Today on the front page of the Big Metal Shed on the Hill’s product the interim county beat reporter has this story. Commissioner Briggs and Law Director Bud Armstrong have declared no conflict, on the appointment of Craig Leuthold.

It was a flashback to the Ragsdale era, when the PR guy for the Ragsdale regime stands up in front of blistering white lights and in response to numerous incidents declares “cleared”, “cleared”, “cleared”.

The most telling portion of the article is at the end. Apparently being in an employee in an office any knowledge of wrongdoing escapes you. Do what? In addition, if you are in a satellite office apparently you know noting. I meant whats the point of a satellite? Just to have a human sitting at a desk staring out into space? Just to have a human sitting at a desk reading a book or playing computer games? Leuthold clearly has an opinion that the current Cedar Bluff and Knoxville Center satellite offices of the Trustees Office are do nothing jobs.

Leuthold said that he was not in position to know about Lowe’s charges or possible wrongdoing while he worked in the Trustee’s Office downtown or in satellite offices.

“All I can say is that I have not been contacted by anybody to testify,” Leuthold said. “Back under the Lowe administration, I didn’t have a position of authority, I had no access to payroll. And from 2001 on, I was out at the satellites.”

As for Black Wednesday 2007, the Editor of the Big Metal Shed on the Hill made the case that the appointment of Commissioner Chuck Bolus was a conflict because he and Commissioner Scott Moore were friends and Bolus volunteered in Moore’s campaigns.

However, when then Commissioner (now Property Assessor) Phil Ballard put in his campaign sign installer Jack Huddleston as the 8th district Black Wednesday 2007 Commissioner. At the same time Commissioner (now Trustee) Craig Leuthold put in his dad Frank Leuthold as the 5th district Black Wednesday 2007 Commissioner. Now, Frank Leuthold is treasurer for Rick Briggs State Senate Campaign. Oh yeah, nothing to see here. Move along. NOT!