left arrow BackNext right arrow
< BACK TO Fresh Intelligence

GOP Leader Comfortable With Term "Tar Baby"

  • What in THE hell is this world coming to when you can't toss around a highly-charged, racially derogative term without the whole Internet going crazy about it? That's a question Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) must be asking himself now that reporters have noticed his use of "the term 'tar baby' in a paragraph about Obama and immigration" in a recent memo. It's getting harder and harder to have your ignorance go unchecked these days.

  • Comments

    Be the first to respond. Post your comment below.

    Advertisement


    Post a comment

    Your comment will not be visible for about a minute. If you don't see your comment when the page reloads, do not post it again. Reload the page in a minute, and you'll see it.

     


    Something About "Gossip Girl" And Some Other Stuff

    Please Say Goodbye To Momentary Staffer Moe Tkacik

    P-Runway Alums Still Struggling To Make It Work

    Did Matthew Broderick Cheat On Sarah Jessica Parker?

    Patrick Dempsey Smells Like Avon, Has-Been Blooming

    The Best Jobs Still Going To Celeb Spawn

    10 C-List Celebrity Handbags

    Hills House Neighbors Not Enjoying The Show

    Celebrity Babies Are The Best Babies Of All!

    Magazines Are All Business


    EXECUTIVE EDITOR:


    MANAGING EDITOR:


    CONTRIBUTORS:
    , , and others


    Email us at:
    tips@radaronline.com
    or IM: TipRadar







    Character Studies
    10 comic book superheroes who won't be transitioning to the big screen

    Head Trauma
    Insiders reveal television's most hated pundits

    He's Still Rock and Roll to Me
    In praise of Billy Joel

    Full Court Press
    Charles Kaiser on "that New Yorker cover," and the rest of this week's media winners and sinners

    Missing in Action
    Heath Ledger's Dark Knight performance isn't Hollywood's first posthumous success





    At the Movies RIP
    Siskel and Ebert. Accept no substitutes

    Job Interview Tips for Borderline Personalities
    They really work

    Bee Boys do hip-hop PSA
    So worker bees think they can dance

    G.W. Bush: Apology Tour '08
    The president makes amends

    Black, Large, and In Charge
    What the funk