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87. "This is just about the biggest overkill story I can remember."

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 05:16 PM

Jun 2013

Last edited Mon Jun 24, 2013, 07:07 PM - Edit history (1)

Yes, it is. She's an older woman who grew up in the segregated South. Were her comments horrendous? No doubt. I don't believe they were malicious. She strikes me as being a very clueless, apolitical woman who loves food. Speaking of her food -- yes, it's high in fat, sugar and butter. That's her shtick. She's hardly the only one. I have a cookie recipe from Barefoot Contessa that contains 3 sticks of butter. You know what? They're fucking awesome. Everyone I make it for LOVES them. Not all chefs on these cooking programs are vegans making gluten-free pasta with tofu and flaxseed (thank God.)

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Paula Deen fans vent their outrage at Food Network [View all] onehandle Jun 2013 OP

I was disgusted when A&E broadcast their "pro handgun" propaganda Kolesar Jun 2013 #1

He's George Clooney's first cousin, yunno Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #11

Actually I think the Food Network had decided she may have been a drain after the revelation of her kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #88

Oh, hell yes! We never learned how to make Sambo Burgers! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #2

An excerpt from Deen's cornerstone speech on this subject: Orrex Jun 2013 #3

That's Alexander Stevens. nt Deep13 Jun 2013 #4

Whoops! Silly me! Orrex Jun 2013 #13

'Cause racism is racism? nt Deep13 Jun 2013 #61

Nazi talk...the superior race...we are all humans movonne Jun 2013 #39

Except Nazis didn't invent racism. Deep13 Jun 2013 #62

No OP, they probably meant fair as in wait until the trial is over to see if she is found to be cstanleytech Jun 2013 #5

She was fired for what she said in the deposition yardwork Jun 2013 #9

Yes, I am aware of it however I was addressing the OP regarding the quoted part of cstanleytech Jun 2013 #15

I don't understand your post then. yardwork Jun 2013 #67

"I don't understand your post then." cstanleytech Jun 2013 #71

She churned her own butter Atman Jun 2013 #6

Well, one can like her TV work, but not like her personally. Deep13 Jun 2013 #7

One things for sure, Deen and Zimmy, are tied into this together. graham4anything Jun 2013 #8

Non sequitur. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #37

Performance art. Iggo Jun 2013 #48

Huh? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #51

What does Bob Dylan have to do with any of this? nt NoGOPZone Jun 2013 #54

Kids say the darndest things. . . nt Codeine Jun 2013 #68

Michael Bloomberg and Rand Paul are conjoined twins. Dr. Strange Jun 2013 #82

Butttah anyone? koiwoman53 Jun 2013 #10

Hooo-WEE! The culture wars have reached the kitchen. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #12

"I thought she would get a fair trial"... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #14

Oh I completely agree its not their job and from purely a business standpoint throwing her cstanleytech Jun 2013 #16

I'm guessing they'll bring her back when the public forgets the whole thing. tofuandbeer Jun 2013 #41

I would not be surprised if she becomes some tea bag cause celebre. Squinch Jun 2013 #17

More cuddly than Don Imus ... eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #18

I've read that she's a Democrat who voted for Obama. Beacool Jun 2013 #19

Gosh. I would never have known that about things not always being black and white if you hadn't Squinch Jun 2013 #20

Screw your sarcasm. Beacool Jun 2013 #34

And your condescension Squinch Jun 2013 #49

Agree. She had Jimmy Carter on as a guest a while back and was fawning over him. Mika Jun 2013 #22

"Maybe Dixiecrat more accurately describes her." Or maybe just human? cstanleytech Jun 2013 #31

And she had Michelle Obama on during the 2008 election csziggy Jun 2013 #38

All the more reason she should be corrected primavera Jun 2013 #30

All they have to say Turbineguy Jun 2013 #23

Just like Chik-fil-A. alarimer Jun 2013 #63

But no outrage over the good chefs they dumped over the years... TreasonousBastard Jun 2013 #21

Would you please explain why they should have fired her for that exactly? cstanleytech Jun 2013 #32

High fat high carb diets cannot be proven to cause... TreasonousBastard Jun 2013 #70

Oh, my apologies as cstanleytech Jun 2013 #72

Don't go there- medical confidentiality is not absolute... TreasonousBastard Jun 2013 #77

"She was lying." Ok I honestly never watched her show so do you happen to have a link cstanleytech Jun 2013 #81

The US Government is spying on Americans and people are up and arms over some person Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #24

People are able to walk and chew gum at the same time Politicub Jun 2013 #26

You should go underground and get off the internet if you are so concerned ... eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #59

It's another distraction created by the media Chakab Jun 2013 #76

CNN = Certainly Not News Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #80

She brought all of this on herself Politicub Jun 2013 #25

Didn't like her cooking HockeyMom Jun 2013 #27

She's a Democrat, and supported Obama Faygo Kid Jun 2013 #28

What you said. Beacool Jun 2013 #36

agreed shireen Jun 2013 #52

Yep. Kingofalldems Jun 2013 #60

"This is just about the biggest overkill story I can remember." eissa Jun 2013 #87

Oh my god that is the stupidest thing I have ever read. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #89

You DO understand that anything "Food Network" does is related to quarterly profits... MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #29

Mmm I have seen her cookware for sale in walmart cant say its appealed to me as cstanleytech Jun 2013 #33

I have a few pieces of Le Creuset. Beacool Jun 2013 #42

You and me, cs... MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #75

Try Chefs Catalog: kentauros Jun 2013 #84

Hey, thanks! MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #85

You're welcome! kentauros Jun 2013 #86

There is a lot more coming out amuse bouche Jun 2013 #35

Senator Robert Byrd used the N word on a national broadcast. former9thward Jun 2013 #40

Who has excused that? Fearless Jun 2013 #44

I have seen it refered to here and other places. former9thward Jun 2013 #50

Sen. Byrd was a Klan recruiter... KansDem Jun 2013 #57

Exalted Cyclops lunasun Jun 2013 #73

Yeah, because nobody has EVER criticised Robert Byrd Chakab Jun 2013 #78

I am not entirely sure what you mean by revisionist history. former9thward Jun 2013 #79

Wow. One of her RW fans doesn't understand how capitalism works, lol: kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #43

What were they doing throwing meat at the studio? DainBramaged Jun 2013 #45

I'm sure she now has some die hard teabaggeratti fans lunatica Jun 2013 #46

Food Network is great at dishing out hypocrisy JaneFordA Jun 2013 #47

Her going off the air probably saved heir lives. nt broadcaster75201 Jun 2013 #53

I just think its interesting they thought you get a trial... Agschmid Jun 2013 #55

Foodnet work FloridaBlues Jun 2013 #56

Tomorrow's headline: Thousands of Paula Dean Fans Hospitalized from Rage Induce Heart Attacks Ash_F Jun 2013 #58

They are all suffering from "the vapors". Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #69

These Racist Apologist Tears Over Paula Deen's Firing lib87 Jun 2013 #64

Was she fired specifically for the deposition? StrayKat Jun 2013 #65

Actually, Food Network claimed it was because she had a breakdown and stood up the Today Show. Zen Democrat Jun 2013 #66

Opinion on the end is full of hate you know PatrynXX Jun 2013 #74

More proof that we are now a cult of personality vs. a country of common sense/respect/laws Myrina Jun 2013 #83

Dear whiny racists - it's capitalism Doctor_J Jun 2013 #90