By The Time I Get To Arizona, Part 11

What is it about Arizona Republicans that makes them lie like dogs about undocumented immigrants?   Gov. Jan Brewer lies about them performing decapitations, Sen. John McCain lies about them performing kidnappings and Phoenix being the "kidnapping capital of the US", Sen. Jon Kyl lies about them causing an increase in property and violent crimes, and now Sheriff Joe Arpaio is lying about having a Mexican drug cartel price on his head.  As Steven D. points out, Arpaio's been so ineffective that there's no reason for Mexican drug lords to touch the guy.  In fact, he's a great distraction so they can continue to get drugs into the country.

Oh, and the FBI won't back up Arpaio's claim, either.

Oh, by chance has the FBI confirmed this alleged $1 MILLION bounty against Sheriff Joe, yet and are they actively investigating it? Uh, sadly no:

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Allen said that the FBI is assisting in the probe of the threat against Sheriff Joe Arpaio. 

But FBI Special Agent Manuel Johnson, a spokesman for the bureau's Phoenix office, said that he knows of no FBI investigation, although, he said, they were aware of it. Johnson said the bureau would pitch in if Arpaio's office requested their assistance.

What a surprise. That's what I call a giant middle finger directed by the local FBI office toward Sheriff Joe and his "spokeswoman" Lisa Allen. Poor Sheriff Joe. The FBI wouldn't lie for him. Maybe because he's the subject of a federal grand jury investigation:

His critics say he has a long history of abusing his power and launching bogus criminal investigations against political opponents. Those critics note that while the probes were launched with great public fanfare, they rarely resulted in convictions. 

A federal grand jury is probing the complaints, but Arpaio's allies have defended the investigations as necessary. The 78-year-old sheriff, who has been chief law enforcement officer for the county that includes Phoenix and many of its suburbs since 1992, would not discuss the issue with CNN in a July report, citing the federal probe.

But hey, who among his devotees in Arizona and nationwide reads past the headline anyway? 

Arpaio's full of crap, just like every other Arizona Republican who only has fear and lies to spread in hoping that you'll vote for them.  Fear and lies are all they have had for a decade now.  Latin Americans are the new evil to be purged.  Republicans think you are easily misled cowardly idiots.

They always have.