Doug Lamborn named Keith Olbermann's Worst Person in the World for tar-baby line (VIDEO)

• This idiot, Doug Lamborn, knew damn well what the term "tar baby" meant. Not only is he a racist, but he's a liar. I tried leaving a message on his congressional voice mail in DC. His mail box is full. Not surprising. His apology is meaningless. He said what he wanted to say. Hopefully, his constituents will be embarrassed by this fool and his ignorance and vote him out!! I think the people of Colorado are a lot better than this and deserve decent people representing them.

• Ari, thanks for the note. As you may have seen by now, Patricia Calhoun addressed the very points you bring up in your column in this post: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/08/jonbenet_ramsey_murder_media_obsessed_black.php And I did so as well in this one: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/08/michael_hancock_dia_greeting_cracking_whip_offensive.php Thanks for posting.

• Bogus story? Hardly. And........... The "you did it first" con doesn't excuse blatant and purposeful racism aggressively used on an ultra-conservative radio program, intended as a fist pump moment, directed at the most extreme and partisan listening demographic on the radio dial for that time slot. Caplis' listeners knew the meaning and cheered it. Wrong's wrong.

• I find it astounding that Roberts is keeping this bogus story alive -- while neglecting to mention that Westword's own Patricia Calhoun and Alan Prendergast have used the term tar baby -- a reference to African folklore -- in their articles. For details see http://bit.ly/opZC9j

• The "apology" was definitely no apology. It was another in your face, "I'm gonna disrespect this black democratic president and there's nothing you can do about it" taunt from an arrogant guy that knows his "stupid's the new cool"  base. Too often, people forget that a person in the U.S. Congress doesn't have to placate, even tolerate anybody out of his or her district. Lamborne knows the more racist, bomb throwing and derogatory verbiage he uses, the better he looks to the voters in his CD5. To these  goobers, it's a way to fight back against what they see as an encroachment on their perceived white privilege. His strange comments and overt racism may seem out of touch to most of us, but to this slice of early 1900's americana, it's the sweet sound of the country preacher. 

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