Sheriff Joe headlines Protofascist soiree in Las Vegas

[marmar]

America's Toughest Sheriff rallies Tea Party troops against illegal immigrants
Arizona's Joe Arpaio brings his round-'em-up-and-deport-'em politics to Las Vegas on latest stop of Tea Party Express

Ed Pilkington in Las Vegas, Nevada
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 October 2010 18.33 BST


If confirmation were needed that the Tea Party movement is motivated – at least out west – by anger over illegal immigration and a desire to turn America into a closed fortress, then it was provided in Las Vegas.

In a packed saloon on the edges of town last night, the Tea Party Express battle bus rolled in and fired up a crowd of about 2,000 supporters with lurid tales of the war against the illegal hordes.

The headline speaker was "America's Toughest Sheriff", Joe Arpaio, from Maricopa County in Arizona, which covers the state's capital city, Phoenix. He has lit the fuse of the immigration debate in America with his hardcore round-'em-up-and-deport-'em politics.

As he came on stage the crowd gave a huge roar of approval, and a Tea Party band sang: "We stand with you Arizona / The rule of law in this land / What part of 'illegal' don't they understand." ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/20/tea-party-express-vegas-immigration

[Angry Dragon]

1. As Joe tried to cross the border back into Arizona

it was found that Joe had no papers on him. ICE was called and
he was carted away. He was told that he must be one of those illegals from Canada
that Angle was telling the world about.

It was last heard that Joe was on his way to Mexico City to help them
stop the flow of illegals into their country.