Paula Dean Fired By Food Network Over Racial Slur

@Miller,

it makes me warm and fuzzy that you and Paula are as peas in a pod.

all is right in the world...

and you have good health insurance, go ahead and eat the Paula way. bon voyage...

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@BillRM,

Thought you might appreciate this one... Laughing

http://rackjite.com/wp-content/uploads/r71713deen.jpg

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@firefly,

Of course Firefly any jury who would had gone with the facts and found a man who should never had even been charge with a crime in the first place innocent must be racists and must deserve the death threats not only against themselves but their children.

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@BillRM,

Since you're a defender of someone who has used the "N-word", who thinks derogatory jokes that target blacks, and Jews, and gays, are funny, and who allowed racial discrimination and racial inequity to go on in her restaurants, I wouldn't expect you to see, or understand, or acknowledge, racial bias in the Zimmerman case either.

I think that jury photo is a hoot. It's clever. This situation needs some laughs. But you've never shown any evidence of having a sense of humor. That's your loss.

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@firefly,

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hought you might appreciate this one...Laughing

I do I do!

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Plea deal reached in Paula Deen extortion case
Russ Bynum, The Associated Press
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Aug. 6, 2013 at 6:03 PM ET

A New York man charged with trying to extort $200,000 from embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors, according to federal court records.

Prosecutors filed a notice in U.S. District Court in Savannah last Wednesday saying 62-year-old Thomas George Paculis "has signed his plea agreement." A change-of-plea hearing was scheduled Friday afternoon before Judge William T. Moore Jr. No details of the agreement were given in the court filings.

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Paculis' defense attorney, Richard Darden, declined to comment Monday. James Durham, chief assistant prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Savannah, also would not discuss the deal.

Paculis of Newfield, N.Y., pleaded not guilty July 16 to two counts of using interstate communications to try to extort money from Deen. The FBI says he contacted one of Deen's lawyers by email a few days after Deen's culinary empire began to crumble when documents became public showing that the former Food Network star acknowledged using the N-word in the past. Deen made the statement under oath as she was questioned by attorneys in a 2012 harassment and discrimination lawsuit by former employee Lisa Jackson.

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I am reading in Vanity Fair that Martha Stewart, who appears to be the inspiration for the Paula Dean Empire these last years, is herself in deep doo-doo with her empire. interesting that in these two cases lust for wealth by women might be undone by a failure to build relationships that would support that greed.

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@hawkeye10,

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two cases lust for wealth by women

I bet you do not see anything wrong or odd about the above part of your statement Hawkeye!!!!!!!

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@hawkeye10,

Paula Deen is nowhere in Martha Stewart's league, nor can their "empires" even be compared--Deen's "empire" is loose change for Martha.

Stewart is a business magnate, Deen is nothing more than a Southern cook whose media celebrity allowed her to enter into lucrative promotion and endorsement deals. You are doing your usual comparison of apples and oranges, but, in this case, it's more like comparing oranges to radicchio.

Deen's undoing was her own mouth, and her tolerance of her brother's abominable behavior in conducting her business operations. Her monetary success was founded on the insubstantial whims of media celebrity, and it crumbled as quickly as it had come to her.

Stewart, like many business moguls, is a workaholic who needs to dominate and control the mega-empire she has worked to create. Even if this is eventually detrimental to her corporation's bottom line, Martha will still be laughing all the way to the bank long after people are saying, "Paula who?" She's more than satisfied her need to success in business, and she's enjoying the wealth that comes along with that, just as successful men do. More power to her

As Malcolm Forbes said, "He who dies with the most toys wins." Martha will have more toys than Paula Deen ever dreamed of....or than most people, including you, can ever hope to acquire. Her ambition and drive and success are formidable and enviable. She really has nothing left to prove to anyone, let alone to someone like you.

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Judge tosses race discrimination charge against Paula Deen
By Alan Duke, CNN
August 12, 2013

CNN) -- A federal judge has dismissed the racial discrimination claims in a lawsuit filed by a former employee against Paula Deen, the celebrity chef's representative said Monday.

