CM PRESS # 611

LATEST FROM A3P AS PARTY CONTINUES TO GROW
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HOPE FOR THE SHEEPLE

Scientists discover part of brain that makes people conform to group pressure.  Will a pill now allow our present flat-Earth, Dark Agers to think independent thoughts?  Or will we still be cursed by brain-pithed morons who rely on what's happen' now meaningless cliches to substitute for thinking?-- "Diversity is our strength."  "We all bleed red blood."
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IF YOU'RE WHITE AND YOU THINK BLACKS SHOULD TRY HARDER TO SUCCEED, YOU'RE A RACIST

Yawn.  Something else for low self-esteem Whites to worry about. "I'm not a racist.  Why, I don't believe Black people should try hard to succeed."
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VERY FULL AND IMPORTANT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR TONIGHT

There is so much on the agenda tonight that is important that we may have to attend and speak out on a lot of items. LINK TO AGENDA REPORT

Here are a few things that we oppose:

--The CM PRESS is opposed to the helicopter pad outside of JWA's footprint.  OUR REASON:  It's airport creep into Costa Mesa and a (Sopwith) camel's nose under the tent. This opens the door to further expansion of JWA on the Costa Mesa side of the airport. It also brings noise and danger closer to residents.

--We also oppose making two public relations positions permanent. OUR REASON: Public relations is more an art than a science and the City should follow the common practice in private industry by having the flexibility of changing PR people from time to time to keep things fresh and bring in new talent and perspectives.  The way you have that flexibility is by contracting with PR people and firms--not by making them permanent employees.  Contract PR firms try hard to keep the business.  Employees?  Well, they can just punch the time clock and keep their heads down.

--We oppose Wendy Leece's phony "transparency" ordinance.  OUR REASON:  Too burdensome and overly broad.  If you run into a Councilmember around town and mention you need a pothole fixed on your street, this would have to be reported as an ex parte communication.  This nightmare ordinance can lead to so many lawsuits, that the City might have to dedicate an attorney just to handle them.  Frankly, this is nothing more than a hissy fit and a ham handed attempt by Leece to try to stick it to the good Councilmembers. We imagine Leece saying: "Oh, you want transparency, do you?  Well, nah, nah, nah vote this horror down and I'll be able to say you don't want transparency. Oh, I'm so clever."  Yawn.
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COMMENTER HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ABOUT WHITE FLIGHT OUT OF SCHOOLS

Here's another grab from the Daily Pilot's series on white flight out of Costa Mesa schools. [HERE]

In the comment below, kakalaki clearly states the argument when he/she asks to be told the benefits of sending his/her kindergartner to schools that are mostly Hispanic.

kakalaki at 10:09 PM September 5, 2011



Reader10, please share with me the benefits of sending my kindergartner to Wilson Elementary or Adams, both 75-95% Hispanic (Mexican), vs the HB option?

Try to do so without using the words racist, or diversity as both are irrelevant to the conversation.


Isn't that the question that intelligent and free human beings ask all the time?  What are the benefits to me and to my kids and my family in doing this or that?

If you don't benefit in some way and there's another option that does offer benefits, then why not take the option that gives you the benefits? 

Or perhaps you're a lefty and you believe that your kids should be used in a social experiment and that you should put them in  a school that has lousy API scores and which is full of students who don't speak English, and who may not share your values, your religion, your world view. If so, go ahead.  That's your choice.
But, don't try to convince other parents who see no benefits in this approach that this is best for their kids.

One way of looking at this "benefits to me" argument is in economic terms.

We spend our time and energy in doing certain things.  Shouldn't we receive something that we consider to have value in return for our time and energy?

Exactly what value are we receiving in return for putting our kids in schools that have low API scores?

Where's the payoff?  What are the benefits to me and my kids in putting them in schools with low API scores when I have the choice to put them in schools where the API scores are high and the parents and children are similar, in ways that I think are important, to me and my family?

Many parents are answering that they are not receiving anything of value and are gambling with the futures of their children by putting them in schools that do not meet their personal standards.
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