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The Beginning Of The End For Sheriff Arpaio

Posted: 05/22/2012 8:00 am

Chanclaso

I'm sending two flying chanclasos to Sherriff Joe Arpaio and to those that continue to elect him into office. Sheriff Joe is back in the news because the Department of Justice - gracias a dios - filed a lawsuit on May 10 against him and his racist Maricopa County Sheriff Office for improper conduct. The department allegedly violated 1st amendment rights by unlawfully detaining peaceful protestors who decried their policies, which included repeatedly slamming a pregnant Latina woman belly first on the hood of her car for supposedly not having car insurance (which she did, in fact, have), and operating one of the most hostile, racist police departments in the nation, despite repeated warnings to curtail their inexcusable behavior.

But I'm really giving this chanclaso to the countless unspoken supporters of bigotry and injustice in this country.  The fight against Sherriff Joe is bigger than the fight against one man and a bunch of racists (and they are racists - the lawsuit alleges MSCO employees refer to Latinos as "wetbacks," "Mexican bitches," and "stupid Mexicans"), it's a fight for el corazon del pais!  What does it say about la gente of the country when Sheriff Joe states, "I already have a concentration camp ... it's called tent city," in reference to his deplorable prison that has received international criticism and has recorded internal temperatures of 145 °F, and the people in the audience laugh! What happened to loving thy neighbor, to the city upon the hill, to representing the utmost ideals of the enlightenment? What about liberty and justice for all? America has a good deal of soul searching to do if it wishes to reclaim its moral standing in the free world. Until then, the Sheriff Joes of America will continue to reign over la tierra, while incarceration rates soar, migrant workers suffer, and racism becomes even more socially acceptable.

Aplauso

Un aplauso to L. Rafael Reif for being selected as the first Latino president of the Massachusetts Information of Technology (MIT), one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Reif was born in Venezuela where he received his undergraduate degree from la Universidad de Carabobo in 1973 followed by a graduate degree at Stanford University.  Reif learned English while studying at Stanford University. Hard work and incredible determination have definitely paid off for Mr. Reif.  Adelante mi gente!

 

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dhinds
A Collection of Quotable Gems
08:55 PM on 05/25/2012
When Arizona is returned to Mexico the shoe will be on the other foot.
09:23 PM on 05/24/2012
it isn't 145 degrees in Arizona. It is often 110 but not 145 . Stop exaggerating .I know people who play golf in 110 degreee heat . If you cant stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen , and the USA for that matter.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out .Give us a forwarding address in guadalajara and we will send you a bill for the tremendous sums you collected on welfare.
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dhinds
A Collection of Quotable Gems
08:31 PM on 05/25/2012
You are referring to the outdoor temperature, not the temperature inside the tents.

The people you attempt to denigrate harvest the food you eat. Why don't you give up on being a deranged loner and learn to be a good neighbor? Learn Spanish and invite a Latino(a) out to eat. (It will make you a better person).

I'll be glad to give you my address in Guadalajara if you promise to come for a visit.

BTW, I'm a Phoenix Central High graduate (me and Cindy McCain) and haven't needed any welfare.
09:06 PM on 05/24/2012
The phrase Mass information of technology mankes no sense so even if you didn't know that the school is Mass. institute of technology , you are obviously far from MIT material.
If it is so bad here that it is like a concentration camp then we wouldn't have so many peiople trying to break in .
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Papers Please
09:38 PM on 05/22/2012
Sheriff Joe is like a modern day Patton. A lot of people hate him and he doesn't care, because he always gets the job done, with or without the president's help.
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CrestedSparrow
04:38 PM on 05/23/2012
Yes, wearing a badge allows criminals to get away with murder.
09:04 PM on 05/22/2012
"Un aplauso to L. Rafael Reif for being selected as the first Latino president of the Massachusetts Information of Technology (MIT), one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world."

