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Self-proclaimed ‘Toughest Sheriff’ stumps for Bill Hunt

October 30th, 2009, 12:35 pm · 241 Comments · posted by Tony Saavedra, Register investigative reporter

He’s the kind of sheriff  who hunts down illegal immigrants with such enthusiasm that federal government officials personally ordered him to stop.

He’s the kind of sheriff  who drags his feet on requests for public records and is constantly at the center of national controversy when it comes to civil rights, be it for making inmates sleep in tents, work on chain gangs or wear pink underwear.

And he is the kind of sheriff that candidate Bill Hunt is modeling himself after.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona is coming to Orange County on Nov. 5 to stump for Hunt, a former lieutenant who is making his second run at the office. Hunt is known for aggressively taking on former sheriff Michael Carona, now facing prison in a witness tampering case. And he has stepped up his campaign to unseat current Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who was appointed to clean up the department.

Hunt makes no apologies for aligning himself with Arpaio, the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning expose by the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Arizona (owned by Freedom Communications, owner of The Register).  Reporters there showed how Arpaio’s aggressive anti-illegal immigration patrols came with a cost:  slower response times in other areas. Overtime for the “human smuggling” unit sucked much needed money out of other crime-enforcement efforts.

And, the paper said, the department fell under federal investigation for suspicion of racial profiling as well as improper stops and search and seizures.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ended a partnership  with Arpaio to arrest illegal immigrants solely on their immigration status.  Arpaio said he’ll keep doing it anyway.

Despite Arpaio’s storied wrestling match with the Constitution, Hunt makes no apologies for calling him a mentor.

“I’m not saying everying Arpaio has done is applicable to Orange County,” Hunt said. “But what I’m saying is when I’m sheriff we’re going to think outside the box and make changes (like Arpaio.).”

On the subject of illegal immigration, Hunt said: “Is the guy perfect? No. But what should we do, stick our heads in the sand and let our system collapse?”

The current policy of the sheriff’s department is not to round up illegal immigrants in the field, but to screen those who are brought into the jail and hold them for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Hunt said he would create a panel with activists from both sides of the issue to discuss how to better attack the illegal immigration problem.

Meanwhile, he is counting on Arpaio’s reputation to play well in Orange County, enough to fill his warchest. Reservations for the 6 p.m. fund-raiser at Anaheim’s Phoenix Club, 1340 S. Sanderson Ave., are $99 to $1,000 — depending on whether you want your picture taken with Arpaio. Register online at BillHuntforSheriff.com.

In any case, Hunt says he’s not considering making Orange County inmates wear pink underwear — they’d clash with the orange jumpsuits.

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 241 Comments

  • ron says:

    Joe is the greatest. We need more like him.

    • safedriver says:

      Amen.

    • kekoa says:

      I’ll second that Amen!!!!! They are criminals, they are there because they’re the scum of society. They don’t deserve to have more luxuries than the law abiding citizens. They should be eating gruel, working on the chain gang & sleeping in tents. These days of treating prisoners like kings has got to end. They live better than some of us do, what’s up with that???

      • Jose says:

        That maybe because we don’t stand at the end of the freeway with an empty gas can ripping people off. We work for a living. Try it you might like it. Guess history repeats itself what my people felt in the past you guys are feeling now. Go back to Europe or Africa or where ever you come from. We have always and will always be here. Try and stop us oh wait they have

      • Jose says:

        When something like 911 happens again just remember your hateful words before you cry like babies. Ever wonder why we got bombed thanks to the cold hearted people like most of you on here. One cold heart deserves another. Destroy lives and be destroyed. Nothing goes undone. All the discrimination by all you Euro invaders will not continue long without more blood shed. Then will see who are the ones crying and wanting peace.

    • I Stand with Hunt says:

      That is why Bill Hunt should replace our current She-riff.

      • ross says:

        Funny, I thought he should have replaced our PREVIOUS sheriff. I put the campaign sign out front too. I just wonder why most of the voters still voted for Carona.

        • Gary says:

          TO ROSS: why I voted for carona instead of Hunt is because at the time I didnt know of all of caronas and his ilk and there ways. I wont be making the same mistake twice.

    • Bryan says:

      Joe is an inbred retard.

    • anaheimlvr says:

      I predict Bill Hunt will ride the wave of anti-illegal/anti-immigrant scapegoating and become the next Sheriff. I also predict it will cause increased inter-group conflict, an increase in mistrust of police by law abiding poor, legal and illegal latino immigrants, and greater fear and resentment of the white establishment by all latinos legal or not. Many latinos who are here legally, will be mistakenly targeted with little sympathy and no justice. The result is that Orange County will be revealed as the un-Christian, bigoted, narrow-minded community it truly is.

      • never ending fight for freedom says:

        That’s why hes got the vote wrapped up!

      • James X says:

        We, who are legitimate citizens, do not give a damn what youthful, partially educated, high school mentality, proto fascists of foreign nationalities, think.

        America, and ALL nations…even Mexico, has laws that deal with how people shall legitimately gain entrance to their respective nations.

        It seems that MEXICANS, feel that they alone are special, and should be able to enter, stay, and use our services at will, without following our Immigration Laws.

    • GB says:

      Ditto that my friend…..

    • JJ says:

      Arpaio and Hunt are the U.S. version of the Taliban; xenophobe extremists who use religion and the flag to whip up hate and bigotry. The OC may be the last bastion of good old American true bloods (sic) but it too will fall. Rage on. You might gain some strength but your fate is sealed. Hate only gets hate.

    • regularguy7 says:

      Oh yeah, we need more civil rights violations and racial profiling while our officers arrive late to actual calls. We need immigration reform no doubt about it but grandstanders like Arpaio make fools of us all when it comes actual change. It’s a great campaign moneymaker though and there are plenty of easy marks in Orange County for this kind of scam.

  • Hallejuah! says:

    TIME TO REFORM THE OCSD ELECT HUNT!!

  • freakydeaky says:

    Joe is an egomaniacal tyrant and Hunt just lost the election because of his speaker choice. Sheriff Joe is an idiot.

  • Cindy says:

    I just picked up my tickets online. Thanks for the reminder OC Register. Bill Hunt can change the culture in the department time to take out the stinky LA trash!!!

  • Techie714 says:

    If Hunt can be like Joe Arpaio he has my vote in a heart beat! But that is a big “IF” he can do the same things Joe does.

    • Techie714 says:

      If my state took a much tougher stance on Illegals & the services they suck up I would have no problem paying some extra taxes.

    • Jose says:

      Joe haha. You guys should try and live in Maricopa county where we lead the nation in warrants. One of the highest Sheriff responce to emergency calls. He should work for ice. Learn how the laws work state and federal are to seperate agencies. Oh yes Joe is so great no wonder the towers got bombed thanks to people like you. That is why i shed no tears for the people that died on 911 if they were like you so be it.

  • John Goerger says:

    If I were still living in Orange County, Bill Hunt would get my Vote! And Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona is “America’s Sheriff”!
    When I was with the county, could not figure out why the OCSD didn’t create a tent city the way Joe Arpaio did. I still think it is a good idea for the OCSD to follow!

  • lindav123 says:

    Sheriff Joe is the BEST!!! Anyone that looks up to him and has the b@lls to admit it in this liberal state has my vote guaranteed. GO BILL!!!

  • Ralph says:

    Keep Sandra Hutchens

  • Dina says:

    Got my vote.

  • JusSayin says:

    Bill Hunt has my vote if he will follow in Sheriff Joe’s footprints. Our current system of making immates comphy and kissing their butts doesn’t seem to be working. I’m tired of illegals taking over OC. I’m tired of being scared to walk to my car or pick up mail after dark. I love Joe Arpaio <3 <3

  • jim says:

    gack! now I know who not to vote for. Sheriff joe belongs on a tv reality series (like dog toe bounty hunter) in another state, and not someone trying to emulate him here.

    I’d be impressed if it were Bill Bratton who knows how to operate a reasonable police force endorsing him and not someone who has a slanted political agenda (no more stinking illegals) that seems popular to some as a model.

    • Duh says:

      Bratton? Please…that man has no backbone. He, like all other LA law enforcement brass are all career politicians and are puppets of the Mayor. They would sell out their own people if the Mayor said to do so. So please, don’t even suggest any more LA law enforcement types for Orange County. We don’t want them!

