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Reiner will not run for Calif. governor in '06 [No "Meathead vs. Terminator "match-up]
AP via The Hollywood Reporter ^ | Dec. 8, 2005 | Staff

Posted on 12/10/2005 5:28:15 AM PST by summer

SAN FRANCISCO -- Director Rob Reiner said Wednesday he will not be a candidate for governor in 2006, putting to rest rumors of a potential "Meathead vs. Terminator" showdown with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I've made a definite decision that it's not something I'm going to do," Reiner said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

Reiner, the director of hit films that include "When Harry Met Sally" and "A Few Good Men," said concerns about his family and a desire to focus his political energies on passing a ballot initiative establishing universal preschool for California children had persuaded him to stay out of the governor's race. ...

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


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: ca; govrace; robreiner
I always thought Rob Reiner said he WOULD run. What's the real deal here???
1 posted on 12/10/2005 5:28:18 AM PST by summer
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To: Liz; Hildy; nunya bidness

FYI.


2 posted on 12/10/2005 5:29:00 AM PST by summer
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To: lowbridge; dead; PJ-Comix

FYI.


3 posted on 12/10/2005 5:31:17 AM PST by summer
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To: summer

Maybe he is too fat to appear in public anymore. :^)

He looks to be around Micheal Moore size...


4 posted on 12/10/2005 5:40:01 AM PST by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: summer

Thank you Carroll O'Connor, once a Meathead always a Meathead!


5 posted on 12/10/2005 5:53:24 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: summer

6 posted on 12/10/2005 5:55:14 AM PST by SheLion (Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
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To: summer

Why should he run? Arnold is liberal enough for them. The real issue is that they're just PO'd that Red Davis got the sack. I think they're getting over it and looking forward to the political needs of 2008.


7 posted on 12/10/2005 5:56:42 AM PST by WorkingClassFilth (The problem with being a 'big tent' Party is that the clowns are seated with the paying customers.)
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To: summer

In these dark days of Liberal Tomfoolery here in California, there is always SOME great good news.


8 posted on 12/10/2005 7:08:21 AM PST by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: summer

Too bad.


9 posted on 12/10/2005 7:24:26 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: summer

He's probably done a few quiet polls or surveys, and knows he can't win.


10 posted on 12/10/2005 7:40:38 AM PST by Inspectorette
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To: summer
Internal polls revealed that Reiner would lose big time. He is not a popular figure, even in the Republic of California. I've forgotten where I read that last week.
11 posted on 12/10/2005 7:44:24 AM PST by TheGeezer
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To: summer

Call me crushed. LOL.


12 posted on 12/10/2005 9:27:48 AM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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To: summer

Reiner would lose. Dems don't want to blow this opportunity: an inept Dem-kissing RINO is in office...for now.


13 posted on 12/10/2005 9:47:35 AM PST by dr_who_2
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To: summer

IMO, Meathead and Terminator need to stick to what they do best...movies!
Reiner has actually directed some of my favorite movies.


14 posted on 12/10/2005 9:51:25 AM PST by Muzzle_em ("Get busy LIVING or get busy dying")
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To: Muzzle_em

I liked The Princess Bride.


15 posted on 12/10/2005 2:05:34 PM PST by monkapotamus
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