The former employee can't claim to be a victim of racial discrimination targeting African-American workers because she is white, U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. ruled. "At best, plaintiff is an accidental victim of the alleged racial discrimination," Moore wrote.

Other aspects of the lawsuit, including sexual harassment and abusive treatment, are still pending.

"We are pleased with the Court's ruling today that Lisa Jackson's claims of race discrimination have been dismissed," Deen's representatives said in a statement to CNN. "As Ms. Deen has stated before, she is confident that those who truly know how she lives her life know that she believes in equal opportunity, kindness and fairness for everyone."...
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/12/showbiz/paula-deen-lawsuit/?hpt=hp_t2

This was not an unexpected ruling given the fact that Lisa Jackson's complaints were about an "atmosphere" that affected her indirectly, as a white person, rather than about discriminatory practices that directly affected her own employment or advancement.

This, of course, does not clear Paula Deen from charges of maintaining a racially discriminatory workplace--it simple means that, as a white person, who was not directly affected by such practices, that Lisa Jackson has no legal standing to bring the charges. It does not mean that the charges were untrue. And Lisa Jackson's claims of sexual harassment during her employment still stand as a part of this lawsuit.

Based on their finding that racial discrimination and inequity was going on at Deen's restaurants, it is possible that rainbow/PUSH will bring a legal action, if Deen does not assure them that she has taken steps to rectify the situation.

I really don't think this ruling will help to resurrect Deen's career or business ventures in any significant way. Deen did a lot of damage to herself by the way she handled those "apologies"--and that was on top of how she handled her diabetes revelations-- and I'm not sure that damage can be undone. I think her brand will remain forever tarnished.

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@firefly,

firefly you are lossing your touch as a bullshit artist....there is no chance that her legal representation would have taken the case had they known it would be bounced out of court. the reason it was bounced is based upon brand new law from the Supremes, and when Deans previous legal team announced that they were going to go this way it was an AHA! moment in the legal community.

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@hawkeye10,

The whole suit hasn't been bounced out of court. Lisa Jackson's charges of sexual harassment still stand.

And the ruling regarding Jackson's standing to bring racial racial discrimination charges does not mean those charges were inaccurate or false. So, the ruling doesn't affect the public perception of Deen, or of what goes on at her restaurants, much at all. It may be a legal win for Deen's attorneys, but it's not really a victory, let alone a vindication, for Paula Deen.

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@firefly,

the american justice system does not vindicate the accused ever, so I would not expect it to vindicate Paula Dean. a victory it most certainly is as it cuts down on the liability concerns.

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@hawkeye10,

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a victory it most certainly is as it cuts down on the liability concerns...

Maybe, maybe not. The sexual harassment and abuse complaints still stand.

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the american justice system does not vindicate the accused ever...

It does when allegations are shown to be false. But that isn't what happened in this case with the charges regarding racial discrimination.

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@firefly,

the system never says the allegations are false, the best it ever does is say that the allegations have not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

but you know this, you are yet again spreading the bullshit trying to catch the gullible and/or stupid.

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@hawkeye10,

Of course allegations can be shown to be false--that happens all the time with successful slander and libel suits.

And, in criminal cases, people can be completely exonerated.

You seem to be the gullible one. You believe your own bullshit.

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@firefly,

what is the ruling that indicates exoneration? using exact words offered by the court.

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@hawkeye10,

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what is the ruling that indicates exoneration? using exact words offered by the court.

Exoneration occurs when a person who has been convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent of that crime.

Now you're unfamiliar with the Innocence Project--the group that has used DNA to get wrongfully convicted criminals exonerated--completely exonerated?

And those who are exonerated, after wrongful convictions, are entitled to receive compensation from the state.

You're the one who needs to look things up, since you're the one lacking information.

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@firefly,

wrong, the 1181 people on the exoneration registry have not been ruled by the government to be innocent of wrong, they have had their convictions vacated, that is the state has said that the evidence does not support the charge so the convictions were unjust. the justice system never says "this man did not do this wrong," it only says "we can not prove that this man did this wrong"

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@hawkeye10,

Right, Hawkeye, keep believing that... Laughing

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