Sooo... it's 2011 and Rep. Doug Lanborn, R-CO, compared debt-deal negotiations with President Obama to "touching a tar baby." Apparently he is unaware of the phrase's insanely racist legacy, from its introduction in the Uncle Remus stories and Disney's fairly popular "Song of the South"? Apparently... on Monday he issued an apology to President Obama. HuffPo:
Lamborn sent a personal letter to President Obama “apologizing for using a term some find insensitive,” his office said in a press release. The congressman was “attempting to tell a radio audience last week that the president's policies have created an economic quagmire for the nation and are responsible for the dismal economic conditions our country faces. He regrets that he chose the phrase 'tar baby,' rather than the word 'quagmire.' The congressman is confident that the president will accept his heartfelt apology." READ MORE
A collection of articles defining our times. The pages contain clickable links, don't let the titles fool you, some of the best articles have very non-descript titles and there are usually more articles on the matters in the days and week pages the links land on so it's a sort of treasure hunt through history, Enjoy!
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