Posted on 03/14/2006 11:29:16 AM PST by SmithL
BEVERLY HILLS - Facing a state audit and possible criminal investigation of the state commission he chaired, movie director Rob Reiner on Monday said his opponents are targeting him for attacks to avoid discussing the merits of the universal preschool initiative he put on the June ballot.
"They will do whatever it takes to knock this thing out," he said in an interview with The Bee. "So they will attack me because they know they can't talk about the initiative."
Opponents responded that they have discussed the shortcomings of Proposition 82, including their argument that raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for preschool for all 4-year-olds could harm the state economy.
"We are not the ones who have called for any investigations," said Joel Fox, the opposition campaign's co-chairman. "That has come from the legislators or the press."
But Reiner pointed out that the opposition campaign's original name was "Stop the Reiner Initiative."
"Stop Reiner!" he exclaimed. "Stop Reiner? Stop Reiner from what? From giving kids preschool?"
For the past three weeks, Reiner has been under fire from lawmakers because the First 5 California commission he chairs spent $23 million in taxpayer money on ads promoting preschool while Reiner was qualifying his "Preschool for All" initiative for the ballot.
Reiner sponsored Proposition 10, the 1998 initiative that created the commission he chairs and raised tobacco taxes to pay for early childhood programs.
"This money generated by Proposition 10 was not a private slush fund for Mr. Reiner to use," said Assemblyman Dave Cox, R-Fair Oaks. "It appears that is what has transpired."
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How generous of you Rob. You're just like Robinhood.
As I read the story, this word springs to mind: a$$ clown
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
See my tagline- it's true...
"Stop Reiner!" he exclaimed. "Stop Reiner? Stop Reiner from what? From giving kids preschool?"
Hey, Meathead, when you use someone else's money, it's not giving, it's stealing.
Why doesn't Meathead just have a pre-school telethon for all but the rich kids? Surely he and his Hollywood brothers & sisters wouldn't mind forking over some of their stinking money. After all, they can afford it, have too much and are the ones with guilty consciences.
Dummy that SOB up already!!!!!!
Where's Archie when you need him?
Oh, that's right, Carroll O'Connor is an even bigger Commie than da Meathead!!!
I used to love that show when I was dumb and politically naive. But I've come to be offended by it. From day one the agenda was to make all non-Democrat non-liberals look like ignorant racists.
Those were the days, eh?
I'm experiencing such schadenfreude!
Geez, what an egomaniac.
How about this, Rob? Stop Reiner from making pre-schools as ineffective as our elementary and High Schools.
It is great irony that Reiner continues to support that focus, even in his impassioned self defense. Some folks must be retrained every morning.
Many call it a super-sized ego mixed with a healthy dose on megalomania. I submit that Reiner is simply SIMPLE.
Awwwwww, jeeeeeez, what did I do to deserve you, ya Meathead?
There's something fundamentally wrong about using taxpayer money to pay for ads advocating higher taxes.
There are no merits to his proposal. There is no right to "preschool" nor should there be. All it amounts to is an attempt to put people into indocrination at earlier ages.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Reiner or the "voters" he fooled?
I'll never forget listening to the nice school district lady explain why all the chillens needed to come to school early and get breakfast. She said after all, it's free!
Aint nothing free ma'am.
What merits?
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