Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

SO you thought they were only after Latinos…. turns out they think white people in Black face are hilarious…

Immigration official apologizes for offensive costume-contest award

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A top immigration official has apologized after awarding “most original costume” to a Homeland Security Department (DHS) employee who dressed in prison stripes, dreadlocks and dark makeup for a Halloween gathering at the agency.

Julie Myers, assistant secretary overseeing Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement division (ICE), was part of a three-judge panel that lauded the costume, worn by a white employee, last Wednesday.

Myers apologized to employees last Friday in an e-mail, saying some costumes were found to be offensive. On Monday, she called the National Association of African Americans in DHS on Monday to inform the group of what happened.

And just when you thought this story couldn´t get any better, turns out NCLR has an opinion on the matter, because there is nothing happening to Hispanics they need to be worried about…

Lisa Navarrete, a spokeswoman for the National Council of La Raza, a national Hispanic civil rights organization, said it was completely appropriate for Ms. Myers to apologize.

“He was clearly trying to not be Caucasian. How dark or light he is, is beside the point. It is a costume that people did find and would find offensive that was sanctioned by the executives,” Ms. Navarrete said.

AND people think Obama has a chance?