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December 14, 2025, 11:57 PM
egregore
I was never able to separate him from that character. But while I certainly disagreed with his politics, that is how I always treated him, as a joke. To my knowledge he was not vicious like so many others have been. Had he died of natural causes as we all do eventually, I'd have just been indifferent. I did not wish him death by homicide.
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December 15, 2025, 12:42 AM
KMitch200
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Originally posted by darthfuster: ^^^^^^^ I’ve been watching some of his interviews. He was apretty funny guy.
He was an asshole. (*) Good riddance fuckhead.
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December 15, 2025, 12:47 AM
Lefty Sig
He made good movies and played an archetype character on All in the Family.
I think I liked every movie listed plus a couple others:
Spinal Tap Spinal Tap II The Sure Thing The Princess Bride Stand By Me When Harry Met Sally A Few Good Men Misery
But I see today the stereotypical "military bad, young lawyers good" attitude of Hollywood in a Few Good Men. The others are all non-political and just entertaining. I try to separate politics from entertainers, unless the actual movie or show is overtly political. Most entertainers lean left, just the nature of things I guess. I consider it a bonus when our politics align.
I liked Carl Reiner better though. I don't remember him talking politics, which is how it should be. He died in 2020 so I'm glad he didn't have to see this.
The kid was a drug addict and was homeless in the street for a while. He was in rehab many times starting relatively young like 15-16. Not sure what else was wrong with him. Sounds like he could be schizophrenic given the age he started having trouble.
December 15, 2025, 03:08 AM
downtownv
As much as I disliked his politics, there was talk of him cheering charlie kirks death. This interview disproves that.
LAPD officers were dispatched to the home shortly after paramedics for a report of an, "ambulance death investigation," which is LAPD terminology when officers are called by firefighters to the discovery of a death.
Question is why were the firefighters called to the scene? Something or someone must have noticed a problem. In Brentwood I'm sure there are security cameras ever few feet.
LAFD also runs the 911 ambulances. Depending on how the call came in, it's entirely possible it didn't come across on the 911 call as a murder.
I've been to calls that came in as a fall or "sick person" and the person was dead. So it's not unreasonable to think that the same thing may have happened here.
December 15, 2025, 07:51 AM
83v45magna
I know that in Texas, the law says if they send an ambulance, they send a fire truck (and vice versa). Not sure about the rest of the country.
He was another Hollywood guy where I would consider any film that he was associated with because he was talented and a pretty funny guy. Though in recent decades I potentially had to pinch my nose closed to avoid his BS. Rob Reiner was further left than many of them out there, unfortunately.
December 15, 2025, 07:55 AM
jaaron11
Rob Reiner always reminded me of my dad. Very smart, very funny, very liberal, and very sure of himself. They even look similar.
I disagreed with Reiner's politics, but one thing I did like about him was that he was willing to have a conversation about things that he disagreed with you on. We need more conversations right now.
I'm sorry for the family and what they are having to endure.
J
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December 15, 2025, 08:01 AM
83v45magna
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Originally posted by jaaron11: he was willing to have a conversation about things that he disagreed with you on. We need more conversations right now.
More of a classic liberal. I concur.
December 15, 2025, 08:41 AM
parabellum
Two things- the supposed murderer, the son, minimizes the conspiracy theories to a great degree, although the loons of the world (and the click-hungry grifters) will still spew their insane bullshit, guaranteed.
Secondly, I am certain that many of the gun-grabbing leftists are secretly upset that a firearm was not used. Better luck next time.
The left expects us to celebrate, as they did gleefully with Charlie Kirk. My suggestion- and it's only a suggestion- is that we defy their expectations, for reasons which are obvious. You can say whatever you want, but...
Yesterday, my wife and I put up our Christmas tree. We always have a movie playing while we do this. Usually, it's one of those sappy, entirely predictable Hallmark Christmas movies, so that my wife can enjoy- or perhaps endure- my pithy commentary. Sleepless in Seattle happened to be on, so we chose that. In this film, both Rosie O'Donnell and Rob Reiner have small parts and I commented that these are two of the most TDS-affected Hollywood people (along with DeNiro). That was probably right about the time Mr. Reiner's precious little boy was murdering him.
