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Salt anchors healthcare reform
October 30, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled her version of healthcare reform at a highly-orchestrated news conference yesterday. Featured in coverage in the Washington Post was the fact that the event featured 50-pound bags of salt -- used to anchor the background staging for the outdoor event against gusty winds,
six 50-pound bags of salt -- ice-melting salt, to be specific -- placed on the bases of the six U.S. flags on the stage to keep them from toppling over in the wind and marring the event with unwanted visuals and ruinous metaphors.
The Post headlined the speaker's rollout: "Rally has a lot of salt, but little pep."
Who knew salt would get dragged into the healthcare debate?
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