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Thanks. Sorry for the myriad

we are stardust — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:19:09 +0000

In reply to The grand jury proceedings

Thanks. Sorry for the myriad typos above. I'll blame it on the glare off the snow onto my glasses, shall I? ;~)

The grand jury proceedings

Richard Day — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:38:30 +0000

In reply to If you had the story about

The grand jury proceedings just began in January of this year and those proceedings are secret.

The DOJ investigation (Civil Rights Division) is more recent--if I recall correctly--and they have been on his ass for documents every month since July?

The OMB investigation (state) was just completed.

The Supreme Court investigatory report is recent.

So there is no 'vindication'. No way.

Now the 80 million bucks is a figure reflecting 5 years of fund abuse by the sheriff.

And I got to look at some of the other Thomas activity as far as his deeds, what he was accused of in the report in terms of time.

That is all I got right now. Except the memo is recent of course.

If you had the story about

we are stardust — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:15:15 +0000

In reply to THE MEANEST SOMBITCH IN AMERICA

If you had the story about Arapaio almost getting his own reality tv show on Fox, I missed it; or maybe he did get it, and I haven't seen that it became a reality.

Did you discover anything about where the Justice Dept. suit is, or how Arapaio can just refuse to give documents to them? How does that work?

I know A-man will likely cry foul on this, but for a couple years I've read many times, not just this Slate piece, that Napolitano, then US Attorney, did an investigation on these foul matters; many have called her report 'aq whitewash', and point out that when she announced for Governor, he did ads for her, and stood onstage with her at an event or two. Arpaio claims that vindicated him. She did eventaally withdraw some funds for that 287(g) program, co-mingling ICE and local LEOs.

Thanks for putting it together, Dick; I sure didn't want to.

Happy New Year, DD!!! May

Gregor Zap — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:33:25 +0000

In reply to i brought up the speedy trial

Happy New Year, DD!!!

May we find that we really ought to help the least of our breathren, and that no one should ever be labelled the least!

But I know one thing for

kgb999 — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:20:46 +0000

In reply to Oh we have to look at this

But I know one thing for sure...The repubs look to make money out of all this suffering and give those profits to the pricks, the oligarchy.

Indeed. Some stars are constant points on the horizon. Small comfort, that.

This is only peripherally

seashell — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:34:18 +0000

In reply to THE MEANEST SOMBITCH IN AMERICA

This is only peripherally related to DDs blog, but I wouldn't drink the water in Arizona, especially in Maricopa County:

PHOENIX – The daughter of a county supervisor has been arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct with the same teenage boy that her mother is accused of sexually abusing over a three-year period, police said Thursday.

Rachel Katherine Brock, 21, was arrested Wednesday on three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of transmitting obscene material as part of an ongoing investigation surrounding her mother, 48-year-old Susan Brock.

Both women were being held without bond at the Maricopa County jail.
[...]
Rachel Brock is the daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, and Susan Brock is his wife of 28 years. The family lived together in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler but Fulton Brock filed for divorce after his wife's arrest. [12/30/10]

I don't think so. Bush really

kgb999 — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:18:25 +0000

In reply to OH WHAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS

I don't think so. Bush really did seem to be protecting him ... couldn't get an investigation going. Even with my critical opinion of Obama, I simply don't believe he'd protect Arpio. I just don't ... even at my most cynical, pondering Maricopa 2012 (riiiight, hang that one up!).

Arpio really does not seem bright. He's a bull in a China shop and seemingly power drunk ... at least for a while (more recently he's trotted out a more subdued, less-bouncy Arpaio). I think he has been sloppy, arrogant, and they are going to nail him hard. A part of me is pulling my hair out because it's taking so long. Another part of me wants them to take all the time they need to make sure they destroy him irrevocably. I really hate the bastard.

OTOH. Imagine what a boost Obama would get with Latinos if Arpaio happened to get arrested ... oooooh ... September 2012 (at least spilling over into Nevada if not nationwide). OK. took a second ... I found a cynical reason Obama might drag his feet ;-). Any way it goes I predict he'll see charges before the next election (and I think he's far too ornery to kick the bucket before that).

Oh we have to look at this

Richard Day — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:06:45 +0000

In reply to Once you land in jail ...

Oh we have to look at this issue.

I mean liberals will attack fat peeps and a number of other lower class peeps. Yeah.

We need to look at the real issue. But I know one thing for sure.

The repubs look to make money out of all this suffering and give those profits to the pricks, the oligarchy.

The dems are the ones locked into some etherial philosophical argument.

Yeah, we need to deal with this issue.

i brought up the speedy trial

Richard Day — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:45:40 +0000

In reply to It's deplorable. What

i brought up the speedy trial right and someone shot me down.

Well they always waive that.

Yeah.

The rich have bail awarded and they can pay.

The poor bastard just sits and counts on his public defender who needs so much time just to examine the file and see what tactics are available.

There is no waiver going on here Gregor.

There is only the hopeless branch of possibilities and a rep who is over worked and cannot afford decent experts.

Hey. Happy New Year Gregor.

Once you land in jail ...

kgb999 — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:42:47 +0000

In reply to Oh Seashell. You got me at

Once you land in jail ... everyone assumes you get what you deserve.

How many times over at TPM would a thread about some disliked and now-disgraced adversary facing jail time degerate into a orgy of anal-rape jokes? It's fucked up ... but libs and conservatives alike celebrate abuse as a-ok. Doesn't even matter what someone did - if they get jail .... whoooo whoooo butte sechs! hahahaha. (and these guys are bitching about purple bologna?!?)

Screwed up society. Yup.