On his segment of today's CNN Newsroom, anchor Rick Sanchez went for the hat trick, likening Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the infamous Theophilus “Bull” Connor, Birmingham, Alabama’s late segregationist police commissioner who ruthlessly used police attack dogs and fire hoses to thwart 1963 civil rights demonstrators, no fewer than three times.
[SEE also Matt Balan's related post, with video.]
Sanchez prefaced his interview with the Arizona sheriff:
Well, perhaps not since Bull Connor whose aggressive police tactics against blacks in the South sparked civil rights legislation in 1964 has our country seen a showdown like the one going on right now between Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio and Washington, as in the feds.
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And during his interview:
SANCHEZ: Like Bull Connor in 1960s, you're going to sit there and tell the feds, you don't care what they say, you're going to do it your way and you're going to do it when you want to do it?ARPAIO: No, they don't tell me how to do my job enforcing state laws. I worked 25 years as a top Justice Department drug enforcement official. I think I know the federal law and how to operate under the federal blanket. So...
SANCHEZ: All right. Well, for the record, they're saying you don't and they're saying you're violating it.
ARPAIO: Then come on after me, if he thinks I'm violating any of the federal laws.
Then after the interview with Arpaio, he spoke with a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune:
SANCHEZ: I hope many of you saw my interview just about 20 minutes ago with Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of Maricopa County. He's sticking to his guns. He says he's doing nothing wrong. The Feds are telling him, back off. We don't want your raids anymore. We don't want your sweeps. We don't think that your police procedure is proper. But he's saying he's going to continue to do these anyway.You know, it reminds one of the standoff between the Feds and Bull Connor back in the 1960s. It began what today we know as much of the civil rights laws that are written in this country.
Has it gone that far? Let me ask somebody who's followed Joe Arpaio since the 1990s. He's a -- a colleague of mine. He's a -- he's a -- I shouldn't say correspondent. He's a writer. He writes columns. His name is Ruben Navarrette.
Unsurprisingly, Navarrette was quite simpatico with Sanchez, beginning with the observation, "I'm glad you talked to Sheriff Joe Arpaio. What would a circus be without the clowns?"
The truth is Joe Arpaio has little in common with Bull Connor. Connor was an ardent, life-long Democrat who served as Alabama's Democratic National Committeeman. Arpaio is a Republican.
Connor viciously attacked citizens exercising their Constitutional rights. Arpaio arrests criminals.
Sanchez isn't the first to liken Arpaio to Connor. ACORN chief executive officer Bertha Lewis has characterized Arpaio as "the 21st century's answer to Bull Connor." Says Rev. Al Sharpton:
I am calling for an end to the civil and human rights violations being committed in Maricopa County. . . and the immediate resignation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The egregious nature of Arpaio’s abuses, marking him as the Bull Connor of the 21st Century, demands nothing less.
The Communist Workers World last month gleefully reported "Racist Sheriff Arpaio greeted by angry, militant protest." The story noted:
Inside, the event was disrupted by four protesters, one of whom paid the $30 entrance fee and stood in line to get Arpaio’s autograph. When she got to the front of the line, Liliana, a Colombian immigrant, handed Arpaio a certificate and loudly proclaimed, “I am here to present to you the Bull Connor Award for your promotion of racial discrimination, disregard of human rights, abuse of power and general hatred of the ‘other.’
So Sanchez's comparing Sheriff Joe to Bull Connor isn't original. The only difference is he has a daily show on CNN. ACORN, Sharpton, and Workers World can only aspire to such exposure.
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would love to firehose this
October 19, 2009 - 20:45 ET by JAJTwould love to firehose this turd... JAJT
It would be a waste of perfectly good water
October 19, 2009 - 20:56 ET by R D Helm-Dave
Not if it was hooked
October 19, 2009 - 23:24 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonup to the sewage treatment plant.
Then it would be refreshing.....
http://gjresult.com
Loose the Dogs
October 20, 2009 - 11:27 ET by allanfIs Arpio setting dog's on suspected illegal immigrants?
Sad Thing
October 20, 2009 - 06:57 ET by GeneralAlSad thing is we'd have a hazzardous waste situation, not to mention "air pollution!"
Ok but...
October 20, 2009 - 09:50 ET by Thinking.Man...why not use a pressure washer with blue ink instead, that way he could easily be identified as the leftist hack that he is.
As far as Arpaio, go Joe!
If the RNC had 1/3 as much courage as this guy did we wouldnt be losing our country to some Podesta puppet regime.
