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Batali got the boot (from FN)
- sgwood415 Sep 5, 2007 12:52 PM
Anybody hear more about Mario Batali being let go from Food Network? I read that they canceled his shows and he in turn quit Iron Chef. Any news on what he's going to do in the celebrichef world? Moving to another network?
Heard that he is doing a show for PBS with Gwyneth Paltrow. They will be touring Spain and exploring Spanish cuisine.
re: gillyweed
That sounds like the beginning to a joke... is that the beginning to a joke?
re: gloriousfood
nice.... :)
re: kare_raisu
THIS RUMOR IS FALSE. He's still on Iron Chef America. Molto Mario is still being rerun.
Here's a topic on Batali's response to the rumor:
re: Robert Lauriston
It's difficult to know what's true since the news networks are just reporting what other news outlets have said. But it sounds like FN is pulling Motlo Mario off the air and he is moving his new prodution to PBS. And he's scheduled to shoot at least two more episodes of Iron Chef. So the rumor seems to be sorta true. Although it sounds like the Post exaggerated (not a surprise).
From FN spokesperson Carrri Welch in a UPI article, "We completely blessed his decision to go to PBS and he is still going to appear on 'Iron Chef America.'"
From Mario Batali in a TV Guide interview, ""I'm taping two episodes of Iron Chef America in a few weeks."
After those two episodes it'll be interesting to see what happens. But it sounds like we'll be seeing Batali on FN for some time to come since they shoot those shows well before they actually air.
re: flourgirl
Me too. I think he was one of the last people with integrity on the network, and that seems to suggest he finally snapped too, so I thought it was a joke for sure.
re: gillyweed
Gwyneth Paltrow, except when pregnant, follows a macrobiotic diet. How does she get to be a on food show with Mario Batali??? That's like Ferran Adria asking Rachel Ray for recipe ideas.
re: maisonbistro
Food Network, wtf were you thinking???
I have no idea what Paltrow has invested in this venture (other than being one of those obnoxious Hollywierd people who, once having spawned, think they have invented parenthood...). I was a vegetarian for 20 years and a vegan for part of that and even *I* find a micro biotic diet bizarre.
I will miss Mario's passion and skill.
FN: Kindly take notice I own a newfangled gadget called a "remote" and I don't need to view your Food Lite cast of characters.
re: gillyweed
IMO, FN is a laughable, embarassing, exceedingly commercial, food-lite network, and Batali, seemingly a very serious chef, should have been off there years ago. hopefully he'll get on some PBS station, like Jacques and Lydia.
re: markabauman
thanks for the info!
I like the idea of Mario doing a show about Spain. What I don't like is the idea of him doing it with Gwyneth Paltrow. Never liked her or found her appealing in any way and about as interesting as Styrofoam...with Styrofoam being the one I would rather watch.
re: Withnail42
No matter what people think of Mario Batali and his many extremely lucrative career moves, there is just no denying that he consistently recreates regional Italian cuisine that is accessible to the masses. All of his cookbooks with the exception of The Babbo cookbook (and even that is not that difficult) are easy to use with great results. I say it's the FTV's loss. There has been new "management" there the last few years and IMO the programming has been seriously slipping. Better for Mario that he gets out now. He'll be great in Spain and Gwyneth will bring in the non-foodie viewers. Smart move for PBS.
re: cecibean
i'm a huge batali fan, and i absolutely adore spanish cuisine & culture...but gwyneth paltrow happens to be one of my top pet peeves of all time. can someone please tell me what people find appealing about her? i don't know why she just irks me so much, but she's reason enough for me NOT to watch batali's new show. bummer.
re: goodhealthgourmet
She annoys me because she appears souless. And utterly boring.
RIP... Food Network. Batali was the last serious chef I really liked in their roster. Some are just okay like Flay, Emeril & Alton and then there are the real jokes like Paula Dean, Sandra Lee, 30 minute girl & the worst of all the short girl with the big head who thinks she is Italian.
Bye Bye
re: Eat_Nopal
Paula Deen - now there's someone I don't get. Just what does she have to do with cooking?
She's going to be appearing at the State Fair here next month and they'll be charging $20 a head to see her. That's as much as they charge for the hottest chart-topping country star. WTF? I bet people will be flocking to see her, though.
re: rockycat
I think the thing with Paula Deen is that she is entertaining and makes food that is accessible too middle america and the home cook. I will go on later about what I see happening with FN
re: iguanachef
Might I amend that statement to: I think the thing with Paula Deen is that she is entertaining and makes food that is accessible to middle america and the home cook who are underweight and whose cholesterol levels are distressingly low.
re: pablissima
Hahaha. I enjoyed that last part.
re: rockycat
As a follow up to "people will be flocking to see her" -
She came withing 100 seats of selling out within the first 24 hours of ticket sales. Can I get the butter and mayo concessions for that show?
re: rockycat
Which state fair?
re: Eat_Nopal
I have to agree with you. Just caught this comment. I miss Emeril after the national news, shocked when they took him off beginning of Dec.. At least there was laughter and music. Sandra Lee is okey, but a little stiff-fashion gal type. Paula Dean is too loud. Her receipes are great unless you cook for just a few. The grocery bills would slay you for one receipe. The ones that bore me to death are the cleavage girls. I think when they are preparing dishes, they do not have to have the low cut garbs on. I always try to figure out are they impressing the women and men of course with their great receipes or are they showing off their figures. I think there is a time and place for the cut down tops. Anyhow, maybe I am just getting older and came from the old school. I want to see the food prepared with dignity, ha.
re: chef chicklet
i don't think anyone here will dis agree with me when i say she a decent looking girl but..... that is it she is a flippin fruit-loop
re: foodperv
I have to disagree...never really seen the attraction.
re: ChefJune
In true FN fashion, I heard the Pamela Anderson is the new Iron Chef and Molto Mario is being replaced with a new show called Cleavage Cafe.
re: Monica
he's not "cute", and he actually cooks instead of opening packages and taking every imaginable shortcut
I agree with others that he doesn't really need the FN gig, but it's distressing in that it's just more evidence that the FN is dumbing down further every season
re: LabRat
Where's Drew Nierporent when you need him? It should be an easy segue from restaurants to TV production....?
re: LabRat
and David Rosengarten, Michael LaMonaco, Sara Moulton, Curtis the vegetarian guy (Aikens?)...Even reruns of Martha Stewart and Julia Child would be an improvement.
Get ATK and some of the other PBS shows that show actual cooking, add some other ethnic COOKING shows--Indian, Mediterannean, Middle Eastern, Jacques Pepin classic French..."Chowhound Trends in Food" as a news show...serious discussion of food issues like organic and industrial farming
With digital cable there are a lot of channels that will need programming and an intelligent niche audience with higher than average household incomes would be very valuable to programmers
re: coney with everything
Completely agree with David Rosengarten, his Dean and Deluca cookbook became my fave after watching him for a year. Michael LaMonaco was also a great chef, he was just on Today in NY this past wekend, I miss him.
re: 10gallonhat
all great chefs who are sorely missed...except one. please, oh please, no martha. ANYONE but martha.
re: 10gallonhat
Micheal Lamonaco is on the Travel Channel's "Epicurious" show--at 9 o'clock some monings in Boston.
re: LabRat
oh, how i miss ming tsai. great cook, easy on the eyes...that was a show worth watching.
re: goodhealthgourmet
Ming was on Iron Chef? I thought that was Chen Kinichi.
re: RGC1982
oh, i wasn't saying he was on ic, just that i miss watching his show "east meets west." but i bet he'd be a great iron chef!
btw, in case any los angeles hounds are interested, our very own jill davies - executive chef at 'josie' restaurant in santa monica - is one of the competitors to be the next iron chef.
re: goodhealthgourmet
He was a challenger and won against, I think, Morimoto. Bayless narrowly lost to Flay. Had higher marks for taste, but lost on plating. Both did SW cuisine.
