Calorie Counter News - The New York Post Page Six gossip column is reporting that rotund documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is enrolled at the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, located in Aventura, Florida, where he will, among other things, attend classes in "life re-education" in an attempt to bring his obesity under control -- at a cost of $3,800 a week.With its luxurious Turnberry Isle Yacht Club location and its mandatory lifestyle classes the program was described by Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert to Business Week as "a combination of Harvard and the boot camp of spas." Ebert lost 90 pounds over a 20-month period.
Last year in an interview with the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, consumer activist and former Moore mentor Ralph Nader (pictured with Moore) was quoted as saying, "I've been at him for years, saying 'you've got to lose weight.' Now, he's doubled. Private exhortations aren't working. It's extremely serious. He's over 300 pounds. He's like a giant beach ball."
Whatever your opinions of Moore (and mine are pretty strong, I hate the bastard) lets wish him luck in taking off some weight and getting healthy, in only so he can continue discrediting his own causes every time he opens his mouth.
Update:
Related: The Michael Moore Fat Farm Diaries
Rob Port at Say Anything.
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Plus, then we can drop the ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Crank | August 24, 2005 12:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Plus, then we can drop the fat jokes. Really, I always thought mocking Moore for being fat was counter-productive when there are so many better shots to take at him.
1. Posted by Crank | August 24, 2005 12:43 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 12:43
2. Posted by Old Coot | August 24, 2005 12:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
OK, no more fat jokes, but let's not forget that the porker has his own ZipCode.
2. Posted by Old Coot | August 24, 2005 12:47 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 12:47
3. Posted by mark m | August 24, 2005 12:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I cannot picture that whale exercising. Hell, they'll have to lower the water level in the pool so he doesn't cause widespread flooding.
3. Posted by mark m | August 24, 2005 12:50 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 12:50
4. Posted by mcg | August 24, 2005 12:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I agree. The longer he lives, the longer he discredits the left.
4. Posted by mcg | August 24, 2005 12:55 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 12:55
5. Posted by Peter F. | August 24, 2005 1:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So we'll just have to resort to saying "Michael Moore is a stupid white man"?
Damn. It's so much more fun calling him "a big, fat stupid white man."
Yes, it's stooping to his level, but stoop I shall.
5. Posted by Peter F. | August 24, 2005 1:01 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 13:01
6. Posted by YukYuk | August 24, 2005 1:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually, I hope he drops dead on the first day from a very painful heart attack, and his estate forfeits all rights to a refund. Fuck Michael Moore.
6. Posted by YukYuk | August 24, 2005 1:41 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 13:41
7. Posted by Parker | August 24, 2005 1:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So now I have to retire the one that goes:
"His belt is nicknamed 'Equator'".
?
7. Posted by Parker | August 24, 2005 1:41 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 13:41
8. Posted by Lurking Observer | August 24, 2005 1:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Remember that this little spa treatment is at the cost of $3800 a week!
Michael Moore claims that he's a man of the people. How many people can afford a place that costs $3800 a week? Do you think most Americans can afford a vacation that costs $3800 a week? (And that's just the cost of the spa, doesn't include little things like airline tix or the rest.)
Michael Moore, man of the people (of money).
8. Posted by Lurking Observer | August 24, 2005 1:45 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 13:45
9. Posted by lowmal | August 24, 2005 3:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The guy looks like a tick about to pop..
I hope he chokes on a rice cake..
9. Posted by lowmal | August 24, 2005 3:08 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 15:08
10. Posted by fatman | August 24, 2005 3:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Anybody want to chip in to buy the guy a truckload of Twinkies? (Full disclosure: I weigh a HELL of a lot more than he does.)
10. Posted by fatman | August 24, 2005 3:28 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 15:28
11. Posted by vegas sal | August 24, 2005 3:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I hope he goes right to the buffet and eats until he explodes.
