The problem with using anything from the english language is that one needs to know what the words mean before using them. In this case there is only one meaning according to Websters Dictionary. In this case the primary meaning would be first thought of. The second meaning if there is one would not be known. Therefore this gentleman has what we all can acknowledge is foot in mouth disease. For the sake of peace It's a phrase better left alone.

Tar baby
One entry found for tar baby.
Main Entry: tar baby
Function: noun
Etymology: from the tar baby that trapped Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris
something from which it is nearly impossible to extricate oneself

Random House develops the though a bit more.

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/inde...?date=19990212

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