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Tar Baby Isn't Always Racist.

                   
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Jul 23, 2008
        
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News Type: Event — Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:56 PM EDT I think you can download this story here. Tar baby. Oh, yeah...I said it. Just using the term as it is historically defined can be, well, a tar baby. Here's the meaning of the term: Tar-Baby was a doll made of tar and turpentine, used to entrap Br'er Rabbit in the second of the Uncle Remus stories. The more that Br'er Rabbit fought the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he became. In contemporary usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional contact. The only way to solve such a situation is by separation. Mitt Romney used it like that when he was describing the Big Dig in Massachusetts: In a speech Saturday, Romney, a Republican considering a run for president in 2008, acknowledged he took a big political risk in taking control of the... [read full story]                    

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Once again, Sen. John Kerry avoids getting stuck in 'tar' trap

 freerepublic.com Jul 25, 2008
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John Kerry Uses Term “Tar Baby”

 conservablogs.com Jul 23, 2008
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Once again, Sen. John Kerry avoids getting stuck in 'tar' trap

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Jul 25, 2008
        

Here is the political question of the morning: When is the term “tar baby” not a racial slur? Answer: When a liberal Democrat uses it. If you’re a Republican and those two words pass your lips, stand by for a barrage, no matter...

                   
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Once again, Sen. John Kerry avoids getting stuck in 'tar' trap

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Jul 25, 2008
        

By Howie Carr Friday, July 25, 2008 - Just ask Sen. John McCain or ex-Gov. Mitt Romney or late White House spokesman Tony Snow. Which brings us to Sen. John Forbes Kerry, a recidivist user of the two bad words. Here’s what...

                   
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John Kerry Uses Term “Tar Baby”

conservablogs.com
Jul 23, 2008
        

Will there be public condemnation and demands for an apology? Or will Kerry get a free pass? Kerry on - Don Surber Democratic Sen. John Kerry uses the term “tar baby” to defend Democratic Sen. Barack Obama (Don links to Kerry...