Montini: Pardoned Joe Arpaio begs for donations from me (and you?) [View all]
Taxpayers have been footing the legal bills of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years.
He doesn’t want us to stop.
In an email blast reaching what I’d guess to be thousands of individuals (one wound up in my computer’s “clutter” bin), the sheriff is begging us for more cash.
Asking for money now? Ugh, the nerve
The ink wasn’t even dry on his presidential pardon when Arpaio – or the guy soliciting money on his behalf – wrote in part:
“While I am humbled and incredibly grateful for this very good news, I can't help but be concerned about a bit of bad news I received recently. I am still facing tens of thousands in legal bills from my fight to clear my name… Remember Friend, I am just a retired local law enforcement officer. The only reason you now my name is because the liberal media decided to launch a national campaign to paint me as a monster for my hard belief in upholding the Constitution and against illegal immigration . . . “
Then he asks for money.
Nerve.
He violated a legal court order, committing a crime that was also a violation of his oath of office. And Trump, violating his oath, pardoned him.
I’ve covered Arpaio since he was first elected in 1992.
It took decades to wake people up
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2017/08/28/montini-pardoned-arpaio-begs-donations-me-and-you/606999001/
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