Letter from a border war

NY Post ^ | July 31, 2010 | MAUREEN CALLAHAN

[Scanian]

PHOENIX — The most dangerous place in Arizona right now, the day after a federal judge knocked down the key parts of SB 1070, the state’s proposed anti-illegal immigration bill, is between Joe Arpaio and a camera. Arpaio, the 78-year-old sheriff of Maricopa County (population 3.9 million) has cultivated a reputation for himself as the last true lawman of the West. He’s written two books, the last called “Joe’s Law: America’s Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs, and Everything Else That Threatens America.” He has reintroduced chain gangs. He houses convicts in “Tent City,” where inmates remain exposed to the elements 365 days a year.

Mostly, though, he has become a national figure due to his campaign against illegal immigrants and his disdain for what he believes are weak federal policies in enforcing regulation and deportation.

So this past Thursday, as the temperature hit 105 degrees (and despite what you may have heard about Arizona, it’s not a dry heat), Arpaio is holding two press conferences in the parking lot outside his facility in Phoenix. The first is at noon, a quick 15-minute briefing. Sheriff Joe, as he is known, stands behind a cheap brown podium and in front of a huge tractor-trailer, painted white with red lettering. It reads, “CALL 602-876-4154 602-876-4154 WITH ANY INFO/TIPS ON ILLEGAL ALIENS.”

[Vaduz]

Journalist whining at press conferences expected.

[Recon Dad]

Don’t screw with Joe, he’s the only thing standing between us and the barbarians.

[hershey]

With Obama telling us 24/7 that we’re nothing special, and in fact to blame for most of the world’s ills, why does the rest of the hemisphere below the Rio Grande want to migrate to the US? I can’t figure it out.

[aft_lizard]

Pretty danged important quote here if correct: “Why should I back down?” he says. Of US District Judge Susan Bolton’s SB 1070 ruling, which prohibits police from asking anyone stopped for questioning whether they are in this country legally, he insists neither he nor his officers will obey. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/letter_from_border_war_l1AR3zd07hECtGsnbWcGeJ#ixzz0vLirEOyA In other words Sheriff Joe to Judge Bolton "You made your decision now you enforce it."

[Enterprise]

"The most dangerous place in Arizona right now, the day after a federal judge knocked down the key parts of SB 1070, the state’s proposed anti-illegal immigration bill, is between Joe Arpaio and a camera."

Say now, that's a pretty good line there Maureen. Did you think of that all by yourself?

[aft_lizard]

Pretty danged important quote here if correct: “Why should I back down?” he says. Of US District Judge Susan Bolton’s SB 1070 ruling, which prohibits police from asking anyone stopped for questioning whether they are in this country legally, he insists neither he nor his officers will obey. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/letter_from_border_war_l1AR3zd07hECtGsnbWcGeJ#ixzz0vLirEOyA In other words Sheriff Joe to Judge Bolton "You made your decision now you enforce it."

[liberalcide1]

LOVE JOE ARPAIO. WE NEED MORE LIKE HIM-—A LOT MORE!!!

[Enterprise]

Obama: The Arizona law will cause an undue burden on the Federal Government. However, I will assign a National Guardsman, and an FBI agent to each Maricopa Deputy Sheriff to make sure that they don’t illegally ask illegals if they are illegals.

[MDspinboyredux]

Say now, that's a pretty good line there Maureen. Did you think of that all by yourself? The press used to say that about Phil Gramm when he was a Senator, so no she didn't.

[Enterprise]

(I know she didn’t)

[PubliusMM]

“He houses convicts in “Tent City,” where inmates remain exposed to the elements 365 days a year.”

Sheesh! It’s ARIZONA! Don’t they have like 355 days of sunshine a year? Minimal rainfall? As long as the poor miscreants are adequately hydrated, what’s the issue? No Shuffleboard?

Pantywaist libs continuing to push their miserable socialist agenda.

[RoadTest]

“With Obama telling us 24/7 that we’re nothing special, and in fact to blame for most of the world’s ills, why does the rest of the hemisphere below the Rio Grande want to migrate to the US? I can’t figure it out.”

It makes no sense. When all the Mexicans have flocked to the United States, they will have turned it into another Mexico.

Sort of like Muslims leaving countries with Sharia law and coming here demanding Sharia law.

They export with themselves the very thing they’re fleeing.

[RoadTest]

“Pantywaist libs continuing to push their miserable socialist agenda.”

REDPANTYWADDIAPERDOPERBABIES!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

You never see the nasty articles about La Raza (The Race), MEChA (Group that wants to overthrow the US Govt), or on any of the other Hispanic Hate Groups...but all kinds of articles on Sherrif Joe

All who support Illegal Alien Amnesty also support the Hispanic Ku Klux Klan groups and their agenda

[McGavin999]

That's a pretty nasty article, but then she's probably trying to suck up to her boss who thinks illegals are just the best thing that could happen to this country.

Ever wonder why a guy who gets rich here can manage to hate the country enough to want to destroy it?

[HiJinx]

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