If you think the Sun is being hyperbolic, you should hear what our local wretched lefty rag (the NEW TIMES) says about Arpaio every time he’s in the news. They’ve all but called him a Nazi.
I'm sorry to hear that, but according to the Sun Says blurb, Sheriff Joe's approval rates typically exceed 80%. This suggests to me that the New Times has poorer circulation than a dead tree, and that the people of Arizona are far smarter and better informed than the New Times' staff.
The New Times sounds like the 'crazy Aunt who lives in the attic' that makes a lot of noise but is mainly overlooked by the saner folks in the vicinity :-)