Sheriff Clarence Dupnik’s Modest Proposal on Immigrant Children

Where the right-wing meets the sick and surreal. That’s my succinct definition of Arizona. Every day in this state, one’s faith in humanity is challenged when it comes to the subject of immigration. I half expect to awake each morn and find Russell Pearce’s recipe for parboiled immigrant infant in…

Joe Arpaio Hunts Hispanics in Avondale, as Janet Napolitano Twiddles Her Thumbs

KTAR 92.3 FM, the unofficial PR arm of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s MCSO, has announced that the sheriff’s department is conducting one of its notorious anti-immigration sweeps in the West Valley town of Avondale today and Friday. According to an article on KTAR’s Web site, the command post for the sweep will be at the sheriff’s command substation near…

Stephen Colbert Turns Joe Arpaio into a Creampuff in 6.5 Minutes

Monday night, faux right-winger Stephen Colbert showed how long it takes to make pastry out of Maricopa County’s corrupt top constable: exactly six and a-half minutes. The whole Colbert Report segment was predictably goofy. Sheriff Joe didn’t even lead. Instead, he followed the second mate from the Maersk Alabama, Ken…