The out of state radicals and agitators can be angry with Sheriff Joe until their wrists fall off....it just doesn’t matter.
I like this!
However, not everyone attending the event was in support of the Tea Party movement or the recently passed state immigration law. Nearly 30 protesters lined up along the south side of the Highway 92 and Smith Avenue intersection, which had to be traveled by anyone going to the event, said protester Alison Mcleod. She came in opposition of what she said is an “inhumane and racist border policy.”
The only hitch in the program came when three protesters who had sneaked into the rally, Mcleod among them, stood in front of the stage, and as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio began his speech, turned their backs in silent opposition. “I believe this is a humanitarian crisis that needs a humanitarian solution,” said James Mustard of Bisbee, who was escorted to his car with the other protesters by a group of three or four security officials.
As the event concluded, a large group of supporters headed down to the international boundary fence with Arpaio, where the sheriff held a sign that read “We support Sheriff Joe” and even tried to put it through the fence so that it would point into Mexico. His actions were deterred, however, when the sign would not fit between the wooden slats placed along the fence to hold American flags.