Recomendations To Future Candidates and Campaigns

Never underestimate the intelligence of the residents of Rancho Palos Verdes.

I can't thank the majority of those who voted enough for using their own interest in educating themselves with the whole truth and factual information over allowing a slick set of campaign tactics that are used in many other communities to decide to be swayed one way or another.

"Just the facts, ma'am" and just the facts, sir is what voters wanted to learn concerning Measure P and the Marymount Plan.

Our residents have proven that an intelligent electorate can use education to create a better community.

I think there are now some important lessons future candidates and campaigners for propositions and measures that were learned and should be learned if they wish to gain enough support to get elected or have their proposition or measure affirmed.

What was so irritating about Marymount's campaign is that it was a typical type of campaign that was not willing to offer the whole truth and all the facts.

That surely must be an important reason educated voters voted in large numbers against Measure P.

Don't talk down to our electorate and remember that we are at least as smart as you are.

Don't try to fool us with half-truths and misinformation because we can spot that stuff a mile away and we have the resources to call you out and learn the truth and spread it around.

Never take voters in Rancho Palos Verdes for granted because you will certainly get burned if you do.

Be open, honest, forthright, and when voters learn the truth, if you are worthy of their vote, you will get it.

Learn the lessons that Marymount's campaign staff and leaders failed to learn and do not even think to treat any of us with disrespect because we will hand you back a basketful of it.

Understand that even though you think we don't care about the truth or can't find it out on our own or with other residents' help, we do care and we have more than enough resources to find out the whole truth.

Are we alone on The Hill with our intelligence and thirst for education? NO! If you can't learn even that, please stay away from campaigning.

Are we a community that can come together when it is absolutely necessary to protect the equality of everyone and the continuation of the rules we all must follow? As a former Governor might say, "you betcha!"

It looks like a public relations firm thought it could create a campaign similar to ones it creates for many other communities. They thought wrong.

It looks like spreading deception and misinformation around always with happy talk and smiles won't get you very far in our city. That is something Marymount's P.R. firm, Englander and Associates didn't seem to get.

Also, when you come up against a brick wall of truth and facts when you are trying to get around it with misstatements and falsehoods, realize that it won't happen your way so you might as well get a ladder with rungs of whole truth and rails of complete facts and become with the brick wall as you honestly attempt to climb over it.

The magnifying glass was out during the Measure P campaign and it will remain out for quite a long time.

I a campaign you are interested in can't deal with being looked at through a magnifying glass, then you should probably avoid such a campaign.

We hold our elected officials and others to the same high standards we have recently demonstrated we place on ourselves.

Those who refuse to understand the distance with which our electorate will travel to understand the facts and condemn the B.S. should just consider that whatever they try to put forth in the future, won't get approval and could potentially injure their current status.

The goodness of our residents and the greatness of our ability to deal with important issues was tested and we passed with flying colors.

Now, let's help Marymount begin its Facilities Expansion Project and think about the many other important issues in our city.