Originally posted by LastCubScout: I think many of you can at least appreciate some of his work, if not the guy himself.
I don't see anyone here slamming his work.
My initial suspicion of home invasion (a huge problem in SoCal) took a dark turn, now his son seems to be a suspect. Years ago, I read about Reiner's troubles with his son, similar to Paul Newman's issues with his druggy son Scott who later committed suicide, but never paid attention to it. Hollywood is filled with these kinds of stories, seems to be almost a regular trait of celebrity families- self-absorbed parents high on fame, status and money, the kids become secondary, almost a burden. I was raised in soCal and have seen it in real time in high school; kids from well-to-do families who hate their parents, have endless money to spend on pot, LSD, coke, etc while doing poorly in school. The overly permissive parents letting their kids do basically anything they want, running roughshod, without repercussions. And little wonder these kids end up fucked up adults.
And with Reiner in particular, the man was extremely involved in CA leftist policy making, inserting himself into the political process. Reiner had TDS to the far extreme, calling Trump a racist, a rapist, and of all things, an anti-semite. Like Rosie O'Donnell, he thought he was one of those that was going to be killed or deported. He was even developing a TV project recently called "The Spy and the Asset" about Trump and the leftists imaginary collusion with Putin. But it is interesting that the evil Orange Man has raised his children well, compared to many Hollywood parents. And also it is truly tragic for parents, any parents, to lose their lives at the hands of their own children, a horrible death. Ironic that Reiner stated that Trump and conservatives were going to threaten his life, but at the end, it was his own son who likely ended it.
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December 15, 2025, 09:11 AM
pedropcola
I agree with that author gustofer.
December 15, 2025, 09:29 AM
chellim1
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The left expects us to celebrate, as they did gleefully with Charlie Kirk. My suggestion- and it's only a suggestion- is that we defy their expectations, for reasons which are obvious. You can say whatever you want, but...
I agree.
The man may have been way off base with TDS... but he was just killed by his own son, who I'm sure he loved.
The son probably had open access to his home. Having a son with schizophrenia myself, the lesson for me is don't let your guard down.
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LAPD officers were dispatched to the home shortly after paramedics for a report of an, "ambulance death investigation," which is LAPD terminology when officers are called by firefighters to the discovery of a death.
I get that. I'm wondering who discovered the bodies. Small point that will come out later.
Question is why were the firefighters called to the scene? Something or someone must have noticed a problem. In Brentwood I'm sure there are security cameras ever few feet.
LAFD also runs the 911 ambulances. Depending on how the call came in, it's entirely possible it didn't come across on the 911 call as a murder.
I've been to calls that came in as a fall or "sick person" and the person was dead. So it's not unreasonable to think that the same thing may have happened here.
Originally posted by jaaron11: Rob Reiner always reminded me of my dad. Very smart, very funny, very liberal, and very sure of himself. They even look similar.
I disagreed with Reiner's politics, but one thing I did like about him was that he was willing to have a conversation about things that he disagreed with you on. We need more conversations right now.
I'm sorry for the family and what they are having to endure.
Gonna echo this. No doubt me and Reiner would have disagreed politically, but I'm willing to bet he would have been a great dude to hang out with. As you say, we need more of that, otherwise what we get is psychos up on roofs.
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Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
December 15, 2025, 09:50 AM
sigfreund
The vast majority of the miles our local fire/rescue department puts on its trucks that (evidently) need replacing every few years are not in response to fires or rescues. But here anyway the firefighters are in far better shape and far more able to deal with certain patient situations than the ambulance crew. I saw that when they had to respond to my home and negotiate through a maze to the outside.
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“I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz
Trump took to his popular Truth Social platform to note that "a very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood."
"Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.
"He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of American upon us, perhaps like never before."
"May Rob and Michele rest in peace!" he concluded.
