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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.

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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You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.
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I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility 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 believe Donald Trump is the best guy for president and I'm not going to shy away and I take the risk. I could just stay home and don't talk about any candidate.
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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 don't bow down to the federal government.
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Some people call me a publicity hound.
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I even used to stop vehicles going through stop signs, even though I was walking.
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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?
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There's a lot of other [than Donald Trump] people that say things you may call insulting, but no one seems to care about that.
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We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
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I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.
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I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me.
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I don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically.
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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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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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You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.
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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 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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Look at Israel. Israel is a great country for examples on how to do security.
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