Arpaio To File Romney's Papers In Arizona
Mitt Romney is clearly making a push in John McCain's own back yard. In Arizona, his most prominent endorser in the state will personally file Romney's ballot paperwork for him. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for housing prisoners in tents and taking a hard line against illegal immigration, will submit the papers today.
Arpaio's popularity has come in large part from his law-and-order appeal, and it was definitely a coup for Romney to win his support early in the cycle. And with illegal immigration becoming a prominent wedge issue for Republicans, Romney and the rest of the Republican field might just be able to drag McCain down in his own home state.
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Richard L. Adlof wrote on November 27, 2007 12:02 PM:Are you saying that Arpaio is:
Gay or
Involved with cocaine or
Has a nanny problem or
Going to be indicted for accepting bribes or peddling influence or
Whatever malfeasance or B.S. is vogue this week with Rude-ee supporters this week?
Devin Burghart wrote on November 27, 2007 1:21 PM:Arpaio on Lou Dobbs - KKK label is "an honor"
DOBBS: Well, as I said, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County is leading the effort not only in Arizona but nationwide to enforce immigration laws in his jurisdiction. He joins us now. Sheriff, good to have you with us.
SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO, MARICOPA COUNTY , ARIZONA : Great to see you in person, Lou.
DOBBS: The idea that you're criticized in some quarters for enforcing the law, I mean how do you react to that?
ARPAIO: Well, you know, they call you KKK. They did me. I think it's an honor, right? It means we're doing something.
DOBBS: Just so the right people are doing it.
ARPAIO: I don't know. I'm the elected sheriff 15 years. I take that very serious. And I serve the four million people that we know of that live here. And this is a violation of law. I'm an equal opportunity law enforcing guy. I lock everybody up. So it's a violation of the law, I enforce the law. Very simple.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/12/ldt.01.html
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