Thursday, July 29, 2010

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: I'll Enforce Arizona's Immigration Law

Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010 05:21 PM
By: Jim Meyers

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the controversial top cop in Maricopa County, Ariz., tells Newsmax he will jail any protesters who attempt to block his jail on Thursday when provisions of his state’s tough new immigration law take effect.

Arpaio also says it’s “great” if undocumented aliens react to the new law and his strict anti-illegal immigration agenda by moving back to Mexico or to the “sanctuary state” of California, and challenges President Barack Obama to invite him to the White House for a “wine summit” to discuss illegal immigration.

Arpaio, whose county includes most of the Phoenix metropolitan area, promotes himself as “America’s toughest sheriff.” He has limited county inmates to two meals a day, banned “sexually explicit material” in prison, reinstituted chain gangs, and set up a “tent city” as an extension of the Maricopa County Jail.



On Wednesday a judge blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona's new law and put them on hold. The law will still take effect on Thursday, but without some of the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.

Nevertheless there are reports that opponents of the new law plan to block Arpaio’s jail on Thursday in an act of civil disobedience.

“There’s a rumor that they’re going to block our jails down the street,” Arpaio says in an exclusive Newsmax interview.

“You know what? They’re not going to block our jails. They’re going into the jail if they block our jail. I’m not going to succumb to these demonstrators keeping law enforcement from booking people in our jail. So we may have to take some action.”

Arpaio also vows to conduct a “crime suppression operation” on Thursday.

“This morning we raided another business and arrested five more illegal aliens with false identification. On Thursday we’re going to do our 17th crime suppression operation and go out with our volunteer posse and deputy sheriffs and catch criminals. We’ve done 16. Just by chance about two-thirds [of those arrested] happen to be here illegally.

“People say, why are you doing it on the day that the law may be put in effect? Well, should I wait? We’ve been enforcing the other state immigration laws and we’re still the only ones doing it. We’re going to continue doing our job.”

Arpaio was asked about concerns that the federal government will refuse to cooperate with a handoff of illegal aliens to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after they are apprehended in Arizona.

“There’s been some rumbles that maybe ICE will not take the illegal aliens off the hands of law enforcement,” he responds.

“So we may have a little problem, but not that big, because most of the time we arrest illegal aliens we have them on another charge and we book them into our jail.

“After people do their time and we have them deported, if [ICE doesn’t] accept many of those people who are going to be deported, the only alternative is that they may be released on the street.

“So let’s see what the federal government does. I know they’re not happy with this new law. They’re not happy with me, because I had 100 deputies trained by Homeland Security, trained to work on the streets and function as federal officers, but they took that away when the new administration took office.”

There have been media reports that with the law taking effect, many Hispanics are moving out of Phoenix this weekend — as evidenced by a recent increase in yard sales to dispose of items before they move. Arpaio calls that “hype” and said “they have garage sales every week. Go into any Hispanic neighborhood and they’re having garage sales.

“But a lot of them are moving out. I’d like to take a little credit for that, because they’re accusing me of breaking up families, they’re accusing me because people don’t want to go to church, they don’t want to go to school because they worry about the sheriff coming in and arresting people that are here illegally.

“Consequently many people have moved out. Of course they don’t all go to Mexico. They go to the sanctuary state called California and other states where they don’t care about illegal immigration. But many of them are moving out, moving back to their home country. That’s great. Now let [them] get the proper paperwork and come into this country legally.”

The sheriff of neighboring Pinal County has invited President Obama to come to Arizona for a first-hand look at the illegal immigration problem.

“Why would he go to Pinal County?” Arpaio says.

“We’re bigger than all counties put together. We’ve locked up 40,000 people. Why doesn’t he come to Maricopa County to talk to the sheriff that he himself doesn’t like?”

Arpaio also scoffs at the notion that Obama should come to the Mexican border to observe the situation there.

“What is this, symbolic? He knows where the border is. Of course I spent 14 years at the border as the head of federal drug enforcement [in Arizona]. No one’s invited me, including Republicans, U.S. senators. No one has asked me my opinion as to what I would do if I was president.

“But that’s O.K. I’m not concerned about that. I know what we are doing.

But to say the president should take a tour of the border — I think he knows. He watches television. He talks to [Homeland Security Secretary] Janet Napolitano. I think he knows where the Mexican-U.S. border is.

