Miss Universe had "a lot of fun" at Gitmo

Apparently Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, the reigning Miss Universe, recently visited the military base and Guantanamo Bay and raved about what a fabulous time she had.

Huh???!!!

OK, so beauty queens aren't necessarily chosen for their intellect, wisdom, and compassion. Still, the Miss Universe website (Note: Not "Ms. Universe") refers to its competitors as "role models", and describes them as "savvy, goal-oriented and aware," and "with hope of advancing their careers, personal and humanitarian goals, and as women who see [sic] to improve the lives of others."

Ms/Miss Mendoza could have looked into the practices that go on at Guantanamo, like torture and the wrongful detention of so many people who have been determined to have no ties to terrorism. And she could have spoken out against these human rights abuses. You know, she could have been a real role model for other young women.

But, instead of advancing a humanitarian goal like that, she instead chose to just hang out with the troops in the sunny weather, and then described her visit to detainee hell as "a lot of fun".

Would someone please explain to this woman that waterboarding is not an amusement park ride?