Thread: Letter From Sheriff Joe to Al, The Mouth, Sharpton

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This is a pdf file. It is a letter from Sheriff Joe to Al Sharpton that a friend emailed to me. I am hoping someone here knows how to copy and paste the letter here. I don't know how.

Sometimes if you do a search on the internet the search engines will have a html link. However you will have to clean up the copied and pasted text as the paragraphs and sentences will run together when you've copied and pasted from an html link from a pdf file.

Here's the letter:

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Joe Arpaio
West Washington, Suite 1900
April 13, 2009
Reverend AI Sharpton
106 West 145th Street
Harlem, New York City, New York 10039

Dear Reverend Sharpton:I have read about you with much interest since learning of the protest you plan to leadagainst me in Maricopa County in June as a way to force my resignation or removal from office.

Your public proclamation leads me to the conclusion: not only do you not understand Arizona; you also do not understand democracy. As the elected Sheriff who, so far has been elected to five consecutive four-year terms, I answer to the four million residents of Maricopa County. I do not answer to the whims of the media, or locally and nationally elected officials who want open borders and who have their own agendas. Nor do I answer to a publicity hound outside interloper who has demonstrated no interest in looking for the truth before making loud uninformed noises.

While your public outcries are colorful, there are several instances where you have inserted yourself into other people's affairs without knowing any of the facts. Poor judgment has caused you plenty of trouble in the past and promises to do so again. Most earnest people want to learn by their mistakes. You seem to glory in repeating them.

I would like to help you avoid further embarrassment by assisting in your understanding of the illegal immigration problem here in my county. When and if you do make the trip here, I invite you to call me to talk about these false allegations.

We can discuss how my deputies are extensively trained by the federal government to properly combat illegal immigration and how the laws of this state allow this Sheriff's Office to question and investigate the immigration status of those people deputies detain in the course of our everyday law enforcement duties.

Don't make the same mistake made by the four Democratic Congressmen calling for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of this office. They and other politicians relied solely on media reports and anti-law enforcement handouts that are replete within accuracies. They have brainwashed a handful of local residents to believe these lies. Rest assured that the men and women of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office do not racially profile anyone.
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REVEREND AL SHARPTON
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However, we do enforce the state and federal illegal immigration laws. And we will continue to do so as long as these laws are on the books. You can parachute into town, stomp your feet up and down and hold more press conferences against me - that is a hallmark of democracy too - but you will not stop me, nor slow me down for one second, from doing what is right.

Before you bring your circus to town and take to our streets by marching against this Sheriff, let's get you fully informed for a change. Congressman John Conyers did not have the courtesy to respond to my invitation to visit with me personally. I hope you will consider my invitation. Surely, a man like yourself - a reverend- who famously preaches from the church pulpit understands the infinite wisdom of these words: You shall knowthe truth and the truth will set you free. Let's talk about the truth, Reverend. I await your response.

Sincerely,

Joe ArpaioSheriff, Maricopa County

My respect for Sherrif Joe is so immense right now I am at a loss for words.

Imagine if we had people in Congress or the Senate that would stick up for our country....
I love this guy. He is a true hero.
I hope the meeting is televised! I would love to see this war of the words. Joe is FUNNY.

Sheriff Joe makes me so proud. Darn, it's been so long since there's been people who actually risk it all to do what's right and doesn't cave to pressure. From what I've seen of Sharpton, it's pretty much a guarentee, if he's for it, it's the opposite side you listen to.

Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal

My respect for Sherrif Joe is so immense right now I am at a loss for words.

Ditto!

Why is it that people on our side invite the pro-illegal's to a debate, they never show? Well, I think we all know the answer. We have facts, they have lies.

JOE FOR PRESIDENT