Napolitano: Not sure why released detainees were in jail in the first place

Washington Examiner ^ | 3/1/13 | Michal Conger

[ArmstedFragg]

Do I wish that this all hadn’t been done all of a sudden and so that people weren’t surprised by it? Of course

Translation: "I didn't know I'd get caught."

[Sophia777]

“Not only was Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano surprised when the people who work for her released hundreds of illegal immigrants this week, but she doesn’t know why those detainees were in jail in the first place,”

WTF is wrong with her?

[Uncle Miltie]

"Not sure why released detainees were in jail in the first place"

Gawd. This woman is preternaturally stupid.

[bgill]

Sh’es got a poin of why they were in jail in the first place. They should have been on a one way bus back to wherever they came from 5 minutes after they were determined to be illegal.

[GladesGuru]

“”Not sure why released detainees were in jail in the first place”

Gawd. This woman is preternaturally stupid.”

I disagree.

Nappy made that statement to appeal to the Low Information Hispanic voters because she casts doubt as to whether those largely Hispanic prisoners should have been in prison at all.

Cunning, deceptive, duplicious, obfuscatory - but not stupid.

[DaveA37]

First the gubmint say all these “detainees” were completely vetted and now she has no idea why they were being held. Duh? Apparently she is really stupid. Never mind reading the records or asking why they were held, just kick them loose.

I wish we could “kick her loose” with them.

There was a list posted with a list of the ones being held for homicide, burglary and rape. There were a number of them listed. (Unfortunately I don't recall where I saw it) earlier today)

[Jack Hammer]

Uh... possibly because they’d broken immigration law?

Clearly, Janet’s no Einstein.

[justrepublican]

Could of used the hillery excape clause “What differenct, at this late date,does it make?”

[clearcarbon]

"she doesn’t know why those detainees were in jail in the first place,"

Imagine that! She allowed all of thjose people to be held in jail for no reason.

Give her a little time to think up some creative rationalization, like "we were keeping them there for their protection."