Gov. Romney Apologizes for Calling Big Dig 'Tar Baby'

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Gov. Mitt Romney has apologized for referring to the Big Dig mess as a "tar baby" during a fundraiser with Iowa Republicans, saying he didn't know anyone would be offended by the term some consider a racial epithet.

"He think he's presidential timber," [Larry Jones] said. "But all he's shown us is arrogance."

"He obviously has lived a sheltered life," said Leonard Atkins, president of the Boston NAACP. "He's completely disconnected with reality in terms of racial sensitivity. He just does not get it."

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Gov. Romney Apologizes for Calling Big Dig 'Tar Baby'

Gov. Mitt Romney has apologized for referring to the Big Dig mess as a "tar baby" d...

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