  • ocobserver says:

    I like Arpaio. He seems to be a pretty straight-up guy. I wonder what motivated him to stump for Hunt??? I hope it’s not a gimmick. Hunt is going to have to prove to me that he would actually implement Arpaio’s enforcement model is Orange County to get my vote. There is no reason why we can’t house inmates in tents and make them wear pink nighties. That’s not cruel or unusual. The weather is great here. No one is going to freeze and we have more than enough land to erect tents and surround them with razor wire. But we’re tired of gimmicks. Show us the money, Bill! Just using Arpaio as your promotor and riding on his coattails falls way short of what we’re looking for!

    • Chris says:

      Just think of all FREE brush clearance and the picking up of trash the prisoners on chain gangs could do! Talk about saving a lot of our tax $$$! Then they could dig in some pre-done fire lines in high danger areas, dig trenches for Cal Trans so they could work faster and cheaper…..Man! The county could save a LOT of $$$ limiting tv, making the prisoners work and use the money they earn to pay for their food. Hunt doesn’t have to integrate everything that Arpaio did, however even instituting 2-3 of the ideas would be a huge change to the system.

  • Vicky says:

    I agree Techie…..I hate to pay taxes and know my money is going to support illegals. Bill Hunt I can’t wait until you are our sheriff.

    • Retired Cop says:

      Vicky -

      If you hate to pay your taxes NOW, just wait until Hunt has to pay for all his grand schemes.

      I agree: tent cities for the weekenders and non-violent offenders, but check out how much Sheriff Joe and Maricopa have had to pay out in law suits after leaving prisoners strapped in “restraint chairs” and letting them die there.

      I don’t have an exact figure, but it’s big buckSSS. That’s the hidden costs of the “Aripaio Model”.

      • Joe says:

        retired cop: Who did you work for? Oh wait, lemme guess…………your “handle” is nothing but b.s. You’re actually a young, unemployed imbicile.

      • ocobserver says:

        ah,stop w/ the lawsuit tripe, pleeze.

        so far this year the oc taxpayers had to shell out over $7 million on jail abuse and neglect cases. one lawsuit award alone was $4 million.

        build the tents and make ‘em wear pinkies. it would save us loads of money!

      • Vicky says:

        I know what you’re saying but I’m tired of working my butt off so some family can sit home and make babies.

      • James says:

        Might your full name be Vicky “Sanchez” OLE!!!

  • JG says:

    SAME WHITE TRASH WRITE HERE SAME COMMENTS OC REGISTER LIKE’S TO CONFRONT PEOPLE,DO SOMETHING POSITIVE PEOPLE REALLY YOU GUYS ARE SICK WITH YOUR RASCIST COMMENTS I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR ALL OF YOU,THEREFORM COMING NEXT YEAR BORDER WILL BE SECURE EVERYBODY WILL LOVE US AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK HARD FOR THIS COUNTRY PERIOD.

    • Ron says:

      Are you a graduate of Santa Ana high School? Or did you drop out?

    • Les says:

      Are you illiterate?

    • kekoa says:

      WOW, you really are an idiot! Why don’t you go back to kindergarten & learn the language of THIS country instead of slaughtering it like you’re doing now. FYI, just because I am against illegal immigration does not make me racist. On the other hand, if I hated Mexicans, Germans, Chinese, Tongans or people from any other country, that would make me a racist. Illegal immigrants are not a race. They can & do come from many different countries. Get it right, or GET OUT!!!! If you don’t like it, leave!!!!! If you have your Puerto Rican or Samoan or Irish or Mexican Pride stickers, GO BACK, no one is forcing you to stay.

    • Joe says:

      JG: Get back in school and learn proper English.

  • eviltwin says:

    I will put a Vote for Hunt sign in my front yard!

    • Bryan says:

      Oh my, that will certainly help. More trailer trash putting up signs in their yards. Way to go!!!!!!!!!

      • never ending fight for freedom says:

        Oh my, that will certainly help. More trailer trash putting up signs in their yards. Way to go!!!!!!!!!, Bryan writes from the warmth, safety & comfort of his moms basement.

  • sta18veteran says:

    I would love it if Hunt could inplement Sheriff Joes policy but in reality all the do gooders wouldn’t let it happen.

  • DC says:

    California is not Arizona. The liberals here would never allow it. And that is a shame.

  • McG says:

    ONLY RACIST PEOPLE USE ALL CAPS!

  • TheyWillNukeUSasapStopEm! says:

    Don’t know much about Hunt yet
    But
    1) He was prescient and good enough to challenge Corona when Corona was on top
    and
    2) He has the support of America’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
    Time to sit up and take notice.

  • f4tweet says:

    Why didn’t she apply to LAPD to replace Brattin?

  • Donkey says:

    Sheriff Joe is far from perfect and just because he is showing up to speak fo Hunt will in no way cause me to vote for him.
    If Hunt wants my vote then he had better ease the “illegal restrictions” that the Sheriff has on allowing good citizens to carry concealed weapons to protect themselves.
    He had better inform his deputies that citizens are not to be mistreated, tortured, battered, raped, abused, cursed at and illegally detained under any circumstances.
    If Hunt wants my vote he had better address the over compensated fat pensions that his unions member deputies are feasting on now and in the future and let them understand that stealing from the taxpayers is unacceptable.
    If Hunt wants my vote he had better enforce immigration law at every turn and in every city.
    I don’t expect him to do any of the items I have suggested, but if he does I may vote for him. But for now all he is to me is a well connected insider looking for more money and power.

  • JohnnyDilznik says:

    Hmmmmm? Shocking that a guy named Tony SAAVEDRA would write an article that might be a little critical of a guy who aggressively enforces the law as it applies to illegal immigration. There seems to be a pattern to a lot of writers for OCR when it comes to sur names and articles.

  • 12312316 says:

    it would be great to have a sheriff that makes this a safer place to live instead of bowing down to the polically correct. Bill, you have my vote.

  • SicknTired says:

    This is one of the rare moments in history where I will actually campaign for someone and support them fully in their bid for office. If Hunt can do half of what he says, this county will be back on the right track to the American way.

    Arpaio is a bit over the top but he has fewer repeat offenders then any other county in the country. Inmates should be breaking rocks and not wanting to go back to jail.

    Those against Arpaio and Hunt are un-American cowards who would be the first to cry if some loser committed a crime against them. Until that happens, they will whine about prisoner rights and “the man” keeping them down.

  • 12312316 says:

    Johnny….Being Hispanic doesn’t mean they are for illegal immigration. My boyfriend is Mexican and he wants them out. He works construction and sees first hand citizens losing there jobs and being replaced by illegals to save a few bucks.

    • JG says:

      your boyfriend may are lazy and feel insecure about others who work twice and no complaint about it, and he’s not a mexican its a cholo jajaja

    • Ferdinand says:

      Let’s make this clear. I have workers too and prefer legal citizens.Sometimes you have to balance the work performance of every individual, not by his citizenship. What is not understood by many is that employers are willing to pay a higher pay, as long as the hired worker is able, has loyalty to the firm, honest, will not leave his post and most important will finish the job in time. If all citizens have those traits, believe me, no illegals will be employed in any part of this country.

  • JG says:

    yes my too next year when the reform pass. I will be Citizen and 20 more millions we will change this country to a best place to live and respect everybody,hopefully then you rascist guys can go back to Europe and suffer the same when the Europeans don’t accept you anymore jajajaja that will be funny. anyways Viva California Viva EEUU Y MEXICO too. (Just watch the comments after this )

  • Lori says:

    Go Get ‘em JOE,

    You notice the first lines?

    “He’s the kind of sheriff who hunts down illegal immigrants with such enthusiasm that federal government officials personally ORDERED him to STOP.”

    MMMM, Makes you wonder…just who’s side is the Federal Govt. ON? The citizens of the United States or the illegals jumping the border by the thousands every year? Joe came up with a simple, common sense plan…round ‘em up and ship ‘em home…guess it was TOO simple for our convoluted, bloated, corrupt bureaucracy!

    I also think it’s a GREAT idea (one that should be used here in California) to house CRIMINALS in TENTS when the prison becomes over crowded…if it’s good enough for our men and women fighting for our FREEDOM all over the world…it’s good enough for criminals.

