Citizens for a Better Arizona president Randy Parraz makes two very important points in this new video from Dennis Gilman. The first has to do with what is possible. See also: -Joe Arpaio Shill Chad Willems' Bogus Pro-Joe "Petition" (w/Update) -Joe Arpaio's Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army a ... More >>
The roller-coaster campaign to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio took steep dip today. With just two weeks left before the recall's May 30 deadline, the on-again, off-again paid effort to gather signatures is off again. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: 14 Days Left, a New Dennis Gilman Video -Joe Arpaio Reca ... More >>
Nativist Nimrod and birther nutbar John Philip Sousa IV slays me with his whole, "Guess who my great-grandpappy was?" song and dance, which he uses to sell his lame book about the original John Philip Sousa, shill for racist organizations like the Federation for American Immigration Reform, and pimp ... More >>
Think Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's been doin' a bang-up job lately, and not just on that broken arm of his? See also: -Don't Tread On Me, I'm DON SHOOTER!: Senator Allegedly Assaults Teacher I mean, we hardly see "America's toughest sheriff" these days after his slip and fall earlier this ... More >>
With 22 days remaining, the effort to boot Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office has re-started the paid petition-gathering campaign it discontinued back on March 18. See also: -Joe Arpaio Fans Look a Little Desperate With Billboards Urging People Not to Sign Recall -Joe Arpaio Recall: Give Joe the Pink S ... More >>
New Hampshire Republican State Representative Stella Tremblay wants Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "Cold Case Posse" -- which she calls one of the only "unbiased" groups out there -- to investigate a potential government cover-up of the Boston bombing.Arpaio, who is unqualified to investigate ... More >>
Not that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and friends haven't looked desperate to avoid a recall election throughout this entire process, but these Phoenix billboards definitely have the distinct scent of desperation.It was just a couple of weeks ago that Feathered Bastard wrote about Arpaio apologist John Philip ... More >>
In case you're wondering what kind of people think that the government orchestrated the Boston bombing, it appears that they're the same people who believe that Sheriff Joe Arpaio has discovered fraud in President Obama's birth certificate.One such person is New Hampshire Republican State Representa ... More >>
Sorry, construction workers -- despite what you may have read on the side of the pricey new headquarters for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, you will not be getting the day off due to a bomb inside the building.See also:-Sheriff Arpaio's New Office Has 574 Square Feet-Joe Arpaio Scores $93M Bu ... More >>
I've been thinking about sending Sheriff Joe Arpaio a note expressing my deep concern for his health, and suggesting that he resign before the MCSO ends up being Phoenix's version of Weekend at Bernie's, with Joe in the starring role. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Claims 200,359 Valid Signatures wit ... More >>
Developer Conley Wolfswinkel, his family and company will received $1.4 million in the largest Maricopa County payout yet to victims of the legal abuses of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. As the county just confirmed, the Wolfswinkels are getting more in this settlement ... More >>
Steven Seagal actually won't be taking part in the latest episode of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's months-long exploitation of the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Seagal, putting out a statement through the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office -- which, honestly, doesn't even sound strange at all ... More >>
The costs keep climbing for the corrupt acts of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Late last month, the Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $1.27 million to a former judge smeared with bogus criminal charges, plus another $250,000 to former county Schools Su ... More >>
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's still not giving up on his months-long exploitation of the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Arpaio's office announced another super-serious training session for the school-patrol posse, led by the MCSO's apparent school-shooting consultant, actor Steven Seagal.See ... More >>
I'm heartened to see local Democrats unabashedly supporting the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio, which is spearheaded by Respect Arizona, and assisted by Citizens for a Better Arizona, headed by everyone's favorite kick-ass activist Randy Parraz. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Boasts 169,283 Vali ... More >>
While TV news programs around the country played footage of the explosions at the Boston Marathon, and interviewed witnesses and people with knowledge of the situation, Fox News rolled with a clueless county sheriff from 2,500 miles away.Of course, Arpaio used the setup for shameless self-promotion: ... More >>
