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In the bit of chatter that surfaced in response to Rep. Lamborn's "tar baby" comment, most folks highlighted the conventional definition of the term as a doll covered in tar used to entrap Br'er Rabbit that's shorthand vernacular for Brother Rabbit, a trickster figure made popular in the pages of the Uncle Remus stories.

James Peterson: Tea Party Tar Babies James Peterson 2011

In the bit of chatter that surfaced in response to Rep. Lamborn's "tar baby" comment, most folks highlighted the conventional definition of the term as a doll covered in tar used to entrap Br'er Rabbit that's shorthand vernacular for Brother Rabbit, a trickster figure made popular in the pages of the Uncle Remus stories.

James Peterson: Tea Party Tar Babies James Peterson 2011

Make no mistake about it: the president is Br'er Rabbit in our current political narrative, and the role of the tar baby is being well-played by Rep. Boehner and his Tea Party compatriots.

James Peterson: Tea Party Tar Babies James Peterson 2011

"Fobbing this 'investigation' off on Kroger was payback by Portland insiders for beating their man in the Democrats 'AG primary," said Br'er Rabbit.

Spam on Sam (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

In the bit of chatter that surfaced in response to Rep. Lamborn's "tar baby" comment, most folks highlighted the conventional definition of the term as a doll covered in tar used to entrap Br'er Rabbit that's shorthand vernacular for Brother Rabbit, a trickster figure made popular in the pages of the Uncle Remus stories.

James Peterson: Tea Party Tar Babies James Peterson 2011

In the bit of chatter that surfaced in response to Rep. Lamborn's "tar baby" comment, most folks highlighted the conventional definition of the term as a doll covered in tar used to entrap Br'er Rabbit that's shorthand vernacular for Brother Rabbit, a trickster figure made popular in the pages of the Uncle Remus stories.

James Peterson: Tea Party Tar Babies James Peterson 2011

I think of Br'er Rabbit when I hear the term 'unentangled' and the experience of being caught in an Elderberry bush of emotion or thought versus the freedom when we are not.

Mindfulness Meditation -- Achieving 'Unentangled Participation' 2010

One is quite proud of himself -- Br'er Bennet is in Washington D.C. palling around with his new chums in the Senate and with the old school mates of his youth.

$20 Million and a Hen House of Chickens Christopher Scott 2010

They just showed up with demands and criticism, wailing, "Oh, please, Br'er Fox, don't throw me in that briar patch."

W. Hunter Roberts: New Year's Resolutions For Progressives 2010 2010

Mindfulness is a practice that hones our skill as Br'er Rabbit might, to move stealthily through the garden of life without getting 'caught'.

Mindfulness Meditation -- Achieving 'Unentangled Participation' 2010