    He also put them to work caring for stray animals, this not only teaches them to be kind to animals, it gives them something to do other than fight amongst themselves.

    SO AGAIN, GO GET ‘EM JOE! and Hunt is smart for bringing him to campaign for him.

  • Les says:

    Larry King called Mike Carona “America’s Sheriff”, so I am not sure if that would be a compliment. The fact is, very few inmates return to Sheriff Joe’s jails, and that is a good thing. He was ordered to provide cable T.V., so he put the Disney channel on. You gotta love him.

  • Richard Deight says:

    If California were run like Arizona, we wouldn’t be up to our eyeballs in sh…aving cream.

  • joe says:

    Joe is a man of conviction. I have great admiration for him.

  • Vicky says:

    Joe’s inmates know they are in jail instead of on vacation. Can’t say that about OC. Why not commit crimes here? Some one will be there to whine about how bad you have it.

  • JG says:

    blablablablabla Do something positive just go to your halloween party get fun and continue writting rascist comments good job you help a lot this country you are so patriotic . Wake up Huevones do something good for this Country Viva USA Viva Mexico Viva la Raza
    Good news The Census will count all people this years so I will let you know how many millions will be Citizen next year. A message from all Illegals to all of you rascist guys ” We love you”
    PS. Ese Arpio will be arrested soon jajajajaja VIVA OBAMA

  • Where's my CCW says:

    Get us CCWs and you are in

  • marinevet0811 says:

    How soon we forget. Hutchens had all the inmate tent housing taken down at the farm after she got in to play. They HAD TENTS! She had THE TENTS REMOVED! They were there and they were great! Do more research befopre posting. It really helps make you look a little wiser. DUH!
    BILL HUNT for SHERIFF 2010!!

  • marinevet0811 says:

    The inmates were relocated to Lcy

  • marinevet0811 says:

    OOPS….LACY….NO problems there, eh? hahaha

  • JG says:

    Happy dia de los muertos and … aahh yes happy hallowen to all

    • seaofgreen says:

      Bill Hunt is a leader with integrity. That’s why he’s no longer a member of the OCSD. He refused to stand by and watch as the OCSD came crashing down in the aftermath of it’s corrupt Sheriff.

      Sheriff Joe knows how to run a jail, a jail where the inmates just about pay their own way, a jail where inmates fear going back. Not like in the OC, where they get everything free, medication, meals, housing, medical and psychiatric doctors on 24 call. It’s ridiculous. It’s a place where many do not mind returning. A second home, where they know they go when they get caught. I worked in there for many years and saw many of the same faces…………..over and over.

      During this fiscal crisis, saving money is the name of the game. Sheriff Joe saves his county alot of money and he’s got the crooks relocating because they hate it in his jail. I for one would love to see many of the OC crooks relocate to a kindler gentler jail, once some of these new ideas are implemented.

  • Rich says:

    I lived in the Phoenix area for four years and the illegals hate Sheriff Joe along with all the supporters of illegal immigration. I worked for the court system over there and saw 40% of crimes committed were due to illegals. Hopefully Hunt will have the opportunity to help OC.

  • Matthew says:

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio for President !

  • Ferdinand says:

    Hurray, the best sheriff in America is going to OC.
    It would have been better if arpaio run for president with hunt as vice, we can officially call USA the most unbeloved country in the world. Better more we call it United States of Unamerican, or United States of Anti colored people. I wish them both good luck.

  • Benny Diaz says:

    How easy Hunt forgot that he came to the OC democratic party to request our support. I remember very vividly when he said that he was against allowing the county to be involved in immigration issues and was against the white paper presented by Carona. Shame on him for asking Joe Arpaio support, sincerely a big mistake. I remember also many conservatives supported Sheriff Carona because his stand in immigration, but look now what happen to him. I respected Hunt before but he lost my support. I will be against him and his campaign.

    • Sammysam says:

      I sincerely doubt that. But if it is true then that is before the State was being crushed by the expense illegal immigration and the meddling of Obama in state affairs. Why can’t they come here legally? No problem then right? But if that’s how you feel then…..Nos vemos más tarde, mi amigo

  • Sammysam says:

    YeeeeHaa! Sheriff Joe is coming to town! Sandra Hutchens should call her mentor LA Sheriff Lee Baca to ask for his advice as to how she can better serve the illegal immigrants while at the same time take away gun rights. She knows that’s a sure fire way to get elected in Orange County.

  • 18DeputySouth says:

    The Sheriff Joe thing is hilarious at best. Bill, you know you are a lost cause and have little if any internal support. Just go away and stop diminishing the shine of Sheriff Joe!!

  • Voter says:

    Hutchens may have been appointed to “clean up” the department. But instead of doing so she has just tied to turn it into the Orange county Divesion or LAPD.

    The problem is LAPD style policing doesnt work in south Orange County. Orange county residents want Deputies out there catching bad guys. They don’t want the the Deputies afraid to do proactive work because even the most minor complaint can result in loss of income or their jobs.

    Fear is not a leadership style. But that’s all Hutchins and Hillman offer.

    Bill Hunt would make a great Sheriff who would be looked up to by the troops.

  • aGarBoy says:

    Until learning this, I had intended to vote for Mr. Hunt. Now, NEVER! A sheriff ought, at the least, to support the Constitution. And then to uphold it. Mr. Arpaio is a revolting disgrace to authentic law enforcement.

    • Sammysam. says:

      Hey Garfield. Illegals are not citizens of the State. Get over it. Call your pal Obama and see if you guys can get together and have a beer at the White House. The only thing authentic about you is that you are from LA.

    • I Stand with Hunt says:

      aGarBoy: Read the Constitution.

      If you want to read how Hunt will apply the Constitution to his job as Sheriff of Orange County, go to his website at

      http://www.BillHuntForSheriff2010.com

      Don’t make such an ignorant statement before reading all the facts about Hunt.

  • Ferdinand says:

    I won’t mind having a good debate to you people who are against reforming immigration. We could start from immigration law, if you have any. If you don’t, let’s talk about history and the earlier immigrants. if you don’t, let’s talk about economy, if you don’t…. better go home and eat your burger, at least it will make you fat. Most of you here are just plain racists, nativists, blind followers of dobbs and sessions, and beck. I know you believed that illegals are criminals, they get your jobs, they destroy communities, they flood your streets, etc. etc. HA! You’re all wrong. dobbs and beck were talking about Katreena in the gulf, the calamities in the southern states, war and recession. These are the real illegals in USA. Didn’t you all know that these two have illegal faces in the illegal news that they had been airing on illegal air. Air that all of us breath that came uninvited from other countries? Wait til they announce that fish entering the USA is also illegal. Didn’t these two know that if you bore a hole straight from Alabama to the other side of the world, you will end up in another country?. USA must be illegal too. Folks, i’m not hallucinating, I am citing an example of how dobbs, arpaio, beck, hunt and their ilk are defending their stance regarding immigration reform.

    • Vicky says:

      Now I want to talk about how some supporters of illegal immigration defend their stance regarding illegal immigration……by shooting up Lou Dobb’s house while his wife was standing in the driveway.

    • sowhatsays says:

      ferndinand, …There is no good debate for immigration reform…. your comment is just about as retarded as possible..What was your point? You have lived too long in the PRK and its affected your ability to act rational or have a coherent point….you may need to seek help from a qualified individual..

      it’s funny to see that when Caucasians talk about other ethnicities in a negative tone, it’s racism, but when other ethnicities talk about Caucasians in a negative tone, it’s just talk…

      Immigration reform=holding anyone who comes into this country as a criminal and deporting them back so they can do it the RIGHT way…there is a process out there that works..maybe not as quick or fast as the illegals want it. but get it over it, there is a reason to allow only a certian amount of foreigners to receive green cards/permanent alien status….it’s not meant for the whole country of Mexico to come..The USA has a certian amount of quota set aside for various nationalities to become permanent aliens…Thanks to the influx of hispanic illegal immigrants, the educated and skilled employees from other non hispanic countries lose out….That is a burden to our system. So stop thinking that illegal immigration is all about the hispanic nation, you self absorbed idiots..

