tar-baby

And I prefer tar-baby, it has a better ring when you are discussing shines.

Joe Wilson's "You Lie!" | What Actually Happened... 2009

If the author attended conventions, he or she still has to, because the tar-baby effect applies there as well.

May « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

Unfortunately, by attempting to be “inclusive”, Mr. Obama got caught in that old liberal tar-baby of identity politics.

The Scene at the Lincoln Memorial - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

If the author attended conventions, he or she still has to, because the tar-baby effect applies there as well.

The Fascination with the "New" « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

I can understand the emotional satisfaction of saying "end it now," but the reality is that having once punched the tar-baby, we are stuck for the moment.

Hillary: Obama Has Agreed With Bush 2009

Anyone they can associate with the BNP tar-baby can be smeared as Nazi fringe. ndm

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

Clearly tar-baby has different meanings for different people or else john g would not be able to compile his list of msm-use of the word.

Some Hon. Racists - Potter Gold - Macleans.ca 2009

That's a low tar-baby used by people without manners or proper upbringing who apparently want to besmirch unfairly another person's character and integrity.

George Archibald: Despicable Attack 2008

The war in Iraq has become a tar-baby entanglement.

But Can You Handle the Truth? 2008

People can defend this ass all they want by saying “he did not mean “tar-baby” in that context” but if a democrat had said something as offensive as that, no matter if it was meant to be a slur or not, it would be all over the MSM.

Think Progress » Answering His First Question, Tony Snow Misleads White House Press Corps 2006