An Offer I Hope the Mayor Won’t Refuse
The Mayor’s Office is apparently complaining about the news and media coverage of the public safety tax increase, accusing a lot of us, me in particular, of sensationalizing the tax and going for the more inflammatory headlines and stories.
This is not the first time the Mayor’s office has complained about media coverage and it definitely won’t be the last. Politicians are notorious for saying how they wish they could take their message directly to the people and avoid the press altogether.
Mr. Mayor, here’s your chance.
I’m taking off the week of August 6 to spend time with my son. I have guest hosts slated to fill in for me on my morning radio show at WXNT-AM for each day except Thursday, August 9. It’s yours if you want it.
It can be you. It can be Steve Campbell. It can be Mike O’Connor. Anyone affiliated with your administration. You pick the person who can best articulate your vision for this city and defend your record and I will gladly give him or her the microphone. The only condition is you have to take calls and keep the show informative and entertaining. Other than that, it’s all yours.
Your staff has told me how more is spent annually on public safety than the new football stadium. You’ve told me how you are proud to have City-County Council Members like President Monroe Gray sit next to you and help you make decisions. You’ve told me that the city has used tax increment financing to rebuild impoverished neighborhoods and not just build hotels. You even told me how you felt the Marion County Coroner was being attacked in part because of race.
Here’s your chance to tell everybody else without a filter.
An as an added bonus, I’ll even throw in some space on this blog to make your case in writing.
Will you take me up on my offer?
