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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Distances Himself From Fellow Sheriff Mired In Scandal
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Distances Himself From Fellow Sheriff Mired In Scandal
Arizona's most famous sheriff, Joe Arpaio, distanced himself from a fellow conservative sheriff who's been rocked by scandal in recent days.
Arpaio in the past has been a strong supporter of Sheriff Paul Babeu, a fellow Republican and rising star in the party. He held a fundraiser for Babeu in June and has frequently said nice things about him in public.
But now that Babeu has come out as gay and is facing allegations that he threatened to have a former boyfriend deported, Arpaio told CNN's John King on Monday afternoon that he wants no part of it.
"He’s going to have to work through this," Arpaio said in an interview with King. "I’m not going to give him any advice."
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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/sheriff-joe-arpaio-distances-himself-from-fellow-sheriff
Arizona's most famous sheriff, Joe Arpaio, distanced himself from a fellow conservative sheriff who's been rocked by scandal in recent days.
Arpaio in the past has been a strong supporter of Sheriff Paul Babeu, a fellow Republican and rising star in the party. He held a fundraiser for Babeu in June and has frequently said nice things about him in public.
But now that Babeu has come out as gay and is facing allegations that he threatened to have a former boyfriend deported, Arpaio told CNN's John King on Monday afternoon that he wants no part of it.
"He’s going to have to work through this," Arpaio said in an interview with King. "I’m not going to give him any advice."
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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/sheriff-joe-arpaio-distances-himself-from-fellow-sheriff
Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu Says He Supports Gay Marriage
Days after being outed by a former boyfriend, conservative Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu threw his support behind gay marriage on Monday during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
"This is where our government needs to get the heck out of the way," Babeu said. "You can’t legislate love."
A rising Republican star who is competing for his party's nomination in the state's 4th Congressional District, Babeu has come out strongly in support of gay rights in the wake of allegations that he threatened to have his Mexican immigrant ex-lover deported if their relationship ever became public.
He also told Blitzer he believes gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military and that he would be willing to join the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of gay conservatives.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/arizona-sheriff-paul-babeu-says-he-supports-gay
Days after being outed by a former boyfriend, conservative Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu threw his support behind gay marriage on Monday during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
"This is where our government needs to get the heck out of the way," Babeu said. "You can’t legislate love."
A rising Republican star who is competing for his party's nomination in the state's 4th Congressional District, Babeu has come out strongly in support of gay rights in the wake of allegations that he threatened to have his Mexican immigrant ex-lover deported if their relationship ever became public.
He also told Blitzer he believes gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military and that he would be willing to join the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of gay conservatives.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/arizona-sheriff-paul-babeu-says-he-supports-gay
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