Joe Arpaio

Joe Arpaio Still Looking Fairly Pathetic, Six Weeks After Alleged Slip and Fall

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 Immigration Reform Requirement: Nix Six Month Wait

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 >>

Arpaio Uses Murder of West Virginia Sheriff for Self-Promotion

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Has "Less Than 200,000" Signatures to Gather, with 56 Days Left

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 >>

David Burnell Smith, Ex-Lawmaker, Teams Up With Larry Klayman in Fight of Arpaio Recall

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Shill Chad Willems' Bogus Pro-Joe "Petition"

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 >>

Should Joe Arpaio Apologize for Larry Klayman's Homophobic Idiocy?

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Recall's Naysayers Laurie Roberts and Mario Diaz, and Why We Fight

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 >>

Is a "Broken Arm" Really What Kept Joe Arpaio Out for Two Weeks?

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from Deep-Pocket Democrats

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 >>

Joe Arpaio's Deputies Raid Taco Shops in Workplace Immigrant Roundup Number 72

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Supporters Go for Another Unlikely Recall: Democrat Chad Campbell

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 >>

Is Posting Details About Signers of Joe Arpaio Recall Petition a Form of Voter Intimidation?

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 >>

Steve Smith's "Save Joe Arpaio's Ass Bill" Passes State House, and, Oh, It's Unconstitutional

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 >>

Can the Joe Arpaio Recall Effort Gather 215,000 Signatures in 85 Days?

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 >>

Joe Arpaio's Nemesis Rebecca Jimenez, Guadalupe's Once and Perhaps Future Mayor

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Scores 120K Valid Signatures: 85 Days Left, a Little Over 215K More to Go

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 >>

Joe Arpaio, "Media Whore," Won't Go on Television for at Least a Week Due to Injury

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 >>

Which Bone Would You Like to See Joe Arpaio Break Next?

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Featured in Videos From Hospital Bed, Does Himself No Favors

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 >>

Joe Arpaio, Self-Proclaimed Tough Guy, Still Hospitalized With Broken Arm After 24 Hours

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 >>

Joe Arpaio Thanks Mexican Authorities for Helping Returning His Escaped Inmate

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 >>

Joe Arpaio, 80-Year-Old Sheriff, Broke His Arm After Tripping and Falling

Eighty-year-old Sheriff Joe Arpaio tripped, fell, and broke his arm on his way to lunch today.

Joe Arpaio's Deputies Catch Man Saying Mean Things on Anti-Joe Facebook Page

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 >>

Joe Arpaio's Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army about the "Blocking Campaign" and the End of GOP Rule in Maricopa County

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 >>

Why Sheriff Joe Actually Is Nervous About the Recall Effort Against Him

Joe Arpaio's Pal Michael Nowakowski on Blast in Dennis Gilman's New Video "Negotiating with the Devil"

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 >>

Roosevelt School Board Approves Resolution to Keep Sheriff Arpaio's "School-Safety" Posse Away From School Campuses

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 >>

What Kind of Douchebag Would Join the Joe Arpaio "Shadow Army"?

In case you missed it earlier this week, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is getting his very own "shadow army."A circulating e-mail from Maricopa County Republican Committee Chairman A. J. LaFaro explains that they're going "to muster and organize a 'shadow army' of 'shadow warriors' that are willing to voluntee ... More >>

Arpaio, Learning Nothing From Hendershott Scandal, Delegates His Duties to Chief Deputy

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 >>

Joe Arpaio and Steven Seagal Star as Complete Asses on the Colbert Report

Please reset the "days without an Arizona-related Comedy Central news segment" counter back to zero.Thanks to Sheriff Joe Arpaio taking this weekend to exploit dead children by inviting the media and a pseudo-celebrity to a simulated school shooting, Arpaio and Steven Seagal were featured on yesterd ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Prayed Over by Latinos, and Michael Nowakowski Doubles-Down

Despite protests and calls for him to apologize, Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski defended himself on Tuesday for brokering a meeting between scores of Latino pastors and Sheriff Joe Arpaio just days before Arpaio's anti-immigrant raid on a Tempe apparel company, his 71st such operation to ... More >>

Is Joe Arpaio Responsible for MCSO's Bungled Sex-Crime Investigations?

Valley media outlets have started to take in the 10,000 page, $5,000 internal-affairs report from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on its hundreds of bungled sex crimes.Based on several accounts of the report's summary, the specific sex-crimes detectives involved weren't pegged with all the blam ... More >>

Is Steven Seagal a Certified Doofus?

If you're not a fan of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's school-patrol posse, then get a load of what Arpaio kiss-ass Steven Seagal thinks about you."Anybody who has criticized me or the sheriff for standing up to help the children, in my opinion, is an embarrassment to the human race," Seagal said this weekend ... More >>

Do You Think the Joe Arpaio Recall Effort "Should Fail"?

