Posted on 09/26/2008 8:06:37 AM PDT by az4vlad
John McCain isn’t going to be getting the New York Times endorsement over Barack Obama. And we have a hunch that the Arizona Republic probably isn’t going to be touting our re-election campaigns either.
And that’s OK, because it would seriously confuse our supporters were we to seek the Republic’s editorial endorsement, as candidates typically do.
This is why we took the unusual step of politely and respectfully declining the paper’s recent offer to solicit its support by appearing before its editorial board with our opponents.
After all, the Arizona Republic board has been one of the biggest voices against steps we have successfully taken to reduce Valley crime. Even the paper’s own lawyer has been opposing us outside of its own pages.
Crime reduction is not hyperbole on our part. It is a fact. Are we the only ones responsible for this improvement? Of course not. Police officers and deputy sheriffs on the front lines deserve most of the credit.
But we have taken new forceful steps that have made a difference. And unfortunately the Arizona Republic has systematically opposed many of them.
Most notably, they have opposed our joint efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. Many people once said local law enforcement officials couldn’t make a difference. We are proving otherwise with our hard-hitting, cutting-edge approach. Illegal immigration is down, even leading to significant self-deportation. Crime is down.
This is not a Republican, Independent or Democrat battle. This is everybody’s issue, except the Arizona Republic’s.
We have also been criticized by the paper for pursuing the death penalty, prosecuting illegal immigrants under the human-smuggling law and the employer-sanction law which cracks down on businesses knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
In opposing our candidacies the Republic will likely cite issues other than tough-on-crime policies and achievements.
They will likely talk about the Phoenix New Times illegally publishing Sheriff Arpaio’s home address and our respective office’s conduct after the fact.
They will talk about an approach toward judges they thought was too tough in the aftermath of some judges refusing to implement the voter-approved Proposition 100. This measure instructed the criminal justice system to deny bail to illegal immigrants committing heinous crimes.
They will talk about our opponents in glowing terms while ignoring their own research which would alert the public to embarrassing, disgusting or way too soft on crime information about our opponents.
Are we perfect public servants? We are not. We make mistakes like everyone else and learn from them.
But we continue to do many more good things right than wrong. That’s why crime has dropped and bad guys are spending more time and longer times behind bars. So while the Arizona Republic may not like our policies, the state’s leading police and border patrol organizations do because they have endorsed our candidacies, as have voters from all political parties.
So as you contemplate the Republic’s commentary consider their editorial pages have swung so far to the left that they will actually suggest changing out the County Sheriff and County Attorney for opponents favored by the attorneys of Valley criminals and open border activists, and at a time when we are starting to win more of the war on crime. Then again, the
New York Times didn’t endorse Mayor Giuliani despite his success cleaning up New York City either. The New York Times was out of touch. The Arizona Republic editorial board is out of touch.
Does anybody read the Republic anymore?AWB
Should be no surprise. Most communist entities are out of touch with America and Her principles..
Excellent job bypassing the open border nutjobs. Hopefully these two have long careers ahead of them.
Excellent job bypassing the open border nutjobs. Hopefully these two have long careers ahead of them.
With everything going on today, is this really Breaking News?
I have so much respect for these two men. I am as nervous about getting them re-elected as I am about the presidential race. It’s imperative we keep them; they are the only ones standing in the gap between us and the governor/mayor of phoenix/openborders crowd unholy trinity.
I remember when the Pulliam family still owned the Republic. The editorial page used to rival the Wall Street Journal’s. Now that it’s a Gannett rag it’s hardly worth reading - it’s a sandbox for Keven Willey and her liberal buddies in Tempe.
You got that right.
It matters to me. I live there. Sherriff Joe has done more to clean up this ‘sanctuary city’ than anyone else I know. Would to God that Congress was as focused, determined and straightforward as our Sherriff.
The fact that mayor Flash Gordon and governor Janet are trying to stop him and Mr. Thomas for doing the jobs they are paid to do guarantees that once again, Sherriff Joe will be re-elected.
Come to my neighborhood, where decent hardworking people are paying their mortgages, and see the homes owned by illegals who got subprime mortgages and have now abandoned their properties, which has driven the home values of the rest of us down as much as 50K in the last three or four months.
(BREAKING NEWS: Lawmakers say Wall Street rescue deal reached)
(How ya been, mancini? LTNS)
Hey, P, how have you been! I hope you're right about Saban. You know we need to keep these two to keep the rest of 'em real.
The paper recently reduced it paid staff due to reduced subscription sales or cancellations.
This paper needs new conservative ownership.
Additionally FReepers, what do we need to do in Arizona to get McCain/Palin elected and how can we help our congressional candidates. Time is running short.
THIS is what sets the successful apart from the otherwise.
The Arizona Repulsive?
Nah...
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