Obama And Holder Sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio

On September 4, 2010, in Uncategorized, by If Bush Did It

Of course, since the real Sheriff Joe is tough as nails on crime and illegal aliens, he is called “controversial.” Except, there is one problem with why he was sued: it wasn’t for supposed discrimination The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued a controversial and popular Arizona sheriff, alleging that his department was refusing

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‘It Was the Longest 16 Seconds of My Life’

On September 3, 2010, in Uncategorized, by If Bush Did It

Painful to watch is putting it mildly. Gov. Jan Brewer told KTAR radio in Phoenix that her debate blackout was “not the finest hour. It was the longest 16 seconds of my life.” Tammy Bruce comments on it: ” AZ Gov. Brewer’s Moment of Silence .” Personally, we all freeze sometimes. Brewer screwed up, sure. Maybe she wasn’t feeling well. Maybe she was just overcome by the moment, but these things count in politics, and that makes thorough preparation and readiness all the more important. She’ll no doubt be seeing her 16-second freeze in attack ads, but she can hold herself high nevertheless for having a brief episode of human frailty. It’s how we learn.

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ACLU Defends Arizona Homeowner’s Gadsen Flag

On September 3, 2010, in Uncategorized, by If Bush Did It

An Arizona Homeowners Association (HOA) has demanded a homeowner remove the Gadsen Don’t Tread on Me flag outside his home outside Phoenix. The ACLU is “urging” the HOA to “adopt a less limited interpretation of their statute.” Yes, I know – amazing! Andy C. McDonel and the Gadsen Don’t Tread on Me Flag Andy C. McDonel said

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The Christian Science Monitor – The United States Justice Department is filing an “unprecedented” lawsuit against Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County.

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Joe Arpaio: Why is Obama administration suing an outspoken Arizona sheriff?
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**Written by Doug Powers By now you can probably read all about this in a revised report to the UN’s Human Rights Council that the Obama administration couldn’t wait to file like a nine year old girl tattling to momma after catching her brother behind the barn reading Playboy, but if you haven’t yet heard, here it is : PHOENIX – The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office’s defiance “unprecedented,” and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills. If putting warning signs up in parts of Arizona to deter legal US citizens from travelling through certain areas where they might encounter dangerous illegal activity is an acceptable response to crime, can’t the government just put up signs warning illegals not to travel through Sheriff Arpaio’s jurisdiction and leave it at that? In an additional border security measure, the Feds are also investigating the national security threat that is Chuck E. Cheese. Apparently the manager of the Bensonhurst franchise was overheard calling a pizza “Italian food” and has been accused of profiling. At a Robert Gibbs’ press conference, reporter Bill Plante asked Gibbs why President Obama has been AWOL while Democrats poll numbers have been nosediving. The fact is, Obama hasn’t been AWOL during the nosedive at all — he’s been the one pushing forward hardest on the stick. Update: Arpaio’s office responds — “Not backing down” is an understatement : The Obama administration has filed three lawsuits against Arizona in the last few weeks … one against a college district, one against the state of Arizona and now one against my office. Each lawsuit centers on something to do with alleged racial discrimination. These actions make it abundantly clear that Arizona, including this Sheriff, IS Washington’s new whipping boy. Now it’s time to take the gloves off. As for today’s lawsuit against my office: These people in Washington met with my attorneys only a few days ago. And in that meeting, Washington got our cooperation; they admitted they already have thousands of pages of the requested documents; and they were given access to interview my staff and get into my jails. They smiled in our faces and then stabbed us in the back with this lawsuit. The Obama administration intended to sue us all along, no matter what we did to try to avert it. Washington isn’t playing fair and it’s time Americans everywhere wake up and see this administration for what it really is. Calculating, underhanded at times and certainly not looking out for the best interests of the legal citizens residing in this country. **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe

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Sigh: DHS posts signs to deter illegal aliens

On September 2, 2010, in Uncategorized, by If Bush Did It

In Invasion , published eight years ago, I pointed out that the Bush administration’s lame immigration enforcement measures included orange rubber cones and useless “No Entry” signs posted at the border. Well, file this under “The more things change.” The Washington Times reports that the Obama administration is posting new signs at the border warning travelers and illegal aliens about violent smugglers. The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, warning travelers the area is unsafe because of drug and alien smugglers, and a local sheriff says Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of the state. The signs were posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 8 between Casa Grande and Gila Bend, a major east-west corridor linking Tucson and Phoenix with San Diego. They warn travelers that they are entering an “active drug and human smuggling area” and they may encounter “armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.” Beginning less than 50 miles south of Phoenix, the signs encourage travelers to “use public lands north of Interstate 8″ and to call 911 if they “see suspicious activity.” As Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer noted earlier this summer, the signs are empty gestures without real physical deterrents to back them up: And why bother calling 911 when you know DHS/ICE is backing off deportations? Don’t let the White House spin on illegal alien statistics distract you. The bipartisan open-borders end game is amnesty . Always has been. Always will be. *** GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis: If the administration would take meaningful steps to secure our border, it wouldn’t need to put up signs in Arizona warning citizens that travel 100 miles from the border is unsafe (“Signs in Arizona warn of smuggler dangers”). Likewise, the Department of Homeland Security should not spend its time writing memos about how to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants or dismiss thousands of deportation cases. As Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight, that is why I’m asking for hearings and answers from DHS on what it’s doing to protect the border. The administration continues to take actions that seem counterproductive to border security, and we need to know why that is the case. We need to make sure DHS is complying with, and enforcing, our nation’s immigration laws.

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AP – The first of 532 National Guard troops are set to begin their mission in the southern Arizona desert on Monday under President Barack Obama’s plan to beef up U.S.-Mexico border security, although they won’t have any law enforcement authority.

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The Christian Science Monitor – A federal judge in Phoenix made “serious errorsâ€� when she agreed with the Obama administration and blocked key sections of a controversial Arizona immigration law, according to lawyers for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.

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America Under Siege

On August 27, 2010, in Uncategorized, by If Bush Did It

The poet Robert Frost posited that “good fences make good neighbors.” That’s not the case in Arizona, though.

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In an attempt to patronize and curry favor with Hispanic voters, Michael Steele is working hard to tick off Republicans Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is putting some political distance between the national Republican Party and Arizona Republicans who enacted a tough immigration-enforcement law earlier this year. “Let’s be clear. The actions of

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