With the Obama Department of Justice reportedly preparing to sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio to enforce “oversight” – essentially taking over his department – the CBS Evening News took a look at the Sheriff and the accusations against him.
As usual, Joe did not disappoint.
Asked if he enjoyed being “disliked”, Arpaio said:
“Well I sure don’t want to be known as a nice guy. I’m not a social worker, I’m a cop!”
Arpaio told CBS News that the Administration is only after him because they don’t like him enforcing immigration laws. He also said he would “never resign”, and is instead running hard for re-election.
CBS tried their best to smear Arpaio with damaging anecdotes, but it falls flat, as he clearly charmed the reporter, and you just know that most Americans who watched the segment like Joe more than ever.
Perhaps this is why the Administration gets so exasperated by the Sheriff – because no matter how they try and demonize him, Americans continue to support him. Because Arpaio represents the kind of lawman the nation used to have: those who did their job no matter what the cost, and refused to kowtow to politicians.
Unfortunately what we usually see are absolute disgraces like the LAPD’s Charlie Beck – who is nothing but a lapdog for L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and who recently said he would California’s car impound law because it is “unfair” to illegal aliens.
Sheriff Joe does not kowtow to anyone, from his local councilman to the President of the United States. And we salute him for it.
See the great interview in full below:
Piss And Moan is about all thy can do against Sheriff Joe. PAM PAM PAM
I wish the USA would rewrite immigration to the EXACT SAME AS MEXICO & then put same type fence up on our southern border as Mexico has on their southern border
I have believed in Sheriff Joe Arpaio and have stated so in many places. I have had negative replies by people (surprisingly in Maricopa County) who tried to ram him down my throat. I live in Pima County but believe Maricopa County has the best law enforcement in the USA due to Sheriff Joe.
@Marine Vet….Sheriff Joe is a very rare, courageous public servant unlke most that are nothing more than whiney, snively, crawfishing, butt kissing backstabbers. I guess you know, the drug cartels have a contract out on Joe’s life and nothing would please the present Whitehouse occupants more that to see Joe dissappear and be able to blame it on the cartels. I hope the citizens of Maricopa County are seein to it that Joe has the finest physical security setup on the entire planet.
Wish we could clone Joe and have at least one like him in every city/county in the USA,
Full Uncut Video Of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Press Conference On Obama’s Birth Certificate and Selective Service Registration Card – 3/1/12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JPabF7yd7kk
As a Latino who regularly travels through Maricopa County I can truthfully say that I have NEVER been targeted, profiled, harrassed, or in any other way abused by the MCSO. In fact, I have found the Deputies to be courteous and polite whenever I have spoken with them. I wish Sheriff Joe was running for a statewide office so I could have the privilege of voting for him.
Maybe he should run for president. I would vote for him
Hey Pima County Sheriff Dupnik. This is what we want from YOU!
I like what joe and governor Jan brewer stand for. It’s a shame more states don’t follow suit. If your not breaking the law then theirs nothing to worry. I say let joe run the Us postal service to.
Your article is missing a couple important words. I assume you meant to include “not enforce” in the sentence referring to the non-compliance of the LA’s Chief of Police.
You probably already know that some of us post links to your pages on social networks and will hesitate to do so when the pages contain grammatical errors.