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This story starts, as many do, with a tweet. A customer was at the Salty Sow and noticed a troubling item on the drink menu: the Obama Care Margarita.David J. Neff @daveiam
Hey @SaltySow what's up w the @FoxNews sponsored menu crap? Really?
One tweet led to another, and soon, Eater Austin reported, Austinites were vowing to boycott the establishment and all of their tasty drinks.
JJ @jenztweets
@daveiam @SaltySow I guess they dont like having to look out for their employees wellbeing.
Charles Potato Pie @charlesv
@daveiam @glasswar yikes - guess I'm not going to @saltysow again
The original tweet garnered over thirty responses, at least one of which expressed frustration with all of the fuss over a joke:
James Cameron @jcsie
Are people truly mad at the salty sow for a bad joke about Obamacare? So much for anyone in Austin having a sense of humor.
But clearly, the Salty Sow wasnt going to take any chances with the previously mentioned humorless clientelle. They issued an apology (and took to Twitter, to cover all of their bases) after removing the drink from their menu. The Salty Sow said:
Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/23772/austin-restaurant-blames-obamacare-margarita-prices
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)so it shouldn't be hard to find one that doesn't make jokes at the expense of their employees and customers.
TexasTowelie
(112,519 posts)and I think that the prices are a more reasonable than the Salty Sow. I think that they realized that they made a big blunder so it will be interesting to see what type of deals they will offer to regain any business they may have lost.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I want them to give their employees raises.
TexasTowelie
(112,519 posts)to have health insurance a reality rather than a joke.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)They cater to the people that brought us sky-high costs of living here.
TexasTowelie
(112,519 posts)The alcohol prices seem to fit into the window I expect, but I also don't know the size that they are serving. I doubt that I would ever eat there and a name like "Salty Sow" isn't that appealing either.
Demit
(11,238 posts)I guess they don't want to look crass.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Demit
(11,238 posts)You know, this thing: $