Aren't Mario and Mark Bittman partners in a few ventures?
Wouldn't be surprised to see them branch out beyond "The Best Recipes in the World."
Just reaffirms my opinion about FN. They might as well all start cooking with a can of Campells soup as a foundation ingredient. I'll bet Mario is actually glad to be outta there. Although now that he can go to any other network and set up his own show, what's the deal with Paltrow? Surely that won't last. I mean, c'mon, Molto Mario without meat?
Mario's always been my favorite because of his cooking and his sense of humor. And while I think Gwyneth Paltrow is an annoying actress, I read that she used to live in Spain, has an adopted family there, and I'm willing to give her a chance to prove that she know how to eat, despite appearances to the contrary...
Maybe he quit when FN let Sandra Lee do a show with "remakes" of his food using her own special shortcuts?
Mario lived in Spain when he was a teenager and branched out with his NYC Spanish place (something and Bar Jambon). I'd gladly watch this new show. Gwynth has huge potential for some funny WTF moments, too.
re: C. Hamster
I agree that it was stupid for FN to let Mario go but don't go putting Giada in the same class as Rachel Ray and Sandra Lee. Yes she can be annoying at times but shes a trained chef not like the others that were previously mentioned.
re: JohnnyCab
But shes a trained chef
Anybody can pay their way through Culinary school... what has she done with it? Does she have any real kitchen experience. If she is so well trained why does she focus on such childish dishes... why did she do so poorly on Iron Chef. Any bay area sous chef without formal training puts her to shame.
re: Eat_Nopal
I'm not really a Giada fan, but she did work in the kitchens at the Ritz Carlton and Spago in LA and was working as a food stylist when FN "discovered" her. The culinary school she attended was the Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, which isn't known for letting people pay their way to a degree regardless of their ability. Compared to Sandra Lee, Giada is Escoffier.
re: LabRat
"discovered her"?, c'mon her last name is de laurentis
re: budlit
What is Giada's REAL name? Her mother's maiden name is De Laurentis, so I presume she has/had a father and originally carried his name. Perhaps if I had a famous maternal grandfather, I would change my name as well. Something tells me DeLaurentis was not her baptismal last name.
re: Diane in Bexley
I never thought about that! Her father's last name is De Bennedetti, according to Wikipedia.
re: Diane in Bexley
So she takes her Mother maiden name and works soley in LA. I sure in that town that name opened more that a few doors...and she claim that her last name was not a help.
Might be true if DeLaurentis isn't her real last name.
re: budlit
That's why "discovered" is in "quotes".
re: JohnnyCab
I'm having a CRS moment here...but... wasn't Rachel paired with Mario on Iron Chef? They won, in my fantasy.
re: houndgirl
macroneurotic? love it!
re: swsidejim
No.... I have fond memories of watching Emeril, Too Hot Tamales, America's Test Kitchen and others while I was getting through college and learning to cook more grown up food for myself.... that is the Food Network I want back.... instead its going the other way.
Food Network has sold out.. just like Whole Foods did.
re: Eat_Nopal
I guess I never thought of FN as anything other than entertainment since it is on t.v.. I never relied on them for cooking tips, I learned my skill while getting payed working on a line, and doing prep work back in the day
I just figured since no one seems like FN(although many still seem to watch it), and people like Mario they would be happy he wasnt selling his soul to the devil anymore.
Frankly, I think this is another nail on the coffin of the Food Network. They seem to be making their programming decisions on sex appeal and cleavage rather than cooking expertise, technique and skill. I figure it is a matter of time before Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) gets the ax because she's an overweight 50something who doesn't cackle like Paula Deen or have 2 slacker sons. If I were Emeril I would go on a diet and get hair plugs, because even he will have to kowtow to the FTV upper management.
This just irks me because I too loved the early days of FNTV. Miss folks like Sara Moulton, David Rosengarden, Michael Lomonoco, etc. I think we should organize a letter writing campaign to that goofy VP from the FNTV Food Star show, the one who looked like a toad and share what we think. Let's show him the power Chowhounds have to demand better programming than currently available! Apres moi, le deluge!
re: Diane in Bexley
I think, unfortunately, ratings count far more than anything else. If everyone complains and they still enjoy high ratings, they will continue with what sells.
Does anyone know if FN's viewership has actually increased or decreased since it's been flashier? My guess is that it's increased.
Flash and trash sells - just look at the top 5 movies at your local box office.
re: pescatarian
That is why I say they sold out. The desire to make more money has shadowed their original mission. Actually now that I think about... I vaguely remember that the original owners sold it to one of the big networks (NBC perhaps?)
That would certainly explain the change in philosophy.
re: Eat_Nopal
Yes, this philosophy is behind most business plans.
It's too bad there isn't someone working at FN who can work on balancing the business to make money with quality programming. You know for every 5 crappy flashy shows, give us a Tsai or Batali or Garten.
re: pescatarian
LMFAO, Pescatarian!
The term Pescarian cracks me up, but you nailed it with your 5:1 ratio suggestion ;)
One more reason not to watch FN. The only show I ever watch there nowadays was Iron Chef America, and only when Mario's on.
I would love to see him team up with Anthony Bourdain and start another show at Travel Channel. Maybe he can do the travel together, Mario cooking and adopting regional recipes and Bourdain can do the wisecracking commentary...
I wonder if this has been in the works for some time? Food Network is airing The Next Iron Chef reality show this fall - maybe they were anticipating a vacancy?
Food Network's loss, Fine Living Channel's gain! I saw an episode of Molto Mario on the fine living channel. Much better for him. FN is ridiculous now with all the rack and no talent. While I find Giada blameless, the new Latino show is embarassing for me to watch. Please make real latin food, cover up, and have someone write a new script for Miss thing. Daisy scorches her with her show Daisy cooks! and does Rick Bayless. Gross. The new FN star? Dont embarrass France with your crap, please be good. So fine living, discovery home, and public television are now my destinations for food shows except I still love Iron Chef.
re: sharonm
Actually Fine Living channel is part of the Food Network empire. That and HGTV and I think DIY Network as well. It is very incestuous. If Mario got axed from FN, then he will get axed from FL as well.
ABC news on the same story. Confirms that Batali is staying on IC, and also notes the change in direction at FN to purge the network of the "older" chefs:
re: sgwood415
God bless Anthony Bourdain:
"This is a completely natural progression for the Food Network model. A look at the lineup shows they're looking for new personalities and have contempt for professional chefs," he said.
re: budlit
I had his Olive Oil Gelato two weeks ago and it was incredible. Any guy that can make that is a friend to me.
re: sgwood415
It should be noted that the Gelatos at OTTO are not made by Batali. They are the products of Meredith Kurtzman, his very talented pastry chef.
re: budlit
I met him at the bar at Blue Ribbon one night a few years ago and I thought he was warm and fun and down to earth. Also love his food.
re: notmartha
how is that a fact? Is he somehow officially rated as "the best" or do you just like him the best? I don't watch the show, so I really want to know!
I had the good fortune to meet Mario once at a food event in L.A. I was writing a food column for a local suburban newspaper at the time and introduced myself as such. He was working with some wonderful sausages and offered me some, telling me to let them lie on my tongue and just breathe over them to get the full infusion of flavors. He was a truly gracious and lovely man and was in no way condescending.
