Tuesday, May 27, 2008

TPR: New Mexico Sheriff, Now GOP Congressional Candidate, Played Role in Iglesias's Firing.

Meet Darren White..

(h/t to Jason Leopold at The Public Record)

By Jason Leopold
The Public Record

Darren White, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Sheriff, is not well known outside the residential community of 600,000. But White is betting that his close ties to the White House, and his staunch conservative credentials will help him become a bit more popular. He's campaigning for the coveted Congressional seat currently held by Heather Wilson, the New Mexico Republican Congresswoman who is cam...Readmore

For an added bonus:

Fired US Attorney David Iglesias discusses in this video clip New Mexico congressional candidate Darren White at a signing event at Bookworks in Albuquerque, NM for his book IN JUSTICE: Inside the Scandal that Rocked the Bush Administration.

Iglesias quotes from his book to describe White as "a shoot from the hip kind of lawman" who "shoots first, aims later." Iglesias also says,"I've been very disappointed in Darren. He doesn't understand his duties as a Sheriff. He put, and, this is what I'm very critical of people like [Alberto] Gonzales [as well], they put loyalty to their party at a higher level than their loyalty to the Constitution. Darren did the same thing. So I hope the voters understand that, come November."

He then discusses White's unprofessional behavior in pushing him to file voter fraud charges despite their being no evidence of such fraud in New Mexico. By the way, Bush is doing a fundraiser today for White in New Mexico.

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