Not surprising.....
October 19, 2009 - 20:46 ET by NC CopNo doubt Obama didn't like Arpaio's continued enforcement of the law (God forbid!) so he's given Sanchez and the rest of Obama's left wing lackeys they're marching orders: Get Arpaio!
Keep it up, Obama. You did wonders for Fox News ratings, apparently you didn't learn from that stupid mistake!!!
Who watches CNN any more? I
October 19, 2009 - 20:52 ET by bse5150Who watches CNN any more? I don't.
I only watch FoxNews. So I always miss this stuff unless the Right Wing blogs cover it.
Ra-Ke does
October 19, 2009 - 20:54 ET by CO2MakerRachel Madcow and Keith "I can see CNN from my bathtub" Olberman do.
They watch CNN to see what a liberal network with better numbers looks like.
Who watches CNN any more?
October 19, 2009 - 22:27 ET by Mike BatesI do. Many times, it's funnier than whatever's on The Comedy Channel.
As is usually the case, the
October 19, 2009 - 20:55 ET by BDAs is usually the case, the liberals like Sanchez do not care about results, only style.
They do not care that he is attempting to clean up a county overrun by Illegals but rather they hate him for the manner in which he TALKS about it.
Hey Sanchez - come to Arizona, pretend you are an illegal being smuggled across the border, then complain when the Sheriff's deputies rescue you when you have been kidnapped by your cayote.
Arpaio is not attempting to "clean up" anything.
October 20, 2009 - 07:06 ET by WarpHe is a drug dealer who selectively busts the drug dealers who aren't playing ball with him. Maricopa county has already paid in excess of $50 Million in restitution to his victims and his victim's families. Humans are humans whether or not they come from the other side of an imaginary line, whether or not they have any legal right to be in this country does not excuse the fact that Arpaio is a dirt-bag who gets his jollies off proving just how much he can get away with - he is a corrupt, filthy scrap of violent human debris and should be forced to endure the treatment he thrusts upon those he considers himself to be superior to. He and his boys don't work primarially to send illegal immigrants back home, or rescue those who have been kidnapped by their "cayote" - they seek to extort money from those who have it, beat or even kill those who can't pay - and those lucky enough to survive might get deported. Living in Arizona for 20 years (I'm a white guy) - I really thought this was all common knowledge.
Warp
October 20, 2009 - 07:49 ET by FeynmanFanCan you provide some links to articles that support your accusations?
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Just Google it...
October 20, 2009 - 09:52 ET by Saint ZeroI can't believe NewsBusters is defending this idiot, Joe. I've heard about him for years and his treatment of prisoners and blatant ignorance of proper legal procedures is astonishing. I know the Republican party has disavowed him, and I'm perfectly content with him being compared with Bull Connor.
He is a drug dealer who
October 20, 2009 - 08:22 ET by BDHe is a drug dealer who selectively busts the drug dealers who aren't playing ball with him.
Humans are humans whether or not they come from the other side of an imaginary line,
He and his boys don't work primarially to send illegal immigrants back home, or rescue those who have been kidnapped by their "cayote" - they seek to extort money from those who have it, beat or even kill those who can't pay - and those lucky enough to survive might get deported.
Living in Arizona for 20 years (I'm a white guy) - I really thought this was all common knowledge.
Interesting
October 20, 2009 - 10:05 ET by general companyHe probably runs one of the most investigated Police Dept in the country, with a rediculiouly liberal press who hates him, and this is the first we hear of these accusations. From warp on NB's,,,,,color me sceptical
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
BREAKING THE LAW...
October 21, 2009 - 09:40 ET by danybhoyJoe Arpaio would be on my shortlist as AttnyGeneral if I were in charge. The man is doing his job, enforcing the law. He takes border enforcement seriously, we know Bush did'nt, we know Obama does'nt, I just want a President who does in 2012.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Have you seen or read the results of the investigations?
October 20, 2009 - 10:36 ET by WarpHe's the Teflon kid - like any good crime boss - he keeps his hands clean and has his minions do his bidding. I can't imagine any reason Obama wouldn't want Arpaio as attorney general - he gets poop done - by any means necessary; isn't that what we're all about these days?
If the liberal media hasn't crawled up his butt - why do you think that is? Like any good crime lord; he's running the show - he's got the guns and the guys to make it happen, and if you cross him; you're going to end up in prison on trumped up charges or missing.
