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Update on Arpaio Honduras Connection

Webstaff — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:47:37 +0000

For once, Sheriff Joe has caved in to public pressure and the media and has suspened his controversial foreign aid project to Honduras, telling KTAR that “until we get out of this budget crunch, we’re going to put it on hold.” The MCSO attempted to provide cover for this waste of RICO funds saying it was to track the MS-13 gang, but never explained why they have never sent anyone working on gangs to the country, and instead sent two traffic investigators, a homicide investigator and an aviation expert. Let’s just hope that this doesn’t end the investigation.A new report by Channel 12 states that the operation spent 34 of payroll, 125 hours of overtime, nearly $6,800 in shipping costs, and charged to a MCSO credit card $2,976 to buy measuring equipment, traffic accident templates and fingerprint kits that were given to the Honduran government–all paid for with YOUR tax dollars. Again, if this is an anti-gang project, why do they need traffic accident templates? What is even more revealing is that the story reports Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas is the person responsible for approving these funds!

Contact your county supervisor and tell them you want to get to the bottom of this waste of money!

Their phone number is (602) 506-3416 and insist THEY fully investigate this boondoggle.

Publicly Funded Beach Bums

Webstaff — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:39:32 +0000

Sheriff “I am above the law!” Arpaio is at it again. He can’t seem to squander the Maricopa County budget fast enough in our own country; he has to go to Honduras to break the bank. What? You think the bank isn’t broke? Well, if you can’t buy staples and paper clips…

Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfC8S70Ugq8

Read more at AZ Central “Sheriff’s office spent $30,000 for Honduras project”.
or PHX New Times “Sheriff Joe Arpaio pays for the training of Honduran cops with RICO funds to the tune of around $32K, and counting.”.

Vote for Dan Saban in this DailyKos poll:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/26/14254/6583/256/464507

John McCain and Friends

Webstaff — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:59:02 +0000

John McCain has 59 lobbyists raising money for his campaign, and yet he said “I’m the only one the special interests don’t give any money to.”

Sign the petition demanding McCain return the millions of dollars raised by lobbyists.

We use humor, we use pop culture, we use McCain’s insistent use of the word “friends!” We hope you will send it along to your friends, foes, and media outlets.

Best,
Robert Greenwald and the crew at Brave New Films