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To: CarrotAndStick
He was roasted by critics because his administration once tried to classify ketchup as a vegetable to justify budget cuts.

This legend just won't die; the FDA required labels on foodstuffs and it was unclear how one should label a condiment; since ketchup was tomato paste and mainly water it was suggested that it fall within the realm of vegetables. A wag took that out of context, and as they say, the rest is history.

11 posted on 06/08/2004 6:39:59 PM PDT by Old Professer
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To: Old Professer
This legend just won't die

Strange but true - I once had a dream in which David Stockman explained to me that the schoolchildren of American would not be harmed if ketchup were labeled a vegetable.

16 posted on 06/08/2004 6:52:29 PM PDT by radiohead (Over turning the Opponent Since 2003)
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