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    Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio, pardoned by Trump, plans to run for Senate

    Last Updated Jan 9, 2018 8:21 PM EST

    Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by President Trump over the summer after being convicted for defying a judge's order, plans to run for Senate in Arizona.

    The Republican tweeted about his bid Tuesday, linking to a story about it by The Washington Examiner.

    I am running for the U.S. Senate from the Great State of Arizona, for one unwavering reason: to support the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump in his mission to Make America Great Again. https://t.co/ANppBdDOtp
    — Sheriff Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) January 9, 2018

    "I have a lot to offer. I'm a big supporter of President Trump," Arpaio told the conservative-leaning newspaper in a phone interview. "I'm going to have to work hard; you don't take anything for granted. But I would not being doing this if I thought that I could not win. I'm not here to get my name in the paper, I get that everyday, anyway."

    He is running for the seat held by Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, who announced in October that he would not seek re-election.


    In this Jan. 9, 2013, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to reporters in Phoenix.
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    Arpaio was convicted in July for contempt after he ignored an order to end traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. A federal court said that the traffic stops to find undocumented immigrants amounted to racial profiling.

    He served as Maricopa County sheriff in Arizona between 1993 and 2017. He once flirted with his own gubernatorial run, and has called himself "America's toughest sheriff." In 2014, dozens of inmates in his Arizona jail were put on a diet of bread and water for desecrating U.S. flags that hung in each cell.
    He told the Examiner that serving in the Senate would be a different job.

    "Being a U.S. senator is a little different than being the sheriff, because you can do a lot of things in the U.S. Senate, and I have many plans, believe me. It's tough. It's a tough decision. But, if you're going to come across that border, you should be arrested and get the consequences of it," Arpaio said.

    Rep. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, is expected to run for the seat. Dr. Kelli Ward, a conservative activist who attempted to defeat Sen. John McCain in a 2016 primary, is also running in the GOP primary as well.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-sher...un-for-senate/
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    Run Joe Run. If I still Lived in AZ I would once again vote for you. Yeah~~~

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    Why do I have this feeling of déjà vu?
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    I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bezukhov View Post
    Why do I have this feeling of déjà vu?
    In what way?
    They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
    “As a general rule, the earlier you recognize someone is trying to kill you, the better off you’ll be.”

    "You think a wall as solid as the earth separates civilisation from barbarism. I tell you the division is a sheet of glass."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Lenno View Post
    In what way?
    Arizona, Alabama.
    Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium.
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    Pray for Joe's health, longevity and success.

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    The Associated Press is reporting that former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost his bid to return to the office.

    Arpaio based much of his campaign around his support of President Donald Trump. During his campaign, Arpaio vowed to bring back practices that the courts have either deemed illegal or his successor has ended, including his trademark immigration crackdowns and use of jail tents in the Arizona heat.

    "When I go home tonight and look in the mirror, I can say I gave it everything. I gave it all," said Arpaio.
    https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/jo...eriff-position

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    Another win for solderguy


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rusty34 View Post
    Another win for solderguy

    Ya its too bad he lost. When I lived in Tempe, AZ. I am very glad I voted for Sheriff Arpiro. I felt rather safe living in the Phoenix meter area with him being the sheriff. I was there when he built Tent City. Wish other states would have done the same thing. I even have his book a signed edition of Sherriff Arpiro The Toughest Sheriff in America. Others should have been coping him and this country may not be in the fix www are now.

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