Super Size Me: Did You See It? David A. Smith Went to High School with the Director

[IdesOfOctober]

If you saw Super Size Me - the documentary about McDonald's and other fast food - please indicate as much by recommending this post.

David A. Smith - the Halliburton whistleblower - graduated one year behind Morgan Spurlock, the Academy Award-nominated director of Super Size Me. They also both attended Camp SAGA (a writer's camp that both have credited):

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=morgan+spurlock+camp+saga&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=indiewire.com&as_rights=&safe=images

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=david+smith+camp+wwhs+saga+site%3Agroups.yahoo.com

Seems like a documentary might be in order.

Ides

P.S. You may also know of Spurlock's show, "30 Days," which appears on FXNetworks: http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/main.html.

[Buttercup McToots]

1. Ides

Tell David to tell Morgan Spurlock
that I said "Thank you".
They showed that film at my son's school
And now they refuse to eat fast food!!
Isn't that grand? Not that they ate much of
it anyways...
But it reinforced how bad it can be for ye
if ye go o`vrboard...

[CorpGovActivist]

3. Buttercup...

... I'll tell Morgan you said so.

His mom is a pistol!!!

- Dave

[AlCzervik]

10. please tell him and he changed our lives, literally

my 12 year daughter and i haven't had any fast food since 12/15/04 thanks to his movie and the book "Fast food nation". I've lost 80 pounds and my bmi is actually in the normal range.

[CorpGovActivist]

14. That's Fantastic!

Morgan took a lot of grief from some in the MSM, and from some of the corporatist think tanks.

- Dave

[IdesOfOctober]

4. There ye go...

... Mrs. McToots.

Ides

[Buttercup McToots]

13. Good Mornin`

:)

[porphyrian]

2. Cool. - n/t

[mamalone]

5. Hey!

I just watched that last night! It was wonderful....I heard he was in the process of making one specifically tailored for children. Gives kids strategies for making healthier choices, that sort of thing. Have you heard anything about a kids' version?
Hoping it's true;-)

[MountainLaurel]

6. There's a kid's book version of Fast Food Nation

Called Don't Eat This Book. That might be what you're thinking of.

[mamalone]

9. Thanks for the link:-)

That book looks like it would be just the thing for me to share with my littlest guy. He was wide eyed thru the whole viewing of SSM, and I wanted to follow up with something more on his level. My girls are all vegetarians, but Noah..well, let's just say his palate is not-so-discerning:eyes:
thanx

[CorpGovActivist]

15. Happy Birthday, Morgan!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7

- Dave

P.S. I know Morgan has several projects in the works right now, including teaching materials on DVD.

[Tuesday_Morning]

7. Absolutely. Super Size Me

was a very smart and effective doc.

[CorpGovActivist]

16. From a Hilarious...

... guy. Anyone who knew him in high school can attest...

- Dave

[Gwerlain]

8. Hey Ides...

I'm still around and still watching. My compliments. I haven't had anything to add, so I've stayed out of the fray, but I've also been keeping others elsewhere up to date on the developments. Keep it coming. And may we all do well tomorrow.

[IdesOfOctober]

11. I'm winding down...

... last calls to friends and family on the West Coast are done. I'm sure more about the Halliburton stuff will emerge soon enough.

Have you e-mailed David to have your name added to the "websites gone live list" yet?

Ides

[IdesOfOctober]

30. "And may we all do well tomorrow."

Shaping up that way.

Ides

[Skittles]

12. yeah I saw it but I though it was a tad silly

most people who eat fast food don't eat it three times a f***ing day

[CorpGovActivist]

17. I Think He Meant It...

... to be thought-provoking, and dialogue-sparking. To that end, I think it worked.

Morgan's Morgan - always has been, always will be.

- Dave

[doni_georgia]

18. I had been trying to get my kids to stop eating McDonalds for years

Finally got my middle schooler to watch Supersize Me and now she will not touch fast food. She actually goes around telling all her friends about what eating that crap did to Spurlock and she is dooing her science project on the chemical preservatives in junk food. We have had a McDonald's cheeseburger sitting in a box for a couple of months - still looks the same as it did when we bought it. Now that's gross!

[CorpGovActivist]

19. His Mom Is a Gifted Educator...

... who is every bit as animated as he is.

; )

She is a fine example of the many teachers and other educators in Raleigh County, WV who truly give their all - for far too little pay.

- Dave

[Buttercup McToots]

20. My son

was so worried that Morgan would die from eating it every day...It scared him...

[CorpGovActivist]

22. Your Son...

... would probably hoot in delight at Morgan's Monty Python renditions!

Camp SAGA was an incredible program.

: )

- Dave

[doni_georgia]

21. As an underpaid Georgia educator I can appreciate that! eom

[CorpGovActivist]

23. Raleigh County Special Bond Levy...

... passed every election, and our school system reflected it. The teachers were paid slightly better than in surrounding counties, and the teaching facilities and tools were "best bang for the buck," so to speak.

Good teachers hold an IOU that can never fully be repaid.

- Dave

[MountainLaurel]

24. Another West Virginian making a difference.

Cool!

[CorpGovActivist]

25. Nice Nickname...

... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron (WV state flower)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_laurel

- Dave

[MountainLaurel]

26. Thanks.

One of these days when I get up the nerve, I'm going to get a tattoo of one.

Incidentally, when did you graduate from WW?

[CorpGovActivist]

27. 1990...

... Morgan was 89.

- Dave

[MountainLaurel]

28. Cool

My cousin would have graduated there in 89, but she got knocked up in her junior year and the family moved to Utah to get her away from the bad influences. :eyes:

As for me, I graduated from North Marion in 90.

:toast:

[CorpGovActivist]

29. Maybe We Knew Each Other...

... your cousin and I.

Small world!

- Dave