“So just to say let him come down, for the president [to get] in a Jeep along with a little show of all the politicians and going to the border, that’s not going to solve any problems.

“Now I do realize that he did invite the Cambridge police sergeant in Massachusetts who arrested the college professor, and racial profiling was thrown in there. So he invited both of them to the White House [for the so-called beer summit]. They had a little beer.

“So why doesn’t he invite me to the White House? I’m accused of racial profiling and I have all those years experience. Why doesn’t he invite me to the White House? We’ll have a little wine and throw a little basketball. I’m from Springfield [Mass., birthplace of basketball] so I think I’ll beat him. But I’m not holding my breath.”

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/arpaio-arizona-immigration-ruling-obama-mexico-border-/2010/07/28/id/365938?s=al&promo_code=A60D-1

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Obama's Drilling Commission Has No Knowledge of Petroleum Engineering

What do you say?...Obama's Drilling Commission Has No Knowledge of petroleum engineering? Then how are they suppose to do their job??

From Sarah Palin's FaceBook-

Take a look at this great article on Obama's commission to investigate the Gulf spill. The commission's focus on drilling safety will be cursory -- only
to check the box that it took an alleged hard look at the issue. The obvious goal of the environmental activists on the commission will be to draw preconceived
conclusions... in order to justify regulating/taxing the oil & gas industry
out of existence.

See More
American Thinker- Print Article
http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanthinker.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fthe_antidrilling_commission.html

Monday, July 26, 2010

Chamber of Commerce VP: Congress Shreds First Amendment

Video explains how the "Disclose Act," passed by the House and awaiting Senate action ravages the First Amendment and gives his take on why Democrats are pushing it so rapidly and ferociously.

Folks, we have to call names and phone numbers posted in earlier posts: tell them "NO TO THE DISCLOSE ACT"

These folks are taking away our First Amendment Right-Freedom of Speech. STOP THIS NOW!

U.S. Chamber Official: Disclose Act 'Shreds' Constitution

U.S. Chamber Official: Disclose Act 'Shreds' Constitution

VOTE NO on The Disclose Act-First Amendment Right

The Senate is Voting on Disclose Act!

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/disclose-act-bruce-josten/2010/06/25/id/363140

The DISCLOSE Act does not apply to unions and special interest groups! The grassroots and little guys are who it affects!

The Senate is voting on the Disclose Act tomorrow.

This bill is designed to stop the grassroots movement!

Call:
Senator Scott Brown 202-224-4543
Senator Olympia Snow 202-224-5344
Senator Susan Collins 202-224-2523
Senator Ben Nelson 202-224-6551
Senator Evan Bayh 202-224-5623
Senator Kent Conrad 202-224-2043

Tell them to vote No! Time is of the essence!

The DISCLOSE Act



‘The Mere Suggestion That A Bill Designed To Save Politicians' Jobs Should Take Precedent Over Helping Millions Of Americans Find Work Is An Embarrassing Indictment Of
Democrats' Priorities.’

Obama and Bill White-Joined at the Hip

Joined at the Hip: President Obama and Bill White
President Obama and Bill White are joined at the hip not only in their shared liberal beliefs, but also through their use of the same campaign handlers, fundraising events, and donors. Bill White is specifically mentioned in an invitation for a fundraiser featuring President Obama being held by the Democratic National Committee in Austin next month, as "some of the proceeds will remain in Texas to help elect Democrats in Texas, including Bill White as our next governor." Bill White was so eager to be pictured next to President Obama in 2009 that he bought advertising in a Houston newspaper featuring his image next to Obama's under the words "Hope" and "Change." Also, in 2009, just three days after President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus into law, Bill White traveled to the White House for a meeting on how to sell the stimulus to the American public. For more information on the close relationship between Bill White and President Obama, visit www.liberalbill.com.
Dr Seuss goes political


I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like his health care scam.

I do not like these dirty crooks, or how they lie and cook the books.

I do not like when Congress steals,
I do not like their secret deals.
I do not like this speaker Nan ,
I do not like this 'YES WE CAN'.
I do not like this spending spree,
I'm smart, I know that nothing's free,
I do not like your smug replies, when I complain about your lies.
I do not like this kind of hope.
I do not like it. Nope, nope, nope!

Saturday, July 24, 2010