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Yet Another Company Drops Paula Deen
Newser ^ | 6/24/13 | Evann Gastaldo

Posted on 06/24/2013 7:52:01 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

Yet another company has dropped Paula Deen in the wake of the Food Network giving her the boot and QVC apparently thinking about doing the same. Smithfield, a major pork company (that was recently purchased by a Chinese company), says it will no longer partner with Deen for her line of "Paula Deen Collection" hams in the wake of her n-word controversy, TMZ reports. "Smithfield is determined to be an ethical food industry leader and it is important that our values and those of our spokespeople are properly aligned," reads a statement from the company. As such, "we are terminating our partnership with Paula Deen." (Hilariously, it was a Smithfield ham Deen was once hit in the face with.)

Meanwhile, the racism flap grows: A black man who used to work with Deen and her brother says Paula often used him and other workers from her brother's restaurant to staff parties at her mansion, but rarely paid them. "She just gave us beer and alcohol for working all those days," he tells Radar. In one case, he says, he didn't want to work a party "but they threatened our jobs and put it on the line." He claims he and a few other black men were forbidden from talking to the guests. It seems the Paula Deen Apology Tour is about to begin: She's appearing on Today Wednesday, after she canceled her originally scheduled appearance last Friday, Us reports. But in more bad news for Deen, the publisher of her upcoming cookbook tells People it is "monitoring the situation closely," and Sears says it is "exploring next steps" with regard to her line of products.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: pauladeen; qvc; smithfield
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To: warsaw44

That is a classic example, many people can relate to that one.


41 posted on 06/24/2013 9:37:21 PM PDT by ansel12 (Libertarians, Gays = in all marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws.)
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To: dfwgator
... And forgive them ... as they have forgiven Paula Deen.
42 posted on 06/24/2013 9:37:28 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Impala64ssa

What a coincidence we had just stopped buying Smithfield products for good just two weeks ago.
There still a pack of Smithfield bacon in my freezer but that will be the last one.


43 posted on 06/24/2013 9:50:18 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: Impala64ssa

Leftists eating their own..


44 posted on 06/24/2013 9:58:51 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: donmeaker

She said when Magilla was on her show that when the camera wasn’t on she was woofin’ down the fats and sweets.


45 posted on 06/24/2013 10:01:35 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican
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To: Impala64ssa

Not fond of her but she told the truth and is being crucified for it. Probably 99% of those who deny saying it are lying.


46 posted on 06/24/2013 10:02:51 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: Impala64ssa

Paula Deen is held accountable for something she did thirty years ago and Obama, who slept through the murder of four Americans at Benghazi, gets no consequence.


47 posted on 06/25/2013 12:06:16 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Meanwhile black celebrities can disparage whites or Asians free of any recrimination
Ain’t America great?

So how is all this much different than Jim Crow with new dance to jig to?


48 posted on 06/25/2013 12:16:37 AM PDT by wardaddy (the next Dark Ages are coming as Western Civilization crumbles with nary a whimper)
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To: dfwgator

They eat thier own


49 posted on 06/25/2013 2:08:52 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (Yesterdays conspiracies are todays truths)
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To: Impala64ssa

She also has a FURNITURE line....wonder if THEY will drop her? Didn’t even understand why they hired her, she’s nothing but a HILLBILLY DEMOCRAT!


50 posted on 06/25/2013 2:15:17 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

How did Deen embarrass Moochelle??


51 posted on 06/25/2013 2:18:27 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Paula Deen: Michelle Obama loves fried food and ate more than any other guest I’ve had on my show — First Lady kept on eating during the commercials

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047901/Paula-Deen-Michelle-Obama-ate-guest-Ive-show.html

AMERICAN GROWN FOOD FIGHT! OBAMA VS. DEAN!

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/american-grown-food-fight-obama-vs-dean


52 posted on 06/25/2013 2:35:21 AM PDT by deks ("...the battle...liberty against the overreach of the federal government" Ken Cuccinelli)
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To: y'all

Food Fight! Paula Deen vs. Moochelle

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2011/10/25/food_fight_paula_deen_vs_moochelle

Paula Deen responds to reported food fight with Michelle Obama

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/paula_deen_responds_obama_her_reported_qytMVHp0FwGDGXRwDBX7GM


53 posted on 06/25/2013 2:42:38 AM PDT by deks ("...the battle...liberty against the overreach of the federal government" Ken Cuccinelli)
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To: deks

THANKS!! What a HYPOCRITE Moochelle is!!


54 posted on 06/25/2013 3:44:53 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: JouleZ

5’ 10” 250, old guy pushing 60. I max out the arm wrestling game at the arcade.


55 posted on 06/25/2013 2:57:51 PM PDT by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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