Villaraigosa offers bet on Lakers-Suns games

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, touching on immigration enforcement in Arizona, offered a wager Monday to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon over the outcome of the NBA battle between the Lakers and the Suns.

Should the Suns win the NBA Western Conference Finals,  Los Angeles will "humbly accept ownership of 'America's Toughest Sheriff' Joe Arpaio," Villaraigosa said in a letter to Gordon.

Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, has been praised and criticized for his tough stance against illegal immigrants.

"Perhaps a stint in Los Angeles would teach him that you cannot deduce immigration status simply by looking at a person," Villaraigosa wrote.

Should the Lakers win, Los Angeles would give Phoenix California Republican gubernatorial candidates Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman, both of whom are "currently battling for supremacy on the issue of illegal immigration," Villaraigosa said.

"Perhaps some time in Arizona," Villaraigosa said, "would show them both that being governor isn't always all it's cracked up to be."

--Robert J. Lopez

Comments

[Shamwow]

The mayor should be spending his time getting L.A. out of the mess it's in, not out making bets in support of people who are breaking the law by being here ILLEGALLY.

[TAM]

We need to give the Pint Size Mayor to AZ, and let them see what we are dealing with. This is just PR for the Pint Size Mayor, and he loves the media attention.

[Bruce]

What a moron. L.A. and California are both headed down the drain. I will not spend a nickel in L.A. if it's a taxable sale....I will no longer fund this madness.

[Dummy]

How in the world can the Mayor make a bet with Arizona while boycotting it ? Not to bright.

[KNI]

Mayor, you are a true idiot.
This is why the city of L.A. cannot balance the budget.
You are focused on the wrong agenda.

[Bobby]

Arpaio for President!!!!!

[Thinline72]

Oh man, Mayor Tony has created a real problem for me. I now have to choose between rooting for my beloved Lakers to win yet another championship or have them lose and get Sheriff Joe Arpaio instead.

Mr. Mayor, I choose the Sheriff.

[Fed Up]

What a stupid dope, using this stupid bet to push his vision of immigration. He can't even run his own city. Take care of your own business, first.

[ss]

What a hypocrite, Villaraigosa is the most racist mayor in LA history. Just look at his staff and cronies that now run the city, all Hispanic with basically no experience or qualifications. They are in those positions because they are hispanic. What used to be one of the great cities of the world is now a third world cesspool extension of Mexico City. They have taken back, and if you are white, black or asian you better start making arrangements to move.

[wakeupcitizens]

Villaraigosa is a complete IDIOT!! Please replace him with someone that has a little bit of intelligence and doesn't play the race card! The mayor is suppose to be representing ALL people, not just the Latino! Talk about being a racis!

[cigarbat]

Villaraigosa must be an idiot.

There's nothing in the Arizona law that says you are allowed to question someone because of the way they look.

He acts like a high school girl.

The Law mirrors federal law in that when it becomes apparent, they are allowed to question and deport these criminals.

[Brett]

Oh, Antonio. You are such a card! Oh, my sides! You're making me laugh so hard! Does this mean that when you finally leave the Mayor's office, you're gearing up for a stand up comedy career? (You won't be any better at that than you have been as Mayor, but at least people can simply avoid having to listen to you.)

[WOW]

If CA had these laws like AZ who knows how many lives would be saved. How many schools won't be over crowed not to mention the detention centers.. Who voted this guy in. Oh yea he won ILLEGALLY....

[Amazed.]

"Perhaps a stint in Los Angeles would teach him that you cannot deduce immigration status simply by looking at a person," Villaraigosa wrote."

Amazing. How did this guy even make it into office? Does he even know what the law states and how it works? Maybe if he stayed off twitter and all this other social media junk and took some time to read he'd be less likely to spew this misinformed crap. Boy are we in trouble in CA.

[Robert]

Is it any wonder why our Mayor has been called a FAILURE. He's joking about a very serious issue. OUr city is on the verge of bankruptcy because of his incompetence. The mere fact that he hasn't even read SB1070 and thinks that all you have to do is look at someone is beyond absurb. He's no better then Eric Holder who commented negatively on SB1070 and on tape stated "I haven't read the bill yet." I hope the recall of the Mayor is successful

[Mufonon]

Lame. I can't wait to see the comments on this one.

[West Valley Dave]

If the Suns win we get Sheriff Joe??? Sorry Lakers, GO SUNS!

[ThisAmerican]

For once and for all, the people in question are NOT!!!! immigrants. Immigrants are people who applied for admission to this country, who learn the language and assimilate. THEY want to be AMERICANS!!!! Not so the ILLEGAL ALIEN. They refuse to do anything but rip off American social services that they DON'T get at home. WHY is there never an outcry against MEXICO????? MEXICO, TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN!!!!!

[ZEMPOALA]

VILLARAIGOSA SEEMS TO BE LIKE A LARGE WAVE ON THE BEACH . MAKES A LOT OF NOICE WHEN IT HITS THE SAND BUT ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE OCEAN. OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

[Richard]

Villaraigosa is an embarrassment. His stupidity is apparent in the following ways: (1)The troubling, objective language he uses of "owning" or "trading" other humans, (2)His failure to grasp the true nature of the Arizona law, and (3)His thinking this is even remotely funny when it's just kind of a lame and sad and pathetic cry for attention.

[maandrews]

Tony Villar ,our MEChA midget mayor can ignore,mock and fight those who want our immigration laws enforced but in the end he will fail as he did when trying to pass the Bar Exam mulitple times!

[DavidAdner]

How about if the Lakers win, Villar resigns. And if the Lakers lose, Villar resigns.

[Erica]

LOL! What this man won't do for attention!

Perhaps he could worry about filling our potholes and getting more local jobs before he wastes time writing unfunny letters.

[Nayade]

He might want to revise California Penal code regarding immigration. He is up to a big surprise since it's very similar to AZ law.

[Tee]

Villaraigosa will do and say anything for attention, poor thing.

As if ANY politician has ANY room to comment on the laws in others states??? Give me a break. They have made a mess of California. How dare they?!