You just hang in there butter cup
October 20, 2009 - 14:29 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonWe need the lighthearted comedy.
http://gjresult.com
He's the Teflon kid - like
October 20, 2009 - 22:18 ET by BDHe's the Teflon kid - like any good crime boss - he keeps his hands clean and has his minions do his bidding.
If the liberal media hasn't crawled up his butt - why do you think that is?
and if you cross him; you're going to end up in prison on trumped up charges or missing.
"cayote"
October 20, 2009 - 10:47 ET by CarlosS"Living in Arizona for 20 years (I'm a white guy)"
You'd know how to spell COYOTE if you had lived here more than a year!
Be gone TROLL!
Are you sure?
October 20, 2009 - 11:11 ET by WarpDid you notice the quotation marks around the way I spelled it? That's because I was quoting BD's idiotic spelling - and he/she lives in Cochise County…well, maybe not – now that you’ve identified the standard by which all persons living in Arizona are to be judged, they MUST be lying. I can quote you too; “Throw him in the water – if he drowns he’s innocent, if he floats; guilty and we BURN HIM!!!”
I’m really honored to be in the presence of such brilliant minds as yours CarlosS. You will be a useful pawn in the new world order.
Ummmm.... WHAT? Please
October 20, 2009 - 22:20 ET by BDUmmmm.... WHAT? Please restate in a cogent manner.
If you are concerned reference the spelling for Cayote. Please try again.
I guess you are a Fornian from Scottsdale.....
BD...
October 20, 2009 - 11:05 ET by WarpWhat an arrogant, small-minded knocker of farts.
Grow a brain or you may depart.
Typical democrat tactic; impugn and dismiss – that way you never have to deal with anything that hurts your delicate sensibilities.You want to know how Arpaio is controlling the drug trade; get to know some people who are involved in it. The dealers who play ball operate win immunity, out in the open – they know they’ve got the law on their side so they don’t even try to hide it.
You…living along that imaginary line – you can see it, does it have a taste, or a smell? Does it call to you while you’re sleeping to remind you that you’re better than the people that live on the other side of it and that you should support violence against those people? Is there a religious aspect to this line? Why are those humans bad – because they broke a law that doesn’t even exist in their own country? Have you ever broken a law, and how do you even know? There are 65,000 + volumes of federal laws you must abide by – and that’s not counting tax law – how many state, city and other statutes or ordnances might you have broken? I can guarantee that you are an illegal American because you have broken laws just as the illegal Aliens have – you may not be aware of it yet, but you have. The point is not whether or not they have a legal right to come to this country – they do not, the point is that there can be no rule of law when jerk-offs like Arpaio are instituting their own rule of force and rule of man.
Was the show you saw about "rescues of illegals being held until their families provided money for their release" a season 2 episode of Dexter? I saw it too - tragic. Great show though.
As for the rest of it...I don't care. Pull your head from betwixt your buns and depart.
Yep, BD is (as usual) spot-on
October 20, 2009 - 11:28 ET by BlondeSheesh, when will you nOObs learn? I'm betting never.
You were the one who made the assertion, and have a conniption fit when you get called on it. Time to put up or shut up. IOW, link or slink. Your vitrolic diatribe doesn't cut the mustard around here, nOOb.
We need a better class of troll, here. ©
I hope he fails, too.
It certainly looks like
October 20, 2009 - 14:32 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonBD twisted this fellers nut one too many times.
Definitely stripped his threads.
http://gjresult.com
you may want to stay tuned
October 20, 2009 - 11:35 ET by general companyMy Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
What an arrogant,
October 20, 2009 - 22:46 ET by BDOkay, lets deconstruct this posting.
What an arrogant, small-minded knocker of farts.
Typical democrat tactic; impugn and dismiss – that way you never have to deal with anything that hurts your delicate sensibilities.
You want to know how Arpaio is controlling the drug trade; get to know some people who are involved in it.
The dealers who play ball operate win immunity, out in the open – they know they’ve got the law on their side so they don’t even try to hide it.
You…living along that imaginary line – you can see it, does it have a taste, or a smell?
Does it call to you while you’re sleeping to remind you that you’re better than the people that live on the other side of it and that you should support violence against those people?
Is there a religious aspect to this line? Why are those humans bad – because they broke a law that doesn’t even exist in their own country?
Have you ever broken a law, and how do you even know?
I can guarantee that you are an illegal American because you have broken laws just as the illegal Aliens have – you may not be aware of it yet, but you have.
