Maricopa County Sheriff  Joe  Arpaio is shown during a news conference in Phoenix July 30. The controversial Arpaio, who will speak at the annual Kootenai County Republican Women's Women In Red gathering at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Oct. 4, was sued by the U.S. Justice Department last Thursday. (Story here.) The fedeal government says the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers, File)

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Question: Why do you think the local Republican women invited Sheriff Joe Arpaio to speak at their annual gathering this fall?