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Sheriff Arpaio Gets A Get of Jail Freebe from POTUS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-pardon-joe-arpaio_us_599da366e4b0a296083b9758 ^ | 25 Aug 17

Posted on 08/25/2017 8:09:52 PM PDT by hapnHal

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned a notorious former Arizona sheriff who willfully violated a federal judge’s order by unlawfully detaining individuals his officers claimed might be in the country illegally.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had previously proclaimed himself “America’s toughest sheriff,” was convicted of criminal contempt last month for violating a 2011 order that barred Arpaio and his office from detaining individuals solely based on suspicions about their legal status. Arpaio, 85, was scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 5.

“Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration,” the White House said in a statement late Friday. “Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is a worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon.”

Trump’s pardon of Arpaio, the first of his presidency, amounts to a tacit endorsement of Arpaio’s discriminatory tactics and reads as a favor to a political ally. The media-savvy former sheriff, known for parading inmates around in pink underwear, supported the former reality TV star’s presidential campaign and spoke at the Republican National Convention last summer. Both men were prominent promoters of the racist conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.

Arpaio, who served as sheriff from 1993 through 2016, had long been accused of discriminatory practices against Latinos. A 2011 report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division concluded there was reasonable cause to believe that Arpaio and his office engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful policing and racial profiling. Arpaio’s officers called Latinos “wetbacks,” “Mexican bitches,” “fucking Mexicans” and “stupid Mexicans,” the Justice Department found, and Latino drivers were four to nine times as likely to be stopped by his officers as non-Latino drivers were. A lawsuit filed by the Justice Department was settled in 2015.

“With his pardon of Arpaio, Trump has chosen lawlessness over justice, division over unity, hurt over healing,” Cecillia Wang, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement Friday. “Once again, the president has acted in support of illegal, failed immigration enforcement practices that target people of color and have been struck down by the courts. His pardon of Arpaio is a presidential endorsement of racism.”

At a Tuesday evening rally in Phoenix, Trump had signaled that the pardon was coming. The president claimed Arpaio had been “convicted for doing his job.” But Trump said, “I’ll make a prediction: I think he’s going to be just fine, OK?


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To: mass55th
It's just as ridiculous to not question anything the president does as it is too abandon him the first time he does something you don't like. I think Trump is under enormous pressure from the establishment to make the wrong decisions on a lot of issues, and we need to keep the pressure on him to push back against that element.

When you have people like Bannon and Gorka leaving the administration and warning about the agenda Trump ran on being undermined by others in the administration it's a serious concern. I see people saying they didn't vote for those guys, but the fact is they voted for many of the ideas Trump shared with them.

21 posted on 08/25/2017 9:10:17 PM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
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To: hapnHal

“Arpaio’s officers called Latinos “wetbacks,” “Mexican bitches,” “fucking Mexicans” and “stupid Mexicans,” the Justice Department found, and Latino drivers were four to nine times as likely to be stopped by his officers as non-Latino drivers were. A lawsuit filed by the Justice Department was settled in 2015.”

Bald faced Effn lie. What Joe did was follow the LAW, and was convicted for doing it.
So the judge oreered him to NOT follow the law and Joe basically said, Eff U you twerp. You telling me I am supposed to violate my oath of office? One thing I would have done if I would have been Joe, I would have had that judge followed and stopped for every simple traffic violation I could have drummed up.


22 posted on 08/25/2017 9:10:22 PM PDT by crz
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To: Boomer

Eleventy-seven?


23 posted on 08/25/2017 9:25:49 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Bob434
It's insignificant compared to the major issues facing our nation. I'm glad Trump pardoned Arpaio, but we've seen things like this used in the past to pander to the base and soften the fallout from making unpopular decisions on much more important issues. I'm glad Trump did this, but I'm not going to pretend it's a bigger deal than it really is when it comes to our nation.

With Bannon and Gorka leaving the administration and warning about the policies Trump ran being in danger it seems reasonable to be cautious about this being used to counter unpopular decisions.

24 posted on 08/25/2017 9:37:04 PM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
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To: LeeClementineKenny

The low hanging fruit must still be pickled. For instance why hasn’t the ridiculous Obama CAFE standards been scratched yet?


25 posted on 08/25/2017 9:39:30 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: LeeClementineKenny

so the criteria for action by our president now has to be ‘it must be a big deal’?

