Rachael Ray isn’t getting riled up about Cindy McCain stealing some of her recipes. Then again, we all know Rachael Ray is a shameless media whore and bona fide megalomaniac good sport, so this probably makes her excited!
The wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Cindy McCain cooked up some controversy when an intern shoplifted Rachael Ray’s recipe for rosemary chicken, Ahi tuna and several other Food Network recipes.
The Arizona Senator’s campaign site pawned them off as “Cindy’s Recipes,” only to have Recipe-Gate uncovered by a deft Huffington Post reporter (the next thing you know, they’re gonna tell us The Hills re-shoots scenes for good angles).
Just the same, the wife of John Cusimano was unfazed, saying:
“All these recipes are supposed to be accessible to everyone. Interns, senators, students and families alike! I am flattered when anyone cooks my food.”
Cindy McCain and Rachael Ray: Bonded by Ahi Tuna.
To further show she has no hard feelings, Ray wants to cash in big on this in every possible way John McCain and Cindy McCain to visit her show and “get in the kitchen to share with viewers some of their favorite recipes.”
On Monday, after being outed, the campaign swiftly removed the recipes, and said the intern responsible was “dealt with,” according to a campaign spokesperson. Joking, the rep told reporters, “We took away his zero pay.”
Also exposed as a fraud this week? The McCain Girls! Sad.