  • Brickstylechevy says:

    Some of you are very, very out of touch about what Joe is all about. Go check up on his #2 man, Cheif Deputy David Hendershott. Those of you that cry foul over “double dipping” are going to love this guy.

    I’m all about being tough on crime, but I’m sorry to say Sheriff Joe is a fraud and his administration almost mirrors the Carona era of OC.

  • angry white dude says:

    Although I do not live in Orange County anymore I will encourage my friends and relatives who do to vote for Bill..

    Bill Hunt 2010 for Sheriff

  • JoeArpaioFAN says:

    Joe is the man! He’s the ONLY law officer that is actually enforcing the law. He’s tough BUT fair. I really like the fact that when the inmates used for cable TV he responded in a positive way: Disney Channel and Weather Channel. No violence or trash TV. He also puts them to work! We need MORE Sheriff’s like Joe in the USA! People will respect the law and we will be better off for his efforts! Way to go Joe!! Tell the FEDS to kiss your a** as you are an elected official not some appointed lackey!

  • John Goerger says:

    All though I no longer live in OC, would be good if the OCSD would have the inmates wear the b/w stripes that “Good Old Joe” have them wear, and see if any of the inmates would join a “chain gang”!
    The more time they work, they get some of their jail time cutdown. Also, if Sheriff Joe Arpaio were so bad, how come they keep electing him over and over and over and, well you get my drift.
    My ma who turned 98 last Aug has been living in Mesa AZ since 1979, and over the yrs, she has given me quite a bit of news stuff about the Sheriff’s they had in the past.
    Joe Arpaio outshines all the previous Sheriffs in that county.
    One a different note, Bill Hunt has appeared in movies! Can anyone guess what comedy movie he played in a few yrs ago, and his character?

    • Neil2112 says:

      Yep, I used to live in Phoenix and Joe’s approval rating is consistently over 90%. The man doesn’t even carry a gun because he doesn’t have to - citizens there will gladly defend him.

      About the only people who don’t like Sheriff Joe are criminals and illegals, which makes you wonder who these people are writing against him… a bunch of illegals and felons who are terrified of actually facing the law?

  • American-ized says:

    I’ll vote for Hunt!!!! Go Sheriff Joe!!! YES!!!!!!

  • mrgmorgan56 says:

    American-ized… Another idiot.

  • Eliz says:

    Sheriff Joe will not help Hunt win the election, if anything he will hurt him!

  • cotysevan says:

    Read Arpaio’s book! He’s a “realist”. The establishment doesnt like him because he’s not a politician. Neither is Bill. Joe is getting the job done on cleaning up crime and the problems he inherited in his department. Bill will do the same.
    Go Bill! You got my vote!

  • Mike Hutchens says:

    1. What an obviously biased piece of “reporting!”

    2. What a knee-jerk reaction from people like Benny Diaz who only see things through one color: Brown… No where in the article did Hunt say he was going to emulate everything Arpaio was doing but right away Diaz sides with his “piasano,” Saavedra, the reporter, and is ready to through Hunt under the bus without even knowing one fact!
    Pretty obvious the only thing Diaz cares about is letting illegal aliens bring down the quality of life for everyone around them.

    3. Even though Hunt hasn’t made the center of his platform about illegal immigration, the truth of the matter is those Americans of Hispanic decent who came here legally and proudly call America, “Home,” dislike and resent the negative impact of the lax enforcement of immigration laws by the federal government as much, if not more, than every other American. That’s a fact supported by every poll ever taken on the matter! Look it up for yourselves!!! (Especially you, Mr. Saavedra…think you can try a little objective follow up to my claim? I double-dog dare you!)

  • DeeDee says:

    Rocket you may think that commercial is cool but to most ordinary Orange Countians it’s a little scary. Orange County is a relatively safe place to live. insinuating that this is the wild west that needs to be tamed by Sheriff Hunt is the wrong message and won’t resonate with voters.

    • 12312316 says:

      i don’t know what part of OC you live but mine is not safe. Live in SA and see how safe you feel

    • Rocket says:

      No DeeDee. I grew up in Orange County. Nothing scary about it at all. What is scary is having people like Hutchens and LA Sheriff Lee Baca trying to take away gun rights and promote illegal immigration when ordinary taxpaying folks are losing their homes.

  • wdl says:

    Known Bill for alot of years……..straight and honest talker. Don’t live in OC any longer, but have lots and lots of friends and family there. I will be contacting all of them…asking them to vote for Hunt. Now that Sheriff Joe is backing Bill, all the better.

  • Mike Hutchens says:

    DeeDee,

    ROFLMAO!!! Do you mean to tell me since that video just came out you actually polled Orange County and MOST of the voters think, “it’s a little scary???” What exactly were the results of said “Poll?” LOL!!!

    I’ve been around the county and have seen the crowds who have heard Bill Hunt speak about what he stands for and there was nothing but cheers and whoops & hollers for what he says!

    Take your “Poll” of one and go to bed now. In seven months the disenfranchised voters of Orange County will vote in one their own for Sheriff- Bill Hunt, and will finally retire for good the politcally appointed, out-of-touch, L.A. bully, Sandra Hutchens.

  • DougeeCA says:

    Get tough on crime and illegals? I for one am tired of living in a country with the highest incarceration rates on the planet. I guess we must be the most evil people on earth. Either that or this multi-decade movement to get tough on crime and paranoia about rising crime that has actually been falling is a huge waste of money. I am tired of my tax dollars spent to lock up people and pay for their medical care. If getting tough on crime actually worked to deter crime, the prisons would be empty. Sheriff Joe is a terrific politician but he is an idiot when it comes to law enforcement, effective corrections or the wise use of taxpayer money. Hunt will not get my vote if Sheriff Joe is his mentor.

  • James says:

    Joe for President!!! This is like a dream come true!! I’m ready to vote now! Joe Arpaio is freaken AWESOME!!!!!! Thank God for him!~ he is the standard!!!

  • AtTheBeach says:

    Hunt is by far worse than Gates or Corona ever was…this guy is going to be a train wreck! He just is not smart enough for the job!

  • Mike says:

    Hunt’s an idiot, I watch him speak in a class (Chapman) on leadership. What a joke it was Rocky Hewitt’s class (Rocky should run). Hunt is an inexpeirenced guy who has the knowledge of a 5 yeard old in law enforcement. His rinky dink command in SC is a joke. He never stood up to Carona, he did it only when he was left out to dry by Carona. And now Hunt with his moron attorney couldn’t win a lawsuit, a first year law student should of been able to win.

    I read some of these post and it’s funny. One said Bil Hunt left OCSd cause he would not sit by and watch it crumble. The reality is he left cause he didn’t want the Deputy 2 pay. He left as a LT. Then another said Hutchens turned this into LAPD. Hey dummy, she was LASD and police are very proactive out here. Great you pointed out one thing, policing in LA is not like OC. OCSD patrol areas where little crime if any occur. They patrol no cities where crime is rampant, like Compton, Lynwood and so forth.

    It is SES which dictates the level of crime. The problem is, OCSD tries to compete at a level of recognition they will never get. They are seen as a second fiddle agency with little or no respect from other OC police agencies. Which is quite the contrary for LASD and LAPD. Hubt will only bring the dept to the Abyss again.

    • Really? says:

      Really? That’s funny. Almost every law enforcement professional in Orange County, that I know, cannot stand the LAPD. LASD is a little higher on the totem pole, however everyone agrees that Bratton and Baca, like all other LA brass before them, are all politicians (figureheads) that do whatever they are told to do by the Mayor. Not sure where you got your figures on how OC police agencies love LAPD/LASD. I personally know of at least 15 guys that hired on to either LAPD or LASD and couldn’t wait to lateral into any agency in Orange County to get away from that mess in LA.

    • Rocket says:

      Mike. With all due respect your grammar is atrocious. So I’m having a little trouble believing you go to Chapman. What’s with all posers here? If you guys are from LA go ahead and admit it.

    • Voter says:

      Mike,
      Yes Hutchin was LASO. That doesnt matter though. She could be from UNLV for all i care. She is trying to turn OCSD into LAPD. She is rewriting an average of one OPM policy section a week and making them just like LAPDs policies, not LASO’s.

