New 527 Established To Defend Sheriff Joe Against President Obama

[cal04]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/new_527_set_up_to_defend_sheriff_joe.php

There's a new 527 political organization on the scene this week with a very specific purpose -- defending Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Arpaio -- who describes himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff" -- was sued last week by the Justice Department for not cooperating with a civil rights investigation into whether his office discriminated his enforcement of immigration laws.

The sheriff told a New Hampshire group that he wasn't closing the door to a presidential run in 2012, with a political adviser acknowledging that "People just don't go to New Hampshire if they are not interested in these things."

The 527 group, called "Defend Sheriff Joe," said in their filing that the group's purpose is to "defend Sheriff Joe's reputation against the Obama administration's effort to stop enforcement of our immigration laws and to challenge elected officials so that more representatives are elected who are willing to enforce our laws and support the police on the front lines."

[hlthe2b]

1. I can't believe this asshole has not been brought up on charges

How many civil rights violations does it take? He belongs in the pink jumpsuit underneath the hot Arizona "tented" skies.

[Monique1]

2. All I can say

Joe is an asshole, a liar, a cheat and a bully.

[monmouth]

3. If he were in New York or Chicago he'd be made a Don....n/t