First, I want to thank the owner of this blog for allowing me to reply to Mike Spence and his continued lies, mistatements, and other inaccuracies. Spence may think he is on my mind, but I work for a living and do not have time to track Spence, but I will take the time to respond to unfounded attacks and crazy rantings.
Spence wants you to believe only one person disagrees with him and that person is out to get him. Mike Spence, others follow your idiotic comments and distortion of reality. Have you not claimed to many the “anit-Spence” faction in West Covina has come alive, again. You will notice Mike Spence’s blog blocks public comments – why?
Mike Spence, to quote Ronald Reagan, “there he goes again”. Spence thinks if he says it must be true. Spence wants to blame others for his troubles, not himself. He makes someone else out to be the bad guy. When someone accurately states his record and comments for the public to see, he complains that he is unfairly attacked. Mike Spence is good at deflecting statements by making general comments attacking the motives of another without denying the accuracy of the statements.
Let us list out the inaccuracies:
1. Mike Spence’s children were not attacked. Spence himself has stated publicly how he arrived at the names of his children. Why is Spence ashamed of his own comments?
2. Mike Spence has stated, as reported in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune letters to the editor, comments about no hungry children in West Covina. If there are hungry children, it is because the children’s parent spent their welfare money on drugs. Spence and his own supporters did not deny the accuracy of those statements in written replies.
3. Mike Spence stated in front the City Council that anyone should be allowed to carry a gun on a school campus if they feel they need it for protection. Again, this statement comes from a letter to the editor in the Tribune. Once again, Spence nor his supporters denied the accuracy of the statement in written replies, published by the newspaper.
4. Spence sued Bill Robinson of the Water Board to have his ballot statement thrown out. Unfortunately for Spence, he failed to serve Robinson, although he claimed through his attorney that he did serve him.
5. Spence has denied that he took a “real job”, as his supporters have put it, so he can increase his pension. He gave that reason to many others for taking the job, but again, when his comments come to light he tries to change the subject or attack the motives of the writer.
6. Mike Spence fought against a provision in the contract with the Edison Academy that made the “blind” draw open to the public. This came from public complaints that Edison was selecting students based on the influence of the parent. Many found it strange that every person running for or elected to the school board, city council, or other office had their children selected to attend the Edison Academy. In the last election, a candidate for school board magically jumped 15 slots on the waiting list to attend Edison.
Mike Spence hates not getting his way. He takes votes by school board members and distorts what happened. He calls it politics. Everyone else calls it lies. Let’s give some examples:
The board majority voted to support a “stable source of revenues”. Tell me, which right thinking person wants to continue the current method of high periods of revenues followed by low periods of revenue with massive layoffs, school closings, etc. This causes good people not to enter into the teaching profession.
Spence claimed that the “Board Majority” would allow convicted felons to serve as an officer of the school board. He failed to mention that they first must be elected and the board has the power to change the rotation in the best interest of the school district.
Mike Spence a couple of years ago wanted the school board to place in policy that “rapist and drug dealers” could not be in a position of authority in the school district. When the board rightfully stated the clause “good character and moral standing” and state law that he helped write took care of that, he accused the other board members of supporting “rapist and murders”. Spence blew a fuse when a letter to the editor of the local newspaper brought it to light and asked, does Spence say it is OK to allow “child molesters and murders” since he did not mention them.
Mike Spence, I am willing to debate you in a public forum on your record. But, who would want to support your record? I will assure you of one thing. I will continue to spread the word about your comments, lies, and distortions from sources that are truthful. Considering your response, this one is true.
