Scratch an Arizona bigot, and underneath is an old-fashioned corrupt politician

[lonestarnot]

Sure, we've known for awhile that, after Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arizona's most prominent Latino-bashing bigot is none other than Republican Senate President Russell Pearce. If the authorship of SB1070 and the footsie games with neo-Nazis weren't enough, then the failed campaign to strip Latino children of their birthright citizenship pretty much sealed the deal.

Somehow, it figures that he'd turn out to be corrupt as hell too.

I've covered politicos like Pearce for many years, and if there's one thing I've learned about far-right nutcases who operate in the political realm, it's this: Most of them are deeply corrupt, and it's never too long before their criminal side comes bubbling to the surface. Guys like Pearce and Arpaio love to play the knee-jerk wrap-yourself-in-a-patriotic-flag game because they know it's terrific cover: Most right-wing True Believers would rather crap themselves than ever admit that one of their heroes had ever done anything corrupt or otherwise broken the law.

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/scratch-arizona-bigot-and-underneath

[lonestarnot]

1. Pearce yer an asshole!

[mvccd1000]

2. Much as I'll agree with you on Pierce and Arpaio...

... I think the corrupt label applies to politicians of all stripe.

I do get tired of trying to use facts and reality to counter the idiotic arguments of the Arpaio fanboys, though. The only good thing about him is he's so old he has to get out of politics sometime soon!