First of all, yes, I know “dumb-assery” is not a word, but it worked in this instance to get over it.  Second, when I came across this article it’s the first thing that came to mind.  Apparently, Julie Myers, the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a recess appointment by president Bush, sponsored a “best costume” contest in her department and gave the award to a white man who came to the office party dressed in black face and dreadlocks as an escaped prisoner.  So, my first question:  is this political correctness run amuck?  I have to say no.  Who in their right mind, especially someone in a position of authority as Ms. Myers, would find anything funny about this?  Well, we know who, don’t we?  The group of frat boys and sorority girl who seem to make up the majority of the president’s administration.  I’m sure even our former frat boy president would have got a chuckle out something so insensitive.

My second question and poorly chosen word:  is this dumb-assery?  You bet your ass it is!  Any person in a position of authority should no better than to reward something like this.  I’m as white as white can be, but even I would be uncomfortable in the vicinity of something like this.  That Ms. Myers chose to reward this speaks to her character more than anything else.  Of course, Ms. Myers has her defenders, one of whom is not surprisingly Senator Joe Lieberman.  I have to wonder if Mr. Lieberman would be so forgiving if this man had shown up wearing some equally inappropriate Jewish costume.