Free Republic

I was recently watching "Heavy" on A&E. For those of you unfamiliar, it's a reality program about people desperate to shed pounds. In order to lose the weight, these dangerously obese individuals are taken to an exotic beachfront location for six months where a waifish staff tells them what to eat, when to eat, which exercises to perform and for how long. Every day is dictated by people who know better. To liberals, this fancy fat farm is a mini-version of the ideal America. It's impossible to retain a job while residing at the fat farm, therefore "Heavy" producers pay...

Michael Moore has enrolled in a $3,800 per week fat farm - the Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa in Aventura, Florida - in an attempt to lose weight. Moore is reportedly aiming to lose 12 pounds during the first three weeks, though somebody should inform him that 12 pounds is pretty worthless when you already weigh 300 pounds. I admire that he's not going the route of liposuction, but I really doubt that fat bastard has what it takes to lose weight the natural way. What he should be more concerned about doing is shaving that horrible excuse for facial...

Maverick film-maker Michael Moore has enrolled on a crash course at a $3,800-a-week celebrity fat farm in a bid to loose weight. The Fahrenheit 9/11 director has booked into the Pritikin Longevity Center And Spa in Aventura, Florida, where he is learning to cook healthy meals and will undergo "life re-education", according to PageSix.com. Moore is reportedly aiming to loose 12 pounds during the first three weeks.

New Hampshire Doctor Outraged By Complaint ROCHESTER, N.H. -- The New Hampshire attorney general is investigating a Rochester doctor because a patient complained that he bluntly told her she needed to lose weight. Dr. Terry Bennett said that he's outraged by what he calls a baseless complaint. A patient was apparently insulted when Bennett told her that she was obese and could only get healthier by losing weight. "It's an epidemic in the United States, and it's croaking us," Bennett said. Bennett said that it's a lecture he gives to many of his overweight patients. "It's your weight, ... and...