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35. There is a lot more coming out

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 12:24 PM

Jun 2013

For example, one former employee said she referred to them as my little monkey'

There was this video on an interview in NY that is stunning in stupidity

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/paula-deen-racism_n_3480720.html

She tells a sad story of her great grandpa, Plantation owner, going in the barn, after the Civil War, and killing himself because he lost all his 'workers' aka slaves

Of course it never dawned on him that he could actually pay people to work his Plantation

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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