Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Hi everyone...

You want to see all three TV stations and WTVN, the Dispatch, Gazette and possibly other statewide media out here?

Here's the best way. Get ''Recall'' signs posted everywhere you can. That's number one.

Then, be sure you have everyone interested in conducting a recall on the same page, preaching the same message and reasons for this action.

In short, be prepared to give strong,clear, coherent soundbites to members of the media when they come out to cover the story.

The visual of all the signs posted in yards or at businesses will be a strong lure for the TV/Print/Radio newspeople.

Then, send out a quick release announcing your action, giving a contact name and number to coordinate coverage, and be sure to do follow-up with all the stations/papers.

Not only will this get major media covering the issue--controversy is irresistible to them--but the local papers that have been soft-shoeing the story to date will be shamed in to covering the story properly.

The media does not like to cover what they consider disorganized ''whiners''...They do like to score on what they consider the ''big story,'' and this is the best way to do it.

Mr. Hackworth, if you are out there, we have been communicating by e-mail lately. Just so you know, I am very capable of helping you all pull this off, and getting you the attention you need to make it a success. The free publicity will be priceless.

--Anonymous for Now, 2



By Joan D'Arc

Voters will decide

Dear Joan,


Although I may be sympathetic to the people that want to recall council I can?’t in good conscience participate in the effort. I will not organize nor will I sign my name to the petitions. There are others in this community that feel this is the direction they must follow. I choose not to go there. That is not to say they are wrong and that I disagree with them but I feel since I did run for council and I didn?’t receive enough votes for the office I must not try to achieve the office by recalling the ones that did get elected. This effort will be done by people other than me.


Getting the News media here is not a goal of mine either. I do appreciate your offer to help. I think I know who you are and I will be calling you once this election is over. The financial problems facing Pickerington and this school district took years to get us in this mess. It will take years to get us out of this mess. A quick 60 seconds on the TV will not be the solution. Even repeated sound bites will not solve the problem. It is starting to take effect with the number of voters that say they will vote for the three issues. If they all turn out and vote the way they have told me they will vote their message will be far greater than the TV cameras here on the six o?’clock news.

You are right about the whining and the news media. I believe if you have something to say then say it. Four years ago when much of what we are seeing now was on paper then and in the form of plans no one was listening to the few of us whining. Now our whining has turned us into prophets. I doubt very many realized that there was a couple of us attending council meetings and zoning meetings two and three years ago and seen much of this coming. We have slowly picked up supporters and I am hoping most of those supporters vote on Tuesday. After all that is the only way we will ever change Pickerington and that is by voting.

THE ISSUES ARE THERE ON THE BALLOT. NOW THE VOTERS OF PICKERINGTON MUST MAKE THEIR DECISION.

Thanks Ted

Ted,

You are such a class act, what a great and honest response. Even though you have been defeated in the past, you are gracious and honest and you do things the right way following your gut. BRAVO!! Thank you for keeping with the fight no matter what. You know we will win someday, sooner than later is my bet!

city sound bites got them far

This posting sounds oh.... so spun and packaged to me.

All those ''city'' media manipulations of the recent past, sound bites, talking from one script etc, has really earned them great public appreciation.Ted is absolutely correct, the voters must win this one

What has been effective in any of these grass roots efforts is honestly, hard work, sweat and knocking on doors. The here today, gone tomorrow media coverage on TV is a blip. These issues are not blips as we live with them every day as our quality of life deteriorates!

If you feel you must have revenge...continue to give anonymous advice, but remain anonymous for the good of the cause. We do not need any baggage you may bring to this cause for them to attack. The issues here are more important to the lives of everyone in the community than ''good spin.'' People can read it, see it, and smell it from a mile away. Only those in the city so naive that they think they could spin their way out of the corrupt situation they create each day believe that packaged spin works. Thanks but no thanks.