Buftex Posted March 26, 2011 Author Posted March 26, 2011 Actually I think that's the best part. I guess a terminal illness makes you less shallow. The Chef special...a mind bender!
Clippers of Nfl Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 No, a very cogent argument: who the hell can satisfy every single demand on their time? It's a ridiculous expectation. You want a ridiculous argument? Try "Oh, but the poor kid has cancer!" Oh, okay...that makes things completely different than the other 30 requests she probably gets in a week to donate her time. i agree with you. and playing devils advocate couldnt every single boy with any disease ask to see her? she couldnt oblige to all of them. honestly the story sounds bad. but if we were in her shoes, we would probably do the same.
Buftex Posted March 26, 2011 Author Posted March 26, 2011 i agree with you. and playing devils advocate couldnt every single boy with any disease ask to see her? she couldnt oblige to all of them. honestly the story sounds bad. but if we were in her shoes, we would probably do the same. You are joking aren't you?
Clippers of Nfl Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 You are joking aren't you? im not joking. i have a heart. i would do my best to go to all these requests. in reality could a celebrity go to each request of each sick child in all the usa? of course not.
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 i agree with you. and playing devils advocate couldnt every single boy with any disease ask to see her? she couldnt oblige to all of them. honestly the story sounds bad. but if we were in her shoes, we would probably do the same. They could. They won't. That kids one in a million.
thebug Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 I think we should cut her some slack. She would after all, have to step away from the trough.
Doc Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 No doubt "Fatass Contessa" has hundreds of dying children asking her to cook with them, leaving no time to fulfill this kid's request at anytime in the past 3 years.
Buftex Posted March 26, 2011 Author Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) im not joking. i have a heart. i would do my best to go to all these requests. in reality could a celebrity go to each request of each sick child in all the usa? of course not. So, you really think, if the Barefoot Contessa were to grant one dying, six year old child, his wish to cook a meal with her, it might prompt a slew of copy-cat dying children to have the same, single, dying wish? Really? I would hazard to guess that most here who post on the wall don't even know who she is, let alone a pack of dying six year old children across the usa. We aren't talking about Justin Bieber or Lady Ga Ga here... Why do I get the feeling that if the celebrity in question was say, uh, I dunno, George Clooney, Sean Penn,Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon or somebody along those lines (you know, someone like joethesixpacks "limousine liberals") the conservative wack-pack here, would be more than okay jumping all over them? Or how about Chad Ochocino, Willis McGahee, Jay Cutler or Mike Tyson? Funny, it got me thinking about a classic "Larry Sanders" episode about this very subject...Larry is freaked out by looking at a dying child in the eyes, so he grants a kids wish to come and spend the day on the set, but does everything he can to avoid the kid... Edited March 26, 2011 by Buftex
BuffaloBill Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 I am sure its not as cut and dry as the article makes it seem....we will have to wait and see if there is a rest of the story.... There are always two sides to any story but she still appears to be a heartless b !
