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Article: She Was Never About Those Huddled Masses
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 5, 2009
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The Statue of Liberty's crown is open again for the first time
since the Sept. 11 attacks. That's symbolic. It was reopened on the
Fourth of July, very symbolic. The decision was announced in May on
the "Today" show -- hugely symbolic -- by Interior Secretary Ken
Salazar. "The economic times we're going through really call for
hope and optimism," he said, and "nothing symbolizes" those things
like the Statue of Liberty.
Icons are handy that way. They're instantly recognizable. But the
meaning of this one has gotten muddled over the years. So, to mark
this occasion, I'd like to suggest a little surgery that will make
the symbol more appropriate today: Let's get rid of The Poem.
I'm ...