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( Prop 10 tobacco tax ad campaign spree - Rob Reiner )
THE $164 MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION   sic
Copyright © 2005 - MickTerry.com

Meathead, oh, Meathead, I thought you had more brains.
But, now it seems you've bunkered down
behind this ad campaign.
Now, we've taxed out all the smokers at fifty cents a pack.
When you got your Props, you pulled out all stops.
Now, we'll never get it back.

Meathead, oh, Meathead, I thought you had more smarts.
You've squandered all that money.
Now, your program fin'lly starts.
Early childhood education is the best thing since sliced bread.
Now, you've got three ads and they're not that bad,
but is that all that you've said?

    It's THE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION.
    Please tell me, how did it go to help our kids?
    THE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION.
    I hope and I pray that it did.

Meathead, oh, Meathead, I thought you had more sense.
You want to run for gov'nor now?
What's next, for President?
So, now you've got the word out 'bout the bennies of pre-school,
when it all adds up, will you be corrupt?
Have you played us all for fools?

    CHORUS

        I- can think of a thousand uses
        where the money would go straight to help our kids.
        I- can think of a few abuses
        where the money could have gone, but God forbid.

    CHORUS

        Can you say, "bright   i - de - a"?
        Can you say, "cost   ef - fect - ive"?
        Can you say, "ef - fi - cient"?
        Can you say, "P. - S. - A."?
        as in "Pub - lic   Ser - vice   An - nounce - ment"?
        as in "FREE"?
        Sing along with Spinal Tap, "Pre-school is a good thing.
        Pre-school is a good thing.   Pre-school   ... "

Copyright © 2005  MICK TERRY  Silent Tree Music  All rights reserved
[ Reprinted here by permission of the composer-lyricist ]   BMI
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California's early-childhood commissions spent more than
$164 million on public relations and advertising in just six years.
This was of money from the 1998 Proposition 10 tobacco tax
(at 50 cents a pack), engineered by Rob Reiner.
All to "get the word out about the importance
of early-childhood education".
The "First 5" pre-school program finally began in 2005
for 100,000 4-year-olds in LA County.

To other money song lyrics:   TOUGH JOB
To other George W. Bush song lyrics:   LAME DUCK
To other political song lyrics:   HOCUS POTUS
DEATH OR TAXES
TARGET ON HIS BACK
TOY STORY FROM CHINA
I'M VOTING FOR McBAMA
OUT ON THE LEFT COAST
SPREAD A LOT OF MONEY
ST. RONALD REAGANOMICS
LET ME BUY YOU BREAKFAST
BRIDGE ON CHAPPAQUIDDICK
APATHETIC ABOUT YOUR ETHICS
FATAL FRIENDS & FATTENING FOE
GASOLINE PRICES WERE PLUNGING
JIMMY CARTER SENDS ME LETTERS
700 BILLION MAY BE CHUMP CHANGE
DICK CHENEY ASKED ME TO GO HUNTING
HALF A HEARTBEAT AWAY (SARAH PALIN)
I WASN'T MAKING ADVANCES (SENATOR LARRY CRAIG)
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