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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:09 PM Original message |
Uhm... Ken Salazar (D-CO) Just said "Tar Baby." Twice. |
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rockymountaindem
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Where? n.t. |
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goclark
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. My, my ~ out of touch in 2007 nt |
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MnFats
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. at one time that was not considered racist. or at least not inherently racisst. |
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DURHAM D
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Whoopie Goldberg has a collection of |
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dipsydoodle
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Same applied to Gollywog in the UK |
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paulk
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. oh, boy - another PC thread |
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dipsydoodle
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Broadly speaking |
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Fovea
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. Was he referring to a specific person? |
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Igel
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Why would it refer to a person? |
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Fovea
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Thu Jan-25-07 12:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
46. That is why I asked. |
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snowbear
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. I remember when Romney used that term and took flak.. |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. He used it to describe the situation in Iraq. Just like Tony Snow did. n/t |
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ima_sinnic
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. Tar Baby is not racist. It was a sticky doll that trapped Brer Rabbit |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Yes, it's from Brer Rabbit, but it's also racist, too. |
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Bucky
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Good point! Because, as you point out, anything that looks like a black child is racist. |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Well, at first I was going to tell you off for saying that... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Wed Jan-24-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. So what you're saying is... |
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Bucky
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Thu Jan-25-07 01:13 AM Response to Reply #34 |
47. The Jolson shtick is categorically racist. Salazar's meaning of "tar baby" is not. |
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rsr1771
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. it's not a racist term... |
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Robson
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Wed Jan-24-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. It's definitely not racist as used |
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Lost-in-FL
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. First, the discovered Obama-Madrassas link by the Hillary |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I don't know if Salazar is a racist or not. But he HAS seen others get chastised for saying it... |
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El Supremo
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I don't know if Salazar is a Democrat or not. |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. If he voted to ban gay marriage, then he's a racist. n/t |
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fujiyama
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Wed Jan-24-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. If he voted against gay marriage |
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Lost-in-FL
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Wed Jan-24-07 09:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Don't get me wrong... |
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arewenotdemo
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Wed Jan-24-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Salazar ain't the brightest bulb in the blue box |
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onenote
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Wed Jan-24-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. yeah, and that awful Molly Ivins -- a wordsmith no less |
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Ninja Jordan
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. One of the few hispanic U.S. Senators hates blacks. Yeah, that's it! |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Also one of the "Gang of 14." n/t |
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Ninja Jordan
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. That's equally relevant! |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I'm not saying he hates Blacks. But I'm sure plenty of Hispanics do. |
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Bucky
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. And he's right. It's a big damn tar baby. |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Regardless of whether he is a racist or if saying "tar baby" is racist, the fact is... |
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Igel
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Personally, I can't really think of a phrase that |
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Lerkfish
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. if he was going antiquated, he should have said "treacle well" |
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Igel
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. With Google, to |
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Dr Fate
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Is that the point of PC- to make sure no one knows what anyone is talking about? |
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Dr Fate
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
26. Perhaps he should be black-balled for his niggardly use of folk venacular. |
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Rageneau
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. The term 'Tar Baby' has NOTHING to do with race. |
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Igel
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. But in the mouths of some people |
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Hoosier Dem
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Wed Jan-24-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. You are right |
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MrSlayer
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Wed Jan-24-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
32. So? It's an apt description. |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-24-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I would have said quagmire or boondoggle or big muddy or cluster-fuck. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Wed Jan-24-07 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
37. Has he got a history of race baiting? |
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fujiyama
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Wed Jan-24-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
44. Salazar is a conservative Dem |
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Crunchy Frog
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Wed Jan-24-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. When you take away the racist connotations, it is an apt metaphor. |
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