Michelle Obama Politicizes the Food Network

Updated 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Source: http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/

I have a confession to make. I hate politics. That’s why I write about it, because I enjoy making fun of it. And one of the reasons I write for Big Hollywood is I am sick of other people’s politics being jammed down my throat through alleged “entertainment.”

So for many years I found escape on TV in the Food Network, because aside from the fact I like food and cooking, I loved that it was a politics-free zone. There was no angry Bush bashing, no digs at Cheney and ...

Rumsfeld. No moral equivalency. No screaming about the 2000 election. It was all about the joy of food and cooking and how it brings people together.

In a world so divided, it was a reminder that we can all get along if we can find some common ground.

I’m sure the chefs and personalities on the network have their political views. The fact that so many of them are based in New York would suggest most lean Democrat. But the beauty of that network is never, ever does anyone let on where their politics lie. We don’t need to know who they voted for because that has nothing to do with food. It’s not relevant. And that made it a refreshing place to be.

Notice I say “made.” Someone has sullied the garden and brought their politics in, and turned a popular show into an infomercial for one of her causes.

Michelle Obama, perhaps jealous of her husband’s constant face time on TV, has decided to start injecting herself in other people’s shows. First it was the Biggest Loser which aired the night Dems got their teeth kicked in in some major races. (irony ahoy)

Now she’s about to appear on the Food Network. And not just any show, the most popular show. Iron Chef America. And not just appear, nope. I’ll let the NY Times explain it.

In a collision of politics, cooking and popular culture, Michelle Obama will reveal the secret ingredient that the chefs must use in their televised cook-off: anything that grows in the White House garden (no further spoilers here, though). Mrs. Obama will also talk about her crusade to reduce childhood obesity through better school lunches, community gardens, farmers’ markets and exercise, which around the White House has the working title Healthy Kids Initiative.

The first lady’s cameo on “Iron Chef” is the latest example of her willingness to get her message across to the public in ways few of her predecessors would have considered.

Now, I can understand how she might want to be first ladylike and push her pet agenda, just as previous first ladies tackled such things as literacy and drug abuse. I also can’t blame the Food Network for wanting to have the First Lady on their show. It has to be good for ratings (or maybe it would have been six months ago, this airs in January. Oops!). The problem is, the Food Network is the last place I expected to see scolds talking about taking away snack from kids and making them broccoli. This is the place that celebrates pork fat, butter and sugar. It’s a haven from the Food Nazis who want us all to live on a diet of rice cakes and rain water.

The Obama Administration has been hostile to agriculture. From refusing to send water to California’s San Joaquin valley farmers to bills that would limit your rights as a home gardener. This while they are promoting “organic gardening.”

The Obamas love to stick their face everywhere, I’m sure the Cartoon Network and the Fishing Channel are next. The one place we probably won’t see them is the Military Channel. He’ll probably need more time to think about that.

Anyway, as a citizen I am lodging my protest. I don’t want the Food Network politicized. I don’t want the Obama administration starting to dictate diets to people there. What’s next, they put Paula Dean on a soy and rice milk diet? Enough!

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greenblue50 3 months ago on Wordpress

Can't you hear her shock when she finds out tennis shoes do not cost $600.00!!

St. Nico 3 months ago on Wordpress

So the first lady is wrong for going on a national channel like the food network, to help promote healthy foods and end childhood obesity, which last time I checked was a non-partisan issue. Did you ever get upset at Laura Bush's appearances on tv to help end illiteracy? Promoting healthy eating habits does not make one a "food nazi," if your so repulsed by our first lady, then change ... See all content Hide content

Berkly 3 months ago on Wordpress

She's turning into Lucy Ricardo, trying to horn her way into her husband's Coco Cabana act.

(Am I the only one that thought Ricky's establishment only consisted of those three tables? It always struck me odd that they had more band members than customers.)

newton 3 months ago on Wordpress

I can just see it in a few years.

House Hunters International – The Obamas search for a new home to spend their exile in Europe, after having lost the 2012 re-election.

(One can only hope…)

Berkly 3 months ago on Wordpress

I thought I was the only one. Even at parties, when the political talk got too hot, you could about a show on Food Network to cool things down.

katya 3 months ago on Wordpress

Giving school kids healthy lunches won't stop obesity if their parents are plopping them down in front of the television or game system with pop, chips and pizza. I know from my experience with other people's children that this is normal, typical and expected behavior of modern day parents.

The B&R Tuesday Edition | Black & Right 3 months ago on Wordpress

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Chris 3 months ago on Wordpress

Bring back Sakai!

My wife and I watch Iron Chef America all the time. I may conveniently forget to watch this one. It's not because I feel any sort of hostility toward Michelle Obama, I just don't care about her message and I don't care for how her date nights with her husband cost the government hundreds of thousands. Healthier food by all means, I'm just tired of the ... See all content Hide content

zzconserve 3 months ago on Wordpress

And The Themed Ingredient IS…….Bullsh!t….exactly what her husband has been feeding us.

Manji88 3 months ago on Wordpress

What a devastating riposte. Don't sprain your arm slapping yourself on the back.

jaytexasdba 3 months ago on Twitter

First it was Sesame Street . Now Iron Chef Michelle Obama Politicizes the Food Network http://bit.ly/1KovBG #tcot #912 #RS

tanabutler 3 months ago on Twitter

Obamas are "hostile" to agriculture? Rubes/hayseeds leave IQ-less comments. http://bit.ly/3SsZwv .@JamesDHudnall wrote that tripe.

jgortner 3 months ago on Twitter

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Slarue 3 months ago on Twitter

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troycap 3 months ago on Twitter

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troycap 3 months ago on Twitter

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Pop_Art_Junkie 3 months ago on Twitter

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MPCpiano 3 months ago on Twitter

I hope this is "last straw" time & ppl get pissed about BHO's intrusion into all forms of media and edu. http://tinyurl.com/yjgnmw3 #tcot

3 months ago on Intensedebate

She should go on THE PRICE IS RIGHT and attempt to guess the cost of her mate's bungling to the American people.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Oh, come on, James, don't you want to observe original Klingon recipes being prepared?

