By Pat LaMarche, 2004 Green Party vice-presidential candidate and 2006 GP candidate for Maine Governor. The following is taken from Green Party Watch and the Epic Journey Facebook page.
I met with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio this week. I was excited to meet with him for many reasons. I was hoping against hope that he could clear up something about the role the criminal justice system plays in the lives of the poor.… Read more ...
The Virgil Goode for President campaign roamed all over the country on Labor Day weekend. According to this article, Goode was campaigning in Arizona and New Mexico this weekend. In Arizona, he met with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a nationally-recognized figure in the debate on illegal immigration.
… Read more ...‘Sheriff Joe’, as his fans call him, is the high-profile Arizona Sheriff who’s made a name for himself by taking a tough stand against corruption, government waste, illegal immigrants, and a host of other problems that many Americans are fed up with.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is perhaps the most controversial Sheriff in America right now. He has been accused of corruption and has become a folk hero or villain amongst various groups for his “tough on illegals” approach to illegal immigration.
In 2012, Joe Arpaio is the Republican nominee for Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona, again.… Read more ...