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AP Interview: Reiner slams Schwarzenegger, Legis.
AP via SFGate ^ | 4/22/9 | SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 04/22/2009 1:56:11 PM PDT by SmithL

SACRAMENTO, (AP) -- Director Rob Reiner is back on the campaign trail — and he's not happy about it.

Reiner told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has joined forces with children's advocates to defeat a measure on next month's special election ballot. Proposition 1D would steer money away from a childhood development program Reiner championed a decade ago.

The "When Harry Met Sally" filmmaker criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California lawmakers for their management of state finances.

"They failed miserably," he said. "So now what are they going to do? The thing that they always do. They try to balance the budget on the backs of poor people and kids and people who have mental health issues."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calinitiatives; goldenstate; meathead; prop1d; robreiner; schwarzenegger; stifleyourself; yourtaxdollarsatwork
Meathead is not happy with the California budget.
1 posted on 04/22/2009 1:56:11 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

When is Meathead going to tell us what he did with the cigarette tax money?


2 posted on 04/22/2009 2:01:03 PM PDT by jazminerose
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To: SmithL

What a MEATHEAD.


3 posted on 04/22/2009 2:01:55 PM PDT by hflynn ( The One is really The Number Two)
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To: SmithL

Moonbat Meathead and his liberal politics is one of the reasons CA is broke.


4 posted on 04/22/2009 2:02:48 PM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: SmithL

“He just goes around imposing his will on people. He’s my idol.” - Eric Cartman


5 posted on 04/22/2009 2:09:12 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: SmithL
"They failed miserably," he said. "So now what are they going to do? The thing that they always do. They try to balance the budget on the backs of poor people and kids and people who have mental health issues."

Every day I see more and more instances of the left not being able to see one foot in front of themselves, nor two feet behind. It was Meathead that pushed for higher tobacco taxes, which impact the poor more than anyone else. I still say hit ol' Meathead in his wallet . . .tax movie tickets. It's for the Children! ! ! !

6 posted on 04/22/2009 2:22:11 PM PDT by jeffc (They're coming to take me away! Ha-ha, hey-hey, ho-ho!)
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They try to balance the budget on the backs of poor people and kids and people who have mental health issues."

Then what are your doing out of the ward?!

7 posted on 04/22/2009 2:23:55 PM PDT by kcvl
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Cue the South Park pic


8 posted on 04/22/2009 2:28:57 PM PDT by guido911 (Islamic terrorists are members of the "ROP", the "religion of pu*&ies")
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To: SmithL
Such as Reiner.
9 posted on 04/22/2009 2:33:28 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture (RECALL Abel Maldonado! DEPORT Arnold!)
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To: SmithL

“and people who have mental health issues.”

He sounds like this is impacting him personally.


10 posted on 04/22/2009 2:54:35 PM PDT by WOSG (Why is Obama trying to bankrupt America with $16 trillion in spending over the next 4 years?)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

The opportunity to watch Reiner’s head explode is *almost* enough incentive to vote for Prop 1D.

But not quite.


11 posted on 04/22/2009 2:57:34 PM PDT by calcowgirl (RECALL Abel Maldonado! - NO on Props 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F)
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To: jeffc

My wife is a teacher (one of two conservatives on the campus). We were at a function last night and I talked to her principal about a few things, including smoking.

I mentioned that Obama broke his vow to not raise taxes by increasing the tobacco tax, thus affecting the poor more than anyone. She said, “well it’s there to get them to stop. It’s not good for them so they should be forced to stop with higher taxes.”


12 posted on 04/22/2009 3:00:08 PM PDT by hoppity
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[She said, “well it’s there to get them to stop. It’s not good for them so they should be forced to stop with higher taxes.”]

Yep, that liberal logic works everytime!


13 posted on 04/22/2009 3:23:04 PM PDT by oldteen
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To: SmithL

For the record, Meathead resigned from the First 5 program because of widespread fraud and abuse.

From SF Gate May 2006:

Sacramento — Film director Rob Reiner resigned Wednesday as chairman of the state children’s commission he helped create, and a Democratic lawmaker said he would ask state auditors to broaden an investigation to look at what he called “a potential pattern of coordination between a political agenda and the commission’s work.’’

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/30/MNGLEI0INF1.DTL


14 posted on 04/22/2009 3:23:56 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: SmithL

More proof that RINOs can’t win no matter what. Schwarzenegger is the most liberal Governor ever and the libs still upset with him.


15 posted on 04/22/2009 3:32:33 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("President Obama, your agenda is not new, it's not change, and it's not hope" - Rush Limbaugh 02/28)
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"They failed miserably," he said. "So now what are they going to do? The thing that they always do. They try to balance the budget on the backs of poor people and kids and people who have mental health issues."

I wonder how much extra tax Meathead pays every year? Or is he just trying to ride the backs of the "poor people"?

16 posted on 04/22/2009 4:24:45 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Sprechen sie Austrian?)
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