"Tar Baby."
"Ofay."
Posted on 11/11/2014 7:46:04 AM PST by WKB
JACKSON, Miss.–It was a conference call with former Gov. Haley Barbour’s lobbying firm after last week’s election, where Politico reports Barbour referred to President Obama’s issues as “tar babies”, a term some consider racially insensitive since it refers to tar babies in Joel Chandler Harris’ “Uncle Remus” stories.
Those stories were made into the movies “Song of the South” by Disney, which has since made people angry with what many perceive to be black stereotypes.
Some consider Barbour to be a stereotype himself, when talking about Mississippians with a thick accent and conservative politics.
Barbour said in the call that no one will run for president who will endorse Obama’s issues because the issues are “tar babies”, reported the website.
Barbour issued an apology, saying that he was sorry if the term offended anyone. - See more at: http://www.newsms.fm/barbour-eats-crow-calling-obamas-issues-tar-babies/#sthash.UwD2nN2j.dpuf
Mississippi ping
Sayonara, Haley. Too bad you can’t take your backstabbing butt-buddy, That Cochran, with you.
Obama’s issues are not “Tar Babies, Obama is THE “Tar Baby”.
Republicans are such masochists. As soon as things start going their way, they have to start sabotaging everything.
"Tar Baby."
"Ofay."
The idiots probably don’t realize that “tar baby” wasn’t referring to color, but about the fact that you can’t touch it without sticking to it or having it stick to you. I don’t particularly like Barbour, but he shouldn’t have apologized.
I am offended that he apologized.
“DEAD HONKY!”
I am just offended by him period. :>)
“You’ll be the highest paid janitor in America, just, please don’t hurt me.”
That, too.
This only became an issue in the first place because new George W. Bush press secretary Tony Snow used it in an early press conference, and it gave the MSM an opportunity to gin up a good ole' conservative bashing.
-PJ
The idiots probably don’t realize that “tar baby” wasn’t referring to color, but about the fact that you can’t touch it without sticking to it or having it stick to you. I don’t particularly like Barbour, but he shouldn’t have apologized.
Don’t confuse liberals with facts, or a nuanced explanation of what terminology means. Liberals have decided that tar baby is racist, and that’s that.
How many people under about age 50 even know about a tar baby?
Since Disney has locked away the movie “Song of the South” for political correctness purposes, very few people younger than about 50 have ever seen the movie. It’s not available on home video. It has never been shown on the Disney Channel. Many young people today have no idea what tar baby refers to.
Oh the irony Haley. One minute you’re smearing conservatives and TEA party Chris McDaniel with lies calling him a racist who will hurt blacks. The next minute your big mouth ID’s you as the real racist.
You keep running your lying lips Haley. Vengeance is the Lord’s and I would not be standing any where near you any time soon.
Maybe the term “asphalt infant” can replace tar baby....
Blah blah blah
It was not even petroleum tar, but PINE TAR!
I guess classical references are now taboo also.
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