Evidently people are crying a  river because they think I own a website called therealpenzone.com.  I don’t own that site.  Upon investigation, I discovered someone from Oklahoma owns it.  You can see it here. I did notice that Oklahoma site hyperlink to stories I have written, and the author of that blog is clearly an Arpaio supporter, and I am no Arpaio supporter.  I would rather burn in hell than to support a man like Arpaio who is responsible for the death and killing of a Latino veteran in the Maricopa County jail.

Now that I am being falsely accused of owning  http://therealpenzone.com/and being a Sheriff Joe Arpaio supporter,  let me set the record straight:

I want the independent candidate Mike Stauffer to win and beat Sheriff Joe Arpaio because as an independent voter, I believe partisanship does not belong in the Maricopa County Sheriff race. More importantly, I have simply done the math and have discovered that there are 36% registered Republicans, 35% registered Independents and only 29% registered Democratic voters.  In other words, due to the numbers….a democratic candidate doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell.  This is why the Maricopa County Democratic has not been able to oust Arpaio for 20 years to no avail.  Independent registered voters swing conservatively in our state and that is precisely what Mike Stauffer is — an independent fiscal conservative who can take over the Maricopa County Sheriff office on Day 1 with his education and experience.  Stauffer has an advanced degree and the experience to lead the 3rd largest County Sheriff’s department in our Nation.  Both the Republican and Democratic candidate have a high school degree. 

Furthermore, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has written a soliciting letter to his supporters accusing me of attacking him and called me a “liberal democrat” even though I was a registered Republican at the time.  I used to be a life long Republican, but the extremism I witnessed caused me to leave the GOP for good and I changed to an independent registered voter for life.

Obviously I am going to support the 2nd largest voting bloc in our county via the independents.  I also support PROP 121 because extremism is ruining our State of Arizona.

Do I work for the Stauffer campaign?

No. I have never been on any political candidate’s payroll — ever.

Do I guest blog on numerous sites?

Yes, I do.  I guest blog on NUMEROUS sites and I believe in social networking that enhances my ability to exercise my freedom of speech and expression via my political opinion.

Am I in charge of the Independent Expenditure paving the way for independent law enforcement?

No, I am not in charge of that nor am I on any sitting board of IE’s or SuperPAC’s against Arpaio.  The persons in charge of the ‘independent’ SuperPAC is a public relations firm that has a reputation of fighting for the Martin Luther King holiday when a boycott against the NFL games was being considered and left a stain in Arizona history.  One of the men considering the independent SuperPac flew to Africa and was instrumental in Nelson Mandela’s cause.   Even though people did ask me to charge a SuperPAC against Arpaio — I respectfully turned it down because I do better at grassroots activism. 

I hope this clears the air from the conspiracy theorists that are out there wearing tin foil hats.

LET ME BE CLEAR:  I AM AN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED VOTER WHO SUPPORTS MIKE STAUFFER FOR SHERIFF TO REPLACE ARPAIO. 

Here are my reasons why I support independent candidate and prop 121 supporter Mike Stauffer for Sheriff:

Lastly, here is a video of Stauffer speaking to Arizona independent registered voters since we make up the 2nd largest voting bloc in our County.

Enjoy!

(Independent candidate) Mike Stauffer for Maricopa County Sheriff

who liked some things Arpaio stood for, but also believes it is time for Arpaio to retire.

Bob supports the former Republican — now Independent candidate Mike Stauffer for Maricopa County sheriff.

The demographics in Maricopa County are as follows:

36% registered Republicans voters

35% registered Independents voters

29% registered Democratic voters

Things have changed since 2008.  Independents now make up the 2nd largest party in Maricopa County and the Democratic Party has lost approximately 52,000 registered Democratic voters.

Mike Stauffer was the first candidate to put his hat into this race and is the only one with the qualifications to beat Arpaio.  Stauffer has no skeletons in his closet unlike Paul Penzone who has a domestic violence history and Glendale Police Report within his background.

See the below video on why Arizona Republican voter is supporting Stauffer.

West Kenyon, Mike Stauffer for Sheriff, Bob Worsley and DeeDee Garcia Blase in Mesa, Arizona, where Mike Stauffer spoke to approximately 350 people. Stauffer is doing a good job in Mesa and has good Mormon support thanks to Kenneth Smith. Bob Worsley was the Republican who ensured that the SB1070-loving Russell Pearce did not get re-elected as Pearce was seeking to gain power.

attack the Independent Candidate Mike Stauffer for Sheriff.

You see, Arpaio knows that he CANNOT risk offending the Independent voters in Maricopa County.  He also knows the Democratic Party lost approximately 52,000 Democratic registered voters in 2011 in the State of Arizona, while the AZGOP gained a little and the Independent voters who are tired of partisanship surged in an enormous fashion.

From the Arizona Republic:

Voter frustration with political hyper-partisanship in Arizona may explain the swell over the past two years in registered independents — a change that some political insiders deem dangerous.

The biggest increase in independents occurred between June 2010 and July 2011, and the numbers have basically stayed flat over the past year.

During the two-year period, the number of registered Republicans jumped about 14,000.

But in just the past year, the number of registered Democrats dropped by more than 52,000, according to a Secretary of State’s Office recently released report…….

The growth in independents is a trend surging through the entire country.

By 2011, more than 2.5 million voters nationwide had left the Republican and Democrat parties since the 2008 elections, according to a USA Today analysis.

“Voters are getting kind of tired and disgusted with the tone of politics nowadays. It seems to them like it’s just yelling and screaming at each other,” said Frank Camacho, Arizona Democratic Party spokesman. “(Candidates) don’t focus on the issues, they say: ‘Vote for me because the other guy’s a jerk.’ ”

As voters become increasingly fed up with the tone of the two parties, they drop their affiliation and become independents, which means party primaries are increasingly dominated by the fringes, said Paul Johnson, chairman of the Open Elections/Open Government initiative, which is pushing for an open primary in the state.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/2012/07/08/20120708arizona-voters-independent.html#ixzz26Sw6VaUA

Moderate Republicans and Independent Voters now have an option with Independent Candidate Mike Stauffer.  Indeed Sheriff Joe Arpaio is eerily silent on Mike Stauffer and now it’s time to go after his Achilles heel.

The name of the game is to remind the surging Independents who are fed up with partisanship that there is no room for partisanship in the Sheriff’s office.

In Maricopa County, there are 36% registered Republicans, 35% registered Independents, and only 29% registered Democratic voters.

We know in our State there are too many registered Republicans who will not vote for the candidate who has a (D) beside his name.  Most moderate Republicans that come from the John McCain supporting camp would rather vote for the Independent candidate via Mike Stauffer.  We have also witnessed registered Democratic voters who refuse to support Penzone due to his lack of leadership experience and qualifications — and certainly his domestic violence background doesn’t help him.

Mike Stauffer supporters are reaching out heavily to Independent voters and to Republican voters in Maricopa County.

Why?

Because that is where the money is at in this state so far.  We have a Republican-controlled legislature, and it is going to take a conservative-leaning Independent to oust Arpaio. That is where Independent candidate Mike Stauffer comes in.

Mike Stauffer is the squeaky clean boyscout looking candidate with an impeccable record with a Masters Degree and leadership experience.   This is precisely why we have discovered Arpaio mentioning only his weakest opponent via Penzone.   Arpaio cannot afford to attack the independent candidate and independent voters, and his campaign advisors are smart enough to know that.  In fact,  Arpaio doesn’t need one single Democratic voter to win, and the Stauffer people realize that, too.