In today’s online version of the daily paper, “the reporterette” Allie gets it wrong.

“Michael Baer, who moved here in 2021 from New York City, has increasingly staked out a presence in the county Republican Party, including a run for the commission this year that was derailed when the state party disqualified him because he had not lived here long enough to qualify as a bona fide Republican. He took to Facebook recently to promote Fox and Russell for chair and vice chair. He also urged new Republican commissioners – Barry Beeler, Justin Cofer and Garrett Holt – to fall into line with his views.“

Not sure how much Baer has staked out a presence in the county Republican Party… Brian Hornback, recently re-elected to the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee District 6 have seen him twice at county party events. Once at Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House for a Knox County Republican Party Mix & Mingle as he and a companion lobbied Hornback to be on the Knox County Commission ballot to oppose Garrett Holt and Liz Tombras..

Where ole Allie got it really wrong, is that Baer was not disqualified because he hadn’t lived here long enough to qualify as a bona fide Republican. In order to have been bonafide for the May 5, 2026 Republican Primary for Knox County Commission at large Seat 11, a candidate had to have voted in the state and federal Republican Primary, of August 2024, March 2024, August 2022 and August 2020. So, having moved here in 2021 as the daily paper reports, Baer according to the Knox County Election Commission voting history, Baer had not voted in the Republican Primary of August 2022, March 2024 or August 2024, had he done so, the state party could NOT have removed or disqualified him from the ballot.

What else is #theMegaBullhornofTruth working on?

The daily paper has reported the possibility of another five indictments to join the eleven from the Knox County Sheriff Jimmy J.J. Jones era. I am told there have been two more retirements from Knox County Sheriff’s Office Finance Department, I am working to confirm that, I am also digging and combing through the Office of Professional Standards Investigation of Inmate Industries files, which I obtained through the Open Records Request Process. Two of those former KCSO employees (in Inmate Industries) are also former Knox County Commissioners.