Above is the video clip we referenced yesterday, in which Sheriff Joe Arpaio successfully used the explosions at the Boston Marathon for some attention on Fox News."They're even after the sheriff here," Arpaio told Fox's Neil Cavuto.See also:-Boston Marathon Explosions: Fox News Goes Straight to Clu ... More >>
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's name was on a package with what may have been an explosive device inside, triggering a five-alarm press conference headed up by the elderly Sheriff."I'm a victim," Arpaio said, apparently trying to convince everyone that he's not crying wolf about a death threat this time.See al ... More >>
The news is still unfolding about the explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon today, but Sheriff Joe Arpaio already has managed to exploit the situation on national television, thanks to Fox News."They're even after the sheriff here," Arpaio told Fox's Neil Cavuto.See also:-Two Explos ... More >>
Anyone who actually would be proud to be the great grandson of John Philip Sousa, a third rate 19th Century composer of marching tunes whose music could bore you right into a coma, must have a screw loose. See also: -Joe Arpaio Takes Full Advantage of Scary Box in Mail: "I'm a Victim" -Joe Arpaio ... More >>
Sheriff Arpaio's new office just might be bigger than your first apartment. When the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office headquarters moves this summer from the downtown Phoenix Wells Fargo building to its new digs on 5th Street and Jackson, the tough-talking, 20-year sheriff will be welcomed into a p ... More >>
Authorities in Flagstaff discovered a package with a rudimentary explosive device addressed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and the Sheriff pulled out all the stops for this one.Trump up reality? Check. Play the victim? Check. Blame Mexican drug cartels, try to associate the incident with unrelated murders f ... More >>
Here's a photo of elderly Sheriff Joe Arpaio, taken six weeks after allegedly slipping and falling on a sidewalk in downtown Phoenix.See also:-Joe Arpaio, "Media Whore," Won't Go on Television for at Least a Week Due to Injury-Joe Arpaio Still Hospitalized With Broken Arm After 24 Hours-Joe Arpaio F ... More >>
Arizona has a different reality for the undocumented than in most parts of the country. So there are different demands the pro-immigrant community should make on the U.S. Congress in regards to comprehensive immigration reform, if any positive effect is to be felt soon in Sand Land. See also: -Jan ... More >>
There's no end to how Sheriff Joe Arpaio can spin anything for a bit of shameless self-promotion. In West Virginia Thursrday, Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot while in his car on a lunch break. Moments later, and 1,950 miles away in Phoenix, this sad news is fed through Arpaio's media-perve ... More >>
As a tease to an event tonight, Respect Arizona, the group seeking to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, has announced that it has fewer than 200,000 valid signatures left to score, with less than two months before its May 30 deadline. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: A Chance to Prove the Pundits ... More >>
Former Republican legislator David Burnell Smith, a birther and DUI attorney recently arrested for alleged DUI, is doing Larry Klayman's bidding in the fight against the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.As many people pointed out as Klayman continued to claim that he'd try to get the recall effort shut ... More >>
Shenanigans. Republicans wouldn't be Republicans without them. And the effort under way to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the perfect occasion for pro-Joe Rs to roll out their usual dirty tricks and monkeyshines. See also: -Joe Arpaio's Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army about the "Blocking Campa ... More >>
Due to the fact that "birther" attorney Larry Klayman isn't the best at using electronic mail, and asked if the chairman of the organization trying to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a "homo" who "want[s] my nuts."See, Klayman wanted to forward an e-mail from Respect Arizona chairman William James Fish ... More >>
I like Arizona Republic scribe Laurie Roberts. She's a smart, classy lady. And I believe she means well. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from (Some) Deep-Pocket Democrats As a columnist, she has the luxury of tut-tutting the hard work of others, as she did in her co ... More >>
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reportedly going back to, um, work after spending more than two weeks out of the public eye with an alleged broken arm.The last time the public saw Arpaio was on February 28, the date of the purported trip and fall on a sidewalk in downtown Phoenix, in a series of videos recorde ... More >>
Respect Arizona, the group spearheading the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, is suspending its paid signature-gathering campaign due to lacks of funds. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Scores 120K Valid Signatures: 85 Days Left, a Little Over 215K More to Go -Birther Lawyer Fighting Joe Arpaio Recall Was ... More >>
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office is proud to announce that 11 taco shop employees are off the streets today, thanks to the boys in beige.This is the 72nd such workplace raid by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, which have been branded as "employer sanctions operations," "criminal employment operation ... More >>
