I think it’s a combination. If her ratings were sky-high, I don’t think the food network would have dropped her so precipitously. But you are correct. She represents the old ‘50’s and ‘60s South, and the lib’s in the industry are getting their r—cks off by torturing her publicly, something they do so well.
I think she’s handled it miserably. I would have taken my millions, told them where to put it (especially that ABC creep, Matt whathisname) , and gone off to enjoy the good life with the people who really count: my family. She’s out of control and repeatedly giving the lib’s exactly what they hoped for: an emotional breakdown followed by the obscene spectacle of weepy groveling at their feet.
In her heyday, she taped an entire show at Jimmy Carter’s house. At one point, I thought she was going to climb into his lap and lick him like an all-day sucker. It was an embarrassing display of “hero” worship. While Carter’s wife looked on, they went into his kitchen and whipped up a favorite dish or two. Ick. Yes, I have a cast-iron stomach.
I doubt she’s truly political, and probably blows where the wind blows. But it must be excruciatingly painful to watch liberal “friends” in an industry where there are so many, turn away; especially over something so completely asinine.
“I would have taken my millions, told them where to put it”
I think the reason she is grovelling is because she has two sons who have joined her in the family business, and she wants to save her legacy to pass down to them. They will become the unfortunate collateral damage from all of this flack. If I were her, I’d go underground for a while, and resurface later, slowly but surely, after the initial furor is over and the liberal attack on her settles down. But if I were Paula Deen, I’d figure out who my friends really are, and it ain’t the Libs by a long shot.