I sure hope he knows better than this author that it's the Massachusetts INSTITUTE of Technology.
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Mr Bobo
Punk Rock Libertarian. Different. Better.
06:27 PM on 05/22/2012
Joe Arpaio's endorsement is sought by conservative candidates for office. It makes sense politically for the president to go after him leading up to an election. He's a thorn in the side of the president and Janet Napolitano and his open defiance of their wishes to lay off enforcement makes them look powerless.
05:09 PM on 05/22/2012
he vendetta started when janet napollitano was gov of AZ. She did her best to get rid of Joe and she failed while gov. She vetoed every anti-illegal bill the AZ legislature put on her desk, except the e-verify. The e-verify was ok ed by scotus last year. I am sure she hid from obama for a week as bho didn't want e-verify to become law anywhere, let alone in AZ. Now that janet napolitano is head of the homeland sec she has really gone after Sheriff Joe. She, holder and obama have all failed so far and probbly will not get him by nov 2012 when they all get retired.
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Papers Please
09:25 PM on 05/22/2012
Sheriff Joe is sort of like Afghanistan. He's been relentlessly attacked by the most powerful forces in the world, but he's still standing, laughing at the fool in the Whitehouse and flipping him the bird. That in a nutshell is why so many millions of people admire and stand behind him.
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CrestedSparrow
04:49 PM on 05/23/2012
Yeah, he's a blight on American society and so are his constituents. Racism is not to be admired but extinguished and sent to hell where it belongs.
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inthedesert
Those who never question will fall for anything.
04:58 PM on 05/22/2012
The SCOTUS just ruled yesterday in a case involving an immigrant brought to the US as a child wanting to claim his parent's legal status as an exception from deportation for criminal activities. The vote: 0-9..........ABSOLUTELY NOT! The game is fast becoming "over" for illegals in America.
07:44 PM on 05/22/2012
I keep praying you are right.
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CrestedSparrow
04:49 PM on 05/23/2012
Cite the case.
04:42 PM on 05/22/2012
"What happened to loving thy neighbor"

What happened to sovereignty and rule-of-law? "Loving thy neighbor" from an open border zealot = the country does not have the right to control and limit immigration, i.e., it does not have the right to be a sovereign nation at all and aliens have a right to emigrate wherever they wish. This stance contradicts international law (UDHR, treaties, etc.).
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Chief Johnson2
We, Hispanics, are the future.
06:25 PM on 05/22/2012
Are you aware that the lawsuit is about American citizens civil rights, rights? In other words, do you understand that Arpaio's victims are American Citizens immigrants.
09:06 PM on 05/22/2012
What do you think "love thy neighbor", "welcome the stranger", etc. are code for in immigration? Implicit is the belief that we should not enforce immigration law, immigration law is immoral, etc.
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Papers Please
09:30 PM on 05/22/2012
I love my neighbor, as long as they stay in their own yard. Your yard ends at the fence.
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CrestedSparrow
04:51 PM on 05/23/2012
And yours is located across the Atlantic. So what the hell are you doing in my yard?
04:42 PM on 05/22/2012
Arpaio Nation need be no longer. Its about time the federal government step in and address these modern-day civil rights issues. I can't believe that phrase even exists. You could call it an oxymoron but right now, in this country, in this time, it is not an oxymoron, it is a stifling reality. A struggling economy and immigration propaganda among other things that have left our nation soured and ultimately immune to feelings of empathy. That is a sad reality to face as a proud American who welcomes the rights of all people.
07:48 PM on 05/22/2012
AMERICANS have rights too. We have the right to try and save our country from people coming here for a free ride. We have the right to try and KEEP this country from becoming a poverty-stricken, desperate, financially deprived country. We have a RIGHT to preserve our future. We have the right to KEEP the money we earn without facing a line of illegal aliens who are here to take our livelihoods from us. We have a right to keep OUR families from being torn apart. We aren't trying to protect America from ONE illegal alien coming on our soil, people, we are talking about MILLIONS AND MILLIONS. We are in critical overload with the tsunami. It MUST stop.
jessdog
Occupiers Are Not Victims.
11:25 AM on 05/23/2012
American citizens also should have the right to drive and not get pulled over and harassed by the grand wizard of the KKK.
08:56 PM on 05/22/2012
The rights of American citizens are paramount to this lofty, noble, one nation - one people fantasy. The Mexicans and all the other Central American drifters should stay in their own pathetic countries and change it from within.

