You have to give Daily Beast contributor Simon Doonan credit for something: no one has come up with this solution yet. Doonan, bored of watching the “bumbling straight white dudes” of BP come up empty-handed while the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem bleeds away, has suggested deploying drag queens– namely, the late performer Dorian Corey– to plug the oil well.

Though the original story broke two weeks ago, Ornamentgate is still getting a surprising amount of attention, thanks to a recent essay explaining how all this came to be by the man responsible for adorning the White House Christmas tree with controversial imagery. Writing for the New York Observer, Barney’s Creative Director Simon Doonan gave his side of the story, and called out Andrew Breitbart, publisher of the original report. Mediaite contacted Breitbart and got his reply:

This week, Barney’s unveiled their annual holiday windows, this year celebrating Saturday Night Live. The displays are heavy on allusion to various characters, scenes and personalities from the series’ 35 years – but deciphering each of those references is hindered by the primary mode of presentation, papier-mâché. I can’t help but suspect that this medium was chosen primarily to evoke sympathy – after all, it’s possible, if not probable, that they were actually made by a class of fourth graders.