Thisistheyear Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Wow! http://www.popeater.com/2011/03/25/barefoot-contessa-refuses-sick-kid/ She had time to cook a 100k a plate lunch to benefit the hamptons, but not an afternoon to fulfill a dying kids wish? The scheduling conflict excuse is a poor attempt at damage control. My guess is that she can't handle being around a dying child. That makes more sense, but is still selfish. Eventually, she'll release a statement claiming ignorance. The blame will be placed on her representatives.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Life among the limousine liberals out in the Hamptons turns you into a cold fish, apparently. I am sure the common denominator here is NOT: limo liberals. The common denominator is: chefs. Have you ever know a Chef NOT to be a stuck up, elitist jerk of a dick. As for limo libs... I speak for myself... You know, that was my first thought too...but unless she had some contagious disease, I can't really fathom any (good) reason she wouldn't grant this kids' wish...which is where the PR person will come in! Maybe she just can't handle making the wish work? Maybe she would break down. I know I would... A young boy in our town is terminally ill... See the PPP pinned thread. I can barely keep it together when I think about the situation... Let alone have to physically be near the family. Maybe it is a wimpy liberal thing. But I would become unglued if I had to make wish work like this! Just saying. i agree with you. and playing devils advocate couldnt every single boy with any disease ask to see her? she couldnt oblige to all of them. honestly the story sounds bad. but if we were in her shoes, we would probably do the same. UNLESS... She really can't cook and she is a fraud for the show. I don't know? I do not know anything about Barefoot Contessa. So, you really think, if the Barefoot Contessa were to grant one dying, six year old child, his wish to cook a meal with her, it might prompt a slew of copy-cat dying children to have the same, single, dying wish? Really? I would hazard to guess that most here who post on the wall don't even know who she is, let alone a pack of dying six year old children across the usa. We aren't talking about Justin Bieber or Lady Ga Ga here... Why do I get the feeling that if the celebrity in question was say, uh, I dunno, George Clooney, Sean Penn,Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon or somebody along those lines (you know, someone like joethesixpacks "limousine liberals") the conservative wack-pack here, would be more than okay jumping all over them? Or how about Chad Ochocino, Willis McGahee, Jay Cutler or Mike Tyson? Funny, it got me thinking about a classic "Larry Sanders" episode about this very subject...Larry is freaked out by looking at a dying child in the eyes, so he grants a kids wish to come and spend the day on the set, but does everything he can to avoid the kid... :thumbsup: And not just "freaked out"... That is shallow... What happens if she turns into the "Big Boehner" and the "waterworks" won't shut off... Even I would be "keeping it real" and pull a "Weeper of the House" for this wish. Thank God the child wasn't a republican hack/teabagger and wished for the Speaker of the House... They would have had to wheel him out of the kitichen on a stretcher... a second into the wish!
HopsGuy Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Maybe she follows the same philosophy as everyone's former favorite punching bag? “I believe the good you do for others comes back to you," he says. "But if you do something good for some person and more than two people know about it—you and the other person—then you didn't do it for the right reason.” - George Steinbrenner But make no mistake, I'm definitely going to try that Bloody Mary recipe.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 "Indictments make headlines, aquitals back page." She really effed up!
Booster4324 Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Her excuse better be damn good or she is a !@#$.
Pete Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Her excuse better be damn good or she is a !@#$. I read that she was at a $100,000 a plate dinner in the hamptons. I also read that she rejected the cancer child's request twice. Two days of intense criticism- and she can't come up with a better excuse. She puts herself out there and tries to turn her name into a brand. If you are going to sell yourself out like that, you better hold up to a good standard. This is Kathy Lee Gifford despicable
bbb Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 I only thing I find shocking about this is that a 6 year old would want to spend time with a fat make believe TV cook. And, the article says he first started making the request when he was three. What?!? I know I'm going to hell for this but I think I'm headed there anyway so here goes. I think his new dream will be very easy to grant. Unfortunately, the dolphins have turned him down, too.
stevestojan Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 And, the article says he first started making the request when he was three. What?!? Unfortunately, the dolphins have turned him down, too. Chad Henne didn't want to break out his floatees.
Just Jack Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 And the other end of the spectrum.... WWE Superstar John Cena Grants Milestone 200th Wish with Make-A-Wish Foundation® Cena reached the 200th wish milestone in just six years, joining NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and former WWE Superstar Hulk Hogan as celebrity wish granters who have fulfilled 200 wishes. Overall, World Wrestling Entertainment has granted more than 3,500 wishes with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the past 25 years. 200 wishes in 6 years works out to about 1 wish every 11 days.
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 And the other end of the spectrum.... WWE Superstar John Cena Grants Milestone 200th Wish with Make-A-Wish Foundation® Cena reached the 200th wish milestone in just six years, joining NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and former WWE Superstar Hulk Hogan as celebrity wish granters who have fulfilled 200 wishes. Overall, World Wrestling Entertainment has granted more than 3,500 wishes with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the past 25 years. 200 wishes in 6 years works out to about 1 wish every 11 days. Amazing contrast. Makes the fat cook look even worse.
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