Even Mayor Ragsdale admitted that some of the stuff that went
on in his adminastration needed to stop.

I agreed.

The Mayor took the needed steps to stop what had gone
down.

But just because the Mayor was cleared of criminal charges &
put the skids on an ouster.

What was going on was,at best,poor management.
At worst,ignoring the spirt of the law.

Perception is the reality in politics.

Over the last year or so the perception of the mayor's office
was not positive.

Hopefully,as the Mayor likes to say,moving
foward he will change that perception.

The Mayor is headed in that direction by
working hard for the citizens of Knox County.

But there is a bit more work to do.

Because,many have always perceived the Mayor's
office as a bit vindicative.

These recent actions,out of the Mayor's office,
doesn't help change that perception.

My advice to the Mayor.

Golden Rule,my man,Golden Rule.

2010 is right around the corner.

What a moroon, and that's right, 2010 is around the corner. My concern is that Scott doesn't suffer job repercussions because of this. What repressive bull. I hope they (KNS) do check out the blogging and twittering on the other side of the fence.
OTOH, SnM has a butt load of material for the next Snark bites.

Probably who ever is running for County mayor will remember this type of stuff when it comes time to retain people on the staff.

Sounds like a great argument for anonymous blogging, just like the old SKB.

Too bad there are so many assholes, but it is reality.

"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"

I would say the Mayor's PR person doesn't understand the nature of the internet. One way or another this was gonna get out there, and it makes her look vindictive.

A much better strategy would have been just to ignore Scott, or laugh him off if asked. Now she's gone and gotten him on the front page of the newspaper, where more folks will discover and read Snark Bites.

"My boss and I have a running joke about being evocative. I can do that to an appropriate degree, but that is a different skill." Susanne Dupes

This is the same public servant who called security to have Betty Bean removed from the mayor's office recently.

Of course, anyone who thinks Ragsdale has a PR squad of independent thinkers/actors has not been paying attention. -- s.

I'm sure glad Rags and Duped have taken care of their staff and county business that they have time to worry about someone else's employees.

I can't wait until he's gone. He's an embarassment to Knox County. The only thing worse would be Lumpy as county mayor.

Thanks all for your support. A new snark will be posted soon.

Here's the link:
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How dare you malign this citizen-hero's attempt to root out inefficiencies wherever she finds them? Someday, we can hope she'll turn her considerable powers to her place of work.

The KNS weighs in:
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