I want to say thanks for all the support that I have recieved over the past week. Sponsors, station staff and most importantly the listeners. There is only so much that I can do in this issue and while I promise to never give up the fight there is a time when you need to step back and let the powers that be have their say.

Much has been made over the July 10th Joe Arpaio Book Signing at the Barnes and Noble. I felt it best to stop and remember how this entire situation started in the first place. Below is a time line of articles, audio and video of the actions taken by the protesters and the Pima County Legal Defender. I need to make one point crystal clear. As I have said since day one, this is not about whether or not the protesters, Isabel Garcia, Derechos Humanos or anyone else had the right to protest. The 1st Amendment of these United States grants them the right to protest and they had permission to do so in the parking lot at Barnes and Noble. I never called their right to protest into question, they can and should protest whenever they want, that is what makes our country great, FREE SPEECH. This issue is, was and always will be whether or not the conduct of a Pima County Legal Defender/Lawyer, who salary is paid for by the taxpayer was appropriate.

In the wake of the story we had an article written by the liberal editorial writer at the Tucson Citizen.Denogean: Protesters as offensive as Sheriff Arpaio
In the story Isabel Garcia was quoted as saying:
Garcia told me Friday that she thought the Arpaio piñata was great, although she said it wasn't brought in by organizers.....
"I think it's a fair expression of First Amendment rights. I thought it was funny.... And it's a piñata. It was a fun thing for the kids that broke it," she said. Garcia said she "wouldn't sweat it all" if someone were to bash a piñata in her image....

After having Joe Arpaio on the show Monday July 7th Joe held a book signing at Barnes and Nobel. The border rights group Derechos Humanos, led by Pima County Defender Isabel Garcia held a protest outside of the Barnes and Noble with members and supporters of Derechos Humanos. What you will witness in the below exclusive 104.1 The Truth Jon Justice Show video footage are protesters beating to a pulp a likeness of Joe Arpaio. This was a completely unprovoked act of violence by a group that describes themselves, from their own website: Coalición de Derechos Humanos ("The Human Rights Coalition") as a grassroots organization which promotes respect for human/civil rights...

What you will also see is the taxpayer funded Pima County Legal Defender and Derechos Humanos Co-Chair Isabel Garcia joyfully holding a likeness of the severed head of Joe Arpaio calling 104.1 The Truth vicious. They also chanted "Jon Justice go home, we don't want you here!" This is a Pima County Legal Defender gladly displaying the likeness of a beheaded Arizona Law Enforcement agent, and others beating the likeness of an elected member of Arizona Law Enforcement.




07/23/08 TPOA President Larry Lopez calls in about the campaign against 104.1 The Truth

-The Maricopa County Sheriffs office, sent of a letter to Pima County proclaiming their own disgust of Pima County Legal Defender Isabel Garcia, demanding she be held accountable for her behavior.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LETTER SENT TO PIMA COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CHUCK HUCKLEBERRY

-Arpaio 'Disgusted' With Pima County Official
Pima County Chief Legal Defender Appeared At Tucson Protest
"Her actions suggested her minions violently assault Sheriff Arpaio," wrote Maricopa County Deputy Chief John McIntyre in a letter to Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckleberry. "This is a travesty."
"As an officer of the court and a person in a position of public trust, her actions reflect poorly on Pima County," Arpaio said.

-CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO RESPOND TO VIDEO FROM THE FROM JULY 10TH PROTEST

-CLICK HERE FOR THE LOCAL TV POLL AND NEWS COVERAGE OF THE JOE ARPAIO PROTEST

Below is the letter sent to Pima Adminstrator Chuck Huckelberry from Pima Supervisor Ann Day.

TO:PlMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEMORANDUM Chuck Huckelberry
FROM: Ann Day b
DATE:July 15, 2008
RE:Legal Defender
ANN DAY
SUPERVISOR, DISTRICT 1

I just watched the YouTube video of Pima County Legal Defender Isabel
Garcia's actions at a recent protest at the Barnes and Noble bookstore.
Several citizens have also contacted my office to voice concerns. And while
I certainly respect Ms. Garcia's First Amendment right to free expression,
her behavior in the context of county employment raises some concerns for
me and I would ask that you report back to me on the following areas.

(1) Ms. Garcia is frequently in attendance during county business hours at
protests, press conferences and other events that have no relation to her
county employment. I would like an accounting of her time and an
explanation as to whether you, as the county administrator with direct
supervision of county employees, feel Ms. Garcia's actions are detracting
from the time she should be working on county business or her job
performance.

(2) It is my opinion that her actions at the Barnes and Noble event bring
discredit to Pima County. I would like an explanation from you what
employee policies or guidelines, if any, currently address this type of
behavior in the context of her employment.

(3) If no policies address the issue raised above, I would like Human
Resources to provide me with a brief survey of how other jurisdictions
address employee actions in similar circumstances.

-Derechos Humanos for all! Except Arpaio?
I wonder how Isabel Garcia, the leading immigrant rights figure in Tucson, would react if the secure-the-border-only crowd were to burn her in effigy. Or if the deport-all-illegals screamers were to hang a paper mache figure meant to represent an illegal immigrant.
Somehow, I think her outrage would be prompt, loud, shrill and, frankly, justified.
So, how is it that Garcia stood by, smiling and laughing, while the protesters she organized beat a pinata meant to resemble Sheriff Joe Arpaio to a pulp last night as Arpaio conducted a book signing inside the Barnes and Noble on East Broadway?
Garcia, as most of you probably know, heads a group called Derechos Humanos — human rights. The group purports to stand up for the civil rights and basic dignity of all human beings. I guess in their eyes Sheriff Joe doesn't count as a human being.
Anne Denogean Tucson Citizen