Comments on: Uncle Tom’s ICE: Congressmen, Senators Now “Shocked” At Myers Blackface Photos

By: ScottyDog

ScottyDog — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:23:49 +0000

CapitalistPig
You make some valid points on racism but if you cannot figure out why she obstructed justice you should not be in LE.
Hint-She lied about the whole situation and the “lost” photos prove that she lied.
and to say “Yes, her credentials for the position are questionable”.
What credentials, she has zero LE experience and I would not call that questionable, I would call that un-qualified or not qualified, my friend.

By: CapitalistPig

CapitalistPig — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:42:30 +0000

Call me a dumb cop, but…what is the crime here? Look I am no racist, I am a minority employed by the Fed and no, I am not in management, for those who are already discounting me…But…really…pull her license? I have big issues with this “controvery” and to me it looks like a whole much ado about NOTHING. I agree with about 90% of what you say Debbie, but not on this one…sorry…I call ‘em like I see ‘em:
1. In a country which TODAY has a black man as a viable candidate for the presidency, can anyone really say that racism is alive and well? Sure there are always going to be the nuts on the extremes, but as an institutional policy? I think not. Sadly, that is the one thing that the media is not talking about with Obama. Race baiters need for racism to exist…forever…As for our black friends…here’s a shocker… but most non-blacks now consider the Claim of Racist Behavior as a self-imposed inherent right many blacks toss out when they don’t get their way or don’t like something. (Before anyone gets all worked up…that’s not racism, that’s just a fact…now reduced to a comedy skit on SNL…)
2. I saw a pirate costume, and some Indian looking thing…Will Pirates now stand and denounce the lack of sensitivity towards them? What about Indians..oops…Native Americans?
3. What, honestly, is the crime that would justify obstruction of justice? Example: I take picture at work of “moderately questionable event”. My boss tells me picture bad and to delete. I delete. Congress asks for picture. I say “deleted” but here’s my memory card so you can forensically retrieve. What is the crime?
4. From the time that I have been reading this web site the one thing that has been expressed is that Muslims should not be treated differently from anyone else…this site photoshops some pretty borderline material EVERY DAY. But, some asshat in DC happens to spread shoeshine all over his face ON HALLOWEEN and you would think that Julie Myers had just been caught with a hooded robe at a klan rally.
Puhleezze. Yes, she is untested. Yes, her credentials for the position are questionable. But to label her as racist just because her judgment is cloudy is a far stretch.
Let the first person who has never said honky, cracker, told some off-color joke about a Mexican or a black cast the first stone. Otherwise, shut up, do your job and recognize that this is no longer 1960′s Montgomery. MLK and Rosa Parks had it much harder, trust me. If you do your job, not act like an asshole and stop acting like Bubble Boy where everything OFFENDS you, you’ll be allright.

By: FormerICE

FormerICE — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:21:38 +0000

Amen freefromice! ICE is a joke in DC law enforcement circles. I’m sure it’s just as bad out in the hinterlands. Glad to be out of that hell hole. I don’t know how Myers ever got confirmed last Dec. Talk about a rudder-less helm!

By: freefromice

freefromice — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:50:39 +0000

This is truly a travesty. To know this ship of fools is at the helm at the Chester A. Arthur Building is unfathomable. Could anyone imagine the FBI, ATF etc even having a scandal over b.s. like this? No they’re too busy serving warrants and conducting wire taps and what not! And as far as mid level management, most of them are so far up Myers;’ and Foreman’s collective a-holes they are oblivious to any complaints from the field. As I have said before, Thank God I’m gone from ICE!

By: ficedup

ficedup — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:57:17 +0000

I believe Myers said she didn’t realize that the person was actually a white man, hell look at his hands.
I agree with the agent that said most agents, and I would add most mid level managers, are afraid to complain or voice a differing opinion, than the ICE Princess or the Queen of Investigations for fear of retribution. If you are overheard complaining about the state of ICE or one of the M & M sisters, you will be banished to a remote office or left to rot in ICE HQ. It reminds of being in grade school if you are a friend of Marcy/Mona/Ray you are taken care of, the rest are left to kiss ass to get ahead.
The agency is no better today than it was 5 years ago, it may even be worse.

By: c f

c f — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:26:06 +0000

Can Julie Myers’ law licence information be obtained re FOIA? If it can, it might be worth trying, even if the Government resists. It would be awfully bad publicity for the Govt. to be in the position of refusing on the grounds of one of the FOIA exemptions to provide this type of information about a Department official.

By: 1shot1kill

1shot1kill — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:37:46 +0000

You’re right on target with this one Debbie. I don’t believe I, or any other competent agent in ICE(butt-snorklers excluded), could add anything more to this tale of travesty that isn’t already known.
This agency is lower than whaleshit in the deep blue sea.

By: Red Ryder

Red Ryder — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:21:02 +0000

Debbie–
The Julie Myers saga is a political primer, and it does not matter which party is in charge.
Three big “revelations” for people who don’t hang out in DC…
1. 95% of all politicians are scumbags, regardless of party or whether they claim to be conservative, liberal, or whatever.
2. The lobbyists are the most knowledgeable people on the Hill, and are far more honorable than the elected officials.
3. Career employees of agencies are not the problem. The short-termers are.