Why does this great American culture have to be diluted and polluted by and underclass of uneducated reprobates with a desperado agenda. Why would any clear thinking American think it's a good idea to welcome these people into our country? Please tell me. Thanks.
11:36 PM on 05/22/2012
I hope someday this country becomes more pathetic than it already is and you find yourself at a point of disposition and need the rest of the world's empathy so you may know how harsh and one-sided your comments are.
11:41 PM on 05/22/2012
Well thank you for expressing your opinion. I will make sure I give some thought on what you said and I hope you will also consider my opinion too.
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ugly american
"I drank what?"- Last words of Socrates
04:05 PM on 05/22/2012
So anyone who disagrees with giving Mexicans and other Latinos a free pass to come to the US is a "racist" or "bigot" or any number of other nasty things Mexico can think of to call us? And anyone who dares support how Arpaio enforces the law in HIS county is the same?
Arpaio is just a stand-in for the Federal Immigration Laws of the US. He affects ONLY his county and the DOJ has tried for years to prove he is violating some law...any law...and they can't. He is just a tough lawman doing his job.
The lawsuit Latinos are so pumped about simply drives that home. The lawsuit asks to put a DOJ supervisor in charge of his office. What that means is "We can't catch him doing anything wrong, so maybe if we took over we could find something." Not really a promising case.
Arpaio will outlast the Open Borders fanatics who can't stand him. And he will be around for Arizona, the real concern of Mexico and their citizens, will be decided this summer. Then the real crying and gnashing of teeth will begin.
As for Arpaio, he seems to enjoy being a straw-man and goes right on about the business the people of Maricopa county elected him to do while he laughs it off. And the rest of the country is laughing right along with him.
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inthedesert
Those who never question will fall for anything.
04:51 PM on 05/22/2012
I totally agree with you. Joe is being used as by the Feds(Holder)to garner some latino votes in November. When Romney is elected POTUS, I think this stuff about Joe will simply disappear. He has even more support now from around the country and especially in Arizona.
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Chief Johnson2
We, Hispanics, are the future.
06:22 PM on 05/22/2012
Have you been paying any attention? This is not about "illegal aliens", this is about American Citizens whose rights were violented by this bigot because the victims were hispanics.
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ugly american
"I drank what?"- Last words of Socrates
11:24 PM on 05/22/2012
If there was a single American citizen whose rights were deprived, Joe Arpaio would be in jail already. Instead, the DOJ is suing him in CIVIL court to place a court appointed (their choice of people) in charge of his office. They are unable to produce a single piece of tangible or even circumstantial evidence of any wrong-doing. They don't like it that he enforces immigration laws and sticks to the letter of Secure Communities but that doesn't make his actions unlawful. And the Obama administration is losing their minds trying to figure out how to stop him.
03:07 PM on 05/22/2012
Fed Court Issues order in USA v. Arpaio,

http://www.scribd.com/doc/94058989/Fed-Court-Issues-Order-in-USA-DOJ-v-ARPAIO-Arizona

This regards the controversial motion filed by an Intervenor-Plaintiff which, under oath, swears to evidence of First Amendment retaliation by MCSO/Sheriff Arpaio.

Original Motion to Intervene at,

http://www.scribd.com/jarpaio_1/d/93245267-USA-DOJ-v-Arpaio-2nd-Plaintiff-files
09:49 PM on 05/22/2012
Scott Huminski is a professional protester and agitator who roams the country stoking up political strife and confrontations wherever he drops his backpack. About 10 yrs ago Huminski filed suit against a county sheriff in VT for violating his right to free speech and won a huge award from the VT court. Then he left VT for greener pastures in NC .

So now he shows up in AZ, and seems to be positioning himself for yet another "pay day" from the AZ courts. Suminski describes himself as a "defender of justice" and a "justice reporter". He loves to file law suits when he believes his freedom of speech is denied or threatened, but he goes after anyone legally if he does not like what they say or do. No one should ever think or believe that Suminski really cares about the plight or Hispanics in MC or seeing justice is done. His history tells another completely different story. But this is what many liberal "activists" do. They game the system to their personal advantage. It will be an interesting 3 or 4 months in Phoenix.
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Snake1994
Snakebite!
02:45 PM on 05/22/2012
He says allegedly violated 1st amendment rights, then goes on the accuse the Sheriff of unspeakable horrors. What happened to innocent until proven guilty?
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CrestedSparrow
05:08 PM on 05/23/2012
Tent city, created by the proud and defiant sheriff, has GUILT written all over it.
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HEXYEBO
What time is it ? Same as usual
01:17 PM on 05/22/2012
Sheriff Arpaio is a valiant hero. He defends the rights and sovereignty of Americans, while Federal government ignores the law, The Constitution and all decency.
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Grumpy Old Dude
My screen name forms an Acronym
02:31 PM on 05/22/2012
ROFLMAO
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memito
08:10 PM on 05/22/2012
Very funny, did you get that Saturday Night Live?
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Papers Please
09:35 PM on 05/22/2012
I think they did do that skit on SNL except that they were talking about Obama and the audience was falling out of their chairs laughing.