The point is not whether or not they have a legal right to come to this country – they do not,
the point is that there can be no rule of law when jerk-offs like Arpaio are instituting their own rule of force and rule of man.
Was the show you saw about "rescues of illegals being held until their families provided money for their release" a season 2 episode of Dexter? I saw it too - tragic. Great show though.
Boy, that was FUN!
Common Knowldge? You meant to say common...
October 20, 2009 - 10:04 ET by Thinking.Man...Daily Kos Mythology didnt you? I understand that if you read one of your left wing rags luny diatribes that you equate that with absolute truth but try to think a bit.
If one word of what you said was true then the leftist media, that hates his guts would be more than all over it, the DOJ that is about as anti-joe as you can get hasn't moved on him, need I go on?
Beat downs, slander, libel, intimidation, these are just tools that leftist's use to bring justice to the world, justice is an empty word that translates to power for them at any cost, and slavery for everyone else.
Really you little trolls need to be a bit more clever than this, it's so very amateur hour, but then again look at Lord Obama and his intellectuals.
They arent doing much better, maybe you should do us all a favor and apply for a CZar position? Would be run to watch you resign and stumble away humiliated, again...
Keep Thinking...man...
October 20, 2009 - 10:29 ET by WarpAre you convinced that you're conservative simply because you have a belief in a god AND fully support the use of violence against others when it suits YOUR purposes? People like you are all for democracy as long as it's YOUR religious leader getting elected or the taxes being raised will pay for the programs YOU like. You'd elect yourself Torquemada in a heartbeat if you had a chance. Joe Arpaio is a very popular criminal - why do you think he's still there? Obama is a Marxist, racist a scum-bag - but he's a relatively popular Marxist, racist scum-bag - why is it the liberal media can't pick up on him either - they don't want to - what are the reasons? - They probably hope that if they go along, they'll get something out of it in the end? Joe Arpaio operates with the same immunity from the law that the vast majority of police and sheriffs truly believe they deserve - they protect themselves and each other and little thought is ever given to the right or wrong of it. You couldn't recognize liberty if it crawled up your butt and died.
Does this mean
October 20, 2009 - 10:37 ET by general companyYou dont have any proof of your aligations?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
You're government thinks you're a joke.
October 20, 2009 - 11:22 ET by WarpIt just so happens that I walk around carrying all that proof, right here, in my shirt pocket. I keep the gang-banger punks that I thought were friends back in high-school on speed-dial just for your proof. So, no, I don't have any proof - and there aren't any articles I've found either, there is only that which can be observed, and conclusions drawn from that. You can go ahead and believe whatever the TV tells you to believe - why break with tradition? But I am not the only one who has come to these conclusions - he's famous for what he's done - it will likely come out in time, and it'll be another huge embrassment for the Republicans, and I would rather not see that happen.
ok
October 20, 2009 - 11:27 ET by katainkentMaybe its time to get a video camera and go get the information yourself.
J. Edgar Warp:
October 20, 2009 - 14:44 ET by SickofLibsIt took you a dozen posts to finally admit you have no proof to back up your claims - just your own "observations and conclusions"?
You're going to need to up your game, or people here may think you're just funnin' around with us.
so
October 20, 2009 - 11:16 ET by katainkentdo you have anything to support your claims?
Drug Dealing
Corruption
Extortion
Warped
October 20, 2009 - 13:54 ET by Jerry MackAre you also:
An Iraq veteran that served 2 tours and now oppose the war?
911 truther?
A life long Republican that got fed up and became a democrat?
You are a liar
October 20, 2009 - 15:07 ET by LSBeeneI have no "dog in this hunt" - but for clarification I strenuously oppose illegal immigration.
1) You are a liar. This is the most investigated sherrif in the country. The liberal press hates his ass. If they had found this dirt on him it'd be on every channel.
Hence - you are a liar.
2) My wife is an immigrant. We did it LEGALLY. It's not hard.
What you and yours NEVER talk about:
a) The MEXICAN immigration laws
b) How we sent money so Mexico could build a border fence - on IT'S SOUTHERN BORDER no less
3) Ever notice LIARS like you have to inflate what a person did, because what they ACTUALLY do isn't wrong, illegal, or amoral.
Don't let facts get in the way of a political philosophy, huh?
Steven
Damn, I need another Assistant Troll Greeter
October 20, 2009 - 19:29 ET by R D HelmSince candance got kicked upstairs, I have had my hands full. :-^)
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
Race Race Race
October 19, 2009 - 20:56 ET by TheAssessorHere's an idea. Lets blame it on race.. AGAIN! There won't be another black president till kingdom come or he destroys us -which sadly could be about the same time.
