Hatch Act Unit of the OSC on Randy White

Update: Randy White and Tommy Jones Jr. trade places--Randy is now the chief-deputy and Jones is the Sheriff. The switcheroo is possibly a tactical pre-arranged plan to be implemented only if Randy was ruled ineligible to be Sheriff.

Randy White-served about 43 days as Sheriff

A lawyer from the OSC on Randy White's activities after the election was voided:
"The activity that he is engaged in (appearing before the POST Commission while still employed in some capacity by the MCSD) would not be a 'Hatch Act Prohibited Activity' because, there is not an election at issue, so it's not like he is currently running for election--he's trying to get their decision reversed in terms of his ineligibility, so we wouldn't be able to argue that it's for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election--because the election is over--he's just trying to convince them that he is not ineligible to be Sheriff."

What if 2 or 3 months prior to the 2016 election White holds the chief-deputy position while running for the Sheriff position?
"The Hatch Act would prohibit him from running for office only if his salary was 100% federally funded-the law changed a couple of years ago, now in terms of the candidacy prohibition, it's only if the salary is 100% federally funded."

The Impact of Bill Bivens' alleged involvement with Todd Sweet

Bill Bivens' alleged 'scheme' with Criminal Mastermind Todd Sweet may have played a significant role with Bivens losing the 2014 Monroe County Sheriff's race.

If you don't remember Todd Sweet, you likely were not around in 2008 to 2012, or you need to refresh your memory. Sweet had already played two Sweetwater TN cops (and others) before fleeing Monroe County...Check out the links below for a timeline. 

"I played Bivens like a piano"

Todd Sweet captured after fleeing Monroe County--Sweet captured in Arizona.

After being extradited back to Monroe County, MCSD detective Captains Doug Brannon and James Patrick Henry, allegedly plan a scheme that involved Todd Sweet...a course of action so bizarre, that it even got the attention of the Tennessee Supreme Court and the American Bar Association--CourthouseNews

A Monroe County detective joins forces with a notorious con-man KnoxNews.
A key prosecution witness testified he was coached to lie Times Free Press.
40+ comments, from attorneys and/or students in law school the Agitator.

An Insider's view on the Missing Indonesian Flight 370

Given the intense interest into the disappearance of the Indonesian B-777...and a recently received email from a friend...I thought that you all might like to read this short message. I was his First Officer (Co-Pilot) for two or three months prior to my upgrading to Captain in 1995. He and I then served together as Line Check Airman in the B-727 for a number of years. He is an ex-Air Force F-15 pilot and is now either a MD-11 or B-777 Captain for a transport company.

A retired 3-star USAF general said (on Fox News) on the 18th of March 2014 that Boeing received it's last 'ping' from the Malaysian 777, while on the ground in western Pakistan, in a Taliban controlled area, near the Afghanistan border.
While flying between Paris and New Delhi (LFPG-VIPD), we were going to fly right over that area--when talking with Kabul Control, we were told to "OFFSET COURSE 10 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE NORTH, TO AVOID MILITARY AREA."
Having flown this part of the world for the last 3.5 years, I have never been asked to offset that much in that area, EVEN WHILE THE WAR WAS GOING ON.

The 'three star' is General Tom Mclnerney. General Mclnerney has been a Fox News contributor for quite a while. He comes across as an intelligent, sober and connected man. He is always quite measured in his responses and is not one to wander off "into the woods" by trying to make people think that he is knowledgeable about subject matter that he has little understanding of. On two occasions recently, the General has stated unequivocally that the missing B-777 is "on the ground in western Pakistan in a Taliban controlled area."

DA Bebb's 'No Mea Culpa' rant--More of the Same

DA Steve Bebb's latest press clipping in the Chattanoogan shows his public comments have done little to help him put a positive spin on his tenure as District Attorney General of the 10th Judicial District of Tennessee.

As a matter of fact, DA Bebb's history of public gaffes is a clear reminder of Vice-President Dan Quayle. There was a time when V.P. Quayle's staff was in in fear every time there was a scheduled press conference -- so much so, that if a day passed and he did not 'stick his foot in his mouth' -- the day was considered a 'major success.'

The first major scandal where DA Bebb should have said less or 'nothing at all' occurred early on, when his long time personal friend Judge John B. Hagler was under investigation. 
During a hearing to decide if an audio tape that was found by Judge Hagler's secretary should be revealed to the public, DA Bebb cried out in a plea for mercy for Judge Hagler-- 'Your Honor, this man is Sick' -- which was followed by a motion to strike objection by Hagler's defense attorney Roger E. Jenne --  'Your Honor, this man is giving a medical opinion.'

Weighing Bebb's latest comments in the Chattanoogan, there is little in the way of surprises -- "Today the political crap that has occurred has soured me on the whole idea of politics."

Three months ago in the Cleveland Daily Banner the comments amaze us all --
“And for this one to be filed by someone from Nashville or wherever they’re from is illogical,” he said. “I think they all ought to be ashamed of themselves.”

The Chattanooga Times Free Press which began a 6 month investigation into DA Bebb's activities, outlines the most egregious allegations of DA Bebb's abuse of power HERE.
A special judicial oversight committee will recommend that House Speaker Beth Harwell appoint another panel to come up with specific charges warranting removal when the Tennessee General Assembly convenes in January 2014.