My parents are snowbirds and live in an area known as a county island - though they claim they are technically in Maricopa county. My Dad donates to SPLC and they (SPLC) send out a newsletter occasionally. My father claims that the SPLC has featured Michelle Bachman 3 times as somebody to “look out for” because she is too extreme (patriotic). If you hadn’t guessed, my parents are lifelong Dems. Both are AFSCME retirees having been state workers their whole career (or at least the bulk of it). I love my parents, but can’t stand their politics - they make the claim that Joe Arpaio has been involved in shady lawsuits that are retaliatory in nature vs. some of the other city council or personnel because they questioned Joe’s veracity on something or another. I couldn’t get any specifics out of them, but they claimed it was last year this occurred three times. Perhaps you can enlighten me since you are in the trenches there. I’d love to get more specifics on what they are talking about so I can see for myself.
TIA for any help.
PS. we would love to have Joe as sheriff in our area of MN! Please let us have him as president :)
Hey there, I wish I could give you specifics. I've only been here a little over a year. I talk with plenty of people though and half of them say the same thing about the shady lawsuits.
It seems you've got an even split of patriots and lefties in the Phoenix area, California refugees who messed up their state and came over here or home grown. There's been contention between lefty state officials and people doing their job that's resulted in an open power struggle.
Joe Arpaio wins these on both legal and moral grounds, and that drives the left nuts, thus more lies and propaganda.
The sheriff has actually busted public/state official for corruption - something you never see. So yes, he has very real enemies within our own state government. Joe has flair and is a political threat, and the long knives of the left have been out for him for years.
That's just what I've picked up in a year's time though. You might hear different from other Freepers who live here.
Me? I donate directly to Sheriff Joe.
Cheers!