It's either that, or
October 20, 2009 - 07:00 ET by mattmIt's either that, or actually try to explain why they back such stupid policies.
Clever
October 20, 2009 - 09:52 ET by Thinking.ManLMAO
Anotber card from the race deck
October 19, 2009 - 20:57 ET by nkviking75Bull Connor sought to deny blacks their legitimate rights. Arpaio is arresting law breakers. There is no comparison. This is just a different card from the race card deck.
Note that Sanchez is parroting Communist talking points.
“Always love your country — but never trust your government!" -- Bob Novak (1931-2009)
Who?
October 20, 2009 - 00:06 ET by tim413I have never watched Sanchez, but it sounds like he might be a bit like Geraldo - Hispanic first, American second.
Stop federal judges from foisting their notions of "fairness" on the States. Amend the 14th Amendment! - tim413
a bit like Geraldo
October 20, 2009 - 10:07 ET by Mike BatesBut without the boffo stache.
DIRTY SANCHEZ...
October 20, 2009 - 10:20 ET by danybhoySay what you will about Geraldo, Sanchez ain't qualified to intern under Geraldo. Despite his faults, I don't mind Geraldo, Sanchez on the other hand, is a schmuck.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Geraldo is honest
October 20, 2009 - 15:14 ET by LSBeeneWhile I disagree with many of Geraldo's views, I have found him to be honest about his views. No, it's not a good comparison.
Bull Conner condoned and ignored black Americans being lynched, beaten, their homes being burned, dogs being used for intimidation, and water hoses being used on AMERICANS who wanted their civil rights.
And you compare Bull Conner to a guy who busts ILLEGAL immigrants - who does not use dogs, nor water hoses, nor turn a blind eye to burning houses or lynchings.
Well, that sure shows the legitimacy of your argument, (smirk)
Thanks for proving our point for us - dipsh*t.
Steven
Well yeah...
October 20, 2009 - 10:09 ET by Thinking.Man...he is just a well dressed communist that currently denies it, course he's as dishonest as all the other leftist in the media that get rich while poo-poo'ing capitalism.
Have you noticed more and more so called "Journalist's" are coping to being rabid leftists, seems like once they feel safe they creep out of the shadows a bit.
Keep coming, yeah that's right, keep comming, just a bit more... LMAO, it will be way worse then even most of us that have been awake for sometime suspect.
Americans don't like to be cheated, their day of reckoining isnt far off, kind of terrifying actually.
→ Just a question
October 19, 2009 - 21:01 ET by Cool ArrowIs there some law that says Texas can't defend its own borders?
Where is the law that says the Federal Government alone has that right?
I just can't seem to find it.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
I think its Arizona, but
October 19, 2009 - 21:09 ET by BKeyserI think its Arizona, but your point remains...
→ Thanks, Keyser
October 19, 2009 - 21:12 ET by Cool ArrowI know it's Az. But I've gotten to where I'm caring a whole lot more about my own State lately.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
How do you feel about
October 19, 2009 - 21:54 ET by jon_torlinSecession these days? Granted, it's wishful thinking on my part, but if Texas did that, it wouldn't be part of that world government a la Copenhagen and everything else.
I know, I know, it probably won't happen, that's why I call it wishful thinking.
-Jon
Maybe it's a dream...
October 20, 2009 - 10:11 ET by Thinking.Man...but what a nice one, their population would triple overnight...
Shouldn't he be out running
October 19, 2009 - 21:03 ET by GregEShouldn't he be out running over somebody?
I wish the nation had 50,000
October 19, 2009 - 21:07 ET by GregEI wish the nation had 50,000 Sheriff Joe's. He doesn't give a rats arse what someone says about what he's doing. If the feds say "leave illegal immigration enforcement to us" then ENFORCE IT!!!!!! Otherwise, GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!! Freakin idiots, and Sanchez one of their cheerleaders.
Hmmmm.....
October 19, 2009 - 21:08 ET by BKeyserSo Sanchez doesn't like him. The squirrel from the SDU-T doesn't like him. Big Bertha doesn't like him. And self-proclaimed race-baiter Al Sharpton doesn't like him.
Sounds like he'd be fun to talk to at a party.
Sheriff Joe is responsible for law enforcement in his county...
