The following letter to the editor was published in the Beach Reporter newspaper (TBRnews.com) on Thursday, March 29, 2012 in the Letters section. The Beach Reporter has a strict 250-word limit.
Hatchet job
Has anyone else in El Segundo been receiving anonymous e-mails re: the upcoming election? The first was from Think. ElSegundo urging all of us to watch “SoCal Connected” and listed all dates and times. We all know what that hatchet job was about. We heard only one side of this story. It’s so easy these days to blame big companies, and especially big oil companies, for everything. A more thorough understanding is needed to understand what was going on, how decisions were reached, and what legal counsel was received, etc. Let’s not pass judgment with only half the story.
The second anonymous group is calling themselves OMG.ElSegundo. I was quite offended by their e-mail and “replied” on my computer asking who they were, who they represented, and what their agenda is. They still would not identify themselves in a follow-up e-mail. They prefer to hide behind the Internet and sling mud, but don’t want to face any consequences.
They don’t feel strong enough about their convictions to stand up and identify themselves.
They asked if we are living in the 1950s. They advocate destroying old buildings and facilities in El Segundo and getting rid of old people (60 and 70 year olds) from the council. They favor Houston, Fellhauer, and Topar. They brag about what other communities have. Why don’t they move there? I know who I won’t be voting for.
My interpretation is that they want to spend, spend, spend and have Chevron (and us old folks) pay for everything.
Carol L. Well
El Segundo
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