Vickie Barton

I have really enjoyed The Talk and hate to see it cancelled. I wish you all well in your new pursuits. I have a comment on the November 27th Thanksgiving episode. Akbar said he doesn’t like turkey because it is always dry and tough. That is most likely because you are cooking it too long and/or the turkey is too old. It is usually done a little before what it says on the wrapping. Get a turkey with a turkey timer pop out to show you when it’s done. Our turkeys are usually juicy and tender. Also, I hope you like your smoked turkey this year but it does NOT make good gravy drippings. I love good roasted turkey gravy on my mashed potatoes. YUM! I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving.

I used to watch her show most days because I enjoyed a lot of things about it—especially a lot of the people Drew interviews. However, I have pretty-much quit watching it because of Drew’s physical closeness and touchy/feely actions with her guests. I think she just really invades their personal space and it makes me totally uncomfortable. I would think a lot of guests don’t like it but would never tell her—with the exception of Martha Stewart. Especially if they have ever been physically or emotionally abused in their lives. Even if you’re nice, it is very intimidating to them because that is what their abusers did. Drew means well and said she is working on this but I don’t see much evidence of it. Drew needs to give more serious thought to Martha’s reaction to her closeness and touching. So, I have to choose not to watch the majority of the time because it makes me so uncomfortable. Thanks for listening.