Posted on 03/27/2016 6:58:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai
First came the endorsement. Arizona’s contentious Sheriff Joe Arpaio showered his support on Donald Trump, then campaigned for him ahead of the state presidential primary. He appeared on TV and at a huge rally with the Republican presidential front-runner in the lawman’s hometown.
Then came the criticism. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders denounced the sheriff known for his hardline stance on illegal immigration, calling him out at their own campaign events.
The national exposure leading to the March 22 primary marked a return to the political spotlight for Arpaio, an influential figure in Republican circles who has spent the last year lying low as he faces the possibility of criminal charges in his home state. …
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A county sheriff ought to be able to enjoy the freedom to support the candidate of his choice. This is America...
Sheriff Joe = HERO
Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Director of the Federal Bureau Of Prisons!
there are exactly three gop politicians whose endorsements can sway my vote on president: Sessions, Walker, Arpaio.
it’s..ILLEGAL!!!!!
what doesn’t anyone get about that?!?!?!
that we eve are even HAVING this discussion says a lot about the country right now!
if 20,000 Irish came in ships Obama would have them shot out of the water.
Hey! Stupid! Almost everyone I talk to thinks illegal immigration is illegal...wait a minute...why are Presidential hopefuls promoting illegal activity? You don't suppose it to get illegals the right to vote, do you?
Zero has been trying to take Sheriff Joe down for 7 years It’s not happening. The feds have taken away our mining rights, our grazing rights and our water rights, but they can’t touch the rights of a Sheriff to tell the feds to go fish.
We still have those rights; they have to be reasserted away from bullies.
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