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CakeGrrl

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25. Agreed.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #16)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:09 PM

Nov 2012

As an African American, I understand the intended context of the term, and am not offended by its correct use just because some likely racist RWers want to attach the image to President Obama.

Indeed this situation IS a RW tar baby - with no African Americans involved.

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Well, well, well, Paula Broadwell is well-connected with... David Gergen [View all] berni_mccoy Nov 2012 OP

Looks like it all fell apart sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #1

Looks like this can be a real tar baby exboyfil Nov 2012 #2

hmmmm..... Tutonic Nov 2012 #6

Didn't McCain use that antiquated and most unfortunate term? MADem Nov 2012 #10

So did Rep Doug Lamborn, Pat Buchanan and Mitt Romney dmr Nov 2012 #21

Michele Bachmann Says President Obama �Waving A Tar Baby In The Air� seabeyond Nov 2012 #23

They oughta just rename it the damn "Zippidy Doo Dah" Party and be done with it! nt MADem Nov 2012 #40

The term doe not have racial ovetones exboyfil Nov 2012 #16

Agreed. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #25

Joel Chandler Harris, the author of Song of the South... bvar22 Nov 2012 #33

Incoming! Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #30

She certainly does get around...n/t monmouth3 Nov 2012 #3

Oh what a tangled web we weave ... Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #4

Special Prosecutor needed re Karl Rove and the GOP elite. Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #5

Feinstein seems to be leading the charge flamingdem Nov 2012 #7

I wouldn't be surprised if there's another woman in this mix. MADem Nov 2012 #12

Broadwell has analytical skills so she saw something flamingdem Nov 2012 #15

I don't think there was any relationship with Kelley, save what has been touted. MADem Nov 2012 #17

kelly has an identical twin sister and Petraeus Whisp Nov 2012 #27

I don't put it past him flamingdem Nov 2012 #32

I don't think so. Really. I think Kelley, as a social director/social climber at McDill, was MADem Nov 2012 #41

That is my suspicion as well. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #20

It seems she does like her older men Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #8

I don't see WHY she would want to take down Petraeus, (if that was her intent). PearliePoo2 Nov 2012 #9

Don't think that was her intent. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #13

She takes herself down, if that were the case--she's in enormous trouble. MADem Nov 2012 #14

train wreck for Carolina Nov 2012 #11

Petraeus is a home wrecker as well. Whisp Nov 2012 #28

oh right, blame the victim. :) aletier_v Nov 2012 #31

Spare me, women who knowingly consort Carolina Nov 2012 #34

Petraeus is a dick Carolina Nov 2012 #35

so you give women more responsibility than men Whisp Nov 2012 #36

oh puhleeze Carolina Nov 2012 #37

how about men 'consorting' with married women? Whisp Nov 2012 #38

A useful tool... 2naSalit Nov 2012 #18

meh. maybe she and mr cia topdog were just effin for the fun of it struggle4progress Nov 2012 #19

Was Paula Broadwell really trying to spy on Patraeous for The GOP? UCmeNdc Nov 2012 #22

Hard to say what the motive was. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #24

omg... please please please let some of these heads roll. Whisp Nov 2012 #26

Good Lord... 2naSalit Nov 2012 #29

Libya, insider, made it worse than they intended SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #39

David Gergen appeared extremely agitated on Wolf Blitzer's CNN program today. amandabeech Nov 2012 #42

Good catch, Berni. avaistheone1 Nov 2012 #43