I don’t care what part of the country you come from, or what your politics are: Paula Deen is a goddamn national treasure. When it comes to Fox News and the New York Times, I’m likely to agree with the latter eight times out of ten, but where Fox News and I agree is a love of Southern food. I grew up in the South, and if there’s one thing I know, it’s this: No matter how liberal, crunchy, hipster or metrosexual a Southern transplant may be, he will always show pride for his Southern sports teams and fried chicken.
This morning, Fox and Friends rightfully took the Times to task for a piece in the Dining section that spoke unkindly of three things I hold sacred: Crisco, Fried Chicken, and Paula Deen (I won’t take issue with the piece’s characterization of Cracker Barrel because, besides their chicken and dumplings, that place is nasty).
Damn you, New York Times. Now you’ve gone and done it. You’ve made me agree with Fox News.
You know why the SEC is the best football conference in America? Two words: Fried chicken and gravy. The life expectancy of those players may be 27, but that’s beside the point. When they die, they die happy: Holding a fried drumstick in one hand and BCS National Championship Trophy in the other.
(Source: Gawker)
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Its… its like you were engineered to make me angry. Paula Dean is a national treasure?! I’m sorry Danger but you guys need to beat this guy with his own pocket protector until he stops being lame.
ok really? is it that slow of a news day? how many anit fox news stories are you gonna do every week? when did this site turn in to media matters?
Maybe it’s just because I’m among the worst type of northerner (ie, a Lawn Guylander), but Cracker Barrel is simply amazing. Anywhere I can unashamedly get pork chops and eggs in the same meal, accompanied by all sorts of creamy, greasy, cheesy, and unhealthy side dishes is OK by me. Every time I drive to Florida, I stop at at least 2 Cracker Barrels each way.
Undignified foods are often some of the tastiest. Whenever I am in the south I seek out the best fried chicken places in town because it is one of the most perfect foods ever made.
National treasure? Anyone butter.
Worst post or worstest post?
Huh. Is Southern food not having a moment anymore? For a while, it was all barbeque this, and red velvet cake that.
Whatever. Southern food is delicious and I will fight you, NYT.
“What I’m try to say is, Paula Deen is f*cking terrible.” – Matt Ufford, 9-16-2011
What the fuck happened to this site?
I feel ya, I feel ya.
Southern food is delicious. Paula Deen remains terrible.
Huzzah! To Videogum!
I love Southern food but Paula Deen is a goddamn clown and her heart is probably bigger than that football.
“You know why the SEC is the best football conference in America? Two words: Fried chicken and gravy.”
You spelled slavery wrong.
Damn right, Dustin.
*puts Stars and Bars on back of the truck, cranks up Bocephus, gets so many high-fives my arm falls off*
Fried food is the pinnacle of civilization. Period. *rips off his hipster pearl snap to show his large belt buckle and “God Bless Texas” t-shirt* Represent.
Cracker Barrel to me = HashBrownCasseroleFUCKYEAH. I will defend it to the grave that it is likely to send me.
My wife picked me up a Southern Style iced tea once and I said “Jesus Christ, don’t EVER buy anything ‘Southern Style’ because it just means it has three times as much sugar or fat than it needs.”
Most foods I eat have more sugar or fat than they need, but less sugar or fat than I want.
Then I gave her a Southern Style beating.
I literally got dumber after having watched that clip. People actually watch that crap by choice?
Fox News be damned, Southern Food isn’t dignified because it’s not pretentious. In my experience, dignified foods are made with ingredients like Koala penis and Platypus Anus. If that’s dignified, brother, I’ll be uncouth. Southern food is where it’s at.
As a northerner (WI) I’ve only had real fried chicken once and it was WAY too much grease for me. But I’m also the guy that slags on Johnsonville brats for being too fatty (they are, and shitty quality to boot). Also I grew up drinking unsweetened “sun tea” during the summers and I could never reconcile why southerners would ruin perfectly delicious iced tea by pouring a pound of sugar in it. So yeah, I don’t like sweets or grease so my opinions on southern cuisine aren’t exactly glowing. I do like grits though, plain with maybe some raisins…