  • Richard Deight says:

    I hope you all feel better now. LIke with on-line petitions, do you think adding a comment to a Web-site will do anything to stop the problem or make a difference? No politician or anyone else in a position of power or authority is going to pay attention to anything floating around on the Internet.

  • mensarino says:

    Orange County,whereas quite reactionary, is light years ahead of the rednecks in Phoenix.Joe’s act wouldn’t stand a chance here.He is nothing but an ego-driven bully who appeals to the most base emotions when dealing with illegals.
    He is a major legal risk who invites lawsuits from his victims and a clampdown from the feds.

    • nathan says:

      he is a bully cause he wants to enforce illegal immigration laws. No he is exactly what we need here since our own people won’t do it.

      you analogy is no different then the illegals lovers out here like loretta sanchez and the likes.

      So it is ok for them to voucher for illegal immigration and welcome it with open arms but it is not ok for someone to be against it and do whatever necessary to stop it.

      Yea that makes sense

  • nathan says:

    the only reason the federal government stripped joe of his ability to target illegal immigrants is because they do not want people targeting them. The federal government welcomes them into this country with open arms.

  • dan says:

    Bill Hunt and Joe Arpalo are racist hillbillies, not what we need in orange county

  • JusSayin says:

    Red necks in Phoenix? I doubt it. I think they are tired of crime. Hunt for Sheriff!

  • sowhatsays says:

    there is one thing that makes the greatest remaining sheriff around successful—–that is his employees..Without them, he is nothing..I wonder the ethnic background of his deputies…regardless, he get’s sh&T done..Mr Hunt will have my vote. The convicts in this country get way too many luxuries while living on taxpayers dime. Perhaps, we should contract with Russia or China for incarcerating our convicts….then at least what Arpaio has to offer would seem luxurious..criminals live better than some of children in this state——–that my son is fu**ing pathetic…

  • Maricopa County Resident says:

    So you folks really think that Sheriff Joe is that Great?
    Lets SEE

    45,000+ Felony Warrants not being acted upon, the Felony Warrant unit was disbanded as a “cost savings” measure

    $40,000,000.00in settlements paid out as the results of lawsuits due to Jokes inability to train his deputies and to run the jail system

    Maricopa County now has a $5,000,000.00 dollar deductible for it’s liability insurance thanks to Joe and the lawsuits he has caused. It was 1,000,000.00

    Maricopa County is now the kidnap capital of the U.S., while many of these kidnappings involve illegals the Kidnappers are now kidnapping Citizens and legal resident aliens since they being a higher ransom. The majority of these are not reported since it is implied that the family member was kidnapped due to narcotics or other smuggling since the victims are Hispanic, Maricopa county is starting to be referred to as “little Mexico City due to the kidnappings.

    Crime has increased not decreased under Joke

    Pink underwear is now a fashion statement among Maricopa counties gangs

    Oh an that “cheap” Joe loaf he serves actually costs more per inmate than what most AZ county jails pay for regular meals

    So if you think that Joke is so great then please take him, he will give you your pink undies, tents and illegal gardener roundups, while at the same time allowing felons to run free, attempt to bankrupt the county with lawsuits all the while loudly proclaiming he is Americas toughest Sheriff!

    • Rocket says:

      Alledged Maricopa Resident. Umm. Maricopa has had $30 Million in settlements compared with LA Sheriff’s Department’s (Hutchens’ Alma Mater) whopping $100 Million in settlements durning the same period.(04-07). As for your statement: .” The majority of these are not reported since it is implied that the family member was kidnapped due to narcotics or other smuggling since the victims are Hispanic, Maricopa county is starting to be referred to as “little Mexico City” due to the kidnappings” Is Orange County supposed to be next? Maricopa is obviously being over run. What would you suggest?

  • John Goerger says:

    Joe had the inmates live in tents because he said if American Military Forces have to live in tents then so should inmates!
    The new OCSD Sheriff had the tents taken down? Dumb! Should be known those tents had A/C and Heaters in them. When I worked at Musick I was surprised to see that and many deps working there thought it was stupid that the inmates at Musick had a “Club-Med” tyke of life.
    Joe stated a while ago that he does not want inmates coming back to jail. He wanted to impress on them, being in jail is NO FUN! Seems to many law-breakers, and bleeding-hearts, think they deserve all the comforts they have on the outside!
    IF YOU CAN’T DO THE TIME; DON’T DO THE CRIME! Crooks, hoods, gang-bangers, leave the honest hard-working citizens of this Great Nation alone; quick committing crimes and you will not go to jail—its that simple!

  • John Goerger says:

    Quit committing crimes…

  • marinevet0811 says:

    The feds are still attempting to strip Sheriff Joe of his power to enforce immigration laws, but so far to no avail. He is continuing to do what the voters elected him to do, not what is popular, corrupt or politically correct. His constituents continue to vote him in for one reason. He gets the job done and keeps the crime rate down. After all, isn’t that what it’s all about? Due to his enforcement and housing policies, he has a very low rate of return visitors to his tent city. I only wish he was running for sheriff here, but since he’s not, I’ll back and vote for Bill Hunt since Sheriff Joe feels he’s the man to support. Bill refuses to succumb to political pressure, and if sheriff, you’ll see a definite difference in how OCSD does business. And y’all, I think DeeDee is non other than DeeDee Gates, the wife of former Sheriff Brad Gates. Watch out for her slanted views on what “people in the county” think.

  • Kirkland says:

    I doubt if the inmates are housed in tents that civilian guards will be used to watch over them.

  • bobexoc says:

    “marinevet0811′ is exactly correct. Tents were constructed at the Musick facility in 1985. It didn’t take long for the ACLU to file suit claiming the tents were too hot in summer and too cold in winter. Guess what… the County folded as usual and installed heaters and air conditioners.

    The biggest fiasco occurred in ‘85 & ‘86 when the genius County planners bought a set of 78 trailers from an engineering camp in central Oregon and had them towed to OC by trucks. Once at the Musick Facility, they tore them all apart and made a compund out of them. An unbelievable waste of taxpayer money.

    They could have built an adequate jail for far less instead of a fire trap that took years and lots of money to complete.

    Anyone believing that the policy makers you elect are smart or looking out for you deserve what you get.

  • bobexoc says:

    But I will say, you need a sheriff that will get the job done and not kow-tow to the Board of Supervisors, ACLU or any entity other than the Constitution and citizens they swear to protect.

  • marinevet0811 says:

    bobexoc, that’s Bill Hunt you just described. And, thanks for elaborating on the tents at Musick. Glad to see someone post that knows what’s going on. I have always wished that Richard (the commie) Herman would spend a month in OCJ with his dear inmate buddies to see what they are really about and the problems they cause for both other inmates and the deputies. They are going to run roughshod on the new civilian corrections whimps who will whimper and cave to the inmates’ desires..

  • anaheimlvr says:

    I predict Bill Hunt will ride the wave of anti-illegal/anti-immigrant scapegoating and become the next Sheriff. I also predict it will cause increased inter-group conflict, an increase in mistrust of police by law abiding poor, legal and illegal latino immigrants, and greater fear and resentment of the white establishment by all latinos legal or not. Many latinos who are here legally, will be mistakenly targeted with little sympathy and no justice. The result is that Orange County will be revealed as the un-Christian, bigoted, narrow-minded community it truly is.

  • OC says:

    Bill Hunt is no Joe. Enough said……

  • Dudeman says:

    He’s got my vote!!!!!

  • Bill says:

    Where can I get Bill Hunt signs for my yard? Real Dana Pointers for Bill Hunt. Kick Hutchens out of the job and out of Dana Point. Go back and live in that trash heap that you made called Los Angeles.

  • hunibzrko says:

    Can he get rid of the rest of the corrupt Sheriffs? I don’t need more corrupt sheriffs thinking they are above the law doing things they shouldn’t be doing while on the job and wasting my tax paying dollars.

  • eamonO says:

    Why do brainless twits think that a man who has sworn to support and defend the Consitution is a hero for violating the Constitution and the laws of land. Don’t you people believe in the Rule of Law or is that just some little mantra you recite now and again? Sheriff Joe is a sadist.

