GOP lawmaker apologizes to Obama for 'tar baby' remark
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By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY
Updated 1h 28m ago
By David Bitton, AP
A House Republican apologized to President Obama for saying that being associated with Obama's policies would be like "touching a tar baby."
Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., made the remark last week to a Denver radio show. Lamborn told KKTVon Monday night that he did not know the phrase had a racial connotation.
Lamborn's office issued a statement last night saying the congressman was trying to explain that Obama's policies "have created an economic quagmire for the nation and are responsible for the dismal economic conditions our country faces."
"He regrets that he chose the phrase 'tar baby,' rather than the word 'quagmire.' The congressman is confident that the president will accept his heartfelt apology," the statement from Lamborn's office said.
Lamborn, first elected in 2006, is known in Washington for his fight to end federal funding of NPR.
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