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He really was, is and always will be a “meathead”

https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08 ... civil-war/

He can’t produce a movie, so let’s try a second life of what idiots do and become a meatheat media pontificator.

Apple fell far from the tree in this case!

It's funny but you're consciously or unconsciously mimicking the President's style of take down. But to reduce Rob Reiner to Archie Bunker's epithet would be to ignore the rest of his career. This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, Misery, Stand By Me...the man has had some good success a a creative force. I may not like Clint Eastwood's politics, but Dirty Harry analogies are a little trite.

Rob Reiner's Producer credits on IMDB:

New Girl (TV Series)
Bob Day
- The Curse of the Pirate Bride (2018) ... Bob Day
- Mario (2018) ... Bob Day
- About Three Years Later (2018) ... Bob Day
- San Diego (2017) ... Bob Day
- Misery (2017) ... Bob Day
Show all 11 episodes
2018 The Good Fight (TV Series)
Judge Josh Brickner
- Day 422 (2018) ... Judge Josh Brickner
2017 Shock and Awe
John Walcott
2017 Small Ball (Short)
Narrator
2017 Sandy Wexler
Marty Markowitz
2017 When We Rise (TV Mini-Series)
Dr. David Blankenhorn
- Night IV: Part VI and VII (2017) ... Dr. David Blankenhorn
2015 Happyish (TV Series)
Rob Reiner
- Starring David Ogilvy, Anton Chekhov and Gluten Enteropathy (2015) ... Rob Reiner
- Starring Vladimir Nabokov, Hippocrates and God (2015) ... Rob Reiner
2014 About a Boy (TV Series)
Bagel Shop Owner
- About a Vasectomy (2014) ... Bagel Shop Owner
2014 And So It Goes
Artie
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street
Max Belfort
2011 When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren (Video short)
Rob Reiner (uncredited)
2010 30 Rock (TV Series)
Rep. Rob Reiner / Stanley the Dog
- Let's Stay Together (2010) ... Rep. Rob Reiner / Stanley the Dog
2006 Everyone's Hero
Screwie (voice)
2005 Hopeless Pictures (TV Series)
Futterman (voice)
2004 Everyday Life (TV Movie)
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Rob Reiner
2003 Alex & Emma
Wirschafter
2001 The Majestic
Studio Executive (voice)
2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series)
Rob Reiner
- The Thong (2001) ... Rob Reiner
2000 Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (Video short)
Marty DiBergi
1999 The Story of Us
Stan
1999 The Muse
Rob Reiner
1999 Edtv
Whitaker
1998 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (Video short)
Marty DiBergi
1998 Primary Colors
Izzy Rosenblatt
1998 Frasier (TV Series)
Bill
- The Maris Counselor (1998) ... Bill (voice)
1996 Mad Dog Time
Albert the Chauffeur
1996 The First Wives Club
Dr. Morris Packman
1995 For Better or Worse
Dr. Plosner
1995 Bye Bye Love
Dr. David Townsend
1994 Mixed Nuts
Dr. Kinsky
1994 The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series)
Rob Reiner
- Doubt of the Benefit (1994) ... Rob Reiner
1994 Bullets Over Broadway
Sheldon Flender
1993 Sleepless in Seattle
Jay
1992 A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (TV Movie)
Marty DiBergi
1990 Misery
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
1990 The Spirit of '76
Dr. Cash
1990 Postcards from the Edge
Joe Pierce
1990 Partners in Life (TV Movie)
Max King III
1987 Throw Momma from the Train
Joel
1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV Series)
Jack Smith
- Johnny Appleseed (1986) ... Jack Smith
1984 This Is Spinal Tap
Marty DiBergi
1982 Million Dollar Infield (TV Movie)
Monte Miller
1981 Likely Stories, Vol. 1 (TV Movie)
1979 The Jerk
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
1979 Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series)
Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- Thanksgiving Reunion: Part 2 (1979) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- Thanksgiving Reunion: Part 1 (1979) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
1979 The T.V. Show (TV Movie)
Various Characters
1971-1978 All in the Family (TV Series)
Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- California, Here We Are (1978) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- The Stivics Go West (1978) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- The Dinner Guest (1978) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- Mike's New Job (1978) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
- The Brother (1978) ... Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
Show all 182 episodes
1978 More Than Friends (TV Movie)
Alan Corkus
1978 Free Country (TV Series)
Joseph Bresner
- Special Delivery (1978) ... Joseph Bresner
- When Already? (1978) ... Joseph Bresner
- Citizenship (1978) ... Joseph Bresner
- Anna's Adjustment (1978) ... Joseph Bresner
- Anna's Arrival (1978) ... Joseph Bresner
1977 Fire Sale
Russel Fikus
1976 Good Heavens (TV Series)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1976)
1976 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Larry 'King' Sturtevant
- The No-Cut Contract (1976) ... Larry 'King' Sturtevant
1975 How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Miguelito
1974 The Odd Couple (TV Series)
Sheldn
- The Rain in Spain (1974) ... Sheldn
1974 Thursday's Game (TV Movie)
Joel Forrest
1971 Getting Together (TV Series)
- Those Oldies But Goodies Remind Me of You (1971)
1971 The Partridge Family (TV Series)
Snake
- A Man Called Snake (1971) ... Snake
1971 Summertree
Don
1970 Headmaster (TV Series)
- Valerie Has an Emotional Gestalt for the Teacher (1970)
1970 Where's Poppa?
Roger
1970 Halls of Anger
Leaky Couloris
1970 Room 222 (TV Series)
Tony
- Funny Money (1970) ... Tony
1969 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series)
Mitch
- The Hills of Home (1969) ... Mitch
- Back to the Hills (1969) ... Mitch
1967-1969 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series)
Moondog / Beatnik / 3rd Recruit
- Flower Power (1969) ... Moondog
- Lost, the Colonel's Daughter (1967) ... Beatnik
- Gomer the Recruiter (1967) ... 3rd Recruit
1967 The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series)
The Director
- The Career Girls (1967) ... The Director
1966-1967 That Girl (TV Series)
Hairdresser / Carl / Chuck
- The Good Skate (1967) ... Hairdresser
- This Little Piggy Had a Ball (1967) ... Carl
- All About Ann (1966) ... Chuck
1967 The Big Mouth
Guy on Beach (uncredited)
1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
Joe - Printer's Apprentice
- Goober's Contest (1967) ... Joe - Printer's Apprentice
1966-1967 Hey, Landlord (TV Series)
Big Guy / Moose / Teen-Ager
- Testing, One Two (1967) ... Big Guy
- Oh, How We Danced (1967) ... Moose
- From Out of the Past Comes the Thundering Hoofbeats (1966) ... Teen-Ager
1967 Enter Laughing
Clark Baxter
1967 Batman (TV Series)
Delivery Boy
- The Penguin Declines (1967) ... Delivery Boy
1961 Manhunt (TV Series)
Leroy Burkey
- Woman on the Highway (1961) ... Leroy Burkey (as Robert Reiner)
Show ShowWriter (22 credits)
Hide HideProducer (29 credits)
2017 The Tap (TV Series) (executive producer)
2017 Shock and Awe (producer)
2016 LBJ (producer)
2015 Being Charlie (producer)
2014 And So It Goes (producer)
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle (producer)
2010/I Flipped (producer)
2007 The Bucket List (producer)
2004 Everyday Life (TV Movie) (executive producer)
2003 Declaration of Independence (Video documentary short) (co-executive producer)
2003 Alex & Emma (producer)
1999 The Story of Us (producer)
1998 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (Video short) (producer)
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi (producer)
1995 The American President (producer)
1994 North (producer)
1994 But... Seriously (TV Special documentary) (executive producer)
1994 The Adventures of Squiddles! And Friends (TV Series) (producer)
1992 A Few Good Men (producer)
1991 Morton & Hayes (TV Series) (producer)
1990 Misery (producer)
1989 When Harry Met Sally... (producer)
1987 The Princess Bride (producer)
1982 Million Dollar Infield (TV Movie) (co-producer)
1979 The T.V. Show (TV Movie) (executive producer)
1978 More Than Friends (TV Movie) (executive producer) / (producer)
1978 Free Country (TV Series) (executive producer)
1974 Sonny Boy (TV Movie) (producer)
1972 The Super (TV Series) (producer)