  • DeeDee says:

    A testosterone filled rally full of people who think the right to carry a gun in public is the issue that will put Bill Hunt over the top are sadly mistaken. In order for the voters to get the message that public safety is a problem, they have to feel unsafe. Sadly for the Hunt campaign that is not the case. Yes, in a general sense everyone wants their neighborhoods to be safe but most of us don’t feel like we need to carry a gun when we walk out of the door.

    Bill Hunt might get more traction out of an illegal immigrant platform but even then it’s not enough for him to succeed. I’m sure his supporters will shout me down on this blog but in the end I’ll be proven right. History will show that Hunt was in a prime situation the last time around when Sheriff Carona’s scandals were breaking weekly. Even then, with all of the media coverage it went nowhere.

    Sheriff Hutchens may not be the perfect candidate and she has certainly opened herself up to criticism but she does come across as an honest person with not even a hint of corruption. Say what you will, but she’s going to be tough to beat.

    • Sammysam says:

      Correction DeeDee my friend. The “rally” you speak of was the San Juan Capistano Tea Party. Have you heard of them? There has never been a “rally” to carry a gun in public around here unless you are refering to that spectacle at the Board of Supervisors meeting where Hutchens’ swat team sought to intimidate the Second Amendment people from voicing their displeasure with Hutchens’ policies to their elected officials.

      Another indication that you may really not be from around here, at least not for very long is this comment: “Even then, with all of the media coverage it went nowhere.” The media was largely silent about the Carona scandals when they were occuring except for one alternative rag and a persistant and singular reporter named Scott Moxley. The Orange County Register’s reporters essentially apoligized for missing the story altogether. If you support Hutchens and her anti-Second Amendment stance along with her pro-immigration leanings, then that is your perogative.

  • Marinevet0811 says:

    sammysam, take a good look at the current administration and you’ll see the example they have to follow starting with the head lib, NObama. I feel bad for them as they just don’t know any better. And, I’m reviewing my copy of the U.S. Constitition and am unable to find anything that covers illegal immigration into the United States of America.

  • perplexed says:

    I can’t stand the current APPOINTED sheriff.
    Hunt has already lost once…
    Make that twice if you count his latest courtroom appearance.
    If he runs again, I bet he’ll be a 3 time loser.

    I’m waitning to see who else throws their hat in the ring.
    Maybe someone with actual GOOD ideas?

  • R.J. says:

    GREAT! This is the kind of “out of th box” thinking that we all need here in the O.C. This will be an educational as well as an entertaining event. Thanks for the Register in having the guts and freedom to put this article in. Too bad they will not put in the finacial facts of our current Sheriff Hutchens giving raises then cuting back on them by 5% to show how great and wonderful she is in following current economic weather. Oh..Yes! I support Bill Hunt for Sheriff because of the ‘”CCW Issue,” but more important, for the “FREEDOMS WITH RESPONSIBILITES” he is showing by being a member of “Oath Keepers.” Thank you Bill and Supporters for having eye opening events, such as this one.

    Respectfully; R.J. Morris. FREEDOMS WITH RESPONSIBILITIES.

  • We needed people like Joe 20 years ago; we would not have had the problems today if we had. That is why we need Bill Hunt now; so twenty years from now our children and grand children won’t be burdened with the same problems in immigration we have today. Lets put the laws we have on the books today in effect tommorow. Lets stop goofing around; our kids will love us for that.

  • JB says:

    What a slanted article. The Register continues to spew off more and more liberal bias. That’s why I discontinued my subscription. Sheriff Joe is highly popular in his county. The voter’s are happy and continue to elect him in landslide victories. Why? He does his job!! That’s right ILLEGAL IMMAGRANTS ARE LAW BREAKERS AND SHOULD ALWAYS BE DEPORTED!! Let them get in line like everyone who comes to this country and go through the legal process. I’m voting for HUNT if he’ll do the job that Sheriff Joe does.

  • Jg says:

    Just white trash red nexos comments viva la raza the reform coming NeXT year jajajajaja IWill be your sheriff better run now …jajajajaviva Obama viva usa viva la raza viva México ajuuuua happy día de muertos

  • know em all says:

    Perplexed,
    Hunt didn’t lose the lawsuit, I was there and heard jurors state that he won the lawsuit, but the Judge tossed it out before. Why would she allow them to deliberate before making a critical decision? There is a connection.
    Also, consider Hunt lost the last election by 1 percent which would have forced a run off.
    I also know the Feds were well up Carona’s a** three years prior to the 2006 election, and Carona knew it.
    While Brad Gates was too strict, kept the department from advancing, and had his own pervert (LaDucer), the Carona administration was in essence a group of Hippies without any experience.
    So, what to do? Do we elect Hunt that was a close 2nd, and has a measured amount of experience or roll the dice again?

    P.S ExOCBob…Have you found a cement dolphin on your desk lately?

    • Rocket says:

      Know em all. You were there? I heard that as soon as the judge got the impression that the jury was going to clobber Carona she dismissed the case based on “qulified immunity” I was wondering why she couldn’t figure that out before the jury got the case. Then I heard she was a Democrat Activist judge appointed by Clinton and endorsed by Barbara Boxer. She couldn’t get Senate approval for like 2 years because of concern about her activism (eg substituting her veiws in place of the law) I also heard that the jury was livid that the judge keep them there all that time only to take the decision from them. Did you see any of that?

  • JusSayin says:

    I heard from a friend up north that a nationwide rally is being organized against illegal immigration for Nov. 14

  • Si Nguyen says:

    We have to take back our country one county at a time, and this is the way to do it. Bill Hunt got my vote! Thanks to OCRegister for this article.

  • Westerner says:

    What is so contriversial about Sheriff Joe? He doesn’t cut crooks any slack and enforces the law. He rounds up people here ILLEGALLY because the Feds can’t or won’t do it.

    Read his book “America’s toughest Sheriff” before you judge him. The guy is an old New York Narc Investigator who doesn’t give a rat’s rear end about being politically correct. He simply wants crooks to not be afforded any better conditions than our troops have to endure overseas. He also keeps getting re-elected by enormous margins. If he is mentoring Hunt, Hunt is definately on the right track.

  • oc native says:

    Love Sheriff Joe !!! Bill Hunt….I worked with him. He’s an idiot !

  • teresa says:

    Jg stop pretending to be a mexican….its strange.

  • marinevet0811 says:

    Remember, it was sheriff sandy’s L.A. cronies that sat in the BOS meeting sending text messages to each other making outrageous insults and personal attacks about the citizens standing up for their 2nd Amendment Rights. And what did she do about it? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! That told me then and there what she and her BOYZ think and feel abouit the good citizens of Orange County. That would not have been tolerated by either BILL HUNT or PAUL WALTERS. Then, she gave her BOYZ a 10% raise, but then, a 5% pay cut. Isn’t that still a raise?? Looks like a 5% kick to me while she is cutting hard workers’ pay and instituting lay-offs of good people with families to clothe, feed and house. SANDY is nothing but a joke in my book. First her, then Moorlach, then Norby and Sandy’s BOYZ.

    BILL HUNT for SHERIFF! Integrity and confidenceback into OCSD.

    • RJ says:

      OH FORGOT…I WAS THE “CRAZY GUY,” WITH THE NICE HAIR AND BOW TIE, THAT SHERIFF HUTCHENS’ STAFF TEXED ABOUT ME, AND CALLED “FAIR WEATHER FRIEND,” BY BOTH SIDES OF THE “CCW ISSUES.” YEAH RIGHT…AT LEAST WITH SHERIFF JOE, AND LIKE IT WILL BE WITH SHERIFF HUNT…WE WILL KNOW WHERE WE STAND AND WHERE THEY STAND ON ALL “ISSUES,” BEFORE THEY ARE ELECTED. FREEDOMS WITH RESPONSIBILITIES. THANK YOU.

  • bobexoc says:

    “know em all”….. matter of fact, I thought the Mahi-Mahi was a little tough.

    • OldSki says:

      Yeah, but it beats the OCJ “Meatloaf”, Brad’s Blue Plate Special. Know em All, heard anything about LaDucer since he was thrown out of Bosnia for running a string of underage prostitutes, girls AND boys ? The factor we should all consider, before endorsing someone for sheriff, is who they will surround themselves with. Who will be the assistant sheriff’s, who will the sheriff promote on the first day? Who will he/she listen to? 24 years of Gates/Ramos/LaDucer was no pic nic, sometimes embarrassing for all, and those guys lived inthe 19th century. 5 yrs of Carona/Jaramillo/Haidl, et al was just playing degrading ! I treasure my 4 yrs under Musick , he didn’t think he was too good or too important to listen to people, staff or public.