The Food Network has sadly become a cautionary tale of what was once a wonderful and innovative idea being over-run by the herd-like corporate mentality that currently paralyzes Scripps, the owner of the network. Has anyone noticed that HGTV -- the Food Network's sister endeavor -- is also getting stale? There are corporate mandates to appeal to the younger, hipper crowd, although as is often the case with such things, such mandates are issued by middle-aged, middle-management types who survive based on their ability to sprout corporate cliches, not on any real creative vision.
Mario was a bright spot on what has become an embarrasing commentary on American cooking. Personally I find Giada annoying -- has anyone noticed she really doesn't LIKE food? She actually freezes up in terror when it comes time to eat. Paula Deen has become a caricature, squealing and cackling like the little piggy she resembles more and more. Sandra Lee is, like, ewwwwww, the Valley Girl's guide to cooking. And poor Emeril, even he seems tired of his schtick. Poor man's been bammed to death. Alton tries. His goofiness gets in the way sometimes, but I'm sure the corporate types think upside-down camera angles are what The Kids are looking for these days. And Alton himself is actually rather wry -- and he knows what he's doing, which is more than can be said for Bugs Bunny's long-lost sister Rachael Ray (I keep waiting for her to say "What's up doc?") who was last seen showing how to eat green plantains (Ummmm ... you don't, Rach).
The TLC, the Travel Channel and Discovery are all trying their hands at cooking shows and PBS is also making a run. They must smell the blood on the water as the Food Network stumbles.
Anyway, I'm not sure Mario will do well with Gwennyth -- who was described by one wag as a pretentious blonde actress. I've always felt people on macrobiotic diets must not really like food, so it will be interesting to see how this works.
re: Fuser
"He was working with some wonderful sausages and offered me some, telling me to let them lie on my tongue and just breathe over them to get the full infusion of flavors."
And THAT is what learning about food should be about!
I'd bet that Shamdra Lee couldn't do that with canned soup or her Kwanzaa Cake. :-)
Here's a little blurb:
So I guess Gwyneth is just going to sit and watch Mario eat jamon? That sounds exciting.
re: houndgirl
This must be a sequel to The Odd Couple.
I am shocked that everyone here still actually watches the food network.
All things being said, I am fine with balance in programming, the food network just does not want to give us any. All the shows are the same...same style set, same format, etc etc.
Molto Mario, man and show will be missed. Just as I miss Taste, the old Essence of Emeril, and strangley enough that show on how to mix cocktails that used to be on Sundays at Midnight :).
re: ChrisZ
Isn't the Essence of Emeril in repeats on weekday afternoons? I swear my mom watches him then. You could DVR it if you're working a 9-5.
I don't think everything at FN stinks, just the majority of shows. They still air Sara Moulton's call in, cook along show on weekday mornings, and Nigella Feasts is on Sundays. (My mom watches both of them.) I actually watch Alton's shows and have caught Giada's Everyday Italian. Some of her recipes are approachable while they don't compromise on ingredients (but some are admittedly weird mash ups of traditional foods trying to be quick a la Racheal Ray.)
re: amyzan
I don't think we are watching the same Giada show. She does compromise on her ingredients all the time. She uses canned and frozen foods quite often and I have never seen her make fresh pasta. IMO, as an Italian cooking show, she should be using fresher ingredients AND show at least some of the time, how to make fresh pasta. My husband and I watch her to make fun of her and laugh at her...it's too easy sometimes. For someone who has gone to cooking school, she doesn't have ANY knife skills and can't measure worth a darn! I would never eat any of her baked goods for fear that they contain egg shells!
re: jewel4352
She's made fresh pasta quite a few times, I've seen at least three or four shows where she's done it. However, the name of her show is "Everyday Italian" and I don't think most people have the time or the means to make pasta at home everyday.
I hope PBS picks up the real cooking shows that FN has tossed out. Batali is one of the few left that I will actually watch, I always seem to learn something watching him.
PBS needs to have Batali do another studio type cooking show, pull Bourdain and Brown to PBS and they would have a huge following for those shows. I might actually donate significantly to PBS if they did that.
re: blackpointyboots
Brown is too annoying he is good for FN.
re: blackpointyboots
I hate Bourdain. Does he actually bother to cook anymore? did he EVER cook, really? All I've ever seen him do is smoke, eat, and tell us all how cool he is.
re: Diana
Have you even bothered to read his book "Kitchen Confidential"? He cooked for quite a long time and worked his way up the "restaurant food chain", and was Executive Chef of Les Halles in NYC.
"The acclaimed memoir follows the chef from his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown, from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the East Village, and from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again."
No, he's not cooking now, but that doesn't mean he didn't do so before. Try finding out about his career before you make such a blanket negative statement. He sure as hell cooked a lot more than many of the shams who pretend to cook on Food Network nowadays.
re: Diana
For whatever the reason you "hate Bourdain," he brings a lot of insight to the restaurant kitchen behind the scene scenario. He seems candid, honest and never seems to have to prove his cool, because he just is. Maybe that's why FN got rid of him, he's way too outspoken and thus too cool for them.
re: budlit
I seriously wanted to know if he ever REALLY cooked. Now I do.
I am bothering to know he rubs me the wrong way. He may be a superb chef, I've never eaten his food (has ANYONE here eaten anything he's cooked? then how can you judge beyond reading the reviews of others?)
I have never seen him cook on any of his shows. All I see him do on "No Reservations" is smoke, eat, and tell us how cool he is. on line, he tells us his opinion and reminds us of how cool he is, thinking that will give him cedulity. then he usually bags on Rachel ray,
Frankly, I am far from a fan of Rachel Ray, myself. The woman could probably not speak if someone chopped off her arms (I volunteer). An interesting fact is that the same procedure might actually improve her food. then again, I've never tasted HER cooking, either.
Since I cannot judge either of these two's skills in the kitchen, all I am left with si what I HAVE experienced, which is the TV shows and blogs and such.
Bourdain just rubs me the wrong way.
But at least he DOES expose the adventure of exploring and sampling REAL food from all over the world, and that is a plus to society in general. It is a very admirable thing for him to do, and I like it.
But I don't like the man himself, and remember this important fact, people: I don't have to.
re: budlit
Good one budlit! hahahha
re: Diana
My wife can't take Bourdain because he smokes all the time and she wonders how he can taste anything. I find him a bit arrogant but really very interesting. His latest show (about Hong Kong) was extremely well done.
I honestly don't see why it's relevant whether he actually cooks now or not. His credentials should speak for themselves. I've never been to Les Halles but it certainly has a good reputation, for whatever that brings to the table. Even if he is just a foodie with a personality his apparent respect for cuisine and especially local food is all I need to know. He may look a bit like he could be the Howard Stern of food, but he's not.
re: Diana
I find Bourdain somewhat obnoxious, especially when he spends part of an episode of No Reservations on ego stroking and other personality entertainment, rather than the food and culture of a place. BUT, he's still far more entertaining and educational than anything but Alton Brown's Good Eats, albeit in an entirely different format and really with a different subject as well.
He has cooked on several epsidoes of NR, too. The ones that come to mind are the cassoulet he made on the recent episode in Cleveland and when he made food for his crew during their forced hotel stay in Beirut. His food looked fantastic both times. Yeah, you'd have to know him to eat his food these days, but that doesn't mean he doesn't actually cook. I'm sure he's busy as hell, but arguing that he doesn't cook anymore and therefore his viewpoint is irrelevant or invalid, well, that argument doesn't fly. I don't always like the guy on his show, but I respect him.
re: gloriousfood
I don't think anyone's disputing that. What people were addressing on was the comment "Does he actually bother to cook anymore? did he EVER cook, really?" when, with just a *little* research, the OP could have figured that out for herself.
re: LindaWhit
I actually was just really asking the question, Linda. Have you eaten his food? Is it yummy?
Boy, did I find out. the answer. I suppose his ardent fans are rather loyal. This is a good thing, to have loyal fans to look out for one.
