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| − | '''Joe Arpaio''' is the current [[conservative]] [[sheriff]] of Maricopa County, [[Arizona]]. He is famous for being very tough on crime and illegal immigration. He has been attacked by the [[ACLU]] and the [[SPLC]] viciously because of his strong anti-illegal immigration stance. Arpaio became Sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992, and has been re-elected five times. In August, 1993, he started the nation’s largest "tent city" for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. <ref>[http://www.mcso.org/About/Sheriff.aspx - Maricopa County Sheriff's Office]</ref> | + | '''Joe Arpaio''' is the current [[conservative]] [[sheriff]] of Maricopa County, [[Arizona]]. He is famous for being very tough on crime and illegal immigration. He has been attacked by the [[ACLU]] and the [[SPLC]] viciously because of his strong anti-illegal immigration stance. Arpaio became Sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992, and has been re-elected five times. In August, 1993, he started the nation’s largest "tent city" for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound.<ref>[http://www.mcso.org/About/Sheriff.aspx - Maricopa County Sheriff's Office]</ref> |
| − | In 2012, he and a group of volunteer investigators furnished evidence suggesting that [[Barack Hussein Obama]] deliberately forged his birth records in order to take the presidency. <ref>http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-03-2012/120708-arizona_sheriff_obama-0/</ref> | + | In 2012, he and a group of volunteer investigators furnished evidence suggesting that [[Barack Hussein Obama]] deliberately forged his birth records in order to take the presidency.<ref>http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-03-2012/120708-arizona_sheriff_obama-0/</ref> |
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| | He is a frequent target of unsuccessful power grabs by federal officials uncomfortable with his belief in state law enforcement power. | | He is a frequent target of unsuccessful power grabs by federal officials uncomfortable with his belief in state law enforcement power. |
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| − | Sheriff Arpaio and his wife Ava have been married for over 50 years and have two children and four grandchildren residing in the Phoenix area. Arpaio's mother was against [[abortion]]; she died giving birth to Joe. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/RealSheriffJoe/status/17333422015913984 Twitter feed on abortion]</ref> | + | Sheriff Arpaio and his wife Ava have been married for over 50 years and have two children and four grandchildren residing in the Phoenix area. Arpaio's mother was against [[abortion]]; she died giving birth to Joe.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/RealSheriffJoe/status/17333422015913984 Twitter feed on abortion]</ref> |
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| − | [[Category: Arizona]] | + | [[Category:Arizona]] |
| − | [[Category: Conservatives]] | + | [[Category:Conservatives]] |
| | [[Category:Law Enforcement]] | | [[Category:Law Enforcement]] |
| − | [[Category: United States Elected Officials]] | + | [[Category:United States Elected Officials]] |