According to the opinion of the Arizona Republic editorial board, the Sheriff Joe Arpaio recall effort "should fail."The piss-poor argument used is, "The recall is as much of an abuse of Arizona law as anything Arpaio has done."See also:-Arizona Republic Declares Joe Arpaio Recall Effort "Should Fai ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall: Here's How to Sign the Petition

Since we first started getting details about the effort to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, readers have asked us how they can sign the petition.Respect Arizona filled us in on a few ways to signing the petition, as the committee is attempting to gather more than 300,000 valid signatures t ... More >>

MCSO: Dysart High School Student Brought Gun to School, Threatened to Shoot Classmate

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested a 16-year-old Dysart High School student who brought a gun to school yesterday.According to MCSO, that kid apparently showed the gun to a 14-year-old classmate that morning at the school-bus stop, and said he was going to kill him.See also: ... More >>

Arizona Republic Declares Joe Arpaio Recall Effort "Should Fail"

At this point in time, it would be nearly impossible to convince us that there wasn't a crystal meth smoke-a-thon at the Arizona Republic's editorial board meeting on Sunday night.The Republic editorial board has declared that the Arpaio recall "should fail," adding, "The recall is as much of an abu ... More >>

Randy Parraz Lawsuit Vs. Maricopa County Over '08 Arrest Can Proceed, Judge Rules

A lawsuit filed by activist Randy Parraz against Maricopa County following his 2008 arrest outside the Board of Supervisors Auditorium can move ahead, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Parraz was arrested on September 29, 2008, after he and members of his group, Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Acco ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Posse Doing a School-Shooting Simulation, and Steven Seagal's Supervising

Folks, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's school-patrol posse is so serious about school safety that posse members will be setting up a school-shooting simulation this weekend as a test.Have we mentioned yet that actor Steven Seagal will be supervising the festivities?See also:-Joe Arpaio's School-Patrol Posse Ge ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's School-Patrol Posse Gets a Glowing Review From the NRA

While the National Rifle Association has proposed putting an armed guard inside every American school, the lobbying organization's "news" arm ran a gushing endorsement of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's school-patrol posse, which puts an armed guard in zero schools.The public-relations piece for Arpaio aired o ... More >>

Could a Recall Effort Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio Be Successful?

A political committee that's apparently going to try to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed its registration paperwork with the county elections department yesterday.Now, all the recall effort needs is more than 300,000 signatures to trigger a recall election, and enough votes for a cand ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Target of Recall -- It's Official -- By Same Community Leaders Who Successfully Ousted Senator Russell Pearce

A campaign to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is underway, with the penning of the first of the 335,000 signatures needed for an election to take place in November. William James Fisher, a local attorney, is the chairman of Respect Arizona, a political action committee formed to oust the ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Incredibly Whiny Response to Recall Effort: "Why Do They Hate Me So Much?"

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has issued what's undoubtedly the world's whiniest response to the recently announced recall effort against him.There's a statement from his campaign manager Chad Willems, as well as an Arpaio fundraising e-mail, in which the Sheriff asks, "Why do they hate me so m ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's "Birther" Investigation Still Exists; Lead "Birther" Swears Evidence Coming Soon

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into President Barack Obama still exists after 16 months, which has an industry term of "long con."Believe it or not, Arpaio's birther chief still claims that there's evidence Barack Obama's birth certificate is fake, and indeed, new evidence that ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's "Birther" Investigation Still Exists; Lead "Birther" Swears Evidence Coming Soon

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into President Barack Obama still exists after 16 months, which has an industry term of "long con."Believe it or not, Arpaio's birther chief still claims that there's evidence Barack Obama's birth certificate is fake, and indeed, new evidence that ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Hissy-Fit of the Day: Stop Calling Other People "Sheriff Joe"

It's just about every day that Sheriff Joe Arpaio says something that's guaranteed to make you shake your head.Today's cry for attention actually took place on Friday night, as Arpaio complained that people were calling Vice President Joe Biden "Sheriff Joe."See also:-Joe Arpaio: "I Don't Use Comput ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Touts Arrest of 10-Year-Old in Guadalupe, and Posse's Non-Existent Role

A 10-year-old 5th-grader at Guadalupe's Frank Elementary learned a valuable lesson about "snitches" on Tuesday.See, the boy had enlisted help in stabbing one of his classmates for "snitching," but the classmates ended up ratting him out to the teacher, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Offi ... More >>

Who Should Investigate the Employers Who Hire Undocumented Workers?

As the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office pulled off its 70th "employer sanctions operation" -- which MCSO now refers to as a "criminal employment operation -- we pointed out yet again that no employers were arrested, or sanctioned, in the operation.It was revealed last week in a federal court filing ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Blames Obama for Not Arresting Employers Who Hire Undocumented Workers

After the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office pulled off its 70th "employer sanctions operation" (which MCSO now refers to as a "criminal employment operation"), we pointed out yet again that no employers were arrested, or sanctioned, in the operation.Arpaio now says that's probably a job for the Obama ... More >>