I mean, some people like Sweet Lady Jane, too. She cooks.
re: Diana
Diana, perhaps you *were* just asking the question. What obviously rubbed some of us the wrong way was the WAY you asked the question - by initially stating that you hate Bourdain, and then condescendingly asking if he "bothered" to cook anymore, or if he EVER cooked. Hence the reaction you got.
And no, I have not been fortunate enough to have dined at Les Halles when he was Executive Chef there. However, I'm a fan because of his writing and the way he tells it like it is, and the fact that he brings different cultures' foods to the American public. Yes, there's a lot of things he dares to eat that I probably never would, but I do enjoy the fact that he's exposing the public to what else is out there in the world vs. Americans staying insulated in their own little Mickey D's/Applebee's/TGIF's, etc. chain restaurant world.
re: LindaWhit
I agree, it's important someone get people exploring dynamic food around the world., and I'm glad he is one of the TV people that decided to do it. Sort of like Michael Jackson the Beer Hunter, except Jackson was the sweetest guy. Of course Bourdain might reach more people and do even MORE of a service of bringing good food to the masses if he had a less negative image. Not that he'd ever DO that...but you gotta admit, you catch more flies with honey...than foul language, smoing, and being snyde about your contemporaries in a public forum.
A person's personality does not always parallel the weight of their contributions to the world. I have to admit, Anthony B is one of a great cadre of food explorers.
Seriously, perhaps he should do a show on National Geographic or something.
re: Diana
You're asking for a leopard to change his spots. He is what he is. There are enough of us out there that love Bourdain as he is, saying what he says, trying to jerk the American public out of the food apathy that some are sinking into (or have already sunk into). Considering he's well respected in his own world of American chefs as well as food writers, I'd say he's going to be around for awhile. So it's more of a "if you don't like him, don't watch him" situation.
re: Diana
Tony is doing exactly what he wanted to do, where he wants to do it. When Scripps Howard took over TVFN and the new management asked him to do more cooking and less exotic traveling, he explained that the world needed more exposure to each other's foods and cultures, and less exposure to self-promoting chefs. So they parted ways and he ended up on the Travel Channel.
Personally, I respect that. That's especially true when you look at what those guys ended up doing to TVFN. Giada, Rachael, Sandra... Look at who's gone: Rosengarten, Bourdain, Battali... I mean - anyone that has some sort of functioning integrity meter can tell you what's what.
Everybody has their own style, and snarky certainly describes Tony's. But compared to bubbly or giddy or drunk (yes, I love you JC), snarky is often preferable.
Tony can, indeed, cook and manage a kitchen - I've eaten at Les Halles several times over the years. But that's not what he's doing now. He's writing and starring in a food/travel show. But if you doubt his ability to still turn out something incredible, watch the Cleveland show and check out the cassoulet he makes in Ruhlman's house. If you doubt his reverence for the food and techniques he finds in his travels, watch the Hong Kong show and the noodle maker segment.
re: Diana
Anthony Bourdain is a mediocre chef...he says it himself in his book KC. He is very judgemental about others chefs, referring to Todd English as an asshole in his book KC while stating he has never actually met Todd English. Anthony Bourdain creates great kitchen literature. He has become a celebrity. I am grateful that he wants to expose Americans to other food cultures.
re: vinoepasta
A more balanced opinion. An increasingly rare thing here, it seems, but that could just be my perception, of course.
re: blackpointyboots
what non-rerun food shows are on PBS these days? Do they produce anything original? just wonderin. (no access to PBS)
I guess we won't know more until Batali makes a statement, but something about the OP's facts seems incomplete.
Scripps wouldn't spend their nickles to recut the shows originally shown on FN and now reshowing on FL during the day. This tells me they have the rights to them, not Batali. I don't believe any NEW Molto Mario episodes have been taped for several years, likewise the other FL daytime re-runs.
re: DiveFan
The facts in my post come directly from the media reports. I'm not sure how much the reporters are editorializing, but the facts seem to be fairly consistent across them all. The only part that seems to be a bit unclear is his status on Iron Chef America. Sounds like he may shoot some more episodes of that, however it's not clear if that's just to finish the next season of shooting. Here are some links to the stories, including the original NY Post story that started the hub-bub on the internet, and NYP's follow-up article.
re: sgwood415
The ABC News article specifically states "The Food Network will stop airing reruns of "Molto Mario," - this is technically incorrect, since the shows have been only airing on Fine Living in recent months. If the FN PR guy or 'industry insider' meant all of Scripps networks, then that's something different.
BTW the current FL schedule for October 31 http://www.fineliving.com/fine/progra... shows MM airing.
OTOH it's a damn shame about losing him as an Iron Chef.
I paraphrase Anthony Bourdain who said that Food TV is as much about food these days as MTV is about music.
I'm down to watching Alton Brown (although the last episode of Feasting on Asphalt fell flat) and the odd episode of Iron Chef. Now that Mario's gone, I can see that going to hell in a hand basket. I do miss the Japanese Iron Chef.
Can you see Sandra Lee on Iron Chef? Tonight's secret ingredient, Velveeta and Boones Farms!
A la gag me.
re: bkhuna
"Sandra Lee on Iron Chef"
Hopefully not a quote from Nostradamus or the original Book of Revelation....
A quote from HL Mencken seems appropriate in describing what has been happening to The Food Network over the past years: "No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people."
I rarely watch it any more, except for some of Alton Brown's shows, Mario, and an ocasional Iron Chef or maybe Bobby Flay once in a while. I also find Giada OK for the most part. Just my own opinions.
As cable TV has grown a lot of its content has been dumbed down to attract more general and larger audiences where that seems to management to be the approach to take. It's a shame, but it's true. Interestingly, though, most of the best TV drama programing this year is on cable (Damages, The Closer, Saving Grace) and many of the series that are on HBO or Showtime (The Sopranos being a prime example).
I think these networks pick their audience and, if they're good, will program right into the middle of their target. The only logical conclusion I can come to is that there are a lot more 'regular' folks watching FoodTV than real foodies. I was hoping that The Fine Living Channel would fill the void, but it really hasn't done it for me either.
re: Midlife
FYI The Fine Living Channel is also a Scripps venture, it is a sister network to the Food Network. I've never seen it because we don't get it where I live, but as I stated earlier, coming from Scripps, I don't expect too much.
This is too depressing for words. I've not only noticed the increase in mindless cleavage in recent years and the exodus of most of the real chefs, but I've also noticed that the cooking and recipes are being further and further dumbed down, especially on Paula Deen's show, where she used to make most stuff from scratch and now uses cans o'soup. Gott in Himmel- did anybody see the episode where she tore up a couple dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts, added sweetened condensed milk and a can of fruit salad and called it bread pudding???? That was the beginning of the end, I think
They all also appear to use the same acting coach for everybody, with their weird increasing similarity to Sandra Lee's bossy-schoolteacher-turned-robot delivery (today's cocktail- rum and melted ice cream!). Nigella Lawson is an annoying greaseball, I don't care how well-placed she is in Britain. One of the increasingly few people left that I like is Alton Brown, and he's not really a chef. At least not a professional one, I know he graduated from the Culinary Institute of America.
So Mario gets mad and leaves (can't blame him). PBS is looking better and better, and I have to find outif we get Fine Living here.
But Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow? The mind boggles. She must be bankrolling it is all I can think, and Batali, for all his wonderfulness (I really adore him) has always been an enormous brownnoser of famous people, but surely this is just a publicity stunt, with him knowing that GP is considered by many to be a prissy, overentitled princess. Who the hell knows what she's seeing in this. Maybe Mario wants to lose some weight by going macrobiotic temporarily and make money at the same time.
