Kuykendall Says Late Nite Robocall Is A Fake

When the phone rings at 11:30 at night, you figure it's an emergency...someone is sick, someone died. No one calls at 11:30 p.m. to chat.

So when our phone rang last night at 11:30, my husband and I both jumped. He grabbed the phone, said "hello" and then nothing more. He listened for a minute or so and then hung up. 

"Who was it?" I asked.

"One of those calls to vote no on Prop. P."

"From who?"

"Steve Kuykendall."

I looked at the clock. It said 11:20. I was so mad, I hopped out of bed and on to the computer, looked up Steve Kuykendall's email address and fired off an angry letter.( I debated about calling him, but decided I didn't want to get down to the same level.)

This morning I received this email from Steve Kuykendall:

Hello everyone...

The recorded call you received last night was from an imposter.  I did not record the call nor did I give permission for my name to be used. In fact the caller couldn't even pronounce my name correctly. I have been an ardent supporter of the Marymount Plan and Measure P from the beginning.  These dirty campaign tactics have become all too common place in campaigns and this type of action by the No on Measure P folks is just another example of campaigns run amuck.  The opponents of Measure P owe an apology to the entire community.  Unfortunately, they know they must obscure the truth because the facts are on the side of Measure P.”

Steve Kuykendall

PS  Please forward to any others you think may have been disturbed by this call.  Thanks!

Steven T. Kuykendall
Steven T. Kuykendall & Associates
400 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 2403
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone 562.432.8252
Mobile 310.968.9388

The best thing about the election being over is that my mailbox will not be filled with junk mail every day and my telephone will not be ringing on the hour with robocallers telling me how to vote on every candidate and proposition.

The flyers are worthless. 

The calls are annoying. 

The TV spots are ridiculous. 

None of them provide me with what I need before I go into the voting booth today: factual information, relevant background, and well-mannered, thoughtful discussion about the candidates and the issues.