11. Posted by vegas sal | August 24, 2005 3:41 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 15:41
12. Posted by frankr | August 24, 2005 4:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think Michael should come over to my house. I will only charge $2000.00 a week to whip his fat ass into shape. I'm trying to get rid of a rat I found in my back yard. For $2000.00 a week I'll shove the rat up michael's ass, and have him lose weight from the inside. Talk about killing two turds with one stone. I will however, need to bury the rat once he's done the deed
12. Posted by frankr | August 24, 2005 4:13 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 16:13
13. Posted by smitty | August 24, 2005 5:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
O.K., no cheap shot "fat" jokes that will be picked up by Kos or the Democratic Underground and quoted to prove what bunch of heartless scumbags conservatives are. Still, it's true that Mikey thinks gravy is a beverage and when he steps into an elevator the sign says "Capacity YOU'. On the other hand, it's not true that Mikey's ass has its own zip code---he actually shares the zip with Roger Ebert.
13. Posted by smitty | August 24, 2005 5:27 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 17:27
14. Posted by bullwinkle | August 24, 2005 5:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's just downright crude and hateful to make all these jokes about Michael Moore when you should be on the phone with your broker dumping your Krispy Kream stock before everyone sees this for the financial impact it might have rather than an opportunity to make fun of that fat bastard.
14. Posted by bullwinkle | August 24, 2005 5:38 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 17:38
15. Posted by Mark | August 24, 2005 6:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The original link to the full Calorie Counter News item is:
http://calorielab.com/news/2005/08/24/michael-moore-attending-re-education-camp/
(The current link goes to the National Ledger article cited in the Calorie Counter News article.)
15. Posted by Mark | August 24, 2005 6:28 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 18:28
16. Posted by Rob | August 24, 2005 6:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Thanks Mark.
I've fixed the link.
16. Posted by Rob | August 24, 2005 6:47 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 18:47
17. Posted by Eddy J. | August 24, 2005 7:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Too bad he was too timid to try the old Rush Limbaugh way, Oxy-Contin. That'll get the weight off fast, but there's still the risk of becoming death, so maybe he's right to go to the Fat Farm.
17. Posted by Eddy J. | August 24, 2005 7:04 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 19:04
18. Posted by snowballs | August 24, 2005 7:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Obligatory Monty Python reference:
He couldn't even eat a wafer thin mint.
18. Posted by snowballs | August 24, 2005 7:40 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 19:40
19. Posted by shark | August 24, 2005 10:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
All partisian sniping aside, the fact is that Moore...or anyone- simply will not really be able to make the required lasting changes from a celebrity spa that probably kisses celebrity ass. Moore would be better off spending his money on gym membership and a couple of trainers who will get him down to the gym 5 days a week to sweat out the crisco. Trust me, I know all about it. Losing weight is the hardest thing you can ever do. You can go cold turkey on drugs or booze. You can't go cold turkey on food.
If he really can't make the lifestyle changes, I urge him to invest in one of the operations such as gastric bypass. It's not optimal but it's damn better than yo-yoing up and down between obese and less obese like so many overweight people do.
19. Posted by shark | August 24, 2005 10:35 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 22:35
20. Posted by wavemaker | August 24, 2005 11:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Army boot camp will do it for him, but that would be sort of like putting Michael Jackson in Rikkers Island.
20. Posted by wavemaker | August 24, 2005 11:27 PM |
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Posted on August 24, 2005 23:27
21. Posted by B Moe | August 25, 2005 12:05 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So Eddy J is as ignorant on the subject of pharmeceuticals as he is of politics and economics.
Rock on, Dude!
21. Posted by B Moe | August 25, 2005 12:05 AM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 00:05
22. Posted by Eddy J. | August 25, 2005 6:37 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Moe, your Three Stooges act is wearing thin. Don't get you panties in a bunch just because I criticized your Daddy Rush. I was just making a point that drug usage is linked to weight loss. What's political about that? You Log Cabin Republicans are so thin skinned and whiney!
22. Posted by Eddy J. | August 25, 2005 6:37 AM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 06:37
23. Posted by AnonymousDrivel | August 25, 2005 8:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
RE: Eddy J.'s obsession (August 25, 2005 06:37 AM)
...panties in a bunch ...Daddy Rush... Log Cabin Republicans...