October 19, 2009 - 21:15 ET by R D Helm...not the federal government, and certainly not Janet "Reno II" Nopalitano.
And lets stop tiptoeing around this. The republicrats in congress are planning on granting illegal criminals the right to vote in our national elections by ramming through another scamnesty bill just at the right moment.
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
Yeah...
October 20, 2009 - 10:13 ET by Thinking.Man...and they are commiting political sucide by doing so.
The RHINO's never seem to learn from their mistakes, wish they would just sign on with the Democrats, corrupticians are the same no matter the single letter pre-fix.
liberals see illegal
October 19, 2009 - 22:11 ET by sajc05liberals see illegal immigration as a race thing and they get defensive of it, but it's not a race thing, its a law thing. the law that you cannot enter this country illegally is a COLOR BLIND LAW. conservatives look at the numbers, unemployment, crime, poverty, overcrowding that illegal immigration causes. liberals only see race and how we cannot be hard on minorities, it's sad how liberals like laws to be lax only when dealing with a minority population. we're all equal. all laws apply the same. see how mexico treats illegals.
One can see why Rick "the
October 19, 2009 - 22:21 ET by jdhawkOne can see why Rick "the drunken driver that killed a pedistrian and got away with it" Sanchez has a certain enmity towards law enforcement. As to you and me the everyman, not so much.
Below find an excerpt from Wikipedia on Sanchez:
"On December 10, 1990, Sanchez struck a pedestrian, Jeffrey Smuzinick, with his car on a residential street near Dolphin Stadium after Smuzinick darted into the road.[6] Smuzinick was paralyzed and eventually died in an assisted living facility in 1995.[6][7] Sanchez, who had just left an NFL football game with his father (and left the scene of the accident), was not charged with causing the accident, but was charged with and pleaded no contest to DUI.[6]"
Incredible
October 19, 2009 - 22:38 ET by caiobabeGood post and good info jdhawk.
This man Sanchez has no shame!!! and now no credibility.
Sanchez, if Joe Arpaio were
October 19, 2009 - 23:06 ET by HockeyKidSanchez, if Joe Arpaio were anything like Bull Connor, he wouldn't even have talked to you. He would have called you "effin' spic" and locked you up for looking at him.
In reality, he was a cop in DC four years before you were even born, Ricky, and he'd been a cop and/or DEA agent for 45 years when your sorry drunken ass perpetrated an ultimately fatal hit-and-run with your daddy riding along. (That must have been some interesting family counseling: "Drive, boy, you didn't hit that Polack that hard!")
So you lose again, Sanchez. Drunks who kill people don't get to sit in judgment of career peace officers doing their jobs.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
I wonder if Ricky...
October 20, 2009 - 10:15 ET by Thinking.Man...and Teddy will share a cell in hell, they seem to have a lot in commong, communism, vechicular assualt/murder, infidelity, to a leftist those are badges of honor, but I doubt it will impress the big man upstairs much.
My standard spiel for Mr. Sanchez
October 19, 2009 - 23:21 ET by spiffWhere does the Sheriff get his power?
I don't know what the Federal Government is going to do about the Good Sheriff. Sheriffs are Constitutional officers, not U. S. Constitution but State Constitution.
The states created the Constitution which empowers the Federal government. Also, the Tenth Amendment reserves to the states respectively, or to the people, any powers the Constitution did not delegate to the United States, nor prohibit the states from exercising.
The office of sheriff is created by the Constitution of the Great State of Arizona. The sheriff is bound by the oath to uphold the Constitution of the state and answerable only to the people of the state NOT the Federal Government. The office of sheriff IS a part of the checks and balances of the United States of America. It is there to prevent the Federal Government from doing what it is trying to do today.
So what is the Federal Government going to do? Amend the Arizona State Constitution? I think not.
Member, Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
Sheriff Joe
October 19, 2009 - 23:31 ET by matthewdeanLove it !!
If I had to liken this administration to a song...
October 20, 2009 - 03:19 ET by Lord Erond...it would be Johnny Cash
"And I fell in, to a burning ring of fire...and it burns, burns, burns...the ring of fire"
Hey Sanchez, why don't you go to happy hour and go see if you can break your old record of most people mowed down while drunk driving?
"Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge."
Timothy 6:20
Publicity stunt?
October 20, 2009 - 04:10 ET by Red JeepIs this Rick's publicity stunt reporting of the week? Last week Rush, now Arpaio? Hope Rush sues him for slander.