Can anybody with any inside info on the upcoming show please post and tell me why? And how? I'm too curious.
re: EWSflash
I think FN is now going for the more typical single male dorm/frat crowd
Before I get attacked: yes, I KNOW some young single men are WONDERFUL cooks and could care less about boobies. However, a large group of them are guys who always let mom cook who spend a large amount of time seeking for ways to see naked ladies. This is why Hooters is so popular. Hooters will soon have a cooking show on FN, I'm reasonably certain. Also the girls of Coyote Ugly.
Thus, recipes get "semi home made" across the board, and the cleavage bombles about. Pretty soon, it's going to look like "Girls Gone Wild" with ovens. When the Girls Next Door get a FN cooking show, I'm giving up.
re: EWSflash
Actually Alton graduated from New England Culinary Institute right here in beautiful Montpelier, Vermont. There are certain episodes in which you can see him wearing his NECI cap.
re: rcianci
Thanks for the correction.
re: EWSflash
The odd pairing might work if Gwyneth Paltrow's contribution focuses on her legitimate insider knowledge of Spain and Spanish culture. She was an exchange student with a Spanish family in high school. Paltrow has been rather public about her continuing close relationship with her Spanish family and Spain.
re: Indy 67
Oooh, that explains a lot, thanks for that info.
re: Indy 67
It's still a gimmick. If she weren't who she was, she would not be on the show. My husband has been going to Spain every summer for the past 20 years, knows the language and culture inside out, and while not a foodie, has probably had more meals there than Gwynnie. But he's not a famous Hollywood celeb.
You know what though, I'll still give this show a chance because of Mario and because it sounds intriguing.
re: gloriousfood
Paltrow will provide wooden questions, commentary and lack-luster commentary while Mario will wax enthusiastic and passionate about food. I see a match made in Hades, although Mario is too charming and accommodating to make that obvious.
Paltrow is to food what Neil Armstrong is to figure skating.
re: MysticYoYo
Love that Neil Armstrong analogy--LOL!
And what will Bittman do besides being Mario's lackey?
re: Wes Mantooth
The Parm-Regg episode?
That was a new one according to my tv listings?
Do you think that was his last taped episode?
The food prepared from both chefs was incredible to see.
re: rcburli
OMG... my mouth was watering watching that. Especially the spinach pasta that he served out of the hollowed Parm-Regg round!
re: heathermb
re: aurora50
The restaurant Musha in Santa Monica serves a dish in a hollowed out parm...but I forget what's inside.
Batali seems to be working with Mark Bittman on his series "The Best Recipes in the World", airing on PBS. I really like America's Test Kitchen (we're visiting in Boston the end of this month and are taking a tour of the kitchens in Brookline), and have subscribed to Cooks Illustrated and the old, defunct Cooks Magazine for years. Nice to see things without commercials or advertising, and ATK has provided great advice on what tools and equipment work best and are most cost-effective.
Most of the PBS food shows like Bittman, ATK, Nick Stellino, Daisy Cooks!, Chef's Story, Lidia Bastianich, etc., seem to be broadcast on the PBS digital substations (Create and PBS HD). All in all, a great reason to buy a digital HDTV set with an HD tuner and Tivo!
The ultimate truth is that any network would let that talentless bucket of goo Paula Deen scream, "Y'all", at the beginning and the end of every SINGLE sentence, while she adds canned soup to a dish; AND THEN HIRE HER WITLESS TALENTLESS SONS is truly in a serious and rapid downward spiral.
re: jungleboy
I like Paula Deen. Her sons are a different story.
re: jungleboy
I was born in Georgia. Lived there for some time. No one I knew ever said "Y'all" that often. We did probably eat that much butter.
One thing a lot of yankees never get is thet "Y'all" is plural. I've even heard southerners mis-use it as some sort of singular noun. Those people are nitwits.
I think Paula Deens sons are arund to make the rest of us feel better about ourselves. Compare thier show with Alton Brown's "riding on asphalt."
One person I do miss is the lady on the "Food Finds" show. Sandra Pikney? I can only see her really early once a week. I have no real clue why I like her...she offers little-I don't think she even cooks. Perhaps it is because she just hosted, and never pretended to be anything but a host. I don't think she ever WENT to any of the places on the show. But she did a good job, and the show was one of the first FN shows that searched out good food in the US and told you how to have it shipped.
re: Phaedrus
properly, wouldn't that be " y'all have got me confused" ?
re: toodie jane
yes, toodie jane. y'all is not singular. sorry, jeff foxworthy. "all y'all" is just emphatically plural -- as in "each and every" one of you. ;-)
re: Diana
"Food Finds"--wow, I had forgotten all about that show, which I enjoyed. It stood out among all the cooking shows by adding another perspective to the industry. I liked its focus on the foodie entrepreneurs. Sandra Pikney seemed very sweet and likable. I also liked that show where Mark and Jill (I can't remember their last names and think I've given their correct first names) traveled around the country highlighting different inns, restaurants, etc. They worked well together.
re: gloriousfood
the show was "best of" with jill cordes & mark silverstein. that WAS good...as was food finds.
links/listings for both shows still exist on the fn web site, but episodes for "best of" haven't aired in ages.
i also really liked 'recipe for success,' but i couldn't stand the original host, marly hall. [her replacement, eric mclendon, was a definite improvement.] something about her was just so incredibly irritating. of course i still forced myself to watch it, because as a fledgling food entrepreneur myself, i love hearing those success stories :)
re: goodhealthgourmet
Best Of was way too East Coast centric with overkill on their hometowns (Twin Cities (Jill) and Phili (Marc) plus Alaska (where Jill's relatives were))... bizarre.
Best Of would have a few San Francisco spots, no?????
re: goodhealthgourmet
Actually, NoeMan, you've made a good point for having multiple hosts in cities across the country. I don't think 'Best Of' was too east coast centric, hey, they did one segment in Crawford, Nebraska! They found Arturo's Puffy Taco in Whittier. :-) They visited the Crab House at Pier 39 in SF :-\. Oh, well.
Scripps has the contacts but they would probably come up with another babe-of-the-week show like this: http://www.yourlatv.com
re: DiveFan
'puffy tacos?" In Nebraska? This old Sonoran desert rat nearly faints. But then I recover enough to ask- what are they like? Are they good? Are they like Taco Bell (may they rot in hell for bastardizing Mexican food the way they have)?
re: EWSflash
I think you're confused. The Crawford, Nebraska location was IIRC the Ranch House and was featured for steaks.
Arturo's is in Whittier, California. These folded tacos are different due to the fried, very puffy corn tortilla. Sorry, I can't remember details of the filling. This style of taco is mainly a Texas thang and may have been inspired by traditional gorditas from Mexico. Or not.
re: EWSflash
Nebraska: more Jill's of relatives--they went to the Corn Palace and the place that serves huge burgers--visiting her uncle.
re: goodhealthgourmet
Thank you!
The show I didn't miss was "How to Boil Water" or something like that. Was Tyler Florence the "star"? Anyway, there was always a woman on the show who played the incredulous, dumb, "Oh my god, you mean that's how I open the pasta box" role? Oy.
I also remember "Recipe for Success." Marly seemed to think she was doing investigative reporting. Good show though.
re: gloriousfood
I think Tyler Florence was fourth "star" on that show. It has always been the "chef and clueless person" format with Emeril Lagasse being the first chef back in 93.
re: gloriousfood
i just saw sandra pinkney on the "retirement living" network, she hosts a show called "daily cafe", as a member of the regular cast.
see, e.g., http://www.rl.tv/OurShows/DailyCafe/E...
re: DiveFan
I don't get the Fine Living channel :(
Ok, in all this love for Batali, and I find his shows good too, we must remember one show.