Sheesh. I think your inner child is making a statement. Wait a sec. Is that you, Mr. Garrison? Does Mr. Hat trust you with a computer?
23. Posted by AnonymousDrivel | August 25, 2005 8:23 AM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 08:23
24. Posted by smitty | August 25, 2005 12:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eddy,
Pick up a dictionary and look up the word "disingenuous", then go back and read your last posting.
See what I mean?
24. Posted by smitty | August 25, 2005 12:11 PM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 12:11
25. Posted by moseby | August 25, 2005 1:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I heard that there also will be 43 chimpanzees checking into the fat farm for the same time moore will be there. Everyday they will follow him around and throw their loose feces at him...
Talk about an appetite killer...
25. Posted by moseby | August 25, 2005 1:31 PM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 13:31
26. Posted by opine6 | August 25, 2005 3:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Good. Moore needs some "life re-education". Maybe his overeating is caused by guilt for all the lies he's told.
26. Posted by opine6 | August 25, 2005 3:23 PM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 15:23
27. Posted by Eddy J. | August 25, 2005 7:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Smitty, look up the word "ignorant", if you can put down your mason jar filled w/ Rush Kool-Aid, and you'll see your pic.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post -you must really like me. I'm flattered that I've made a difference in your miserable life.
27. Posted by Eddy J. | August 25, 2005 7:15 PM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 19:15
28. Posted by smitty | August 25, 2005 10:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eddy,
Actually, I don't like you. What's to like? You appear to be a rather unwholesome troll. Pick up your dog- eared dictionary, look up the word "delusional", then go look in a mirror.
28. Posted by smitty | August 25, 2005 10:20 PM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 22:20
29. Posted by EddyJ | August 25, 2005 11:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Smitty, you're the troll who can't handle the truth! I love you too, even though you appear to be a nut (delusional) who has been brainwashed by the Repulsivecans. Don't worry I'm sure there's a 12-step program out there for you. Thanks again taking the time to analyze my thoughts and responding. Are you of the Log Cabin wing of the GOP, because you appear to be very sensitive? Take care and show me some love again, after you've taken your last dose of crack, Oxy, Lithium (whatever the hell you're on) and have calmed down. Peace!
29. Posted by EddyJ | August 25, 2005 11:55 PM |
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Posted on August 25, 2005 23:55
30. Posted by smitty | August 26, 2005 12:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eddy,
Ad hominen attacks are signs of a weak mind. Keep trying, maybe you'll say something coherent.
Write me when you get work.
30. Posted by smitty | August 26, 2005 12:38 AM |
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Posted on August 26, 2005 00:38
31. Posted by EddyJ | August 26, 2005 6:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Smitty, you started the attacks so I thought I'd give you a taste of your own bitter medicine. Typical neocon who can dish it but can't take it. You'll be glad to know that I'm working and another side job of mine is responding to the Repulsivecan attack machine. You need to lighten up, but I guess you're having trouble dealing with reality in these grim days - War on Error, Bush's sagging poll numbers, high gas prices, the border issues, etc. so I can certainly understand your plight. Don't worry, you have a friend in me. Perhaps the daily talking points from the RNC will arrive early today telling you how to think and you'll be happy. Happy Friday!!
31. Posted by EddyJ | August 26, 2005 6:57 AM |
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Posted on August 26, 2005 06:57
32. Posted by McGehee | August 26, 2005 11:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Okay, no more fat jokes. It would be far more insulting anyway simply to refer to him as Eddy J. Moore.
32. Posted by McGehee | August 26, 2005 11:13 AM |
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Posted on August 26, 2005 11:13
33. Posted by smitty | August 27, 2005 11:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eddy,
Re-read my post of 08/26, 12:38AM.
Look up ad hominen....yeah, it's you!
33. Posted by smitty | August 27, 2005 11:36 PM |
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Posted on August 27, 2005 23:36