White Men Sexually Harassed in the Obama Regime: The Case of James T. Hayes Jr.

by Jeff Davis

The New York Post reports: “A veteran US law-enforcement official has filed a blockbuster discrimination lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, charging she pushed him aside to make way for a less-qualified woman who’s ‘enjoyed a long-standing relationship’ with the anti-terror chief.”


James T. Hayes Jr.

“That woman, Dora Schriro, identifed in court papers and first reported by blogger Debbie Schlussel, was later appointed by Mayor Bloomberg as commissioner of the city Department of Correction, a post she still holds.”

“The court papers also allege that Suzanne Barr, Napolitano’s chief of staff at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has engaged in numerous acts of sexually offensive behavior intended to humiliate and intimidate male employees. Barr’s alleged acts include calling one man “in his hotel room and screaming at him that she wanted [to have sex with him in crudely explicit language].”

Didn’t we just spend the last 40 years going on about how evil it was when male bosses sexually harassed their female employees? Frankly, I suspect that “the bad male manager” stereotype was considerably exaggerated by Hollywood. Most White men have a sense of honor, and even the ones, who don’t, usually have enough brains not to do things that will get them fired.

Apparently in the liberal world, a whole different set of rules apply. Bill Clinton could grope women or philander with interns to his heart’s content, and some liberal women in positions of power are not much better than old Slick Willie.

The article notes “The suit was filed by James T. Hayes Jr., special agent in charge of New York City investigations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

“Hayes, who began his career with the feds as a border patrol agent in 1995, formerly served as director of ICE Detention and Removal Operations in Washington, DC, where he oversaw about 8,500 workers and a $2.5 billion budget.”

“But Hayes says he was demoted following President Obama’s election and the appointment of Napolitano, a former Arizona governor, to head the Department of Homeland Security. In court papers filed in Washington federal court, Hayes says Schriro — who previously served as director of the Arizona Department of Corrections under Napolitano — was named a special adviser to Napolitano on detention and removal operations in February 2009 and began to replace him at DHS and ICE meetings. ‘Schriro was not as qualified for the position plaintiff had because of lack of federal law-enforcement experience,’ Hayes’ suit says. ‘Schriro did have experience, however, working with Secretary Napolitano. Schriro enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the secretary.’”

The suit doesn’t detail the nature of their relationship. With the Obama regime, probably anything goes sexually.

The article goes on “During her 2002 gubernatorial campaign, Napolitano publicly denied rumors that she’s a lesbian. In a 2009 interview, she said, ‘I just happen not to be married.’ When asked at that time if she was ‘seeing anybody now,’ she answered, ‘Yes, my staff.’”

“Hayes’ suit says that when it became clear he was going to be removed from his post, he felt that he was being targeted because of his gender. He charges that in April and May 2009, ICE chief of staff Barr removed the entire contents of the offices of three male employees, including nameplates, computers and telephones, to the men’s bathroom at ICE headquarters. ‘Barr also created a frat-house type atmosphere that is targeted to humiliate and intimidate male employees,’ court papers say.”

“In addition to the alleged hotel phone call, Barr allegedly covertly took an ICE BlackBerry device assigned to a male special agent in charge and sent a BlackBerry Messenger message to his female supervisor indicating that the male employee had a crush on the female supervisor and fantasized about her. Further, Barr promoted and otherwise rewarded those male employees who play along with her sexually charged games, the suit says.”

I have no doubt that all of the charges made by Mr. Hayes are true and an article in USA Today seems to support this, reporting: “Suzanne Barr, the agency’s chief of staff, called the allegations unfounded in a resignation letter to ICE Director John Morton, but said she wants to avoid distractions for the agency. Barr is a political appointee of President Obama and a long-time aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The complaints against Barr are included in a sexual discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a senior ICE agent in May.”

Obviously, this was one of those “resign now or be fired” situations. The evidence apparently was a little too overwhelming, and the Obama regime wants to minimize the effects of this scandal during an election year which involves someone, whom Obama chose himself, to put in a position of authority.

A Wall Street Journal article reports “A federal lawsuit (in which) Hayes described what he called a ‘frat house’ atmosphere designed to humiliate male employees under former Immigration and Customs Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr (is being mediated out of court). At least two other male employees have since made similar allegations against Barr. Fischer said Hayes and the Justice Department agreed to mediate the case. Hayes is seeking more than $4 million for sexual discrimination and retaliation.”

It’s a safe bet Hayes and the other victims will be generously paid off in the out of court mediation to avoid any further bad publicity for the Obama regime. The fact that Ms. Barr resigned is effectively an admission of guilt by the government despite her vapid attempts to claim she did nothing wrong.

The Democrat Party has been waging war against decent patriotic White men for generations. I’m sure arrogant leftists do everything they can to belittle and demean any normal White men, who are placed under their control. If they would treat someone like Mr. Hayes, who had been running a multi-billion dollar operation, this badly, how do you think White men on the lower rungs of the government are treated, assuming they are allowed to keep their jobs at all?!!