Lib Dupnik is history

[ugonow]

Outspoken Tucson sheriff faces recall bid
Tea party group wants Dupnik out
By Valerie Richardson
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The Washington Times
8:10 p.m., Thursday, January 20, 2011
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has never lost an election, but that was before his remarks assigning blame for the deadly Tucson, Ariz., shooting to political "vitriol" and calling Arizona "a mecca for prejudice and bigotry."

Now it's Sheriff Dupnik who finds himself on the public-opinion hot seat. A group opposed to illegal immigration has begun an effort to recall the sheriff in a special election. Meanwhile, a Pima County tea party group is planning on holding a " Dupnik" rally next week outside his office.

"I haven't been a fan of Dupnik's for a long time, but this really was the straw that broke the camel's back," said Tom Rompel, co-owner of Black Weapons Armory in Tucson. "He's law enforcement. We expect 'the facts, ma'am,' not his opinion. He leans far left, always has, and frankly, people have had enough."

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

That is the problem with people like him in the job he has where he is an elected official.

[ugonow]

That is the problem with libs.

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

Well in this instance, the guy is a law enforcement official who would likely oversee or be involved in any investigation.

[ugonow]

And second amendment resolutions are protected by the constitution when it comes to elected governments.

[Tennesseer]

"Now it's Sheriff Dupnik who finds himself on the public-opinion hot seat. A group opposed to illegal immigration has begun an effort to recall the sheriff in a special election. Meanwhile, a Pima County tea party group is planning on holding a " Dupnik" rally next week outside his office."

Special elections cost money. Arizona is supposedly just about broke. Great fiscal responsibility "group opposed to illegal immigration" and Tea Party.

[Deleted]

He's always been EXTREMELY political, which is inappropriate for his position. He is an advocate for illegals, refused to enforce AZ SB1070 when it passed-- said it publicly, jumped on the bandwagon for boycotting our state, and now this. The great majority of Arizonans support strong measures against illegal immigration, and his job is to protect ALL Arizonans, not to call us racists and bigots and refuse to enforce LAWS. I hope they can get rid of him. If he does not LIKE the people in Arizona, or the laws in Arizona he is in the wrong job. Let him go be head of security for Isabel Garcia- reconquistadora. You know-- the idiot Pima County Public Attorney that paraded an effigy of Sheriff Joe in a group of La Raza teenagers and let them beat it's head off with sticks in front of a public library. That is much more in line with his political beliefs than the majority of Arizonans.
www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/derechoshumanos.html
Coalición Derechos Humanos
aka Arizona Border Rights Project / Coalition

Get lost, Sheriff, and stop making your state, your department, and the fine men and women that serve under you look bad.

[ugonow]

We need more Sherriff Joe Arpaio's and less of this commie sissy type.

[billisonboard]

Never let a good crisis go to waste.

[deziloooooo]

Jan 21, 2011 13:26:10 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

He's always been EXTREMELY political, which is inappropriate for his position. He is an advocate for illegals, refused to enforce AZ SB1070 when it passed-- said it publicly, jumped on the bandwagon for boycotting our state, and now this. The great majority of Arizonans support strong measures against illegal immigration, and his job is to protect ALL Arizonans, not to call us racists and bigots and refuse to enforce LAWS. I hope they can get rid of him. If he does not LIKE the people in Arizona, or the laws in Arizona he is in the wrong job. Let him go be head of security for Isabel Garcia- reconquistadora. You know-- the idiot Pima County Public Attorney that paraded an effigy of Sheriff Joe in a group of La Raza teenagers and let them beat it's head off with sticks in front of a public library. That is much more in line with his political beliefs than the majority of Arizonans.
www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/derechoshumanos.html
Coalición Derechos Humanos
aka Arizona Border Rights Project / Coalition

Get lost, Sheriff, and stop making your state, your department, and the fine men and women that serve under you look bad.

Krickett, afternoon.

Have to ask , if " He's always been EXTREMELY political, which is inappropriate for his position. " If his position was extremely conservative, and he advocated along the same lines, conservative, extreme as you claim he does as a liberal, would you be so oncensed about it as you are now?