  • Rocket says:

    Alledged Maricopa Resident. Umm. Maricopa has had $30 Million in settlements compared with LA Sheriff’s Department’s (Hutchens’ Alma Mater) whopping $100 Million in settlements durning the same period.(04-07). As for your statement: .” The majority of these are not reported since it is implied that the family member was kidnapped due to narcotics or other smuggling since the victims are Hispanic, Maricopa county is starting to be referred to as “little Mexico City” due to the kidnappings” Is Orange County supposed to be next? Maricopa is obviously being over run. What would you suggest?

  • JG says:

    Amigos Gueros Huevones Wtrash hopefully you enjoy last night your halloween and today you wake up more realistic 23 millions of Illegals are here and we not going back only for vacations whoever you vote for sheriff dont matter Hunt will be hunted Arpio will be put in jail the reform coming next year with your votes that way I will be citizen and you guys will love more specially your wife´s she not need cooking ,we are on the restaurants,clean your yards,working hard on the factories,everywhere common you need us ,Also please learn Spanish a soon it´s possible before nobody understan you guys in next years, OC will be transform soon we get the green cards next years if you dont like so you can go back to Europe and be illegals inmigrant on that country, yes my english it´s not perfect but your spanish will be necesarily to you guys for survive Viva LaRAza Mexicana no los pinches cholos que se creen americanos y ni mexicanos son jajaja Saludos and I love you all. Atte JG the Illegal inmigrant.

    • JR says:

      real nice JG. Now I know why ’stereotyping’ exists.

      • Vicky says:

        JR you are absolutely right. that attitude is a real turn off but in the same token it’s also one of the reasons that people get involved. I read one post a while back that a man said he didn’t get involved, didn’t even realized the problem until watching vigils on T.V.demanding amnesty. He didn’t like the way some of them get in our face. That might be so for many of us.

  • ocobserver says:

    Whoever the next sheriff is he or she need to understand who the boss is. It’s not the BoS. It’s not the rank ‘n file deputies. It’s not the corrupted public employees union. It’s the one who pay the frieght - the taxpayers of Orange County. When they start to realize that and act accordingly everything will fall into place. Hutchens just doesn’t seem to get it. She places the taxpayer at the bottom of her priority list. That has been more than obvious for the last year. She views the taxpayer as a necessary distraction. And that viewpoint will get her ousted in the next election. I’ve always thought that we need a civilian to head the sheriff’s department. Someone who can distance him or herself from the union and rank ‘n file to serve the real boss - the taxpayer. Someone who brings back the ‘higher standard’ that police departments were known for years ago. Today the OCSD has a lower standard. Things that a civilian would lose his job over and go to jail for the deputies get a pass. That’s why most have lost our respect for the way these organizations are run. They play by their own lax set of rules and then tell us that the enforcers are held to a ‘higher standard’. Hogwash. Don’t point to a duck and try to convince us it’s a rabbit. None of us buy it anymore. You’ve lost your credibility.

  • Pat Vigil says:

    This country needs more Joe Arpaio’s and less obamaites. Marxism is not a way of life in the USA. Arpaio does not play loose with the constitution as the article says. The MARXIST is the white house is trying to destroy the constitution. Just google “obama and the 1st amendment” Support Joe Arpaio and those like him to get our country back from the communists.

    • Vicky says:

      obama is leading us into Marxism. trying to silence Fox News, he bullied TV stations not to run ads against him etc,etc,etc He scares the crap out of me. His reasons for giving amnesty to illegals and then fast tracking them to citizenship is all about votes in 2012. The ones who agrees with his policies are lemmings being lead into communism.

  • JR says:

    oh, you are going to be soooooooooooooooo disappointed with Hunt. LOL

  • JohnTheBaptist says:

    The wife works at a restaurant in OC. Most all the employees are illegal, most are hard workers, all have fake SS cards that bypass the Homeland security check with ease. An American of asian descent walks in to apply for a job. He has taken a year off from college to help his mom out and is looking for work. The wife really likes him but can’t hire him because she has no openings, so she calls around to colleagues who are pretty much in the same situation. American can’t get work because these illegals have fake papers that bypass the system’s checks.

    • JG says:

      Asian -american eh,ja he don´t want clean the dishes he may apply for manager jajajaja start from the bottom my friend like real worker that´s funny yesteday Asian today ¨american¨ same lacy´s lets get working hard all to help this country stop crying.

    • Vicky says:

      illegals can really mess up a person life by stealing a their SS number.

  • John Goerger says:

    “On the subject of illegal immigration…” which the article states: These folks are Illegal Aliens not immigants. An Immigrant is a person who legally comes to this nation who will OBEY the laws of this Nation to become a productive citizen of the United States of America, and eventually an American Citizen..
    There is a process that has to followed: A person who does not follow that process is basically telling those that follow the legal process in coming to America; “I can cut in line, take whatever job might be available, and push those that want to come to America, legally back farther in line.
    This also goes for those who want to just work here; there is a process and those that do not follow it are cheating those honorable people from another country who are following the laws for coming to America to work,

  • Art Pedroza says:

    Carona tried to emulate the corrupt racist Arpaio. Now Hunt is following in his footsteps.

    Looks like we will have to vote for Hutchens.

    http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/bill-hunt-shows-his-true-colors-by-teaming-up-with-racist-joe-arpaio/

    • jont92619 says:

      God forbid someone try to enforce the immigration laws. Do you call the Mexican government racist for enforcing their immigration laws against their neighbors to the south?

    • Sammysam says:

      Puleeezz Art. Your “sources” (voices) must be talking to you again. Your research is equally credible. Stick to Santa Ana politics. This county stuff is over your head.

  • JG says:

    Illegals Inmigrants from everywhere coming here to get better life let´s play together,lets make this place thet include everybody and respect each other, you guys need us ,we love you a lot seriously we are not the talban´s let´s be cousins.Pace and Love for all.
    PS. we waiting on the line too on tijuana takes 3 hours to finally pass here, one paper will not make difference who you are.
    Saludos a todos

    • JR says:

      lets make this place thet include everybody and respect each other
      —————————————————————————————————————————-
      how about starting with RESPECTING OUR LAWS.

  • Bob Holt says:

    If Sheriff Arpaio thinks enough of Bill Hunt to endorse him, I will give him my vote this time. It looks like about 90% the the comments favor Bill Hunt for sheriff, but in the last election when everyone was fighting mad about 1A to 1F the voting poll that I ran had just a little over 100 people actually vote out of over 900 possible voters. I hope next year everyone goes out and votes, because elected officials pay more attention to areas that have high voter turn outs.

  • JusSayin says:

    mensarino….I suppose you read the articles in the paper. Santa Ana and Anaheim are thegreatest problem. Try driving around in Santa Ana,be sure to notice how many mad dog you for being in” their” cities.

    • mensarino says:

      justsayin—-But I’m not the one going to a rally against immigrants,am I?
      I’m sure you can recruit the usual nuts—–birthers,teabaggers,town hall rowdies,truthers and the like.You can even have the minutemen show up for security only be sure that they don’t shoot you or one another.

  • marinevet0811 says:

    Have a great day. Once more it’s gotten ridiculous with JG just posting to get a rise out of the other posters and ocbserver with the same old song, “The Taxpayer’s Blues”! BORING!

    • jg says:

      jajajaj OCrEGISTER WILL LOVE ME MORE thankyou all for this sucesfully blog about Hunt the rascist , Arpio the messias saludos de su amigo illegal JG Viva mexico y la raza gueros huevones y rascistas thankyou I LOVE YOU .

  • Mike Hutchens says:

    Art Pedroza,

    ROFLMAO!!! You are quite the dellusional, lying little piece of slime we all have come to know you as. Carona never tried to “emulate” anybody! The boy thought (like Al Gore) all good ideas came straight from him and only him. Nobody was going to tell your friend, Carona, how to do things. And you were soooo stupid for sucking up to him and endorsing him when he first ran, thinking he was a brown bomber like you when in fact he’s Itallian - ROFLMAO AGAIN!!!

