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Campaign Slogans!
Welcome to Public Safety First Vote Martin for Council
http://martin4medford.com/
The above concept was developed by the editor of Medford Information Central
______________________________________As Gene Hackman said in The Birdcage people don't read the story, they want the headlines and soundbites (paraphrased).
I developed the campaign slogans for Jeanne Martin and for Johnny Byers. They are classic soundbites which benefit the city of Medford!
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST!
MCGLYNN FATIGUE
or the new one LEADERSHIP THAT SHIRKS!
Improving
life in Medford is what elections are all about. This is something
every resident needs to realize - so no matter who you vote for please
ask five or ten friends to get out there on November 5 and vote.
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As
for Mike McGlynn and his "no regrets" comment, he's a slick politician
who says things that he believes will register. Our position as a
community should be that term limits are as essential to Medford as crop
rotation is to farming.
Mike might be the greatest Mayor and the most benevolent guy in the history of our city. He might not be. But that's not the point, no person under the age of 26 should have to say that they've had only one Mayor every moment they have lived in a city, and 26 years of doing anything might lead to complacency or apathy. Why Mike McGlynn didn't seek the seat in Congress or another dream to catch is a question I would have asked him at candidate's night.
As
for Jeanne Martin's comment about not being "beholden" to me, I agree.
She is her own person - I'm just the guy who spent hours at her home
building her campaign slogan (Public Safety First), helping her create
the website, introducing her to the Medford Mass group, introduced her to blogging on
Patch, getting a membership at a TV station etc. etc. etc.
I expect nothing for that, volunteered my time, and she's
done a good job. No, she is not beholden to me nor has she earned my
vote yet. No matter how much I like a person they have to earn my
vote. My decision on who gets my votes will be made in the next two
weeks. Right now there are two city councilors who I will not vote for
and they know who they are. The rest I will decide at a later date and
give ALL the candidates an opportunity to state their case to the
people.
Is
the candidate going to be the best person for the job? Is the
candidate going to be honest with the constituents? Will the candidate
show loyalty to those who fight for the right causes? These are the
questions voters need to consider, and loyalty to the residents and
their needs is they key to seeing if a candidate has the spine to take
the tough votes for YOU or if they will cave and disassociate themselves
because they believe it is politically expedient.
An evolving community needs different
perspectives on how to get things done. Katherine Clark put a nice template together that no
one is utilizing...she won perhaps the most coveted seat. Follow the Katherine Clark model/formula
and a candidate has an excellent chance. I've been preaching this to
candidates for half a year now, before Clark proved my opinion to be
correct.
If
I'm to ask questions of political candidates at any forum I would
recuse myself from asking Ms. Martin and other candidates that I have
correspondence with because that is the right thing to do.
For Jeanne Martin I coined the term "Public Safety First." For the voters a different term "Let's put Medford first."
Let's clean up our sidewalks, spruce up our city, build a vibrant night life. It's easy to blame a 26 year incumbent. The hard work is getting on the phone and getting your friends and family to go out on November 5th and vote.
