http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/on-the-ground-with-lamont_b_26316.html
Posted on 08/02/2006 10:27:42 AM PDT by Jeff Fuller
I mean, Sen Biden said some pretty racist stuff while being unknowingly recorded about Indians running gas stations and largely got "a pass" from the MSM . . . now Romney means no offense and gets lambasted for it. Utterly amazing!
HILLARY said some pretty racist stuff while being recorded about Indians running gas stations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/on-the-ground-with-lamont_b_26316.html
The phrase "tar baby" is just another name for quagmire. It's reference comes from children's stories.
Really? I'd love to see a source on that one.
It seems to matter which ethnic group you bash I guess . . . Again, the hypocrisy really bothers me.
Agreed, this whole issue is pure silliness!
IMHO, if we're planning on surviving and being victorious against our real enemies, this country will need to stop looking for and magnifying slights.... develop a thick skin and focus on the task ahead of us all.
The white folks over at the Globe are pretty sensitive about certain words.
Romney should not have apologized.
No, he shouldn't have,and neither should have Trent Lott-why are Republicans so easily intimidated by those who have no moral authority to do so? It's frustrating. Apologising for nothing only validates their hypocrisy.
Where was all their indignation with Je$$e Jack$on and "Hymietown", for just one example?
Good (yet, sad) point.
I don't have a source but she was drunk and mentioned Gandi owned some gas station in St. Louis - it was a couple of years ago.
I tell ya Jeff, it's really easy to take shots at people from Boston (and MA in general). From afar, I understand the way this place is viewed. But the truth is, this place is like an American version of Lebanon or Fallujah. The majority of the people (moderates and conservative) are held captive by a radical liberal minority. People here are more like Col David Hunt of Fox (from Scituate, MA) than they are like John Kerry or Ted Kennedy.
It took about 100 years for it to happen but the control is now complete because they control the elections through corruprtion and massive patronage.
"tar baby" is a character in a fictional book that is a metaphor for intentionally putting oneself into a situation they cannot get out of.
It has NOTHING to do with race.
The hypocrisy combined with the abuse of our language hits two of my pet peeves! Communication is not dependent on a single term. I hold the listener responsible for the communication failure when they ignore context to focus on a single term, which ironically, then demonstrates their own ignorance.
"marshmellow creme baby"
Think of how many poor white children would be scarred by such a term...oh, well maybe not.
I have to agree with you here . . . He didn't hold a press conference to apologize and didn't even offer his own words . . . just his press secretary who said:
``The governor was describing a sticky situation," said Eric Fehrnstrom, the governor's spokesman. ``He was unaware that some people find the term objectionable, and he's sorry if anyone was offended."
Sort of the "I'm sorry you misunderstood my meaning you idiots" kind of response.
You shouldn't have to apologize for other people being brainless.
Agree with you on how overblown the Trent Lott thing went . . . he should have had more support from Republicans on that one. He should have offered an "apology" similar to Romney's and stayed in his job.
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