Just wondering...just try for a unbiased answer.
Not asking for honesty, you are allways honest in your expressions and beliefs. Me agreeing? No , but grant you , your answers are honest ones. However, lerts face it , the emotion and biased at times ..so am wondering , in a unbiased expression of your feelings..what say you?

[billisonboard]

???If he has always been political and keeps getting reelected, doesn't that show that a majority of the people want him to be political?

[BeenThere...DoneThat...]

<<< If his position was extremely conservative, and he advocated >>>

...just a stab here, but typically conservatives don't "advocate" in the same manner of liberals... and it is to this I think krickitt was referring...

...I'd certainly be ticked at my sheriff is he was using his position as a soapbox...

[safeharbor37]

It must be something in the Arizona water that politicians there seem to have no problem expressing their opinions, regardless of the consequences. Arpaio and Goldwater come to mind. There's something to appreciate about that. I think Arizona was the last to enact an MLK holiday despite severe business consequences. I think that if the population hadn't been corrupted by Californians, they'd be even more individualistic. While I'm more of an Arpaio than Dupnik fan, I still think that there is something to applaud about people who don't let public opinion inhibit their expression of their own opinions, John Wayne like.

[BeenThere...DoneThat...]

...good point...
...and, yes... I do need to get that I safeharbor shirt...

[floridayankee]

Jan 21, 2011 13:25:52 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Special elections cost money. Arizona is supposedly just about broke. Great fiscal responsibility "group opposed to illegal immigration" and Tea Party.

Yeah...it's almost as absurd as a broke federal government suing a state to stop then from enforcing immigration law.

[deziloooooo]

Jan 21, 2011 14:51:14 GMT -5 safeharbor37 said:

It must be something in the Arizona water that politicians there seem to have no problem expressing their opinions, regardless of the consequences. Arpaio and Goldwater come to mind. There's something to appreciate about that. I think Arizona was the last to enact an MLK holiday despite severe business consequences. I think that if the population hadn't been corrupted by Californians, they'd be even more individualistic. While I'm more of an Arpaio than Dupnik fan, I still think that there is something to applaud about people who don't let public opinion inhibit their expression of their own opinions, John Wayne like.

Hell, got enough tee shirts..just gave him a exalt..not sure if it took but the intent was there.

[Deleted]

Dezi-- I do not think it is a Sheriff's job to refuse to enforce laws, and to call people in his state names, nor to make snap judgements about crimes he knows nothing about as he speaks. If he wants to be a Congressman or something he should run. IMO he overstepped his position after the shootings. I hear Sheriff Joe on TV, or Dever, or Babeu-- and they are talking about their JOBS, not slamming Arizona.
Example-- I just this minute watched a long press conference on local news. It was swat team, sheriff's deputies, and some Sheriff's rep-- about the shootings, the first responders, etc. It was professional, factual, and no group of people felt like they had been beat up after it ended. THAT is what a law enforcement press conference should be, IMO. I have no idea what parties the men were in. They were cops and acted like cops.

As for Sheriff Joe, the only time I see him on TV is when he is defending himself against yet another waste of time lawsuit brought against him by Feds for doing his job. Even then-- he does not use interviews to slam the citizens of this state, but to state his defense against frivilous lawsuits. Dupnik often pushes his politics, insults citizens, and defies laws if they do not suit him. He gets away with it because Tucson is the majority of Pima County, and Tucson is THE liberal spot in AZ. Apparently the majority of voters in Tucson agree with his views. But this time he went too far. He publicly cast our city and state in a bad light while all of the people cried. I can't see even liberals re-electing him after this. I guess that will depend on how many liberals REALLY believe that people like Sarah Palin are responsible for Jared Laughner going on his rampage in our county. If he gets re-elected that will answer that question.

[b2r]

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik talks politics

[lakhota]

Lib Dupnik is history

Well, the Moonie Times is right about that. History will remember him as a great American patriot.

[Loopdilou]

Maybe he's ready to retire and he figures this was the perfect opportunity to go out with guns blazing More power to him!

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

A group opposed to illegal immigration has begun an effort to recall the sheriff in a special election.


Bad move, IMO. Not that I wouldn't like to see this stuffed shirt bounced out of office, but historically recall elections usually fail. The group's money would be better spent campaigning against him in the next regular election.