Nigerian-Americans offended by Senator’s joke

Senator Cruz was speaking about technical glitches on a new U.S. government web site that have prevented Americans from buying health insurance under the Affordable Health Care Act, or “Obamacare.”Cruz, who has voiced opposition to the measure, jokingly said “You know the Nigerian e-mail scammers? They have been a lot less active lately because they […]

Senator Cruz was speaking about technical glitches on a new U.S. government web site that have prevented Americans from buying health insurance under the Affordable Health Care Act, or “Obamacare.”
Cruz, who has voiced opposition to the measure, jokingly said “You know the Nigerian e-mail scammers? They have been a lot less active lately because they have all been hired to run the Obamacare web site.”
The Nigerian embassy in Washington has called Cruz’s remarks “unguided.” In a statement, the Deputy Chief of Mission, Ambassador B.E. Archibong, said the embassy views the comments as a “very expensive joke that was taken too far.”