Last week Rush, now Arpaio
October 20, 2009 - 10:10 ET by Mike BatesRick likes to just beat his favorite targets into the ground. Over and over.
Everyone needs a hobby.
A No Good
October 20, 2009 - 06:49 ET by GeneralAlA no good drunk like Sanchez comparing Arpaio, a Republican to Connor, a Democrat? Isn't it interesting how all the Liberals speak of Abe Lincoln, the first Republican president as their leader and compare modern day Republicans to the likes of Connor, all brutal segregationist Democrats? Rick Sanchez, off course, is part of an unbiased news network. Not like that wicked FOX network! Keep if up Joe! You are ten times the man this scumbag is! He has no problem with law breakers with his past performance! Hey Rick, why don't you go talk to the sheriff in person? Perhaps there are some un served warrants in your rap sheet, you low life drunken driving man killer!
Hey new idea...
October 20, 2009 - 10:20 ET by Thinking.ManWhy dont the politicians use those little holograms that change when you tilt them back and forth so the D or R would just dissapear or appear when you tilted it.
Ricky run's down another innocent bystander and he just tilts his drivers license and the "D" dissapears, wow you could make a fortune selling political signs etc.
What a tool
October 20, 2009 - 07:01 ET by SATerpRick Sanchez is a major tool. His prejudices against conservative officials would get him fired from a neutral news outlet - but sadly, there's aren't any. Fox News comes the closest to neutral of any out there.
The caption under Sanchez
October 20, 2009 - 07:32 ET by Tom PaineThe caption under Sanchez says Untrue, Unchallenged which is a perfect description of CNN
Rick Sanchez
October 20, 2009 - 09:29 ET by FormerMarineOfficerwho, along with his family, was given the opportunity to breathe the free air, courtesy of the sacrifice of American heroes, has no regard for the sovereignty or sanctity of the nation that gave him refuge.
Go figure.
October 20, 2009 - 09:56 ET by jessieHArpaio is doing his job of upholding the laws of the land. The govt. is the ones breaking the law. Not only is it a state law, it is a federal law. Somebody check Sanchez's green card, see how many illegals are living in his house.
Gotta take a different position this time, folks
October 20, 2009 - 10:09 ET by StarAZI live out here--Arpaio is himself a convicted felon and a publicity hound. He wastes our money. He throws his stupid policies in our face every second. He dares people not re-elect him...and yes, he does hassle Mexicans, whether legal or not. Whatever he does he says it's OK or "the law" because he does it. Sound like anyone else? I don't know about Bull Connor, though--Arpaio likes dogs and I don't think he sics them on people...In fact, in his jails, he has dog pounds or something--with air conditioning. The prisoners are outside in tents at 115 degrees, which may thrill some law and order types, but is creepy to me.
Arpaio a convicted felon?
October 20, 2009 - 10:15 ET by Mike BatesArpaio is himself a convicted felon
Can you cite details? Thanks!
Yo Mike!
October 20, 2009 - 10:19 ET by BlondeWhat happened to Michael M.? I thought someone had picked up your name until I rolled to the top of the blog.
Whatever....glad to see you back here. We never thought we'd miss beating up on Hillary, did we? Sheesh!
I hope he fails, too.
Well, Blonde
October 20, 2009 - 10:23 ET by Mike BatesThe Michael kept getting me confused with the Tulsa blogger of the same name, a California writer, and a deceased English actor. I know I look really bad, but. . .
I see HRC now owes less than a million on her last campaign. If Obama's numbers stay low, we can look forward to her getting the band back together.
A dead English actor, huh?
October 20, 2009 - 10:40 ET by BlondeFunny, I can't imagine anyone misunderstanding Chicago English for English English.
I wonder how Her Royal Clintoness has managed to pay that back....hmmm. Might be fun to find out. Maybe she's buying discount pant suits.
I hope he fails, too.
Paying debts, Blonde
October 20, 2009 - 10:47 ET by Mike BatesI read Hillary's held fundraisers to pay off her creditors, including a Bon Jovi concert.
Then she had a raffle in which the winner got a day with Bill. Second place must have been two days with Bill.
Shudder
October 20, 2009 - 10:59 ET by BlondeShe'd have done better raffling off Jon Bon Jovi, if you want my NSHO.
I hope he fails, too.
Raffles
October 20, 2009 - 11:04 ET by Mike BatesBut Bill wasn't busy doing anything else. Just biding his time, waiting for her to go overseas for a while.
Deceased English actor?
