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Mean ol' Sheriff Joe Arpaio, still too decrepit and cowardly to set foot in Mesa.

Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 10:33:12 AM

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Tears of a clown? Joe's afraid of the big, bad Mesa police chief.

So I return from my brief respite from the sad insanity of Maricopa County to see that mean ol' Sheriff Joe's still so scared of Mesa Police Chief George Gascon that our cowardly top constable won't even step foot in his city!

I mean, Joe makes a big stink about going back into Mesa after his disastrous June sweep of that burg, but he sets up his mobile command center in a county island between Tempe and Mesa? Why do that when there's a perfectly good substation in Mesa from which to coordinate this wannabe-tough-guy dragnet of restaurant workers, house cleaners, and construction laborers going to or from their jobs? After all, if you're gonna use 100 deputies and old posse farts to hunt down undocumented folk instead of real criminals, you might at least save a little scrilla by using the facilities you already have, instead of parking your paddy wagons out in BFE.

I guess you could argue that maybe the MCSO wanted to operate in secret, save for the fact that Joe told the press where he would be at 5 p.m. for his press conference where he kvetched like some old drag queen about all of his high-profile critics, "thanking" everyone from Mayor Phil Gordon to Governor Janet Napolitano for unmanning him. The bitter, bitchy sarcasm flowed so freely from Joe's haggard lips, I half-expected to see Arpaio in pantyhose when the camera pulled back for a long shot.

“Thank you, demonstrators, for calling me Hitler and Nazi. Thank you," Mr. Pitiful angrily told the press.

Hey, no problemo, jefe. Especially when the jackboot fits.

Actually, I wouldn't say that's a sound comparison, because at least Adolf had balls, or, uh, one ball. Can't say that about some wrinkled old cow flailing his arms about and haranguing his critics when he doesn't even have the gonads anymore to set foot in enemy territory. Unless this is supposed to be Joe's personal remake of the German film Downfall.

Joe's a bully, plain and simple. He's great when it comes to intimidating otherwise law-abiding people over their residency status. (Sorry, haters, being "illegally present" is not a crime; crossing the border illegally is a federal offense, a misdemeanor. Still, prosecutors have to prove it in court, ducky.) But when it comes to dealing with drug-runners, murderers, rapists, et al., he's a piker, a pusillanimous polecat inching towards total dementia.

Hard to believe people actually used to respect this guy. By the time it's all over, everyone's gonna hate his ass. Wagging his finger at the camera, Joe warned people who in many cases have risked their lives to be here and support their families, "Get away from here and go back where you came from."

Sure, some people get off on this, but I think the backlash is as palpable as the waste of the taxpayers' money. Keep it up, Joe. People are growing weary of your geriatric, wannabe-John Wayne B.S. It's time for you to go. And I think even somewhere deep in the recesses of your age-hardened cerebellum, you're beginning to realize it.


23 Comments:

Andrew Creighton says:

Ha ha, payback's a bitch Douche Bag Joe. This just ain't your year. Enjoy the boot in November, although you'll probably still get voted in by all the stupid rednecks and idiotic Republicians. Which Phoenix has alot of. I think Hunter S. Thompson said it best about these voters, white trash with money. You're all conformist walk the line sheep!

number88 says:

Good stuff Bastard! keep that bitch in line! and don't let that snake get away,

keep reporting the truth.

Bill says:

I heard Sheriff Joke this morning on KTAR, after Gordon had been reaming him on the Ankarlo show. Gordon challenged (and Ankarlo invited) the Sheriff to join the Mayor for a little one-on-one radio action and Joe chickened out! Said he didn't want to debate anyone who used "statistics"! LOL!

D.J. Racist Ryke says:

The F-Bastard`s articles never ceased to amaze me. Especially since he's funny and has more style and creativity than many of them regular journos.

(X-Sheriff) Joe Arpay-asshole!! Has done it again didn't he? Coming into my terrirtory and harrassing everybody with his patrol follies. Surely the Chief kept his cool while the ragin` X-Sheriff was blathering about the demostrators and many highly respected officials like Gascon, Gordon, Napolitano, Saban etc.
The X-Sheriff`s lack of professionalism is evident everyday on tv when the news comes on. This is due to his fucking age!! Just like many of them dentally degenerated Natavists!

And speaking of cowards, the 4 biggest cowardly lions are the 4 members of BOS, who really don't have the guts to stand up to that angry old Sheriff!!
Mary Rose Wilcox who is a woman of integrity and intellect is the only one who`ll oppose the Sheriff`s gestapo thuggery tactics.
The GOPs really are norhing more than a bunch of pussies ya know?

CooperG says:

I don't know why this should surprise anyone that Arpaio wused out of a debate with the Mayor. He's chickened out of a debate with Saban. I'm not surprised in the least.