Melissa30082 3 months ago on Twitter

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3 months ago on Intensedebate

The Food Network is right there with the deceased Bob Ross on best Saturday sleeping programming. I’ll be in my favorite chair, on a delightful Saturday drifting off into to sweet slumber, not a worry in the world, then…BAM! …the Klingon appears disrupting my wonderful bliss, admonishing the little tubbies to eat their salad. Just wow!

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I agree with deadjournalism____ditto

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Contrast the story photo and content with the one at the top right of the page.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I won't watch Paula Deen because she had M. Obama on her show, and refuse to watch Rachel Ray because of how she gushed over Obama on her talk show. I also got tired of seeing the chubby redheaded chick on "Ace of Cakes" wearing her Obama t shirt. Michelle's organic garden isn't so organic because of the toxic sludge the Clintons used for fertilizer.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Another place you won't see them is Fox News. At least not as guests, anyway.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I'm sorry, but where have you been? The Food Network is what it is. How can you support a network that forces guys like Chef Bourdain to Bravo and the Travel Channel, yet prop up Rachel Ray on a pedestal? How many Flay shows can you take? And have you seen Next Food Network Star competition? It's a real look into who's behind this company, and what we see are two arrogant fools picking ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh! MO behind is bigger than mine and the wife's put together and she's going to preach to us. The audacity of dopes!

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Hopefully the Obamas will show up on HGTV's Househunters in a few years. Hopefully the international version, Kenya?

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Sigh.....I remember watching the original Iron Chef. To see a Japanese man wearing a "chaqueta" was simply awesome, and the dishes were inspiring. I hated the panel, though....always smacked of cliquishness, if that is a word. Then came Iron Chef America, and though not as beautifully flamboyant, it hooked me, because here was a place where I could dream!! I could use ANYTHING in my pantry ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Can anyone tell me if Michelle Obama ever planted a garden before she moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? I get that this is her pet project, and I applaud her encouraging children to eat better--I believe this is particularly a problem for inner-city kids. But does she have to come off as some hoity-toity expert? Would that at least one of the Obamas would find the capacity to show humility rather ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

One of the few places I thought I could escape from the Obamas was The Food Network. What's next? Is she going to be a judge on Project Runway? How about a guest therapist on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew? How about doing a room for under $2000.00 on HGTV? Is there no escape from these people (wait I already know the answer to that one).

radishthegreat 3 months ago on Twitter

"The one place we probably won’t see them is the Military Channel." http://bit.ly/1yELK

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Hopefully the Obamas will show up on HGTV's Househunters in a few years.

MerNJ 3 months ago on Wordpress

Hopefully the Obamas will show up on HGTV's Househunters in a few years.

joseafstone 3 months ago on Twitter

All I can say is Wow!! Michelle Obama Politicizes the Food Network http://is.gd/4QSkH

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I am in total agreement.

Kay-Tee 3 months ago on Wordpress

I am in total agreement.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Eat your peas and carrots... and while your at it, watch for the new infomercials on where to get your new low cost, government inspired health insurance. Courtesy of the the new and Obama improved food network.

Crabby Bob 3 months ago on Wordpress

Eat your peas and carrots… and while your at it, watch for the new infomercials on where to get your new low cost, government inspired health insurance. Courtesy of the the new and Obama improved food network.

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3 months ago on Intensedebate

Big Hollywood should have a 'thumbs up' thing for each article. In lieu of that though, both of my thumbs are up about this one, Mr. Hudnall. Part of the key to The Food Network's success is that it doesn't offend 50% of the world with its political views. Let's face it, you can't mention politics without offending one 50% or the other.

blogagog 3 months ago on Wordpress

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Big suprise. As Nordlinger over at NR says , there are no safe zones. The Dem's love to politicize (and ruin) everything. This is the biggest reason that I mainly watch old cartoons!!

DrPain63 3 months ago on Wordpress

Big suprise. As Nordlinger over at NR says , there are no safe zones. The Dem's love to politicize (and ruin) everything. This is the biggest reason that I mainly watch old cartoons!!

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Well, the Obamas have a perfect "right" to tell us how to eat. After all, they're nice enough to "doctor" us when we get sick. It seems ungrateful of us that so many refuse the dressings-down and beratings that we all so richly deserve. Energy and healthcare -- If the Dims can control those two areas, that will give them iron-fisted control over every aspect of our daily lives ... See all content Hide content

HumanPersonJr 3 months ago on Wordpress

Well, the Obamas have a perfect "right" to tell us how to eat. After all, they're nice enough to "doctor" us when we get sick. It seems ungrateful of us that so many refuse the dressings-down and beratings that we all so richly deserve.

Energy and healthcare — If the Dims can control those two areas, that will give them iron-fisted control over every aspect ... See all content Hide content

Scoot1965 3 months ago on Twitter

Michelle Obama Politicizes the Food Network http://is.gd/4QSkH We watch Food Network to get away from this crap. Is FN going Red on us?

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I totally agree! I used to run to Food Network when I needed a breather from the daily left leaning programming of the "other" networks! It seems the days of using the Food Network as peaceful haven are over! Alas!

Dewey 3 months ago on Wordpress

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