Eating Italy..or something like that.
Remember "Rudes"? Who also popped up as the mad french chef on Good Eats? Was that not the most fake, contrived "Friendship" on TV? I loathed that show, especally whenever Rudy came on and mugged like a moron for the camera.
Couldn't they have just sent Mario around Italy on his own?
re: LabRat
I hated him at the time. The comedic timing was terrible and the situations embarrassingly contrived, I just wanted him to get out of the way and let Mario do his thing. But he was a regular Olivier compared to the shmucks on FN now.
re: Phaedrus
You got THAT right!
re: rozz01
Batali has his own empire to run, and, as it was said in "Heat", FN is, much to my dismay, getting away from being a network about cooking, and just another medium for "reality" (I hate that term, and the shows it describes) TV....no chefs stirring the pots behind a stove, instead we get "hosts" and mediocre chefs who think they have a shot at becoming a "celebu-chef", with their own line of cookware, book signings, etc.
I have a couple of Paula Deen cookbooks (don't ask why) and the recipies are like reading a Bisquik box, only less meticulous.
Once Alton leaves, it's over. Jumped the shark.
re: MsDiPesto
They jumped the shark a few years ago. This is just the post mortem.
Yeah, FN is getting pretty unwatchable, and Mario was one of the few bright lights in the dark vacuum that is the program line-up of FN. But hey, every high concept network eventually dumbs down (compare A&E which became the Dog the Bounty Hunter channel for a while, I think it might be the Law and Order channel now), so this is no big surprise, just a sad ending.
And yes, Alton Brown will probably be replaced by Fabio or the equivalent. "I will use my pecs to rip open this package of Giovotto pasta. Giovotto! Pasta like maman used to make, in your supermarket! Now I will flex my bicep as I pick up the pot full of water from the sink..."
re: Pincus
I like it, wanna write a treatment and pitch it to the FN execs? Make it dance babe!
re: Phaedrus
I smell an Emmy cooking from the spin-off police cooking drama!
re: TasteTV
"Maria and Emeril? Looks like there's a real shakeup at the FN"
If Mario is now Maria, there have been far more changes at FN than any of us realized.
re: LabRat
"If Mario is now Maria, there have been far more changes at FN than any of us realized".
**** shudder ***** LOL
re: aurora50
Always loved a woman that could cook...
re: rozz01
...and with lovely orange clogs, no less.
; )
re: LabRat
HAHAHAHA! Love it!
man lots of bullets flying around here.....
yes i will miss mario but as much as who don't like this cook or that cook each has something to offer, even the so called DUMBED DOWN shows too
if any of these people that some of us here are complaining about (and hey I agree too i have my likes and dislikes ) convert a few people from just opening a can of soup to taking that simple can and adding this or that to it than even the DUMBED DOWN shows have down their job
re: foodperv
I think It's a different point... Many hounds spent years discussing and supporting TVFN to friends, family and coworkers. To see it regress to a channel where Sandra Lee use jarred cheez whiz to sauce frozen ravioli, it's just sorta frustrating... Changes is far from easy and not always good.
Jfood really likes MB and will watch re-runs as often as he can sneak them in. What does bother him on the show are the three guests, one of which reminds jfood of the yutz in the front row in school (with the Horshack EW! EW!) as he raises his hand to ask the most inane question, "Now Mario why are you placing the pasta in the water?"
Keep him, Ming bring back Lomonica and Moulton. And BTW can we have some cooking shows in Prime Time. Many CH do work during the day.
Please excuse my sloppy typing. It's difficult to see the keyboard with all the blood oozing from my computer. Amazing how this started off as Batali leaving FN and took on a whole life of its own. Yes FN is taking a different direction; all networks do after as many years. I used to watch it religiously, but that dwindled over the years, not because my favorite chefs left, but because I lost interest in what they were doing. They became caricatures of themselves. I used to love "Emeril Live" for ideas, and would always find something from his show to do. I can't remember the last time I saw it, and once I saw Deen got her own live show, knew his days were numbered. That doesn't mean FN is getting rid of him; with all he has going he may want to leave. As far as Deen goes, she's a character with her own restaurant. Hey that seemed to qualify everyone else in FN's early years. However, for the record, whenever I hear her voice or laugh, it makes me want to tear my head off and throw it at the TV. So I just don't watch her. I don't think Sandra Lee tried to pass herself off as a chef; from what I've seen she just takes things that would be a chore to do from scratch, and shows acceptable shortcuts. Not everyone enjoys spending a lot of time in the kitchen just to say look what I did from scratch (I love it, myself, but I'm wierd). Giada does what she does, and she seems to do it well, even if she is uncomfortable in front of a camera. I have noticed that when her ratings drop, so does her neckline (hey, what can I say. I'm a guy). It has nothing to do with her competency in the kitchen. Unlike many here, I don't hate Bourdain (he's not even on FN - so who cares); I rarely watch his show, but he seems fairly likeable. I'm just uncomfortable with a heroin addict making my dinner. So what if he doesn't cook anymore. Lots of chefs who graduate academy's and worked or had restaurants lose interest. It's a tough life, I know many people who've done it and had the same. Rachel Ray's just annoying.
That's all just my opinion, I agree. But I also agree with many here who say if FN keeps on its present course I'll probably tune it out altogether (I still love "Good Eats", but my interest in that is even waning). I do find it interesting, however, that one of the best food shows I ever saw was not on Food Network, it was on the History Channel. How FN missed "American Eats" is inexcusable.


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I was expecting a couple of live dvd`s mashed together to cash in but no way . this has loads of archive live performances that have been locked away .
You get three dvd`s (or two with the other version but i suggest you get this one as you get all the extras) the first contains the bon scott era , the second the brian johnson era and the thrird is bonus material . the box set also comes with loads of extra sleeve notes and booklet as well .
The dvd`s go in date order but the good thing about these is that it has a jukebox feature so you can re-arrange the tracks in any order you want . classic .
a must for any rock or acdc fan , buy it now


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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wisconsin has received federal grants to help provide academic and work-skills training for at-risk youth.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the YouthBuild grants Wednesday. Wisconsin is getting a total of $3.5 million to support four programs.
YouthBuild is an alternative-education program that provides classroom instruction and work-skills training. Services are available to people ages 16 to 24 who have been in the juvenile justice system, are aging out of foster care or have dropped out of high school.
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Netbook demand dropped 26% in Q1
Demand for netbooks was indeed down in Q1 - as yesterday's Atom processor shipment figures suggested - but by the industry average, figures form market watcher DisplaySearch show. According to the researcher, 5.9m netbooks were shipped worldwide in Q1, down 26 per cent from the 8m shipped in Q4 2008. In Q1, netbooks accounted …
So, demand for a consumer device fell after the Christmas buying period .. wot a surprise.
Lies, damn lies and statistics
It is no surprise that Q1 sales are lower than Q4 sales: Netbooks are consumer electronics, and as such have higher sales up to Christmas than shortly after. Even corporate sales tend to be higher at year end, as people want to spend what's left on the years budget (or risk reduced budget next year).
Also, little new has arrived on the netbook market: They are all basically the same Atom-based, 1024x600 screen, 1GB RAM, 9-10" netbooks that we could buy in Q4, and at much the same prices, so there is no added incentive to buy now.
This might well change over summer, if/when the promised ARM-based low-cost, light-weight, long-battery-life netbooks arrive.
price ...
I was one of those who wanted to get netbook but didn't.... I got much faster Gateway dual-core 13'' screen, 255GB HDD and 3GB ram,. DVD burner for $499 ... I'm still big fan of netbooks, but I think laptop market is catching up and offers pretty interesting prices
it would be interesting to see laptop/netbook graph for at least 1 year to supress seasonality, as both Richard and Torben pointed out, Q1 is very higly seasonal. I also think some users are waiting for Win7 which is coming in Q3/Q4
they stopped being netbooks...
