Sheriff cranks up the Christmas carols despite his cranky inmates

The Washington Times ^ | November 28, 2010 | Jerry Seper

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The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America, Phoenix's Joe Arpaio, who has survived six separate inmate lawsuits trying to stop him from playing Christmas music, will begin playing the tunes again this year - starting Monday with "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,""Frosty the Snowman" and "Feliz Navidad."

 

The 8,000 inmates also will hear, among others, "A Christmas Kwanzaa Solstice," "Over the Skies of Israel," "Ramadan," "Llego a La Ciudad," "Let it Snow" and "Rodolpho El Reno de la Nariz Rojita."

 

"Maybe the holiday music can help lift the spirits of the men and women who are away from friends and family during the holidays, not just the inmates, but the dedicated men and women who work in the Maricopa County Jails," the sheriff said in an announcement Sunday.

 

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, to which Sheriff Arpaio was first elected in 1992 after a 25-year career at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has played the holiday songs all day, every day, during previous seasons. The latest inmate lawsuit was dismissed in federal court in December 2009.

 

Sheriff Arpaio has long expressed his fondness for Christmas music, especially "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and anything by Alvin and the Chipmunks, so it was with some glee last year that he announced in a red-and-green press release that the lawsuit had been dismissed and the music would begin.

 

"We keep winning these lawsuits. Inmates should stop acting like the Grinch who stole Christmas and give up wasting the court's time with such frivolous assertions," the press release read.

 

Inmates have sued six times claiming that being forced to listen to the Christmas songs 12 hours a day was in violation of their...

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"All people everywhere deserve a little Christmas cheer," he said.

LOL!

Go Sheriff Joe, you're an equal opportunity Christmas music player.

[volunbeer]

Sheriff Joe for President!

[ladyvet]

I love Sheriff Joe!

[RichInOC]

I say this as a Christian...what? No “Hanukkah, O Hanukkah”? No Adam Sandler “Hanukkah Song”? No “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”?

[CORedneck]

Sheriff Joe for President !

[pepperhead]

If there wasn’t already enough reasons to stay out of jail here is yet another!

[edcoil]

It’s a holly jolly Christmas, in case you didn’t hear. O by golly have a happy jolly Christmas this year.

[sionnsar]

"All people everywhere deserve a little Christmas cheer," he said.

Grump. It's Advent, and the beginning (not the end) of Christmas is weeks away yet. Give them Easter music, or 4th of July. Or whatever.

The sheriff is ignorant.

[dfwgator]

How about South Park’s “Merry F’ing Christmas.”

[max americana]

I hope he plays “illegals in my yard”..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5nriPhHK9Y

[lightman]

"A Christmas Kwanzaa Solstice," "Over the Skies of Israel," "Ramadan,"

I USED to say "Palin-Arpaio 2012".

[combat_boots]

Sherrif Joe is wicked cool.

[smoothsailing]

HO! HO! HO!
With Sheriff JOE!!!

[bigheadfred]

That’s hilarious

[dfwgator]

Or “Police Nabbed My Dad.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Gph3WPnic

[mylife]

Hey! No one can accuse Joe of being a racist!
Feliz Hooskow... Feliz Hooskow,, I wanna wish you a merry lockup.. Feliz Hooskow...

Tamales all around!

[Bean Counter]

Bookmarked!

[jazusamo]

Sherrif Joe is wicked cool.

Yep, isn't it the bees knees? :-)

[netmilsmom]

Oh that is hilarious!

[jazusamo]

RIGHT ON, Smooth!! :-)