Fresh off a presidential pardon, America’s most infamous lawman is coming to California this week as part of an effort to re-enter the political arena.
“Don’t think I’m going fishing,” Joe Arpaio, the 85-year-old former Maricopa County sheriff, said in an interview with the Bay Area News Group. “I am not going away.”
Arpaio, whose hard-line immigration policies divided the country and led to his own criminal conviction, is speaking at a Republican fundraising dinner in Fresno on Friday, an appearance that has local police bracing for protests and some GOP officials staying far away.
“Sheriff Joe” was thrust back into the national spotlight last month when he received a pardon from President Donald Trump. He was convicted of contempt of court earlier this year, with a judge finding that he had violated court orders to stop detaining suspected undocumented immigrants in Arizona’s Maricopa County, which includes metro Phoenix. The pardon saved him from a possible sentence of six months in prison.
In an interview on Tuesday afternoon, Arpaio, who lost re-election in November after 24 years in office, said the Fresno event was an example of his renewed “mission” to fight for conservative ideas around the country. That includes, he said, his continuing (and widely debunked) effort to prove that former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate is fake.
My father used to say that there are some people "too mean to die."
Whenever I think of Arpaio that quote comes to mind.
It's like at 85 years old it is only pure hate that keeps him ticking.
He is a vile POS so it is no surprise that Donald Trump went out of his way to rescue him from a prison sentence.
Trump surrounds himself with Satan like folks - in his administration, etc. This guy is one of the worst! But, should we be surprised? Trump is going to go down - there is no way he'll ever survive all the crap that is coming out. Trump is a pox upon our nation!
ReplyDelete"too mean to die." seems to apply to more and more creatures walking the earth these days. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteAt 85 the man has few years left, thank goodness. I hope the end of his life is miserable. I hope he ends up in an AZ nursing home, attended by relatives of his victims. I hear god works in mysterious ways....
ReplyDeleteeven if President Obama's birth certificate is fake-WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE NOW??God, he are dealing with people who are just too mean and nasty for words. i find myself always watching people of colour around me to see if they need help.
ReplyDeleteI thoufht this was a moot point after Ted Cruz ran for President even though everyone knew he was born in Canada. I remembwr Hannity defensing Cruz saying it didnt matter where he was born as long as his mother was a US citizen. And im like if thats true Sean, shy were u demanding the President release his? Oh, right, darker skin and a Democrat
DeleteMe too 2:02 PM. We need to protect the minorities and immigrants that are around us. I've actually reached out and taken a couple of their hands in the past few months. And, they've smiled and appreciated it - I'm white!
ReplyDeleteThe evil folks out there are going to meet theirs in some manner. Evilness does not prevail forever...it seems to come and go...i.e. Hitler as an example. And, those that are Christian know that Trump and his ilk will suffer in Hell.
You've actaully shaken hands with a black or brown person. OMIGOSH OMIGOSH stop the presses! And then I didn't rush and wash my hand afterward.
DeleteYou may not realize it, it and may not have intended it that way, but that is what it sounded like. DO you think you might need to go a bit beyond treating them like you would every other human on earth to really make a difference?
id rather give to the few refugee families ive seen out panhandling than the same bunch of people standing at the walmart
Deleteexit with the same gas can day after day.
He won't find much sympathy in California. Even the Republicans don't dispute Obama's place of birth or legitimacy. There are also plenty of Republicans that don't support or are totally embarrassed by Orange Twitler.
ReplyDeleteJoe should go back to Arizona and see if he can find any sympathy there.
Looks like Joe is on to his next grift. Again
ReplyDelete"The Motley Crew" those two! Awful men!
ReplyDeletehttps://video.gq.com/watch/trump-s-nine-russia-scandals-2017-09-28?c=series
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Racist to the core. Just like Trump. In the final moments, may his death be accompanied by great regret(something I wish on no one). Given his nature, however, I doubt that will happen.
ReplyDeleteAz dotard joe at it again. Several lawsuits demanding to overturn the fraud actions of drumpt dotard.
ReplyDeleteThe good lord don't want and the devil don't need him. The hateful old man must linger. Did joe get sentenced yet?
ReplyDeleteThank you for this, "The good lord don't want and the devil don't need him."
ReplyDeleteI needed the laugh.
Or maybe the good lord don't need him and the devil don't want him.
DeleteIt is terrifying the executive branch is so entirely ignorant.
ReplyDeleteDrop dead you racist old turd.
ReplyDeleteIn the simple racist minds of the likes of joe don dave and the rest....they hit back in this fight for sanity by being a liar. They feel they really really upset anyone that does not see life as they do. This old agitated man will stir and linger for years. It is so odd that someone would spend their final years in turmoil and hate.
ReplyDeleteWorth noting that Arpaio was never really facing a prison sentence. The worst thing Trump saved him from was a 6-month jail sentence which, even if imposed, would have been suspended due to who he is.
ReplyDeleteIt appears that one of the qualifications to be a republican is the ability to beat a dead horse.
ReplyDeleteThey will do anything to not do any actual work that benefits the American public.