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Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - June 24, 1974, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mirage? Editorial Page Sock the scavengers IN VIVID contrast to lowans' selfless aid following the Ankeny tornado tragedy of June IS stood this news notation: Iowa National Guardsmen patrolled the streets to deter looting. It lakes a singularly thoughtless species of human parasite to scuttle in and make off with belongings of disaster victims. Does that class of sneak-thief ac- tually thrive in Iowa? Or are the precautions taken in a storm's wake merely an offshoot of lessons learned in crime-infested metro areas? A call to Col. Howard Miller, Iowa's highway patrol chief, brushed aside the naivete. "I don't want to emphasize this, but there was evidence of looting when I got to Col. Miller said. "Before midnight one of the troopers saw two fellows carrying liquor from a store. They dropped the bottles and ran when he (the trooper) accosted them. He didn't give chase because, being headed for the most devastated part of town, he felt he was needed more there." Col. Miller said other in- stances of looting were reported at a service station just east of Ankeny and at a shopping mall where winds had blown out the fronts of stores. "Meanwhile in Ankeny, the man of the house stayed home in many instances to make sure no one would come in and take what little they had he said. The highway patrol chief stressed that would-be looters comprise a tiny minority. "People always seem to come to the front in times of disaster in Ankeny we had more volunteers than we could use. But it always seems that in a catastrophe there still are people around whose first thought is to acquire the property of others. Looting has occurred often enough that we guard against it; we think people have already suffered enough." Col. Miller said looters in some cases are persons who would not break or enter or commit other crimes but "cannot resist the temptation to pick things up following disasters. "But looting is still a he stressed. An especially pitiless type of crime, indeed. Which distinction raises the need for setting the of- fense apart from the dozen other kinds of larceny defined in the code of Iowa. (The closest sweep the code book makes now is a provision concerning theft from a building on fire.) The revision and attendant publicity would remind would-be looters that this form of stealing is in no way justified by someone's warped idea of salvage rights. The spotlight on looting also might inspire judges to study what rehabilitative forms of punishment might be appropriate: Work-sentences, perhaps, pre- scribing cleanup and repair as- sistance at disaster sites. cop-ouf FOR A 50-page, 500-item, all- encompassing state party platform, the newly approved compendium of Iowa Democrats serves up at least one distin- guished example of a naught-en- compassing nonitem. The plank on abortion declares: "We support the right of all candidates in the Democratic party to reflect their own moral considerations of their constituen- cies on the issue of abortion." In other words, each individual running for office should decide for himself how he stands on abortion and be guided by that in his actions rather than by any policy imposed by the group he belongs to. Ironically, that attitude is precisely what the law of Iowa advances, in its present form as modified by the latest supreme court doctrine, as to how society shall deal with abortion: In- dividuals free to decide for them- selves. No one forced to have or take part in abortions against personal wish. Moral judgment resting with the individual alone. To each his own. Why this freedom should apply through platform guidance to the party members seeking office but not through advocated law to everyone is a problem in logic that the platform makers might better explain, but probably won't. The reason being, naturally, that the abortion issue is so hot, so divisive, so emotionally charged up that you can lose more votes than you can gain by taking a stand on it openly this year either way at the state party level. Ironically again, four years ago both major parties' platforms did support reform of the restrictive law then covering abortions in the state. Now apparently the nerve is gone. But the Democratic statement still says more than it intends, perhaps. Fundamentally it says a person's own position on abortion is a matter of free, personal choice. Any candidate who lets that handy principle direct his own campaigning but would vote for a law depriving the public of the same sort of freedom on this issue will confront a reconciling- problem of the first degree. People's forum Judgment To the Editor: On June 13 in Dallas at the Southern Baptist convention the delegates reaf- firmed their belief in "The sanctity of human life." Then they supported a resolution allowing abortion for rape, in- cest, severe fetal deformity and probable damage to the mental health of the mother. It is common knowledge that in any of these cases mentioned the fetus is human and God did create it just as He did any of us. Just who are they to judge who can live and who must die? It seems that when some churches are confronted with the abortion issue they are adopting a situational ethics approach. They are trimming their theology to fit what they think the public wants to hear. I'm sure they would be more within God's guidelines if they had adopted a resolution'to eliminate human problems not human beings. E. Laschanzky 1530 Twelfth street, Marion Milk money To the Editor: When Edward Mezvinsky announced his candidacy for U. S. representative from the First district of Iowa, he was submitting his name to the voters as to being their choice of two candidates. The people most likely expected both can- didates to confine their dependence for financial support to their expected con- stituency. It is not expected that either candidate accept financial help from institutions tf from other states to finance his cam- paign, thus becoming involved in the interests of out-of-state commercial bodies. In a recent letter in The Gazette (June Rep. Mezvinsky said: "To re- turn the money to the contributor could be interpreted as admission that the dairy money was dirty money." Just possibly perhaps, accepting the money to help in one's election can be interpreted as meaning that the money would help one win. Thus it could mean selling your vote, unknown to the dis- trict's people, because to have returned the money would have been to notify the dairy folks that you were not for sale. It is more the responsibility ,of the can- didate to prove his honesty by saying "No" than to accept and now have some who voted for him awaken to deception. In following presidential elections for 66 years, I have never known of a presidential candidate, Democrat or Republican, who had the temerity to say to the people or to other candidates, "Do as I do and you will be OK." But here is a representative advising the President to pattern after himself such conceit. Since this financing from an out-of- state source most likely had a part in securing some votes which would other- wise have gone to the opponent, that amounts to buying votes. If a guilty ver- dict is passed on the President, then ac- ceptance of out-of-state money should give the receiver a share of that verdict. In that case, in the coming election, the voters of Iowa's First district should in- vite Mr. Mezvinsky to stay home by electing a man who will take heed, go to Washington and properly represent his constituency, not constituents from other states Since Rep. Mezvinsky has said he would not return the money, the folks of First district may properly wonder how much money he is receiving to finance the present campaign. This goes for any other candidate in similar circum- stances, be the office sought higher or lower. Omer L. Allison 705 Second avenue SW If impeachment runs, public wants it tubed By Louis Harris Mtwru Svivfv BV 57 lo 36 percent, a inajorily (if Un- American itcuple favors televising nationally the impeachment procmliHgs in the house of representatives By an even (artier 59 to 34 percent, a majority also would favor putting a U.S. senate trial of the President on TV. People were asked to choose bet ween specific arguments in favor of televising everything from (he proceedings of the house judiciary committee up lo and including a possible trial of the President in the senate as against the fears expressed over creating a public spec- tacle. Decisive majorities came down every time on the side of the camera eye. Earlier this month, a nationwide cross-section of households in which interviews were conducted in person was asked this question: "Do you think the impeachment proceedings in the home of representatives should be televised nationally or Should be Should not Not sure 57 36 7 Traditionally, the house has always prohibited televising either its commit- tee or full house proceedings. At first, the judiciary committee indicated that it planned to open its hearings to television, a decision later reversed. The issue, however, is still being debated by members of the house and a vote to open up the judiciary committee investigation and a possible later debate on the house floor could well be in the offing. In the case of the U.S. senate, majority leader Sen. Mike Mansfield has already indicated that if a trial is held there after house impeachment of President Nixon, he would favor that it be before the television cameras. The cross-section was then asked: "If the President is impeached by Hie house of representatives and he is put on trial by the U.S. senate, do you think the trial in the senate should be