I for one have always liked Martha, and I have been getting her magazine since 1994. I even file them in seasonal order. I am surprised at the polarizing way she inficlts on people. You either love her or hate her. I really don't know if I like her personally, but I like her work ethic and her way of teaching things that she wants to teach or thinks people want to know. I have always been swayed by strong women like Martha, Dr. Laura, Judge Judy,etc., (Hillary not included), or any outspoken woman. If they were men, they would not be so ridiculed. I wish I had half the nerve to say one half of the things they do. I know i always think it, but never have the nerve. Which does not say much for me.
Martha got where she did,by backstabbing,lying,cheating,and being a fraud.Ask Julia Childs what she thinks about Martha stealing her recipes and claiming that they were her own.
And that's the least of who Martha climbed on,used,abused,and stabbed,to get where she did.