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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:00 PM
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Sheriff Joe plans an all-volunteer, fully armed posse for hunting down illegal immigrants
VIDEO @ the URL below.

September 17, 2010 02:00 PM
Sheriff Joe's plan for armed immigrant-hunting posse mirrors neo-Nazi pals' patrols
By David Neiwert

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/sheriff-joes-plan-armed-immigrant-hu

Neil Cavuto had on Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona to talk about his plans to form an all-volunteer, fully armed posse whose job is hunting down illegal immigrants -- and of course tossed him a load of softballs.

The local news account is fairly glowing too:

Sheriff Joe is always talking about his department’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration but now he wants to commission a posse whose only job will be to enforce illegal immigration and human smuggling laws.

The sheriff explains, “We have 57 different posses. I want 58.”

Arpaio says posse 58 will be devoted solely to illegal immigration. “I want a little specialized unit. I think it's time to do that.”

Details are sparse but, like the sheriff's other posses, this one will be made up of armed volunteers who will patrol rural areas looking for border crossers and human smugglers.

The sheriff explains, “I want to concentrate more in the desert, maybe that’s where our air posse helicopters can help out because a lot of smugglers are crossing the desert. I like to get to them before they get to Phoenix.”


Funny thing about that: Maricopa County is not adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico border. Border crossers would have to pass through adjacent counties first.

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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:04 PM
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1. he's a very sick individual
he seems eager to kill someone
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:11 PM
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2. His deputies already have.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:12 PM
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3. Here's the cadre of his new posse:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:17 PM
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5. I've seen his posse many times--those people look both healthier and much, much smarter. nt
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3waygeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:38 PM
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9. More like this...
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:16 PM
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4. Plus, counties in my state are geographically huge. From Phoenix
to the border at Nogales is 180 miles on the interstate.

Yes, you read that right--180. What a great ReBPublican friend of the taxpayer. :mad:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:20 PM
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6. Volunteers cost money, Joe--but our toelicking media here will never make that point to you, I bet.
I. Want. Out. Of. This. State.

But I love it, too.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:31 PM
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 07:34 PM
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8. That's exactly what he WANTS. I guarantee it. nt
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-17-10 08:44 PM
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10. I love a good posse
What's the appeal of the posse? Posse has tremendous appeal. Get away from the job, you camp out, you're with friends. I mean, come on, it's a week-long game of hide-and-go-seek on horseback. (Seinfeld)
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classysassy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-18-10 02:17 AM
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11.  I see that Sheriff Joe
is grooming his replacement,Sheriff Baboon of Pinal county.
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