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I don't rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I'm out there.
Joe Arpaio
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Joe Arpaio
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: June 14
Politician
Sheriff
Springfield
Massachusetts
Joseph M. Arpaio
Joseph Michael Arpaio
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The young people when I go to McDonald's, the Hispanic clerks will come by, 'Sheriff, can we have a picture?' over and over again. At least they want a picture with me.
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A ‘liberal paradise’ would be a place where everybody has guaranteed employment, free comprehensive health care, free education, free food, free housing, free clothing, free utilities and only law enforcement personnel have guns. And, believe it or not, such a liberal utopia does indeed exist. ... It’s called prison.
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I even used to stop vehicles going through stop signs, even though I was walking.
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You know why you have to give [Donald] Trump credit, whether you don't like him or not? He opened the door.Now there's a lot of talk about immigration. That's good. Nobody wanted to talk about it.
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I don't bow down to the federal government.
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Now everybody is mafia. You got the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia. Everybody is mafia these days.
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I don't throw people under the bus. When I stick by a guy - I may not agree with him all the time, but I sure don't throw him under the bus.
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Look at Israel. Israel is a great country for examples on how to do security.
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I don't care where [Ted] Cruz comes from. I don't care where the President comes from. Day one, I opened an investigation on a fraudulent government Hawaii document, period, on a birth certificate, so if you can say Cruz has fake documents, okay.
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Everything I did in the jails - chain gangs, everything - I haven't changed the policy. I did it, I stand by it, and I'm not going to change.
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I was taught to work hard and to be honest, and that's what I try to do, so that's it.
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But believe me, there's a lot I'd like to say - but I don't think the time is right now.
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I love the president Donald Trump. He supports law enforcement and I'm very humbled. I said publicly, recently, pardon or no pardon, I will be with him until the end.
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I can get along great with the Hispanics. In fact, I sure would like to meet them, even the politicians, maybe in the back room or whatever, have a couple of beers and try to explain. But they need to understand that I enforce the laws. I want to listen to them and hear their problems. I want them to tell me what their problems are.
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I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.
Joe Arpaio
You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.
Joe Arpaio
Many times, when you go to arrest somebody, they pull their gun, and here I am, a federal agent, telling them to drop their gun. But the gun is like that. I give them a split second to drop it, and they drop it. I could have shot them - who is going to complain?
Joe Arpaio
I get a lot of calls from families and people who have served time and they say, 'Thank you, Sheriff. I hate the tents.' That's music to my ears.
Joe Arpaio
If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.
Joe Arpaio
I don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically.
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