Now his director credits:


2016 LBJ
2015 Being Charlie
2014 And So It Goes
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle
2012 8 (Video)
2010/I Flipped
2007 The Bucket List
2005 Rumor Has It...
2004 Everyday Life (TV Movie)
2003 Alex & Emma
1999 The Story of Us
1998 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (Video short)
1997 I Am Your Child (TV Movie documentary)
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
1995 The American President
1994 North
1992 A Few Good Men
1990 Misery
1989 When Harry Met Sally...
1987 The Princess Bride
1986 Stand by Me
1985 The Sure Thing
1984 This Is Spinal Tap
1981 Likely Stories, Vol. 1 (TV Movie)
1974 Sonny Boy (TV Movie)

The guy who played Archie was a liberal, by the way.

https://np.reddit.com/r/answers/comment ... d/e3ieuth/

To be honest, I think there are some very base things that are making EVERYONE stressed, left and right, beyond the normal talking points about politics, race, et cetera. Until those are solved, all the wholesome memes in the world aren't going to solve our problems.

Some that I could think of:

1) Constant attention on things that make people angry; especially on the internet, but also in media. There seems to be a new thing with 10k upvotes every single day on "news" subreddits which basically boil down to "someone somewhere is an idiot". Like, "Someone who means nothing said something dumb on Twitter! Wait, someone wrote a dumb opinion article! Please take a side! Silence is morally reprehensible!"

People seem to be of the belief that this is just how the internet works and it's just something we'll have to live with, but as someone who knows Japanese and follows a lot of Japanese people on Twitter, I regret to inform you all that they're all a lot more positive and kind to each other on average (on average mind you, there are still isolated incidents), despite arguably looking at a more dire economic/individual future.

I'm not a political scientist or anything, but I have my own theory about this: it's as they say, disagreement + proximity = conflict. And if everyone is on the same internet speaking the same language, then it's impossible to be comfortably distant from things you disagree with. We have to share the same internet space with those we hate, we have to receive their replies, their messages, and constantly sit under their gaze. Which leads me into my next point:

2) Constant better-than-thou they-deserved-it culture. I have no idea how long this has been a thing. I remember reading a comment some time ago that it really began to ramp up post-9/11, but someone older than me will have to comment on that.

People are constantly walking around with a chip on their shoulder. They want to be the one in that situation where they put someone in their place, and then everyone claps. They so desperately want to "call someone out" for being horrible that they actively seek out horribleness, and when they can't find it they create it. People don't want to change minds, they aren't arguing to better the world, they just want to make the other person feel bad. Talking on the internet about ANYTHING constantly feels like I'm trying to disassemble a ticking bomb, choosing each word carefully so I don't trigger an explosion of people being angry. Anyway, that's probably why this post won't last a day before I go deleting it. I really just want to get this all off my chest.

People are so obsessed with their identity, and anything that defines them, vehemently defend their in-group and vehemently insult the out-group; whether that be politics or damned video game fandoms. Lets find a random online community and talk about how cancer it is! Look, this one person is acting weird! Good thing we're better than them! Now I feel better about my own powerless life! Which leads me into the next one:

3) Economics and powerlessness. This manifests in a number of ways; a pretty common one is the wage gap between the 1% and everyone else, but there are a billion ways that this is happening.

Money is a really basic form of power, and so many people just don't have enough of it. We rely on the rich to provide us with jobs, because we can't afford to hire anyone for our own companies and make them ourselves. It doesn't matter if you work hard, the real money is in hiring people to work hard for you. There used to be a prevalent myth that the rich and powerful were somehow smarter and more talented than the average person, and therefore deserving of wealth, but more and more social media is exposing this as the lie it is. They just have money, and therefore make money.

On another note, I find it funny that both the right and left right now are basically both just shouting that "the government is doing things we don't want it to" and somehow they're in disagreement about it. It feels like our governments just use our money to do whatever they want, regardless of what the general public opinion is. Corporations say do something, and that's what goes. When it's something that makes absolutely no sense, just turn it into a political issue, and voila! Half the country now supports it. This is nothing new, but it seems like the "turn it into a political issue" strategy is getting more and more refined, to the detriment of our culture. And the lack of money and power leads to

4) Everyone's life sucking. Hyperbole, maybe, but I think there's some truth to it. Why are so many people having trouble finding love? Why don't we have more vacation time? Why are people holding a job still living with their parents? Why don't people want to have children? No time, no money, no time, no money. (Oh, but it's probably the out-group's fault.)

Everyone's just so tired of it all. They're tired of having to work all the time. They're tired of having to be the smartest person on earth just to get a living wage. They look ahead and just see a black void of doing nothing and becoming nothing.

Good luck fixing all of that, and I really mean it. I didn't mean to get so negative, but I don't think the solutions will be simple.

I recommend reading the entire copypasta. It's good to reflect on one's own behavior and how it fits within the national and local narratives we're seeing.

- Doc

Maksutov wrote:The guy who played Archie was a liberal, by the way.

That was my first thought as well. Apparently, Carroll O'Connor was a really nice guy.

Perhaps we should also let Bach know that Mark Hamill can't lift rocks with telekinesis either.

Which talking-points list is Bach using for topics to post?