Bachmann Tries For Sheriff Joe Arpaio Endorsement, But Fails (Video)
Michele Bachmann met with Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Wednesday, and tried but failed to get an endorsement from “America’s Sheriff,” saying, to no response from Arpaio, “He’s a great guy, anyone would want his endorsement.” Bachmann discussed with reporters her stance on border issues and repeatedly stated, “I want to solve the border issue,” and “secure the border,” then took a pretty unconcealed shot at Governor Rick Perry by stating she was against tuition tax credits for “illegal aliens.” Bachmann said she wanted to go see Arpaio’s “Tent City,” which has come under fire as a human rights violation, thus eliciting a positive response from the Tea Party presidential candidate. Bachmann also aligned herself with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.
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Via Wikipedia:
Arpaio set up a “Tent City” as an extension of the Maricopa County Jail.[24] Arpaio has described Tent City as a concentration camp. Tent City is located in a yard next to a more permanent structure containing toilets, showers, and an area for meals. It has become notable particularly because of Phoenix’s extreme temperatures.
On July 2, 2011, when the temperature in Phoenix hit 118 °F (48 °C), Arpaio measured the temperature inside Tent City at 145 °F (63 °C). Some inmates complained that fans near their beds were not working, and that their shoes were melting from the heat. During the summer of 2003, when outside temperatures exceeded 110 °F (43 °C), Arpaio said to complaining inmates, “It’s 120 degrees in Iraq and the soldiers are living in tents, have to wear full body armor, and they didn’t commit any crimes, so shut your mouths.” Unlike the Korean War surplus tents used in Tent City, tents housing U.S. Army Soldiers in Iraq are usually air conditioned.
In 1997, Amnesty International published a report on Arpaio’s jails which found that Tent City is not an “adequate or humane alternative to housing inmates in suitable . . . jail facilities.” Tent City is criticized by groups contending that there are violations of human and constitutional rights. Those critical of Arpaio also point out that the vast majority of inmates within Tent City have not been convicted; rather, they are merely awaiting trial. Arpaio’s claim that these inmates committed crimes, they argue, reflects Arpaio’s contempt for the American Constitution and the explicit right it grants to a “presumption of innocence.”
(Hat tip for video: Towleroad)

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