Perry Names Arpaio His Arizona Campaign Chairman

[kpete]

Gov. Rick Perry has named embattled Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio his Arizona campaign chairman, despite a recent Obama administration report condemning alleged discriminatory practices in Arpaio's office.

In another bold move just days after a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Perry announced his struggling campaign has submitted the requirements to be listed on the Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C., ballots. (Perry has filed suit to be added to the Virginia ballot, where he and other candidates were disqualified for not collecting enough signatures.)

"As my campaign for president moves forward, our superior organization and resources allow me to compete nationwide," Perry said in a statement.

Arpaio, the tough-on-immigration sheriff who gave his long-sought endorsement to Perry last month, has come under scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department over allegations of racial profiling in his county's efforts to enforce immigration laws. Arpaio has called the move a politically motivated "sneak attack."

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perry-names-embattled-sheriff-his-az-campaign-chai/

[Beaverhausen]

1. Isn't Perry done after Tuesday?

Why is he bothering?

[Swede]

2. I love the Onion.

[Justice wanted]

3. wouldn't that be kind of hard for Arpaio to do when he will have the hospitality of AZ fine jail

system?

[montanacowboy]

4. Is this a joke?

what the hell? I am ROFLOL

when are the feds going to take old Joe down?

[blogslut]

5. He can make all the "bold moves" he wants

Perry's problem isn't his "bold moves". His problem is his complete lack of "smart moves".

[OffWithTheirHeads]

6. What a buffune. This guy makes GW look smart

and I didn't think that was possible.

[louis-t]

7. Ha! Love the spelling! 'buffune', made me laugh.

Makes me want to pronounce it with a 'y'. Buff-yune.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

8. I laughed at that too, made me think of Inspector Clouseau. n/t

[annabanana]

9. That's RICH!. . I can't think of a moore boneheaded move.

Just when you think the field can't be any funnier.... damn.

[zbdent]

10. Isn't that kinda like a college football program hiring

the guy who saw Jerry Sandusky molesting kids? Since Arpaio failed to report (not sure if he took part in any) sexual abuse or molestations of children ... albeit "children of illegal immigrants" ...

It apparently must not be so "vile" to sexually molest children if they're not those of American citizens ... look at Rush Limbaugh and his "boytoys" trip to the Dominican Republic ...