Myers apologizes further for escaped prisoner costume

[douglas9]

Source: Associated Press (Houston Chronicle)

WASHINGTON — A top immigration official acknowledged on Thursday that she should not have praised an employee who wore an escaped prisoner costume to an agency event on Halloween.

Julie Myers, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, offered the mea culpa in a letter to Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.

The senator had asked Myers to answer several questions about the costume worn to a charity fundraiser at the agency's headquarters.

The employee wore dreadlocks, dark makeup and prison stripes. Myers and two other managers awarded him "most original costume" and Myers posed for a photo with him.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5287238.html

[stlsaxman]

1. Stand your ground, Sen. Claire!!!!

also from the article-

"McCaskill said Myers' explanation showed some progress. But it did not appear to have persuaded McCaskill to support Myers' nomination."

Don't let Myers anywhere NEAR that job!

[TheDoorbellRang]

3. Good to see Claire McCaskill showing some gumption

She also voted "nay" on Mukasey. I did some campaigning for her before we moved from Missouri, so it's good to see this.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

2. If that was the "most original costume"

then that was one lame-ass Hallowe'en party!

[rAVES]

4. Cant a man not black up and wear con uniform for halloween anymore?

ACLU! DAM YOUR EYES TO HELL!!!

:rofl:

[qanda]

5. What I want to know is what is so original about

A black man going to prison?

[gratuitous]

7. Especially under this administration

I think the philosophy of the Bushies is if they can send one black man to prison, why can't they send all black people to prison? Well, except for Uncle Slappy, George's Wife and Colin Powell. Maybe except Colin Powell.

[tanyev]

6. Julie can cross fashion industry off of her "Jobs to try after my incompetent ass gets fired" list.