa and you may find yourself wearing pink underwear and a black-and-white striped jail uniform while a part of a chain gang cleaning up county streets and sleeping in a hot, sweltering tent.

Palin made the visit to the Grand Canyon State to deliver the keynote address at Tea Party rally. Along with the "pink underwear" tweet, Arpaio sent out a picture of himself alongside the former Alaska Governor.

While the pair appear to be on good terms, Palin may have to keep an eye on the Arizona sheriff as it relates to her rumored presidential ambitions for 2012. Arpaio himself said last month that he wouldn't rule out a White House run.

Comments

[gotama420]

05:13 AM on 11/01/2010

Joe Arpaio: I Gave Sarah Palin 'A Pair Of Pink Underwear'
"I wonder if the good sherriff left a little something in those uindies for miss sara?

[TheShowstopper]

10:32 PM on 10/30/2010

I don't know what is worse, he giving her the panties, or she accepting them? Oh heck they are both creepy anyway.

[zigzag1]

01:02 AM on 10/29/2010

Photo edited Trig out of the Arapio/Sarah picture. Used a maximum IQ edit and Trig was too high

[QuietLightTraveler]

09:48 PM on 10/28/2010

Tough guy. He probably wears pink panties himself.

[petit chaton]

11:29 AM on 10/27/2010

I hope he's kept a few pair for himself. Isn't he under Federal Investigation?

[calimom123]

10:55 AM on 10/27/2010

It's hard to know which is creepier: her, him or the fact that he gave her personalized panties.

[petit chaton]

11:32 AM on 10/27/2010

..."personalized" in that he was probably wearing them for a day or two first.

[ScottnLaguna]

10:47 AM on 10/27/2010

Sherrif Joe rocks! He treats convicts like convicts. We need a Joe Arpaio in every major city.

[gxp]

10:35 PM on 10/28/2010

He's an idiot. No matter what color you wear, you're still in jail. Who cares?

[Half-Alien]

09:42 AM on 10/27/2010

Are you smarter than a half-term governor?

I hope so because it really doesn't take much...

[hallowellboy]

09:37 AM on 10/27/2010

The truth is he gave the underwear to Palin when she couldn't find her's in the sheets.

[Alex Borland]

09:33 AM on 10/27/2010

Arpaio just might be more dangerous to our Democracy than Sarah.

[Bailey Reynolds]

08:50 AM on 10/27/2010

Arpaio is a twisted, creepy old man.

[willandjansdad]

08:08 AM on 10/27/2010

Creepy Joe!

Did anyone else notice that his gun tie-pin is pointed at Sarah.

[bmike]

07:00 AM on 10/27/2010

Just in-Sara to wear County jail pink underwear today and everyday this week.

[bmike]

06:12 AM on 10/27/2010

Inmates and Sara wearing the same underwear has the inmates excited and they have named them Sara Palin pink underwear.We need a contest on when she is wearing them

[Amock]

05:47 AM on 10/27/2010

I gave Arpaio my yellow and brown shorts - so what is the BIG deal?