Posted by
Ed Lilly on Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:59:33 AM
Breitbart.com has an update on the Homeland Security Halloween party fiasco that resulted in charges of insensitivity after an employee with dreadlocks, darkened skin, and a prison costume was awarded a prize for his costume. From this morning's update:
Costume Flap Imperils Immigration Post
WASHINGTON (AP) - Just when it appeared Julie Myers had cleared every hurdle in her quest to officially become the nation's top immigration official, a dreadlocked wig and a prisoner's outfit could cost her the job.
Myers, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ran into trouble earlier this month after she and two other agency managers gave the "most original" costume award to a white employee who came to the agency's Halloween party dressed as an escaped prisoner with dreadlocks and darkened skin.
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Myers has apologized repeatedly for the costume incident, saying she was "shocked and horrified" to learn the employee had altered his skin color and conceding "it was inappropriate for me to recognize any individual wearing an escaped prisoner costume."
So let me make sure I understand this. We want the person in CHARGE of Immigration Enforcement to not be able to recognize when one of her own employees has put on makeup as a disguise? That explains a lot about the government's complete inability and unwillingness to close the borders. I need to go get some whiskey for my coffee and a case of Tums...