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Default My take on the Paula Deen story


"casa bona" > wrote in message
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> On 6/30/2013 4:24 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Saturday, June 29, 2013 7:48:23 PM UTC-7, gregz wrote:
>>>> ImStillMags > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think the larger picture is this. A growing majority of people
>>>>> have
>>>>
>>>>> just had it with all the strife, bigotry, racism, angst and agendas.
>>>>
>>>>> Whether she said something 20 years ago or not has become irrelevant.
>>>>
>>>>> Paula Deen has become the poster child of what most people want do
>>>>> leave behind them.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I feel a bit sad for Paula Deen because it means the collapse of a
>>>>> tidy
>>>>
>>>>> empire she had built, but I feel a bit better about society in that we
>>>>
>>>>> seem to be, finally, saying "no" to everything here past actions stand
>>>>> for in our nation.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/27/news...html?hpt=hp_t2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Prior to this I never saw or heard of her. I'm tired of it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Many posters here spoke of Food Network hosts like they should be known
>>> to
>>> all. I recall discussions of the hotness of Rachael Ray and Nigella
>>> wotsername -- that prompted me to look them up.

>>
>> I don't think I've ever seen Nigella on a show. I keep seeing her pic in
>> magazines now and she looks totally unfamiliar to me. Even that Sandra
>> whatshername that doesn't really cook is not someone I saw much except
>> for
>> commercials. I did see her show a couple of times but only by accident.
>>
>>

> Nigella is seen more regularly on the BBC and Australian TV.
>
> She's also been on Iron Chef here and "The Taste" on ABC.


Ohhh... Never heard of "The Taste" but don't usually watch ABC.