All This Over Donuts?

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  Another thing I'm amazed by . . .

  How is it that in reporting this story, so many people haven't been able to get
  the most fundamental facts of the story right? Like, the name and occupation
  of the person wearing the scarf?
  
  Rachael Ray -- NOT Rachel Ray -- is no actress. She's one of the Food
  Network's most popular personalities, thanks to her shows 30 Minute Meals
  and $40 a Day. She also now has her own talk show on another network - I
  don't know which one, but I believe it's popular too, as well as a monthly
  cooking magazine and a collection of well-promoted cookbooks. In short,
  Rachael Ray is a hot media property at the moment.
  
  Here's some basic info: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/rachael_ray
  
  Now, maybe it was easier to call some nameless actress a terrorist than to lay
  that trip on the ever-popular Rache, as her fans call her. Maybe Dunkin
  Donuts wouldn't have caved so fast if fans had realized just whom Ms. Malkin
  was dissing. Or maybe Michelle felt the need to take some wind out of the
  30-minute-media sails.
  
  But my point remains: If we're going to discuss a media flap this big, let's at
  least look at the program and get the players' names right.