October 20, 2009 - 19:43 ET by R D HelmLOL.
That's funny.
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
I may be wrong
October 20, 2009 - 12:23 ET by StarAZI tried a quick search--my sister is out in front in the car. This one site said no, it's not true--but out here everyone thinks this...that doeesn't mean it's true.
I may be wrong
October 20, 2009 - 13:33 ET by Mike BatesThis may be the first time I've ever seen this on the Web.
Congrats!!
Different position
October 20, 2009 - 14:53 ET by matthewdeanStarAZ:
Love Arizona, I spent half my childhood and 4 years military time there.
I had just read upthread some comments by Warp, whose vitriolic diatribe contained many liberally slanted comments. So many, in fact, that considering what this posting site represents, maybe his user name should have been "Warped."
He just slammed the hell out of Sheriff Arpaio.
Full disclosure: I spent twenty years as a Reserve Sheriffs Deputy for the County I now live in.
Fuller disclosure: Sheriff Joe Arpaio represents, to me, all that is good about Law Enforcement. He tells it like it is, and takes no shit, from no one.
Then I read your post, and you said he was a convicted felon.
WHAT???
You said he wastes your money?
How??? By feeding inmates bologna sandwiches?
You said he throws his stupid policies in your face every second.
Define stupid. Define policy.
Are you referring to, by using the word policy, the Penal Code he is sworn to enforce.
You said, "---and yes, he does hassle Mexicans, whether legal or not."
What is your definition of hassle?
Then I read your post saying you could'nt find a site confirming his felony conviction, but that "people here believe it."
So, your statement about the Sheriff hassling Mexicans; you have seen him do this? You have been on street patrol with him?
Or do you just "believe" it happens?
As far as keeping people outdoors in 115 degree heat---
Does sound pretty bad, but if you can't do the time, then don't do the damn crime.
You live in Arizona, I don't. I like Arpaio, apparently you don't.
StarAZ, I have read other posts by you and you definitely come across as an intelligent individual. I am new around here, and don't want to seem like a wise-guy or know-it-all, but I really respect and admire Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Your comments, while reminding me that there are ALWAYS two sides to a story, just caught me off guard, I guess.
One final point. You wrote, "The prisoners are outside in tents at 115 degrees, which may thrill some law and order types, but is creepy to me."
The majority of people behind bars are there for a good reason. They are Creeps. If Law Enforcement were not around to at least attempt to stem the tide, that tide would engulf you and yours, and you would find out what the definition of "creepy" truly is.
MD
"I may not agree with what your bumper sticker says, but I will defend to the death your right to stick it." (Unknown)
Bulls**t flag and 15 yard
October 22, 2009 - 21:19 ET by MikeBBulls**t flag and 15 yard penalty, Star. A convicted felon may not possess a firearm, nor may they have a job in law enforcement. Not even wikipedia claims that Sheriff Joe is a convicted felon, and especially since Joe is a Republican, they'd make that claim if it were true. Check his resume, and work out the dates for yourself. 1954, discharged from the Army, and becomes a DC police officer. 1957, moved to Las Vegas. Six months later becomes a special agent for DEA. Worked for DEA for 25 years, which means he retired from DEA in 1982 ir 1983. Elected sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992. So, between, say 1982 and 1992 is blank in wikipedia. Are you claiming that Joe was convicted of drug offenses during this time? Do you think that with a drug conviction during that time period he would have had a chance of winning election to sheriff? StarAZ, you're fuller of s**t than a Christmas goose.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Arpaio has a pair of something that Sanchez...
October 20, 2009 - 10:56 ET by stage9...is unfamiliar with, that's why he doesn't understand him. I'll let you fill in the blank as to what that is.
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will
be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for
pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner."
— Malcolm Muggeridge
...six-shooters! In .44
October 20, 2009 - 12:59 ET by HockeyKid...six-shooters! In .44 Colt. :)
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Shut up, Sanchez
October 20, 2009 - 12:37 ET by northoneLeave it to Rick Sanchez to bemoan law & order. Have another drink, you idiot. Then get in your car and mow down another innocent pedestrian.
CNN's Sanchez Likens Arpaio to Bull Connor
October 20, 2009 - 15:19 ET by wbcWhat do you expect? This guy's an underling from Hopeychange's Ministry of Propaganda, oops, I mean CNN ...
My Take
October 20, 2009 - 16:19 ET by slickwillie2001"NB's Slickwillie Likens Sanchez to Bull Sh**."