Scott “Scoobie” Moore - West Knox Rebublican Club
Every time I think about Knox County Politics I’m reminded of Black Wednesday and the quite humorous edits that were made to the Knox County, Tennessee Wikipedia article.
Heading up those proceedings was of course Scott Moore who also happened to be the speaker for this month’s West Knox Republican Club meeting.
Commissioner Moore didn’t have a whole lot to say but he did mention the following:
- No tax increases in the past 8 years
- The county has fully funded mobile meals
- There are a few new parks and libraries
- Knox County schools test scores are up.
I will say the tone of the meeting was drastically different from last month’s meeting with Mayor Bill Haslam. Moore got railed by a few people in the meeting for several minutes during the question and answer time after his speech, but recovered from the cheap shots with the help of Brian H. and Barbara P.
I think a lot of people in Knox county want to find somebody to blame for the chaos that ensued as a result of the court’s ruling on term limits (and I can’t blame them). Scott, as head of the Knox County Commission, is an easy target especially since he has a tendency to speak his mind in a tone that can easily be perceived as course and arrogant.
I’m not going to claim that I want Scott Moore as my best friend, but I’m certainly not going to blame him for events and circumstances that are out of his control which is what quite a few people seem intent on doing.
Are you kidding or just stupid? That whole fiasco on Black Wednesday was totally orchestrated by the Scoobster himself. Anyone present at that meeting saw that. If the he tries to run for any office again he will be laughed out, especially a county wide race.
I could be stupid, but I hope not.
This post was not intended as a defense of the behavior of any commissioner(s) on Black Wednesday as much as it was a criticism of the behavior of a few folks at the meeting last night.
Thanks for your input!
KTB said: “I’m not going to blame him for events and circumstances that are out of his control ”
Fairly no one could, KTB.
You can blame Scoobie for events and circumstances that were in his control, right?
Do you think he should control the County Clerk’s office. Has he shown his merit?
Scott Moore does most certainly not need to be elected as our County Clerk. He seems to be in the control of whoever serves his best interests. The fiasco of the appointees may not be all his blame, but he sure does like to be in front of the camera and in the public eye. I graduated from Halls with him, and have to say he isn’t the same person as back then (of course none of us normally are), but he has learned how politics can be used in your favor for sure. I just don’t think he has the public’s best interest in mind. He sure won’t get my vote when the time comes.