I don't think he can be in the same room as someone who disagrees with him. He's surrounded by "yes" men. The media is bailing on him like crazy. That series the East Valley Tribune did on him showed him to be the fake and distorter he really is.

If Oz was looking for a sheriff, Joe would be perfect. All smoke and mirrors and no substance and no real skill.

jimjim says:

You're not going to win any awards with this piece, but you certainly made me laugh!

"he kvetched like some old drag queen about all of his high-profile critics,... The bitter, bitchy sarcasm flowed so freely from Joe's haggard lips, I half-expected to see Arpaio in pantyhose when the camera pulled back for a long shot."

Outstanding!

Sadly, however, I do not think Joe is gone in Nov. Racism runs deep. Just as voters in the general election will lie about supporting Obama, and even if they know he is a better candidate, when it comes time to pull the lever, they won't, not for a black man.

Joe will ride the coattails of McCain. Having voted against their interests and for their dark fears with McCain, voting for an renegade racist sheriff will just seem natural.

Lynch M All says:

GO JOE! You might be an over-the-hill media whore but at least you've got those savage shitskins on the run. The good, law abiding folks of the state asked that this brown tide be reversed. While the rest of the cowards decided to pander to the illegal alien vote Joe was the only one to wade into the filth and do the job.

I don't see eye to eye with Arpaio on most things. In the last election I supported and campaigned for Dan Saban. This may very well be a big publicity stunt to garner votes in November but I like it. I'd rather see a thousand die in the desert than have one set foot in Maricopa County.

number88 says:

Phill Gordon said this morning referring to Arpaio:

"I think with law enforcement, the last thing anybody wants is somebody with a gun, both that is angry and shaking,"

nice quote!


Pressguy says:

Dear Lynch M All, What America did you study in school??? You'd rather see a thousand die than have one in the County? Nice. Your only contribution to America is that, for 8 hours a day, you're asleep. God you are pathetic.

Emil Pulsifer says:

Notice the transparent attempt at reverse psychology used by "Lynch M All" in claiming that last election he supported and campaigned for Dan Saban. Sure. And now what? Just to distance ourselves from Lynch M's vicious racism, we're going to...what? Not vote for Saban?

D.J. Racist Ryke says:

You guys are correct. KPHO channel 5@ 6:30pm earlier tonight did a simple piece regarding the "war of words" between the evil X-Sheriff and the great mayor Phil Gordon. And Number88 is right, I love that short clip of the great mayor where he was touting the X-Sheriff about how he is angry and uncontrolable!!! I hope to watch a re-run again tonight at 10 on the same channel before I go to bed and work in the morning.

I'm glad they aired the footage which only goes to show everybody what fool the joker really is. I mean, who needs a Sheriff like that. The old man looks as if he is about to croak from all the stress of being a lousy Sheriff that he is.

Kudos again to the great mayor Gordon!!! For having the strength like a true warrior by challenging the most evil Sheriff in America!

Not a single GOP especially a Neo-con have what the mayor has--and that's called a backbone!! Tough as nails--you go Phi!!

Democrat equals Communist says:

The irony of reading the posts on this blog is that 3 things are going to happen.

1. Gordon will be recalled by a surprisingly large number of signatures.Though he will win the recall election because there is noone to run against him.

2.Arpaio will be reelected by a landslide.

3.Democrats will say it's a conspiracy.

Remember you idiots, Charles Barkley said it best when he said "Poor people have been voting for Democrats for 50 years, and their still poor."

Dennis Gilman says:

It is getting harder all the time for Arpaio to lookor sound sane.
He is definately losing it. Who knows whats next.

Coz says:

Bozo Joke Arpaio has lost his mind...very obvious and there's no more hiding it.

What a screwball Bozo Joe is.

Kevin says:

What a joke, you Amerikans have to be the most gutless morons on earth. Here this media whore clown Joe has rubbed his filthy ass in your face for years, and you cry and cry. He's sold fear to all the elderly to get re-elected over and over, and you sniveling SUV driving, plasma TV watching, Walmart shopping, $200 sneaker wearing, dumb Bush voting ignorant hacks of the human race don't have the testicles to march by the tens of thousands down to Wells Fargo and drag the coward out into the street for some good old justice. No wonder your country is nothing but a joke all over the world. You are lemmings, A wadded up bit of toilet paper that your government wipes its ass with, and you deserve it. Who's raising your children (future inmates) While both parents work so that you can follow the Amerikan dream and buy, buy, buy? Consume, waste, New car, bigger house, deep in debt.. kids are strangers playing Gameboy and falling in love with some pedo on Myspace. How does your rectum feel? Liars, cheats and sneakthieves for a government. Over 4000 dead soldiers, 25,000 wounded, all for oil, ego and cash. 8 years now and not one of you spineless flag waving, jello legged punks has done a damn thing to take back your country.. What a joke the U.S. has become. Eat your Big-Mac, get fatter, send money to the televangelist snake-oil salesmen, but remember, you murdered the indians to steal the land, you murdered the Spanish and Mexicans to steal more land, you enslaved and murdered the Africans for profit and Karma is a BITCH!

