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Price on his head, no one at his back: Sheriff draws a million-dollar bounty, but no support
The Augusta Chronicle ^ | August 10, 2010 | The Editorial Staff

Posted on 08/10/2010 8:14:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

If a Republican president were demonizing the state of Arizona as the Obama administration has been, then the "mainstream" media would surely be wondering: Has the president helped create a climate of hatred, fear and anger that might endanger people?

Such as, oh, inspiring death threats against Arizona law enforcement officers?

They won't begin to suggest that, of course -- not with a Democrat in the Oval Office, especially one that the evidence shows the media actively tried to get elected. But no doubt emboldened by the administration's attacks on our own state of Arizona, a Mexican drug cartel has reportedly put a $1 million bounty on the head of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Arpaio, the renowned toughest sheriff in the nation, regularly gets threats -- but not this serious and credible.

"With this heightened awareness of his role in the immigration issue, we've got to take this one a little bit more seriously -- with a million-dollar contract out on him," a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Arpaio took that high-profile role on himself, certainly. But instead of having his back, the president has stabbed him in it, criticizing every supporter of law and order in Arizona. Mr. Obama has even gone out of his way to do it -- suggesting Hispanics taking their children for ice cream might be unfairly targeted for arrest. He knows that's not true.

In not only failing to stand up for law enforcement, but actively working against it, Mr. Obama and his cohorts have isolated and denigrated the very people doing his job of defending our country.

When was the last time a president of the United States was so openly hostile to American interests?

The answer: It's unprecedented.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arizona; armedcitizen; arpaio; banglist; bho44; bhofascism; bhotreason; democrats; hispanics; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; immigration; joearpaio; liberalfascism; obama; prayer; sheriffjoe
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Maybe Sheriff Joe should convert to Islam so that Barry will support him.
1 posted on 08/10/2010 8:14:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have another idea or two, but I can’t post either of them.


2 posted on 08/10/2010 8:19:23 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As I’ve said before, the cartels may want to really, really,
think this one over. If something happens to Sheriff Joe, a mexican won’t be worth 2 cents in Arizona.


3 posted on 08/10/2010 8:27:00 PM PDT by rickb308 (Muslims need to check with Native Americans & ask how that whole cowboys & indians thing worked out.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Let's take a look at the Constitution, shall we?

Article I, Section10, Clause 3 states: "No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually, invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay."

Looks like it is time for AZ (and TX?) to raise actual armies. And use them!

4 posted on 08/10/2010 8:28:03 PM PDT by piytar (Those who never learned that peace and freedom are rare will be taught by reality.)
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To: onyx

But we can post that it be suggested we keep Sheriff Joe and the few other like him, in our prayers.


5 posted on 08/10/2010 8:32:39 PM PDT by handmade
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If something happens to the Sheriff the calls for reaching out and understanding how it all was brought on by conservatives will be deafening.
6 posted on 08/10/2010 8:36:34 PM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: handmade

Yes, dear you. Sheriff Joe is in my prayers, right along with the SCOTUS justices on our side, Bibi, Israel, Pope XVI and a host of other good people, FReepers, family, friends and our Republic of course.


7 posted on 08/10/2010 8:38:31 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: piytar; 2ndDivisionVet

Reminiscent of the politics surrounding the War of Northern Aggression.


8 posted on 08/10/2010 8:40:05 PM PDT by One Name
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To: rickb308

Time for some “Search and Destroy” in that area...


9 posted on 08/10/2010 8:40:35 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: piytar

They really, really, don’t want that. We STILL remember the Alamo.


10 posted on 08/10/2010 8:46:31 PM PDT by rickb308 (Muslims need to check with Native Americans & ask how that whole cowboys & indians thing worked out.)
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If something happens to Sheriff Joe, a mexican won’t be worth 2 cents in Arizona.

Nor a 'Rat politician or bureaucrat, would be my guess...

11 posted on 08/10/2010 8:53:38 PM PDT by Publius6961 ("In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won.")
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To: onyx
Yes, I think that if Obama has the sway he thinks he has with the Mexican President that they both had better publicly denounce any plan of this sort.

If Obama doesn't publicly denounce this plan and threaten to use the full force of the United States in bringing to justice the perpetrators, then as far as I'm concerned he will be complicit in anything that happens to the Sheriff.

12 posted on 08/10/2010 8:53:38 PM PDT by MWestMom (Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
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To: piytar
Article I, Section10, Clause 3 states:

"No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually, invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay."

Looks like it is time for AZ (and TX?) to raise actual armies. And use them!

Damn good find, piytar!

I've been thinking for months now, that it's far past time for the border states to tell Washington to "suck it", and raise their own armies to defend the southern border, and their individual sovereignty and integrity.

Arizona has taken the first step toward this very logical end by passing SB 1070. Next step - border states withhold whatever tax monies from the feds, as are required to actually defend the border, build the fence, and deport the illegal populations.

13 posted on 08/10/2010 9:02:17 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reminds me of the movie “High Noon”. However there are plenty of people on Joe’s side.


14 posted on 08/10/2010 9:06:23 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Publius6961
If something happens to Sheriff Joe, a mexican won’t be worth 2 cents in Arizona. Nor a 'Rat politician or bureaucrat, would be my guess...

I don't know...first they'll say that the culprit was someone unhappy about not having health care...

Obama will put a member of LaRaza in his cabinet to oversee outreach to undocumented Democrats to make sure they know their rights.

Next they'll say, when confronted with the facts, that anti-Mexican hate speech will be prosecuted.

Then they'll build a temple honoring Mexican drug lords at the site where Sheriff Joe murdered to show how tolerant...how non-racist we are.

15 posted on 08/10/2010 9:13:48 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: Aria

I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.


16 posted on 08/10/2010 9:15:14 PM PDT by MWestMom (Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
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To: Windflier

Reconquista is well underway. The history of North America was written with a large Spanish pen, among many others.

We have since become a sovereign nation.

Time to awaken to that fact before the bulwarks are overrun.


17 posted on 08/10/2010 9:18:31 PM PDT by One Name
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To: MWestMom

You’re absolutely right!!! Either Sheriff Joe or his lawyers should immediately demand that both Obama and the Mexican president publicly denounce any plan of this sort!


18 posted on 08/10/2010 9:21:52 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: kbennkc
We saw what happened the other day in Connecticut. A black man killed 8 whites in cold blood, but because he said they were racists, the media took his word for it and they were presumed guilty of the accusation and deserving (to the MSM) of death.

If the Mexican drug cartel does manage to kill the sheriff, I expect the media's take on it to be that he was a racist and deserved his fate. Whatever Obama might say publicly, he'd probably think the killing useful if it deters others from taking an outspoken position like Sheriff Arpaio has.

19 posted on 08/10/2010 9:22:51 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: rickb308
As I’ve said before, the cartels may want to really, really, think this one over. If something happens to Sheriff Joe, a mexican won’t be worth 2 cents in Arizona.

I have to agree. It will become "open season". They do not realize the national support this sheriff has...

20 posted on 08/10/2010 9:23:01 PM PDT by LaineyDee (Don't mess with Texas wimmen!)
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