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An open letter to Paula Deen

by Bob Sassone, posted Sep 15th 2009 2:00PM
Paula DeenPaula,

It has come to my attention, via this article at E! Online, that you are thinking of doing a View-like women's talk show. I don't know if this is a bad idea in general, though I think that you are better off just doing your cooking shows and not risk spreading yourself too thin. But I'm not worried about you doing a talk show as much as I'm worried about the person who you might do the show with.

Kate Gosselin???

I know she's all the "buzz" right now, but so is the HIN1 virus, and you don't want to be close to either of them. She's guest-hosting The View this week while Elisabeth Hasselbeck is busy with her new child. I think that if you do this, it will make you look horrible. Well, actually, if you're sitting next to Kate Gosselin you're going to look great, but I mean it's going to be bad for how people will think of you.

There are a multitude of women on TV (and elsewhere) that you could pick from to co-host this show with you. Please don't pick the much-disliked, clueless star of a reality show that exploits children.

Thanks y'all,

Bob Sassone

P.S. What's the best recipe for biscuits?

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mady

Don't do it Paula... you'll lose many fans if you have THAT woman on your show. She's as fake as a $9 bill. Majority of women hate her and her abusive ways. Lie down with dogs. wake up with fleas. Just sayin'

Mady

October 12 2009 at 9:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ruth cordeiro

What kind of person would try to take a job away from a woman with 8 kids, just because he decide he don;t like her????and Paula should stay in kitchen???were you come from mister!!!women can be in kitchen and be the bosses a big companies, all at some time, as for Paula , she was divorced, she strugled, her sons was her life, she made what she is sherself, can you image mister a WOMAN!!!! did all of that, so I;m sure she don;t need your opion, she has been were Kate founds herself!!!!

October 09 2009 at 8:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris

Hello I am going to take a stab in the dark. I have tried to figure how to get a message to Paula re: I wonderful lady with DownsSyndrom who absolutel idolizes Paula Dean and he biggest dream is to have Paula email her. This is all we hear day and night is Paula Paula Paula. Her name is Birdie and she just won the gold medle in special Olympics in her home town, can some one help me please, all I want is paula to say hello to her and let her know she was reconized as a fan.
Thanks
Chris

October 07 2009 at 11:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gay Wade

I used to like Paula Deen. When I watched her show, I thought she was so sweet and funny and down to earth. Then I talked to some friends of mine who live in Savannah (50 mi from me). They had been to her restaurant. They tell me that she talks like a sailor and is very mean to her help. Also, she chooses to throw away food at the end of the evening rather than allowing employees to take it home. Apparently, what we see on TV is all an act. Now, about Kate. I used to watch that show but I really felt bad about the degrading manner in which she treated Jon. It was as though she was his Mom too. However, I have no respect for him either for not being a man and standing up to her. Now it is apparent that she is the only one with a brain so no wonder she bossed him around. How does he think he can support his kids without the show? He has no job. He sneers at the $1M they made on the show last year. Where will he ever make that kind of money again. Plus, he should be thankful; check out his garage and all the new vehicles in there plus ATV's etc. Kate is controlling and bossy and Jon is just plain stupid.

October 04 2009 at 1:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mady

PAULA! Don't you dare have THAT woman on your show! You are a lovely lady. You have earned your stripes; Having THAT woman on your show will lose you many fans. PLEASE...rethink!

October 04 2009 at 12:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
acc

I love the original Paula Dean cooking show. but why is it that everytime something works, a new program takes off on it - like Paula's Party - I don't like Paula's Party. It's not real enough, it's too put on. I think it's greed. Stick with what works and be happy. Same for Kate's show. When it was good, it was good - but now it's over. Time to stop. I actually think Paula and Kate would make a good team. Both are very personable and up people, for the most part anyway. The public wants that.

October 02 2009 at 7:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
erica

I have always enjoyed Paula Deen in all her venues, but if she teams up with Kate Gosselin, I will sever all ties as I feel that she is a nasty , opportunistic person who has exploited her children to further her own selfish need for fame and money. I always admired Paula as she earned her place in her career. Kate sold her children for hers.

September 27 2009 at 10:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
glenda

Love ya Paula! I think you are great. Keep doing what u do. You make the south proud and the ones that aint are transplants anyway and dont know any better! BUTTTT if I were u Id re-think the Kate Gosslin deal.I Like Kate but I think theres a better choice out there somewhere for u.

September 26 2009 at 8:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marsha Sams

I am a southern lady who loves to cook for her family and friends and never wanted to miss a Paula Deen food network episode. I also have many of Paula's cookbooks. My family and I love Savannah GA. and have visited her restaurant as well as her brother's, but I have to say that I will not ever watch another Paula Deen episode of anything,nor buy anymore of her products or anything she has her name associated with,if she decides to do a talk show with Kate Gosselin!! Why in this world Paula Deen who has worked hard to be a success would want to stoop to that level is beyond me! She certainly does not need the fame!!!!!To give someone more fame and fortune for exploiting her children, and airing her dirty laundry in public and continuing to do so weekly is really sick and disgusting. I will be highly dissapointed to see Paula Deen associate herself with someone who should have never been on T.V. to begin with. I'm beginning to think that Paula can't get enough fame and fortune herself and I'm sad to say I would have never thought that of her at one time. I guess it's like the ole saying goes, when you aquire wealth you just can't seem to get enough!!!!!!!!! So this is one Southern lady that she will have lost as a fan, if she continues with this venture!

September 22 2009 at 3:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
claudia carey

I have never written on one of these blogs before, but there is so much negativity going around about Kate Gosselin. I feel she brings with her a great deal of information about raising multiples and also the need for women to identify with when a spouse finds it's just too much trouble working on a marriage. It isn't easy raising children period! I hope your pilot gets picked up and Kate would be an asset.




kate
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September 21 2009 at 5:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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