Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Rep. Lamborn Apologizes for "Tar Baby" Remark

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US Rep Apologizes For Calling President Obama "Tar Baby"
It's like touching a tar baby and you get it, you're stuck, and you're a part of the problem now and you can't get away." It's actually shocking to hear that term used so freely. Yet, in his apology letter he was "apologizing for using a term some find ... read more

Rep. Lamborn Apologizes for "Tar Baby" Remark
Lamborn said being associated with President Barack Obama during the next election would be like “touching a tar baby.” Around 7:20 pm MST, Congressman Lamborn's office announced he had sent a personal letter to President Obama apologizing for using a ... read more

HUFFPOST HILL - Congress Turns The Sky Into Milton Friedman's Playground
The phrase "Tar Baby" originated in the Uncle Remus stories and has been historically used as a derogatory term for African Americans. "Even if some people say, 'Well the Republicans should have done this or they should have done that,' they will hold ... read more

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For other uses, see Tar baby
May 2001 Tar Baby, Mock Jury,
The Tar Baby
tar baby Lamborn just
The Blagojevich Tar Baby
colored skin and baby doll
The Tar Baby - Disney Wiki
Wonderful Tar-Baby Story.
from a tar baby of its own
Snow Calls Condi A Tar Baby

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