Thu
Jul 3 2008
02:57 pm
Public officials and dealing with the press
By: knoxvegas99

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University just posted a summary of guidelines for public officials on dealing ethically with the press.

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The talking points were developed at a recent workshop sponsored by the center. It's a brief but interesting read that some may find quite timely with respect to Knox County gubmint.

Larry Van Guilder
R. Neal's picture

Four strikes

Submitted by R. Neal on Thu, 2008/07/03 - 4:46pm.

Four strikes and you're... what?

Rachel's picture

That 4th rule is way too

Submitted by Rachel on Thu, 2008/07/03 - 5:00pm.

That 4th rule is way too difficult for Knox County politicians.

knoxvegas99's picture

Rachel...

Submitted by knoxvegas99 on Thu, 2008/07/03 - 6:00pm.

...you took the words right out my mouth.

Larry Van Guilder

Pam Strickland's picture

Stupid is as stupid

Submitted by Pam Strickland on Thu, 2008/07/03 - 11:00pm.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Pam Strickland

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut

wwherethesundontshine's picture

Guideline #5

Submitted by wwherethesundontshine (not verified) on Fri, 2008/07/04 - 8:57pm.

5. Do not misuse your elected position as a stepping stone to gain political capital. The citizens elected you and have given you their trust. You should not waste their money buying support for the next step up the ladder in your political quest for a more powerful position. Do not leave the citizens hopelessly in debt when you move on.

Thank you Larry for the interesting link…. good reading….keep up the great work.

reform4's picture

YES YES YES

Submitted by reform4 on Sun, 2008/07/06 - 9:00am.

That's the key issue and key guideline voters should use. The "stepping stone" issue is the cause of most of our problems in politics.

(I'm glad to say that I have ZERO interest in politics after doing my 2/6 years with Commission...)

That's also kind of my problem with the proposal to reduce size of Commission- why would anyone spend $40k-$50K to run for the part-time position, other than to use it as a stepping stone?

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Steve Drevik, Commission Seat 4-B
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