In what appears to be another recall attempt motivated by the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio, some Arpaio supporters say they're going to try to recall House Minority Leader Chad Campbell.As with the announcement by another set of Arpaio supporters, who claim to be attempting a recall of County ... More >>
Suppose there's a racist out there who threatens to create a website full of the names, addresses, pictures, and license-plate numbers of people who sign the petition to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Now, suppose that racist uses the handle "JoeArpaioFan" to leave comments on New Times blogs.See also:-J ... More >>
Here's yet another sign worshippers at the font of all things Sheriff Joe know that their boy is doomed by the current recall effort: Their willingness to resort to futile, unconstitutional trickery to keep Arpaio's career on life support. See also: -Russell Pearce-Inspired Recall Bill Unconstituti ... More >>
The group calling itself Respect Arizona announced yesterday that it's collected and verified 120,000 signatures calling for the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.With a little less than three months left in the four-month window to collect signatures, Respect Arizona has 215,317 signatures left to colle ... More >>
Rebecca Jimenez's campaign video, produced by Dennis Gilman Sheriff Joe Arpaio may have one foot in the grave (we hope) due to his "broken arm," but one of his enemies from not too long ago is alive and well and running for mayor of the unique little town of Guadalupe. See also: -Guadalupe made it ... More >>
With Sheriff Joe Arpaio still out of commission from his "broken arm," and with Respect Arizona's announcement today that they have 120,000 valid signatures demanding his recall, Arpaio's best career move at this point would be to resign from office for health reasons. See also: -Why Sheriff Joe Ac ... More >>
Oh boy -- you know things are bad for publicity-hound Sheriff Joe Arpaio when he's not even well enough to appear on television.The public-relations team for the self-proclaimed "toughest" sheriff in America sent out the memo to media this morning, and it kind of reads like one of those melancholy C ... More >>
Self-described tough guy Sheriff Joe Arpaio was finally released from the hospital after spending two days there for treatment of a broken arm.Our readers made several comments on Arpaio's injury -- for example, "Did his Depends slip, since they were so full of shit, and trip him?" -- and that had u ... More >>
We're not doctors. That said, it appears like "step two" in the treatment for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's condition may involve embalming fluid.We say this because Arpaio's press squad uploaded a pair of videos yesterday of the Sheriff in his hospital bed, and we're really struggling to find a reason why.S ... More >>
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed "toughest" sheriff in America, has now been hospitalized for more than 24 hours with a purported broken arm.Between the super-weird videos of the 80-year-old Sheriff in his hospital bed, and the fact that he stayed in that hospital overnight for a broken arm, ... More >>
There's something that's just so priceless about Sheriff Joe Arpaio having to thank the Mexican authorities for helping return an inmate who escaped from one of his jails months ago.From his general immigration-enforcement policies and the multiple racial-profiling lawsuits against him, to specific ... More >>
Eighty-year-old Sheriff Joe Arpaio tripped, fell, and broke his arm on his way to lunch today.
You can sleep easy tonight, folks -- one of the many, many people who has said mean things about Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the Internet was arrested on a misdemeanor charge.Specifically, MCSO says a man posted to the "People Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio" Facebook page that he'd kill Arpaio for free dollar ... More >>
Willems pumps up the alter kockers with his doomsday scenario, talk of spies in the other camp, and a plan to "block" voters from signing the recall petition As promised in this week's column, above is the audio of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign guru Chad Willems speaking to the pro-Joe "shadow army ... More >>
Gilman's latest rakes Nowakowski over the coals for his parley with El Diablo Which side are you on? The recall effort is underway, and even Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign guru Chad Willems has acknowledged that if the recall committee Respect Arizona scores the needed signatures for the ballot, th ... More >>
The Roosevelt School Board unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday to "communicate forcefully to Sheriff [Joe] Arpaio that his immigration and school safety patrols are not welcome in south Phoenix." The measure is meant to assuage the fears of area parents who don't want Arpaio's non-police vo ... More >>
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio admitted in 2011 he was "duped" by his top aides. He admitted in an embarrassing news conference the same year that he'd "made mistakes" in dealing with his former chief deputy, Dave Hendershott, whom he fired after evidence of corruption and mismanagement in his ... More >>
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