televised nationally or Total public Should be Should not Not sure Clear majorities favor televising both the house impeachment proceedings and the ultimate senate trial, if it takes place. The public feels strongly about getting to see the impeachment process at work. They believe that television is the most direct means for them to know what is going on. The biggest single group favoring televising the proceedings, coming to one in every four persons, volunteers as their reason the people's "right to know." As a farmer in Jasper county, Iowa, put it: "We've got a right to know what's going on there in Washington, and on TV we ought to be able to see it all." Another key reason volunteered in support of televising the impeachment proceedings was the desire to "see things for without any filtering through media interpretations. This implies some public skepticism about the way electronic and print media report the news. As a business man in Rochester, N.Y., said: "I'd like to get it like it happens] without all the commentary and the shadings in the papers or on TV or radio." Opposition to televising the impeach- the tune of the Washington Post March Macabre Lesson in how justice percolates to the very top By Russell Baker WASHINGTON Senator Goldwatcr wants the Washington Post prosecuted for printing government in- formation the government doesn't want published. At first glance this seems like a good idea if you are one of those people who would ju.st us soon not know the government up to and considering up to lately, only a mas'X-U-.'. want to even slightly OrJv however, is to that lh': senator's proposal is unsatisfactory. Mr. Gold- water has not thought tho thing through. I.tt us do it for him. us assume that the 1'ost receives in mail a typical government document classified "secret." It arrives in the mail room where a clerk empties the mail bags and puts it in a batch of envelopes lor delivery lo the news room. A copy boy sorts the news room mail and the document lo a clerk on the city desk. The dork, observing that the document is written in typical govern- ment gubbledygook and that it deals with, say, the price of butler, assumes Oiat it is another routine press rcleasi- Russell Boker and routinely sends it to the reporter covering the butter beat. In due time it is printed in the paper, having been checked by a reporter, processed by a copy reader, read by an assistant city editor, reread by the city editor, okayed by an assistant managing editor, approved by the managing editor and mentioned casually to the publisher, Mrs. Katherine Graham, at an office lunch the day it goes to press Now, Ihe crime having been commit- ted, the government swings into action. A grand jury is convened. The justice department sets up a three-man prosecuting team to insure that the perpetrators of this hellishrioss will pay for their sins. Its no I at all Ihi- rriall-ronrri who received the forbidden document and passed it on to the copy boy is con- victed of receiving illegally circulating federal papers and sentenced to 3 to 7 years at hard labor in Leavenworth. He has implicated the copy boy who look the document to the news room, and the copy boy, facing 5 to 10 years in Ihe federal penitentiary at Atlanta, begins plea bargaining with the special prosecutors. In return for telling them to whom he handed the forbidden document the clerk on the city desk he is allowed to plead guilty and is sentenced to one year in Danbury. The prosecutors go after the city-desk clerk, but they are really after Mr. Big, so they make a deal. They let the city- desk clerk plead guilty and get off with nine months in in return, he agrees to identify the man whom he passed the secret paper lo. It is the reporter who covers the butler beat. After plea bargaining the reporter identifies the copy reader who processed his story and the assistant city editor who read it, and is sentenced to six months in Lowisburg. The copy reader gets off with four months for agreeing to testify against the assistant city editor, who gets off with two months in Allenwood, where he will be taught to groom radishes, in return for implicating the city editor. The city editor pleads guilty and is sentenced to 30 days at an ITT-Sheraton motel in suburnan Washington. In exchange, he agrees to testify against the assistant managing editor. More plea bargaining ensues. The upshot is that the assistant managing editor agrees to testify against Ihe managing editor, and after pleading guilty he is sentenced to pay a fine, which is suspended. Confronted with the assistant manag- ing editor's testimony, the managing editor pleads guilty, weeps before the judge and throws himself on the mercy of the court. He is given a one-month vaca- tion In Venice with all accommodatons prepaid on the Lido. Al this point the prosecutors are ready In nail Mr. lilg, or In this case, Mrs. Hlg Katherine Graham, Hit; publisher. Now, however, higher policy con- siderations must be taken Into account. Would il be good for the ctninlry In have a publisher hauled inlo court? Would it not do irreparable damage to the insti- tution of the Publishcncy to press things ttio far? Urgent high-level conferences are held and their transcripts classified "secret" so that the mail clerk of any paper daring to publish them can be sentenced to hard labor at Leavenworth. Yes, someone points out, if Mrs. Graham were just any publisher justice should be served. She should be sen- tenced to a three-month winter vacation in the Caribbean. But she is a woman and, moreover, a widow. It would be bad (or the administration's image to send women to the Caribbean unescorted. Thus image's demands confound de- termination to do justice; and Ihe case is closed. The mail-room clerk will be eligible for parole from Loavt'iiworlli In only two more years. That is how justice works, Senator Goldwatcr. If you read Ihe papers Instead of confining yourself to what Ihe govern- ment wants you lo know, you would have known that all along. Louis Harris men! or trial tended U> be rallter diffuse, with raising such reservations as: (1) "We have seen loo much of Water- gate already." "The proceedings should he kept private, to only those in- volved." (3! "II might undermine the office of the presidency." (4) "The people can read all about it In Ihe news- paper If they want to." (5) "II would be cruel to President Nixon." (6) "It might (urn the proceedings into a sideshow." But none of these reasons was volun- teered by more than H percent of the public. Finally, basic propositions for and against televising the impeachment proceedings were pul directly to the cross-section. "Let me read you some statements some people have made about televising the hearings of the house judiciary committee and on im- peochmonl trial ofNlio President by the full U.S. senate. For each, tell me if you agree or disagree (read Dis Not agree sure 58 34 8 35 53 12 Pro-televising: They should be televised because the American people have a right to know all the facts about ttlis highly important event in American history The public can't judge if congress is doing the right thing on impeachment unless the people are allowed to see it all Anti-televising: No proper judicial trial can be held fairly under the glare of television lights and cameras The possible impeachment and conviction of a President is too serious a business to turn into a television spectacular, so it should not be televised..............35 59 6 In each case, a solid majority clearly opts for televising the impeachment process in either the house or, if it gets there, the senate. Basically, the people are trying to say that it is not idle which leads them to want to see the impeachment proceedings, but rather a deep involvement, themselves, in the process and a desire to see that justice is meted out to all concerned. Televising the proceedings, in the judgment of a majority, is a way lo in- sure this fairness, not to impede it. Chicago Tribune-New York News Svndicote liquor lib' By Don Oakley ALONG WITH everything else they established in 1787, the founding fathers made a "common market" out of the United States. The "commerce clause" was intentionally inserted inlo the Constitulion to remove trade barriers between the states, which had been one of the principal grievances of the former colonies. Prior to Prohibition, the supreme court ruled that intoxicating liquor was a legi- timate subject of commerce, "as much so as cabbages and candlesticks." Since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, however, court opinion has held that the 21sl Amendment (repeal) overrides all other constitutional provisions and per- mits individual states complete latitude in the area of liquor control, including the right to discriminate against wine produced in another stale. The result has been a pattern of In state liquor laws, es- pecially in regard to wines. A bill currently before congress II. R. 2090 would give alcoholic beverages the protection thuy were once guaranteed under the Constitulion. The bill has been passed by a substantial majority in the house of representatives and is now awaiting action in the senate. The only right that would be denied lo an individual state would be the "right" to discriminate In favor of the wines of any unit area over those from any other area. It could not force a retailor, whether a (Hale-operated store or a prlvale licensee, lo buy or to refrain from buying any wines offered for sale by suppliers, nor would il Inlerferc wild a slate's adoption of local opllon laws. II. It. would, In short, remove a shadow Dial has hovered over Ihe legal slalUK of alcoholic beverages for some '111 years. Hl'WMKinrrr t nlnrprlMf ft'.vjr liillon
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