Rachael Ray: culinary statist?

I don’t watch the Food Network. Most of my TV viewing is divided between the news channels, Comedy Central, and various sci-fi diversions. But Max Raskin’s vitriolic attack this weekend on Food Network celeb Rachael Ray intrigued me. Writes Raskin: “As a human being, there are few things I hate more than Rachael Ray. ... [S]he deserves such anger, as only a libertarian can harbor, because she is nothing less than the physical embodiment of the state.”

Since I’ve never seen one of Ms. Ray’s programs and can’t judge her statist tendencies (re: food) for myself, I’ll just say this: I googled Ray’s name just to get a quick look at her “Joker-esque smile,” as Raskin calls it. She’s adorable! So much so that I may have to watch a few episodes of her shows and judge her statism for myself. I’ll file a report on this later. Stay tuned.