Discontent Bubbling Over At Rachael Ray Mag

There are signs of tension at Every Day with Rachael Ray, the magazine that became an overnight success and was hailed as the hottest magazine launch since the early days of O, the Oprah Magazine.

Ray, the founder and editor-in-chief, is said to be upset with the executive upheavals at her namesake magazine, which occurs at a time when the magazine's meteoric growth rate appears to be slowing down.

The magazine is still growing its rate base - the amount of circulation it promises advertisers it will deliver each month. But the plan to push it to 1.7 million by August - announced with much hype around the time of the American Magazine Conference a year ago - was quietly scrapped over the summer.

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Comments

[ClaudiaJean]

Would the robot that automatically typed in anti-liberal comments in response to an article that had NOTHING whatsoever to do with anything political please hit the "reboot" button and type your drivel elsewhere, troll? mmmkay? yeah, thanks..

What is with the intense hatred for RR? Leave the woman alone.
If you don't like her, fine... but claiming she's empty, hollow, decadent..­. a perky egomaniac.­.. over-indulged vapid American celebrities?
That is some of the most revealing and revolting commentary on someone who really doesn't deserve it.
Save that sort of disdain for the Paris Hiltons but throwing that sort of nasty criticism on someone who worked her ass off for a long time... it speaks more to your unhappiness and deep-seated anger issues than her career.
And really -- taking pot shots at her weight?
This is HuffPo... you wanna go that angle? waste your time commenting with the trolls at PerezHilton's site.

[Tator]

The jealously of Liberal women concerning RR is telling. Her is a successful entrepreneur type that is successful the old fashioned way working hard. And Liberals being Liberals find that offensive no add on top of that she is doing it COOKING really drives them nuts. If she was a madam managing hookers you would be celebrating how wonderful she is. Liberals are plain shameful in the petty jealously and envy of a Women who can do what they only dream they could do. Then again you can always do what Hillary did and marry man to ride his coattails to success.

[cindyw]

This doesn't even make sense. You think liberals are upset because Rachel Ray is successful and she cooks? I'm a liberal who cooks every day, and I like Rachel Ray. You've again taken an article that has absolutely nothing to do with politics and turned it into a nonsensical rant against liberals.

[dawp]

Damn dude, you're such a moron,this has nothing to to with left/right politics.it's about her mag not selling like they thought it would and execs taking heat for that.

[blp58]

Huh? That's the stupidest comment I've ever read on any blog! Go back to Drudge Tator tot!

[hip dibler]

i want the drugs that your on.

[bikerdude]

Tator sounds like an uneducated, biased fool. I am a bleeding heart liberal as are most of my friends and we all think RR is too cool for words.

[meandmagoo]

Oh well.Could­n't care less if the woman actually burst into flames.

That's a lie.I've always wanted to see somebody spontaneously combust.

[leftLibertarian]

I like her Chili Recipe: Open a can of your favorite chili, put in pan, simmer over low heat, open bottle of your favorite beer, light your bong, take a few tokes, your chili is now done.

[sketec]

I agree with WolfLady. The overwhelming overexposure of RR has made me start cringing. Too much too soon and too fast.

[readyforchange]

I've thought the same thing. Rachel Ray is EVERYWHERE. This kind of overexposure will be her demise. There's only one way to go...DOWN.

[WolfLady]

The only thing about the Rachel Ray juggernaut that isn't thinned out by overexposure is Ray herself. She must be drinking shots of straight E-V-O-O.
~Lannie~

[sdskelton03]

She really gets under my skin with the E-V-O-O thing.

I don't think I could stand 5 minutes with that bubbly woman.

[bikerdude]

Then turn off the show...I love her enthusiasm in all the things she does, whether its cooking or talking or publishing. She has really worked hard to get where she is, and apparently not had to give up her dreams and ethics to do it.

[cycle3man]

I wouldn't give shit! R Ray is far out the range of my field of view she might as live in the Milky Way.

[jood42]

Oh goody, another kerfuffle over another irritating celebrity magazine. How did I come to deserve such riches?

[springsm]

Heck I like RR. And she does 30 minute meals that are made up of good ingredients. How many of you COOK your family meals after all day at work, i wonder? It is too bad tho if she turns into another prima dona.

[jood42]

I cook meals more elaborate than RR any given night, and my voice isn't half as strident. (Nor am I as heinously airbrushed in my photograph­s.)

Really, she's incredibly irritating and I wish she'd go away.

[gettysburg]

I'd rather listen to yapping hyenas right in my ear than have to listen to her voice for one second. Enough of her already!

[Blutus]

Just what we need, another perky
egomaniac
telling us all the secrets
of happy living.


Spare us the world-view of the silly,
over-indulged, vapid American celebrities.

These people are a total mystery to me.

To paraphrase, a walk through the ocean
of most of these souls would barely wet
your feet.

Empyty, hollow, decadent.

Welcome to America, where everyone
is a rock star!

[ming099]

....cant be happy with a HIT Food Network show....ca­nt be happy with a nationally syndicated cooking show....ca­nt be happy with a nationally distributed magazine..­.....



.....damn celebritie­s.....aint happy with ANYTHING..­.......

..........­sheesh....­....

[dadw5boys]

I do not expect one media that owns the competition to provide a favorable story on any other magazine.

[ReelBusy]

Then you should not read any media stories right because all are owned by a competitor in one way or the other.