Arpaio Turns to Former Bush DOJ Official To Stymie Federal Probe

[babylonsister]

Arpaio Turns to Former Bush DOJ Official To Stymie Federal Probe
Zachary Roth | December 14, 2009, 11:12AM


Sheriff Joe Arpaio has turned to a heavy-hitting former Bush Justice Department official and veteran Washington lawyer to help thwart a federal civil-rights probe of his controversial law-enforcement tactics.

Since March, investigators with DOJ's Civil Rights Division have been looking into allegations of racial profiling and related issues in connection with Arpaio's enforcement of immigration laws. Between 2004 and 2007, Arpaio reportedly had 2,700 law suits filed against his office -- 50 times the number of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston combined.

Arpaio first pledged to cooperate with the probe. But since then, he appears to have turned to Washington lawyer Bob Driscoll to help slow-roll it, by filing a series of what look like frivolous complaints against the Justice Department.

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/arpaio_turns_to_former_bush_doj_official_to_stymie.php?ref=fpb

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. That guy makes me retch.

Of course, there are a handful of people that defend him, even on DU.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. One of the BIG pro-Arpaio trolls was TSed recently:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=237320

Who's next, fuckers? Come on, show yourselves!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. Dance!

[marmar]

10. Not to dance on a tombstone, but......

:woohoo:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. Well, that's not dancing, that's pacing back and forth while being exceedingly happy.

Technically not the same thing.

[catnhatnh]

22. It is....

...if your a rythmless white boy like me...

[Jazzgirl]

14. Glad to see that f*$%er TS'd.

I would insert a happy dance emoticon here but don't have one.

[backscatter712]

16. Let me get my tap-dancing shoes!!!

WOOHOO!!! Dance the Irish Jig!!!

[gratuitous]

2. Isn't he an elected official?

When are the voters in Maricopa County going to get tired of Mr. Arpaio's antics?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Evil people never tire of evil. It's like heroin. -nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. He is very popular with the electorate and may run for governor

[sharp_stick]

11. Oh Damn

could you imagine the damage that psychotic prick could do as Governor? I sure as hell wouldn't be visiting Arizona anytime soon.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

20. Well, he's 77. Let's hope he smokes a lot and eats a lot of bacon. -nt

[Soylent Brice]

24. so you're saying those are unhealthy attributes??

DAMN IT!!!

[ballantine]

7. Why is Arpaio so popular with the voters?

Arpaio seems to have a big lead in his Governor's run. 51% is what I heard. The voters in Maricopa County seem to like the guy, for some reason.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. Evil is seductive. -nt

[SemiCharmedQuark]

9. He has a lead in the poll for the Republican Primary. That's because the Republican party is full

of racist asshats.


And it's 47% according to Rassmussen.

[alstephenson]

25. That's because most of the voters in Maricopa County...

are right-wing racists. Really, they are.

[classysassy]

26. The senile

citizens of maricopa county keep re electing that racist thug,it says a lot about the voters of that county.(lot of older snowbirds,that refuse to go home).

[Cid_B]

15. Voters love Sheriff Joe...

IF MARICOPA COUNTY: How about the job Sheriff Joe Arpaio is doing. Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job he is doing?

Overall / Among those with an opinion
strongly approve 39% 41%
approve 22% 23%
disapprove 13% 14%
strongly disapprove 22% 22%
don’t know/no opinion 4%

Recent poll from google...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

19. Internet polls are, to say the least, not the most reliable. -nt

[Cid_B]

21. Take it for what it's worth...

"The poll was conducted Oct. 22-25 by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and Eight/KAET"

"The statewide sample of 652 registered voters was 37 percent Republican, 34 percent Democrat and 29 percent Independent. Fifty-nine percent of the interviews were conducted in Maricopa County, 17 percent in Pima County and 24 percent in Arizona’s other counties. Forty-nine percent of the voters interviewed were men and 51 percent are women. The sampling error for the statewide sample survey is plus or minus 3.8 percent. The sampling error for the Maricopa County sample, which included 389 registered voters, is plus or minus 5.0 percent."

Must be on to something as he keeps getting re-elected.

http://azcapitoltimes.com/azpolicywonk/2009/10/28/poll-shows-high-approval-rating-for-sheriff-joe/

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

23. Oh, he's on to something, all right. He cornered the hate market in AZ. Smart tactic. Hate sells.

Do you have another explanation?

[Cid_B]

27. Well.....

Call me a soft touch but I doubt that the voting majority of Maricopa County are all boiling over with hate and racism.

The Sheriff has created the image that -

1) Crime is less likely to happen in his AO due to his reputation

2) Criminals are less likely to commit crimes again after having gone through his system

3) says he is willing to enforce laws that are on the books that are ignored by other agencies.

You can argue if all the above are true or not but in the end I think that is the image that he creates and the voters like. His image protects him as very few govt officials want to be seen as the guy who brought down a law enforcement official for enforcing the laws to their fullest.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

28. "has created the image that..." "the voters like..." Let's put that aside for a moment.

What do YOU think about him?

[rurallib]

17. WHen will they toss McCain out?

[Ikonoklast]

13. Funny how all those 'law-and-order' types have to lawyer up.

Guess they just don't understand that the law also pertains to them.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

18. They're only tough towards those with less power than themselves.

When a bigger fish (in this case, the Feds) shows up, they wet their pants.

Has been the truth about bullies since before the beginning of time.