CG, if Deen were a conservative, I could easily see this vilification.
If Baldwin were a conservative, he'd have been blackballed years ago.
I'm missing something here.
Let's not forget that Alec Baldwin is a Hollyweird elite.
Paula Deen, bless her soul, appeals to a more select group - namely, those who cook (the political elite class doesn't cook and thus the MSM doesn't really care to outline that industry) and those who actually work for a living. On top of that, she's southern; second, she's a woman; and third, her impact on America is felt a helluva lot more than Alec Baldwin is able to generate.
In short, Paula Deen is an uppity cracka ass cracka who needed to be taken down a few pegs.