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Sarah Palin in the Kitchen?
Michelle Obama has been in the kitchen with Paula. The potential first lady recently filmed an episode of Paula Deen’s Food Network series, Paula’s Party, which is set to air on September 20, according to the Associated Press. (But this date may be incorrect—the Food Network site has Paula’s “Grease Is the Word Party” airing on that date, and Michelle Obama isn’t mentioned in the episode synopsis.) The AP continues: “Deen has also invited Republican John McCain’s wife, Cindy, and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to spend equal time in her kitchen.”
Now, it makes sense to invite Cindy McCain (even though she got caught stealin’ a couple of recipes from Giada and Rachael Ray). But treating Palin like one of the girls, instead of like one of the potential rulers of our country? That’s just bad manners, Paula. If Hillary Clinton had taken the Democratic VP spot, do you think she’d appreciate being aligned with the potential first ladies on a cooking show? Nuh-uh!
But even if Palin doesn’t mind the sexist implications of this invitation (bless her heart!), it still doesn’t make a lick of sense for her to take cooking lessons right now. If Palin lands the VP spot, she’ll be as busy as a stump-tailed cow in fly time, and her man’s gonna be the one fixin’ the deep-fried lasagna!
There’s one way to right this wrong: Get Todd Palin on the invite list instead of his wife (and of course invite Jill Biden, too). The only nonsexist way to have Sarah Palin on the show would be to also add Joe Biden to the list of special guests. But as much as I’d personally savor a triumphant “Cookin’ with Biden” segment, I’d like to think that our vice presidential candidates have bigger fish to fry.
Posted by | Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 8:12am | 3 comments
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Kara, I do think that you are right on the money! Candidates themselves do not do cooking shows, or at least should not! At this time in our Country, with stock market crashes, mega financial institutions failing and this Iraq war they have much better things to do. But hey those first ladies, bring em on, lets have a "Bake Off".
Kurt
The U.S. is not (Bush hereditary dynasty aside) a monarchy, and thus has "leaders" not "rulers."
Isn't knowing if Sarah Palin can cook a moose at least as relevant to her qualifications to be president (because the whole point of being a vice-president is that you are the back-up president) as the oft-touted fact that she can kill and dress one? I personally don't think either is relevant, but if the latter is then the former is.
Ah yah, reffering to the Huf Post for recipie stealing... such an honest sight.