KS rally with AZ sheriff forced to new site; religious school asks that event be moved

[proud2BlibKansan]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas politician on Thursday had to move a planned rally with an Arizona sheriff who's nationally known for cracking down on illegal immigration because a Kansas City-area college withdrew its permission to use one of its buildings.

But Kris Kobach, a law professor and Republican candidate for secretary of state, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, of Maricopa County, Ariz., remained undeterred by criticism of the event still scheduled for Tuesday evening.

Arpaio is best known for crime and immigration sweeps that have included raids on workplaces. Kobach helped write a new Arizona law directing officers enforcing other laws to question people about their immigration status if there's a reasonable suspicion they're in the U.S. illegally.

Kobach planned to have his rally and fundraiser with Arpaio at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe but moved it to the Ritz Charles convention center in Overland Park. The University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor said interest in the rally might have forced a move anyway, noting the new site is larger.

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Kobach said while he's concerned about safety, he doesn't think there would have been any problems at the college. He suggested his critics tried to intimidate the college.

"What are they afraid of?" he said. "If they want to hold their own rally, by all means, do so."

But Ferguson said the event would have been inconsistent with stances taken on immigration by the Nazarene church, which in 2006 endorsed comprehensive federal reforms, and Biblical admonitions to welcome strangers.

"It really goes against their religious teachings," she said.

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[blondeatlast]

1. "Arpaio is best known for crime and immigration sweeps that have included raids on workplaces. "

Bullshit. Arpaio is best known for being US Constitution despising, media-whoring asshole who wastes tremendous amounts of taxpayer funds.

Yeah, ReBPublicans--you just embrace Million-dollar Joe. Please.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. And KKKobach is best known for being a hateful dickhead

who doesn't like brown people.

[blondeatlast]

4. Why am I not at all surprised?

Good God, the campaign signs around here (of course, they are all for the ReBPublicans) all proudly proclaim their love that scummy, racist, hateful tax-waster Arpaio.

:puke:

[blondeatlast]

2. Dupe--but I will take this opportunity to extend my condolences to my birth state for

the presence of that walking, blabbering toxic waste dump.