Norma says:

My questions to "Lynch M ALL" are: Is your life so miserable or are you so ignorant that you have your heart full of hatred for anyone that doesn't look or think like you? Do you believe in God? You must not because anyone who believes in God loves thy neighbor (regardless of color or anything else). Don't forget that the only one who is PERFECT is GOD. Nobody else.

I cannot believe how these people sleep at night. They're forgetting that eventually they will need to answer to GOD; hiding and lying won't save them.

Coz says:

Damm Kevin,
If you weren't so right, it would be funnier.
Nicely put.

Hank Hill says:

Great work FB! Keep it up.

R-pie-hole is a moron. Those who vote for him are morons. Those who choose to work this type of "detail" instead of pursuing real criminals are morons.

Gordon's quote ("I think with law enforcement, the last thing anybody wants is somebody with a gun, both that is angry and shaking,") is friggin awesome! I'm glad ol' Phila Monster found his pair.

It's too bad Saban doesn't seem to be mounting a larger campaign. Joke is giving him all the ammo he needs to unseat him.

I've been really impressed with Nelson's campaign against Candy though. I really believe Candy plays a significant role in all of this. Everything from not holding Joke accountable for those RICO dollars being used in Honduras and not just allowing but encouraging civil rights violations. Candy is a robot programmed by hypocritical bigoted fart sniffers.

By the way, I know someone who knows someone who works in Joke's office and they say he goes through two or three boxes of Depends a day. The whole office reeks of Jokes dump. Egh.

D.J. Racist Ryke says:

Racist Alert:

According to the 5 o`clock news on FOX10. The old motherfuckin` Sheriff is being sued, yet once again. As we all may not be surprised because this is exactly what the X-Sheriff does best--is getting sued!
A Hispanic American family is sueing the geriatric asshole for(guess what?).....
Yep. For racial profiling. Soley because the Hispanic was listening to "Spanish Music". And the old motherfucker decided to go ahead and stop him for that, only to pervert and violate his Constitutional Rights as a law abiding American citizen.

So if any of you pathetically weak minded and easily manipulated anti-American Hispanic Hispanics actually think you are immune to Arpay-asshole`s immigration enforcement. Then you are the biggest retarded fucks I've ever came across. If this B. S. can happen to this family, then it surely it can happen to you--you self hating, self loathing, pride lacking, "traitorous" anri-Hispanic Hispanics! I'm talking about folks like hobbit lady Anna Gaines and BBW Bimbo Brandy. So please take your heads out of your asses!

Dennis Gilman says:

Kevin,

Well said. And thanks for making me look like a moderate.

Red Chris says:

Democrat equals Communist originally stated:

"Remember you idiots, Charles Barkley said it best when he said "Poor people have been voting for Democrats for 50 years, and their still poor.""

well, i guess poor people can't be concerned with corrupt politicians while they're trying to make ends meat in this capitalist society just to pay their over-sized mortgage and the income tax that's taken out of their wages just to line the pockets of international bankers.

How about you remember something, douche bag, with out those poor people voting democrat, working their fingers to the bone and paying off the debt of this country through the criminal federal income tax, the GOP and the elitist society of rich ass white folk wouldn't have anyone to take advantage of or fuck over out job and pension when they out-source their work to some sweat shop in the south pacific to 8 year olds making 5 cents a day.

...by the way, the day i take any piece of political or social commentary from Charles Barkley with anything more than the utmost sarcasm, I'll have a fucking tag on my toe, thank you very much. Now go fuck yourself, elitist.

bruce says:

what the hell is the matter with all you commies what part of illegal alien don't you mexcans understand?these scum murder more americans than have died in iraq they make up 25% OF OUR PRISON POPULATION and i have to pay for their bastards.you liberals are insane you don't even know what it means to be an american.we are not mexicans because their culture is criminal we do not want them here we want to kick their asses back across the f***en border stupid.

man-on-the-land says:

I don't know what people are thinking but illegal equals criminal. So hunting real criminals is what they need to do then illegal(criminal)aliens is what they have been hunting. Being illegal is not just criminal. But it is tax evating..fraud against a country..and dangerous because we don't know if they are a rapist..terrorist..murderer...child molester or what not. Most of the criminals in the jails and prisons are illegals that should say something.

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