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Title: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: K Frame on January 09, 2018, 01:20:08 PM
Sheriff Joe is running for Jeff Flake's Senate seat.

We are going to see some monumental liberal moments...

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/09/trump-ally-ex-sheriff-joe-arpaio-running-for-arizona-us-senate-seat.html
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: Ben on January 09, 2018, 01:26:53 PM
Just saw that. I'm torn. From the, "watch liberal heads explode" side, I can't wait. On the serious side though, I don't think he's the best face for conservatives as an elected representative. He would do better being Nugent-like and saying slightly outrageous things from outside the political arena.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: French G. on January 09, 2018, 06:15:34 PM
What a train wreck. I'd sooner vote for a carpet bagged in and senile Harry Reid than that idiot Arapaio.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: Hawkmoon on January 09, 2018, 06:28:22 PM
I've already received an e-mail from Joe, asking for my [monetary] support. I don't know who makes up these e-mail lists -- I've never given him a dime, and I've never supported his. But, according to him, "You have been a great friend and incredible supporter of mine over the years, and I wanted you to be the first to hear the news." [Well, I might be an "incredible" supporter, if you take the literal meaning of the word. Or perhaps "incredulous" would be more appropriate.]

Now I'm offended. If I was supposed to be first, how did Mike Irwin know about this before I did?

My guess is that he's tight for cash, so he needs a campaign chest to support his lifestyle for as long as he can milk it.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: TommyGunn on January 09, 2018, 08:21:12 PM
Arizona  has Arpaio....Alabama has Roy Moore.   
I'm used to it... :angel:
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: K Frame on January 10, 2018, 07:49:35 AM
Guys!

You're focusing on the wrong idiots!
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: Fly320s on January 11, 2018, 02:16:32 PM
Guys!

You're focusing on the wrong idiots!

Too many trees in this forest.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: AJ Dual on January 11, 2018, 03:12:11 PM
Sigh... Arpaio's baggage for misconduct in office when Sheriff is just too great. I guess I'd rather see him in the senate than a democrat, but that's about it.

Glad I don't live in AZ so there's nothing I can do about it, or worry that I didn't do about it.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: KD5NRH on January 11, 2018, 05:58:45 PM
He would do better being Nugent-like and saying slightly outrageous things from outside the political arena.

Spoilsport.  I'm hoping for Trump/Nugent 2020, Mattis/Nugent 2024 and Nugent/Me 2028.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: makattak on January 12, 2018, 09:32:42 AM
Sigh... Arpaio's baggage for misconduct in office when Sheriff is just too great. I guess I'd rather see him in the senate than a democrat, but that's about it.

Glad I don't live in AZ so there's nothing I can do about it, or worry that I didn't do about it.

This, Roy Moore, and Donald Trump are what you get when the political "elite" are wholly out of touch with their constituents. (And rule contrary to their wishes.)

People are fed up with Washington, more so than at any time in my life. Many people are unabashedly "voting with their middle finger".  
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: MechAg94 on January 13, 2018, 12:02:19 PM
This, Roy Moore, and Donald Trump are what you get when the political "elite" are wholly out of touch with their constituents. (And rule contrary to their wishes.)

People are fed up with Washington, more so than at any time in my life. Many people are unabashedly "voting with their middle finger".  
I don't know if I would connect Moore and Trump too much.  There were other anti-establishment candidates in that race initially.  It was the attempt by McConnell and others to manipulate things to help their chosen candidate that left Moore as the least worst candidate remaining. 
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: bedlamite on January 13, 2018, 12:13:29 PM
Not a fan of Joe, but he makes the left go completely apoplectic, which IMO is a good thing.
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: dm1333 on January 13, 2018, 07:11:01 PM
Bradley Manning is running for the Senate in MD.  Good luck getting a security clearance!   [popcorn]
Title: Re: Oh this is going to be monumental!
Post by: Ben on January 13, 2018, 07:27:41 PM
Bradley Manning is running for the Senate in MD.  Good luck getting a security clearance!   [popcorn]

I think half the senate would fail that if they had applied for a civil service job instead. Seems we give politicians a lot of leeway on clearances.