Sheriff Joe Arpaio Opens Tea Party Conference, Calls for 'Change' in D.C.

Kenric Ward's blog | Posted: February 25, 2011 10:20 PM

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio opened a national tea party summit on Friday night, drawing cheers for his hard line on immigration enforcement.

"Things have to change in Washington," he told the American Policy Summit crowd, after inviting conventioneers to tour his Phoenix tent city, where he houses inmates.

Other Friday night speakers:

Earl Taylor, National Center for Constitutional Studies. Taylor discussed his book, "The 5,000 Year Leap," detailing 28 beliefs of the Founding Fathers that "have made possible more progress in 200 years than was made previously in over 5,000 years."

Herman Cain, prospective presidential hopeful. The former Pillsbury and Godfather's Pizza executive became chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Twitter: @THEHermanCain

Yaron Brook, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. Brook co-authored "Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea." Twitter: @ybrook

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas. Barton is the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Twitter: @RepJoeBarton

Brent Bozell, Media Research Center. A syndicated columnist, whose work appears weekly in Sunshine State News, Bozell critiques the mainstream media's left-wing bias.

Eric O'Keefe, Sam Adams Alliance. O'Keefe was a founding board member of U.S. Term Limits and wrote the book, "Who Rules America."

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