    You are the anti-American racist around here! Go to Mexico where you think it’s all that. I bet you you couldn’t live there for one year… Thanks for endorsing Hutchens by the way. Please promote her big time on your wacked out blog - that will only ensure a bigger Hunt victory as most voters do exactly the opposite of what you tell them. You’re kinda like a slate mailer in reverse LOL!!!

    Oh, and please organize a rally against Arpaio’s visit as well - we’ll take all the free press we can get!

    And ONE MORE THING - the event will be podcasted live on Hunt’s website beginning at 7PM. Why don’t you try watching it so you can actually learn something instead of automatically closing ranks with your La Raza (”The Race” for those of you who don’t speak Spanish- the equivilant of the KKK for Brown Buttheads)

    BillHuntforSheriff2010.com

    • jg says:

      JAJAJAJA good let keep busy this blog,BTW hunt promise job right? kissing his A$$ Every day, you can kiss my Brownie too. Hasta la vista amigos rascistas keep reply OCRegister will offer a part time to me. Viva Obama the best president of the USA vote for me for sheriff. remember we need more press for next year when the reform pass viva mexico viva los hispanos in america 30 more years will be majority and we can change the direction of this great country.
      Dont forget to change the time that way you can sleep more lazy´s rascist
      Si se puede Sis se puede yes we can yes we can the reform come next year thank President Obama thank all of you keep posting rascist comment here on the bottom. I LOVE YOU ALL.

  • nbcrystal says:

    People are tired of the Democrat/Republican snipping, STOP IT. One can not debate an issue with name calling and accusations. It is facts. This is about change. The federal government has let the borders go unprotected for far to long and California and other border states pay a high price. We all pay a high price. We need to follow the constitution and the laws. What was said earlier is true. These people are not illegal immigrants. They are ILLEGAL ALIENS which I see being supported by our local unions. As a union employer I was forced by the union to hire illegal aliens with false documents.

    Our Country needs to be cleaned out from the top to the bottom. Vote in people who follow the laws and are not beholding to special interest and big money. That means most will go. It is time to stand up for our children and our way of life. This is not about discrimination and for those of you who continually use that as an excuse I hope you have your papers in order, whatever race you are.

  • ocobserver says:

    Art Pedroza,

    I read your blog once in a great while. Some of your viewpoints I actually agree with. However, for the life of me I can’ t understand why you, and american citizen, cheerlead the illegal alien culture in your own country. As a mexican-american it would seem that you would blast the mexican government for not addressing the needs of it’s underclass and instead dumping them in our backyard so your taxdollars get spent caring for them. And like the previous poster stated, the mexican government strictly enforces it own immigration laws on its southern border, much more stringently than we do, yet you don’t assert that they are somehow racist for doing so. Art, most the time you just don’t make a bit of sense. Maybe that’s why only a handful of people care about what you think.

  • nbcrystal says:

    By the way JG. Acorn is a cancer that is now being investigated at every level. People are aware there are socialist in charge at the top level of government. The people are awake and tired of the feds in our business. So long smarty pants.

  • JusSayin says:

    i don’t care how much some of you slam Sheriff Joe, at least he makes an attempt to clean up his county. unlike here where we are sitting ducks and at the mercy of illegals. Someone earlier said that Maricopa county is the kidnap capitol……if it is who do you think is doing the kidnapping? i can’t speak for Phoenix but my dad and aunt live in Scottsdale, I was there in july/august when Sheriff Joe did a sweep and the people of Scottsdale are happy to have him. Hunt for Sheriff

  • jg says:

    YES SCOTTSDALE its empty now all stores are close no factories are open every one its in bankrupcy ajjajajajaja go back and work hard hopefully you can restore scottsdale and feel very proud jaajajaja
    Vote for me to be your sheriff that way I CAN CLEAN ALL kkk FROM OC
    and make all a better place to live without fear of your stupid rascism.Viva Obama.
    JG for Sheriff vote next year until get my green card

    • JusSayin says:

      mikey……Scottsdale is just fine, unlike here where hospital emergency rooms have had to close down due to people who can’t pay going for the sniffles instead of a free clinic no shootings or stabbing, no rapes of little children. People have jobs. didn’t see one person who looked like a gang banger. It was refreshing. viva Sheriff Joe and viva Bill Hunt……you forgot to write jajaja

      • jg says:

        go back to arizona red neck jajajaj california no need more rascist we have a lot here in OC Viva obama viva la raza keep posting more thanks we are close to make this blog a guiness record for the red necks in favor of Hunt
        VOTE FOR ME for you sheriff also promise to clean california from red necks and sent it back to arizona jaajajaj

  • JusSayin says:

    if you really are mexican you are a disgrace to your people but I thank you for proving other peoples point! in reality I think you are mikey. moron

  • jg says:

    go back to arizona reddie don´t bring your stupid rascism here just wait 20 more years and you will need to desesperate learn spanish that day the moron will be you viva obama and mcain too VIVA LA RAZA KEEP REPLYING THANKS

  • Vicky says:

    It’s mikey, he’s 12 years old, he’s been in other chat rooms with me. mikey, I think your mom is calling you.

  • jg says:

    Im with your mom uppss Illegals make that too keep replying thanks

  • jg says:

    no more rascist available??? well Thank OCregister thanks all of you for this sucesfully blog we see you in other report about illegals thanks all illegals from USA love´s you you make us strong and better people.
    VIVA LA RAZA VIVA OBAMA. GRACIAS

  • Ralph says:

    Bill Hunt can set-up a tent camp like Joe’s at the Great Pork, until it gets funding to be built (not in my lifetime). At least the land will get used for something and we won’t let the criminals get out early from overcrowding.

  • Mike Hutchens says:

    “jg” is simply someone trying to act like a broken-English typing Hispanic just to try to get people worked up. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was the “reporter,” Tony Saavedra , just trying to let off some anti-American, racist steam…

    He obviously doesn’t let the facts get in the way of whatever he wants to write about which doesn’t say much about his editor either.

    What a Bozo whoever “jg” is.

  • Teresa says:

    I think jg is Yvette Cabrerra, so lame he is not a mexican ja ja ja.

  • Dirty Harriet says:

    Mr. Hunt is going to have to “get tough” with his own department and clean up the OCSD thugs first.

  • This writer is an idiot! It is entertaining how he thinks rounding up criminals illegally in this country is so horrible, and punishing criminals by wearing pink underwear is wrong. Also he moans about the so called response times are slower in Arizona because the Sherriff is going after illegal aliens. HELLO! thats a perfect example of what is wrong with illegal aliens. if they were not here,we would not have to track them down in their dirt holes thus for allowing law enforcement to work on other crimes. This writer is an illegal alien from space if he thinks his one sided bleeding heart story will work. We are not as dumb as the illegal aliens you so dearly love. Nice try foolio

  • cotysevan says:

    Even though Hutchens is from LA she is backed by the exact same money that backed Corona. If you want change put someone in there that wont take money from the Corona lovers err uhh Hutchens lovers.

  • Ferdinand says:

    You better be. Let it pass and your children will bear the brunt. Remember, 10 years from now their offsprings will be ready to take you or your children head on. You better change your language now. Their are other means to tell them what you mean without cursing them.

  • jg says:

    Just a White trash VIVA OBAMA next year I will have my green card with your votes the cucarachas you guys bring from europe jajajaja and the diseases.read the History. viva mexico y viva la raza

  • I Stand with Hunt says:

    mrgmorgan56: you are free to leave any time.

  • Bryan says:

    Funny how most of Joe’s “fans” have nothing but insults at those who don’t like the guy. Guess when you don’t have facts or truth on your side and you like someone because of a non-thinking knee jerk reaction to a media fluff piece, insults is what you must resort to.

  • jg says:

    Yes and you Huevon do something positive Huevooonnnn

  • jeff says:

    Funny how there are so many weak people in this country who can’t see the writing on the wall. illegals cost the State of California alone billions of dollars that we can’t afford in the form of medical, education, incarceration costs. I’ll tell you what Bryan, you foot the bill for all of us and they can all come here as far as I’m concerned as long as I don’t have to pay for services for non-citizens of the United States of America.

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