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Above: Sheriff Joe Arpaio at the unveiling of his McDonalds-style Tent City “served” sign in Feburary, 2012. The ‘controversial’ prison tent facility turns 20 today.–
The Department of Justice has targeted him; La Raza regularly denounces him, billionaire George Soros has spent $10 million to try and defeat him; a leftist judge is trying to take him down.
But Sheriff Joe Arpaio just keeps on enforcing the law against criminals and illegal aliens – and refuses to treat them with kid gloves. And the most famous symbol of ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ – his outdoor ‘Tent City’ – celebrates 20 years of operation today.
Tent City began in 1993 and is made up of Korean War tents used to house inmates – many of them illegal aliens – for a sheriff’s department which serves the 4th most populous county in America. According to the McDonalds-inspired sign in front, 441,385 inmates have served time there over the past 19 years.
Critics have long been angered by what they call “humiliating” conditions, including the 40-cent bologna sandwiches and pink underwear that “America’s Toughest Sheriff” makes his roughly 3,000 inmates endure.
“Why would anyone call for an end to this program and the closure of Tent City?” said Arpaio announcing the sign. “Tent City makes room for inmates who otherwise might be released to the streets due to overcrowded jails. It’s one of the best things to have happened in the local criminal justice system.”
When an AP reporter visited Tent City on a particularly hot day a few years back, he interviewed an inmate complaining that “It feels like you’re in a furnace, it’s inhumane!” Arpaio overhead this and shot back:
“It’s 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to wear full battle gear, but they did not commit any crimes, so shut your damned mouths!”
Amen to that.
Sheriff Joe also issues pink handcuffs to his officers.
Even though I live in Idaho, I have donated to his reelection campaign before. I’m glad Soros lost #10,000,000 on the deal.
If all 50 states had that record, we would be catching 1,250% of the illegals each year. That means we would be catching some 12.5 years ahead of time.
I didn’t know that Joe stopped 25% of the illegals. Since I learned this, even though I gave to him some time ago, I sent him a little more. Anyone George Soros is against, I am for.
I love this guy...he should be cloned! And be dammed all you Sheriff Joe whiners!
If you don’t want to wear pink girly outfits then behave yourself, obey the law and you won’t end up at Sheriff Joe’s “City”. Easy as that!
best to you SHERIFF ARPAIO, AND MANY MORE BIRTHDAY FOR YOU,
you are the best can be and you work for AMERICA NO ONE IN POWER,
HOPE THOSE WHO HARASS YOU VANISH FROM WHERE THEY ARE,
SO TO LET YOU DO WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING, NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY,
I LOVE YOU TOO, AS MANY OTHER DO,