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Embattled Reiner slams his critics - He says they won't address merits of his preschool initiative.
Sacramento Bee ^ | 3/14/6 | Laura Mecoy

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: cradle2grave; first5; meathead; meatheadgate; nannystate; prop82; reiner; robreiner; womb2tomb
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To: Marxbites
From day one the agenda was to make all non-Democrat non-liberals look like ignorant racists.

True, but it backfired on them when more people identified and agreed with Archie than the other characters. Of course with the money they made off of it, we are still plagued by Lear and Reiner and Arthur...

41 posted on 03/14/2006 12:02:54 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: pogo101

I ran a business for nine years before going into academe. If I had taken money from investors which was clearly meant to be invested in one thing and I had invested it in manufacturing demand for a thing other than that which I indicated--even if related to the first thing--I would have been charged with Fraud.

I guess when its government money it is simply "empire-building."

McVey


42 posted on 03/14/2006 12:05:05 PM PST by mcvey
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To: Republicus2001

Yep--except the 'free' part. That's courtesy of the taxpayers, of course.

...and of course, the Left in California only wants to indoctrinate the children; so why not start earlier? This only prepares them for Elementary, Middle School, Senior High and College.


43 posted on 03/14/2006 12:05:49 PM PST by T Lady (The Mainstream Media: Public Enemy #1)
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To: SmithL
"All I have done in my life the last 13 years is to try to make things better for children," he said. "What a terrible tragedy this would be if this mess would prevent children from getting what they deserve. Every child deserves a shot. Not just rich kids - every kid."

My intentions are unassailable!!My heart is PURE !!!

Nothing else matters!

44 posted on 03/14/2006 12:07:07 PM PST by Nonstatist
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To: SmithL

Did you catch Sally Struthers on "Still Standing" the other night? Yikes!


45 posted on 03/14/2006 12:25:29 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (GWBush for Commish of Baseball! It's in his blood! Pass it on.)
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To: SmithL
""Stop Reiner? Stop Reiner from what? From giving kids preschool?"

Yes, yes, Rob, you...you alone...you personally...are giving every 4 yerar old in Cal pre-school. So why is it on the ballot, again?

46 posted on 03/14/2006 12:27:05 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (GWBush for Commish of Baseball! It's in his blood! Pass it on.)
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To: T Lady

Indoctrination by Govt "educators", as you so rightly point out, was the very same apparatus and agenda that the Progressives borrowed from the Euro-dictators whose considerable power they greedily wanted for themselves, and got thru judicial fiat.


47 posted on 03/14/2006 12:30:49 PM PST by Marxbites (Freedom is the negation of Govt to the maximum extent possible)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

No.

That bad, huh?


48 posted on 03/14/2006 12:31:07 PM PST by SmithL (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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To: SmithL
"Stop Reiner!" he exclaimed. "Stop Reiner? Stop Reiner from what? From giving kids preschool?" "

Stop Reiner from spending money that ain't HIS.

49 posted on 03/14/2006 12:32:56 PM PST by Hi Heels (Don't you wish there were a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence?)
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To: Rummyfan
"we are still plagued by Lear and Reiner and Arthur"

Did someone say "Arthur"?

50 posted on 03/14/2006 12:33:58 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (GWBush for Commish of Baseball! It's in his blood! Pass it on.)
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To: SmithL

It should be attacked on its merits and the only way to defeat it is to tell the people how many of the children who will benefit are illegal aliens and how much money will be spent on these illegal aliens each year.


51 posted on 03/14/2006 12:34:59 PM PST by AJFavish
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To: SmithL
But Reiner pointed out that the opposition campaign's original name was "Stop the Reiner Initiative."

Uh, yeah. That's why it's called 'the opposition', you dork.

52 posted on 03/14/2006 12:35:27 PM PST by Sloth (Archaeologists test for intelligent design all the time.)
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To: SmithL

I'll be kind and say, "Yep."


53 posted on 03/14/2006 12:36:27 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (GWBush for Commish of Baseball! It's in his blood! Pass it on.)
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To: Sloth

And, showing the lack of imagination by the opposition group.

They should have called it the "Stop The Meathead's Initiative". It would have resonated well with Boomers!


54 posted on 03/14/2006 12:39:00 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (GWBush for Commish of Baseball! It's in his blood! Pass it on.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Beatrice!


55 posted on 03/14/2006 12:39:05 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

But Dudley has a better sense of humor and the movie was outright hilarious!

What talent and penache! Only DM could have pulled off getting into character by getting soused everyday when filming a movie about a drunk!


56 posted on 03/14/2006 12:42:08 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (GWBush for Commish of Baseball! It's in his blood! Pass it on.)
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To: SmithL
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.

We can talk about both, Meathead.

57 posted on 03/14/2006 12:43:02 PM PST by airborne (Satan's greatest trick was convincing people he doesn't exist.)
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To: Republicus2001

Interesting comment.... could it be the Hollywood elite would like free babysitters for their illegal housekeepers-nannies-gardeners kids? Guess they are just helping out their employees.


58 posted on 03/14/2006 12:45:49 PM PST by antceecee (Reagan Democrat and now a Bush Republican...)
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To: pogo101
And if any of you haven't heard the nauseating ad he had the taxpayers pay for, it was a knowing male voice telling us how little Amy was doing something that would make crime and high school dropout rates go down, get her into college, and basically save the world. She was attending preschool. Imagine the flowery background music. Yuck.

Meathead's premise is so dead wrong. Preschool is ONLY better than a hot car outside your john's apartment. Even a poor mother at home doing her laundry, with a few simple toys and books, is a better companion for a 3 year old than all preschools put together. There is nothing wrong with a good preschool, but being home with a loving, caring parent will teach and civilize the child better than a group situation.

And having the state take over all costs means that LESS moms will feel they are capable of caring for their own children. It STINKS. I would love to kick Meathead in the butt.

59 posted on 03/14/2006 12:46:50 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: SmithL
"Stop Reiner!" he exclaimed. "Stop Reiner? Stop Reiner from what? From giving kids preschool using your money? What's wrong with you?"

Uh... Rob...

60 posted on 03/14/2006 12:48:36 PM PST by pabianice
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