Another GOP "tar baby" smear

The latent racism among some politicians never ceases to amaze me, especially when it is written down in memos. Earlier today, I found this on The Politico (via HuffPo):

In a 20-page memo on GOP electoral woes, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) [at right] repeatedly misspells Barack Obama's name – it's one R, Congressman, not two - and then manages to use the racially charged term "tar baby" in a paragraph about Obama and immigration.

"Remember," Davis writes, "Hispanic voters are a swing group in this election and future elections. John McCain, being from a border state, may be out of sync with many Republicans but he has standing among Hispanics. Barrack Obama has not made the sale to Hispanic voters. Thus, this issue is a tar baby for anyone who touches it, with land mines everywhere."

Of course, what will follow now is how Davis "meant nothing" by using the term "tar baby." Right. And Mel Gibson abhors anti-semitism, too.

It's no wonder that Republicans have trouble courting the so-called "black vote." Maybe because they don't deserve it.