Sharpton Takes Arizona Sheriff Up on His Dare
June 22nd, 2009
The Rev. Al Sharpton descended upon Phoenix Friday, taking the bombastic Mayor Joe Arpaio up on his challenge for a throw-down over immigration in the Valley of the Sun. Several months ago, the civil rights leader threatened to shine the spotlight on Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department and the racial-profiling of Mexican Americans, which Sharpton said is both racist and un-American. Calling Sharpton a publicity-seeking, outside interloper, Arpaio dared Sharpton to “bring his circus to town.” Said Sharpton on Friday, “We didn’t come to start trouble; we came to stop trouble.” “Let me make this clear – we are not here about Sheriff Joe as much as we’re here about citizen Jose,” Sharpton told a crowd at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix. Read more.
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I believe that we as a people need to stop judging each other because the color of our skin. Rev. Al position is well taken. It’s time for all to grow-up and judge a person by the content of one’s character and not by the outside skin color.
Rev.Al Sharpton is “a publicity-seeking outside interloper,” and I admit that I don’t always agree with him, but he has admirers on both sides. Unlike someone who skims off plenty of money from his Rainbow PUSH organization and lets his minions take the fall for his antics, Rev.Big Al does take a stand, will take on opposition. Whether or not he’s on the winning side, he has taken some beatings and even found himself in jail for taking his stand. I also like Mayor Joe Arpaio, who is bombastic and controversial. I don’t expect Rev.Al and Mayor Joe to ever agree, but it wouldn’t surprise me if this will become a start of an unbelievable friendship. (Soemeone from Ripley’s Believe it or Not should jump on this story.) Stranger things have happened.
I forgot to mention that I like Rev.Al Sharpton.
Joe Arpaio is not the mayor of Phoenix, he is the sheriff!!!
We need our own Al in the UK…
K
Please elaborate on why The UK needs it’s own Al,I’m sure your explanation will be quite interesting.
Just to add to what Melanie said, Joe Arpaio is the sherriff of Maricopa County where the city of Phoenix is located. P. J., the fact that you did not know who the sherriff was weakens your comment. Make sure you get your facts straight before you speak.
well i don’t agree with to much immigrant y depend where they came from ,because some of them even more wrose then those they born there.and is became difficult to really select which one is good which one is bad.i think some of them when even they apply to became a american citizen are more worse them american themself again depend where they came from. which countries………..before.and after.
Al is a interloper! (grandiose).
What criminals sharpton be standing up for now? I wants a perm like his.
REV. AL NEED TO STAY WHERE HE IS AT AND WORRY ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE SOUTH. I LIVE IN AZ AND I KNOW 1ST HAND HOW IT IS OUT HERE. HELL THE DAY I VOTED I VOTED FOR ARPAIO 1ST AND THEN OBAMA. YPU DON’T KNOW WHAT REALLY IS GOING ON UNLESS YOU LIVE HERE. THE NEWS DON’T TELL YOU THE WHOLE TRUTH. I LOVE THAT ARPAIO IS HERE AND I HOPE HE HAS MANY YEARS TO COME. I JUST WISH THERE WAS OTHER PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT LIKE HIM THEN AZ WOULDN’T BE THAT BAD.
He should have came to Arizona to stop amongst mexicans towards blacks, if he really knew. I live in AZ and the south is where i came from. This is the racist state I have ever lived in. Mexicans here us and want to be like us in AZ.
They brothas in Az.
THAT’S THE THING WITH AL D3. HE JUST WANT TO ALWAYS HAVE THAT DRIED A$$ PERM IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HE REALLY DOESN’T KNOW HALF THE THINGS THAT GO ON HERE. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT GOES ON IN AZ UNLESS THEY LIVE HERE. IM FROM THE SOUTH TOO BUT I LIVE IN MESA NOW. I SAID IT ONCE BEFORE AND I’LL SAY IT AGAIN. ARPAIO IS DOING A GOOD THING AND I HOPE HE HAS THE STRENGHT AND THE HELP TO CONTINUE. AL NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT THE SOUTH AND ABOUT THE TROUBLES THAT HE BE IN. I’LL VOTE FOR ARPAIO EVERYTIME.
Whenever good ol’ Al is involved in anything, a person would be smart to remember his antics during the entire Tawana Brawley affair…
Why this media hound has any credibility is amazing.