Noone’s asking anyone to consider it as big a deal as say handling NK- but it was something that had to be done- not something that was done simply to please the base- This man was being unjustly railroaded by a vindictive out of control left- and President Trump put a stop to it be declaring in essence “Not on my watch you don’t railroad an innocent man’


26 posted on 08/25/2017 9:40:08 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: hapnHal
Are you the author of this garbage?

Because you posted it as if you are, and if this is your opinion, you should be zotted fortwith.

Both men were prominent promoters of the racist conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.

That statement is, of course, a damn lie.

First of all—as anyone who cares to look into the issue knows—this idea was initially fomented by none other than Hillary Clinton's campaign, back in 2008 when she was vying with Obama for the Democrat party nomination.

Additionally, there are several pieces of circumstantial evidence which do indeed point to the possibility that Barack Obama was born in Kenya—one of which is a sleeve for one of his books which unambiguously states it as a fact. As far as I'm aware, that book sleeve is not a hoax. There is other evidence as well, such as various friends and acquaintance on video and/or audio—if not Obama himself—citing the fact of his Kenyan birth.

At the very least, it appears that the exotic claim that Barack Obama was born in Kenya may have been politically useful to him sometime in the past, later being discarded when his political goals became more ambitious.

So the claim that it's merely a conspiracy theory—much less a racist one—is absolute balderdash...

27 posted on 08/25/2017 9:41:28 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: hapnHal

What is this crap? You parrot all the Libtard talking points.


28 posted on 08/25/2017 9:43:14 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: LeeClementineKenny
Pardoning Arpaio is something that's very popular with the base, but it's also pretty insignificant when you look at the bigger picture.

Yes, insignificant, except for that whole "Establish Justice" thingie...

29 posted on 08/25/2017 9:43:17 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: Cementjungle
Staying in Afghanistan was very unpopular with a significant percentage of the base, and it's also a much more significant issue. Bannon and Gorka have resigned and warned about the agenda Trump ran being undermined by others in the administration. There are reasons to be concerned, and realize pardoning Sheriff Arpaio is insignificant in comparison to other issues. It's a good thing, but I'm not going to let it eclipse major issues.
30 posted on 08/25/2017 9:46:54 PM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
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To: Enchante

Yep..there’s a lot of articles here anymore that carry the lefts resistance lingo.....and precious little articles about the good Trumps doing.


31 posted on 08/25/2017 9:50:19 PM PDT by caww
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To: sargon

Googling the text shows this article from the HuffAndPuffPost. That site should be blocked on any conservative’s computer and certainly shouldn’t be quoted from.


32 posted on 08/25/2017 9:54:17 PM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: caww

I think poster just copy and pasted some stupid article, with no link and no info on source. It’s posted as though it were a vanity, but it reads as though it is some leftist’s attempt at a “news” article.

It is too stupid, I can’t be bothered searching for it, but it probably came from some Leftard site like HuffPo, The Nation, or Salon.


33 posted on 08/25/2017 9:54:22 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: JediJones

Oh, Ok, figures.... well I was on target in my last comment!

What a worthless article, why is it on FR and why is there no link or identifying info?

Terrible thread.


34 posted on 08/25/2017 9:55:37 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: hapnHal

IBTZ
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ZOT


35 posted on 08/25/2017 9:56:59 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: Enchante

Yep.....getting old too!


36 posted on 08/25/2017 10:01:40 PM PDT by caww
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To: Bob434
I'm not criticizing the decision or people's reaction to it, but we can't let it overshadow bigger issues. That's all I'm saying.
37 posted on 08/25/2017 10:04:50 PM PDT by LeeClementineKenny (TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
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To: Enchante; MinuteGal

The leftist MSM/Dems are saying Trump has pardoned Sheriff Joe now in order to bury the story by virtue of Hurricane Harvey getting all the press.

I maintain Trump pardoned Arpaio tonite because he is trying to mitigate the damage that has been done by Sebastian Gorka resigning Friday and how upset the MAGA base will be because of it. Both are probably to some extent true. Trump ain’t no dummy.


38 posted on 08/25/2017 10:06:49 PM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP 45. How sweet it is. )
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To: caww

Looks like a mod has added the link, but it is still missing author (a leftists a HuffPo).

Original poster really screwed up this thread.


39 posted on 08/25/2017 10:08:00 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: Mr Rogers

I thought Cruz was the adult in the room early also.


40 posted on 08/25/2017 10:08:41 PM PDT by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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