Posted on 04/14/2009 11:51:33 AM PDT by Tarantulas
Reverend Al Sharpton
106 West 145th Street
Harlem, New York City, New York 10039
Fax: 212 690 3070
Dear Reverend Sharpton:
I have read about you with much interest since learning of the protest you plan to lead against me in Maricopa County in June as a way to force my resignation or removal from office.
Your public proclamation leads me to the conclusion: not only do you not understand Arizona; you also do not understand democracy. As the elected Sheriff who, so far has been elected to five consecutive four-year terms, I answer to the four million residents of Maricopa County. I do not answer to the whims of the media, or locally and nationally elected officials who want open borders and who have their own agendas. Nor do I answer to a publicity hound outside interloper who has demonstrated no interest in looking for the truth before making loud uninformed noises.
While your public outcries are colorful, there are several instances where you have inserted yourself into other people's affairs without knowing any of the facts. Poor judgment has caused you plenty of trouble in the past and promises to do so again. Most earnest people want to learn by their mistakes. You seem to glory in repeating them.
I would like to help you avoid further embarrassment by assisting in your understanding of the illegal immigration problem here in my county. When and if you do make the trip here, I invite you to call me to talk about these false allegations.
We can discuss how my deputies are extensively trained by the federal government to properly combat illegal immigration and how the laws of this state allow this Sheriff's Office to question and investigate the immigration status of those people deputies detain in the course of our everyday law enforcement duties.
Don't make the same mistake made by the four Democratic Congressmen calling for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of this office. They and other politicians relied solely on media reports and anti-law enforcement handouts that are replete with inaccuracies. They have brainwashed a handful of local residents to believe these lies. Rest assured that the men and women of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office do not racially profile anyone.
However, we do enforce the state and federal illegal immigration laws. And we will continue to do so as long as these laws are on the books. You can parachute into town, stomp your feet up and down and hold more press conferences against me -- that is a hallmark of democracy too -- but you will not stop me, nor slow me down for one second, from doing what is right.
Before you bring your circus to town and take to our streets by marching against this Sheriff, let's get you fully informed for a change. Congressman John Conyers did not have the courtesy to respond to my invitation to visit with me personally. I hope you will consider my invitation. Surely, a man like yourself -- a reverend -- who famously preaches from the church pulpit understands the infinite wisdome of these words: You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. Let's talk about the truth, Reverend. I await your response.
Sincerely,
(signature)
Joe Arpaio
Sheriff, Maricopa County
Joe is used to the non-stop bias of the MSM. I don’t think even they could help uncle Al in a head to head, on air set-to.
“I am SO proud to work with this man!”
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Beautiful letter! Could we clone him and bring him to NJ?
PRAISE GOD FOR SHERIFF JOE!!
On the linked site there is a provision for sending a “Sheriff appreciation letter”. We should bombard his e-mail with letters of thanks.
“Sharpton is a publicity whore”
Wrong , dead wrong. He is just a whore.
Sheriff Joe for President!!
While you retyped it, and we thank you, the link was to a pdf file instead of to an html page.
I am not debating the benefits of the format, I am stating simply that linking directly to a pdf file is a bad idea - for numerous reasons. My version is fine, and if you know enough to attempt to educate me on pdf then you know that there are multiple versions, multiple browsers, and that in the end the worst element of pdf format is that acrobat is a memory hog.
However if you think dropping a link to something that will stop most computers dead cold for 30-90 seconds if they don’t already have acrobat open is a good idea, then by all mean, be that guy.
You lucky SOB! It’s a shame that a honorable man is attacked so much in our Country today.
WooooHoooo!
Love. It.
Arpaio hoisted Sharpton on his own petard.
I did not think Rev. Al had a petard and if he did would his big gut allow him to see it?
Gee, maybe we could get the good sheriff to run for pres...
“Before you bring your circus to town”,
About sums up Al Sharpton.
Guy is an assclown.
Good post Tarantulas,
Thanks
Oh wow. I just love this man...
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