quote:

The bleeding heart liberal media don't report the good stuff, they only only report negative stuff.
( in my view)


My kind of man. now if they would only make him the head of homeland
security.

> Subject: SHERIFF JOE
> IS AT IT AGAIN!
>
> You all remember
> Sheriff Joe
> Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink
> and made the inmates wear pink prison
> garb. Well...........
>
> SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!
>
> Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe!
>
> Maricopa
> County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a
> year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe
> offered to take the department over, and the County
> Supervisors said okay.
>
> The animal
> shelters are now all staffed and operated by
> prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal
> in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has
> prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior.
> They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt
> an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given
> them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog
> shows.
>
>
> The best part? His budget for the entire department is now
> under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a
> Maricopa
> County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and
> current on all shots, in great health, and even had a
> microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78.
>
> The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for
> working, but most would work for free, just to be out of
> their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for
> utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners
> out of the fees collected for adopted animals.
>
> I have long wondered when the rest of the country would
> take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy
> some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county
> years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of
> their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and
> harvesting by hand.
>
> He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat,
> and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery,
> where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas
> tree for $6 - $8 for the Holidays, and plant it later. We
> have six trees in our yard from the Prison.
>
> Yup, he was reelected last year with 83% of the vote.
> Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all
> his buses and vehicles with a mural, that has a special
> hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and
> report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs
> Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had
> 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration
> laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just
> for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a
> 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff.
>
> TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO
>
> HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY
> SHERIFF
>
> AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER
> THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY:
>
> Sheriff Joe
> Arpaio (In Arizona ) who created the ' Tent City
> Jail': He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and
> charges the inmates for them.
>
> He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took
> away their weights Cut off all but 'G' movies.
>
> He started chain gangs so the inmates
> could do free work on county and city projects.
>
> Then He Started Chain Gangs For Women So He Wouldn't
> Get Sued For Discrimination.
>
> He took away cable TV Until he found out there was A
> Federal Court Order that Required Cable TV For Jails So He
> Hooked Up The Cable TV Again . Only
> Let In The Disney Channel And The Weather Channel.
>
> When asked why the weather channel He Replied, So They Will
> Know How Hot It's Gonna Be While They Are Working ON My
> Chain Gangs.
>
> He Cut Off Coffee Since It Has Zero Nutritional Value.
>
> When the inmates complained, he told them, 'This
> Isn't The Ritz/Carlton....... If You Don't Like It,
> Don't Come Back.'
>
>
> More On The Arizona Sheriff:
>
> With Temperatures Being Even Hotter Than Usual In Phoenix
> (116 Degrees Just Set A New Record), the Associated Press
> Reports: About 2,000 Inmates Living In A
> Barbed-Wire-Surrounded Tent Encampment At The Maricopa County
> Jail Have Been Given Permission To Strip Down To
> Their Government-Issued Pink Boxer Shorts.
>
> On
> Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either
> curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which
> reached 138 Degrees Inside The Week Before.
>
> Many Were Also Swathed In Wet, Pink Towels As Sweat
> Collected On Their Chests And Dripped Down To Their PINK
> SOCKS.
>
> 'It Feels Like We Are In A Furnace,' Said James
> Zanzot, An Inmate Who Has Lived In The TENTS for 1 year.
> 'It's Inhumane.'
>
> Joe
> Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent
> city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink,
> and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic....
> He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates:
> 'It's 120 Degrees In Iraq And Our Soldiers Are
> Living In Tents Too, And They Have To Wear Full Battle Gear,
> But They Didn't Commit Any Crimes, So Shut Your
> Mouths!'
>
> Way To Go, Sheriff!
>
> Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a
> lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be
> punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until
> it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit
> another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers
> money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have
> for themselves.
>
> If you agree, pass this on. If not, just delete
> it.