The Class Warfare that has gripped this country will be its downfall. What people earn has nothing to do with what needs to be done.
Gloria Ray, former CEO of the Knoxville Sports & Tourism Corporation, has been under fire for the past few weeks for how much money she makes. Nevermind that her Board chose to pay her at that level for a reason. She made it rain.
But, she made "too much," according to the media and the Mayor.
After withering public criticism, Gloria resigned her post Friday. And the media responded with a retrospective of just how important Gloria has been to the community.
Really? I mean, REALLY?
Where the hell where you when this story broke? Oh, yeah...you WERE the story. You fanned the flames of discontent. You made people crazy that a person could make $400,000 doing what y'all simply don't understand is exceptionally difficult to do.
You created enough drama that she stepped aside to save the organization from more of your manufactured tripe.
And then you eulogize her as being a major player in your community's success?
Knoxville Media...you suck.
And, you've just cost your community increased visitor spending, taxes and jobs that she could have continued to bring to Knoxville.
Proud of yourselves?
This is crazy! Gloria has been in that job for at least 17 years and performed masterfully.
Knoxville's lost a valuable asset.
I guess it's true: No good deed goes unpunished; no great deeds go unpunished harshly.
Posted by: Jack Hughes | February 07, 2012 at 05:04
Jealousy kills. So sad for Knoxville. And for Gloria.
Posted by: Bill Geist | February 07, 2012 at 08:12
The reality of living and working today… draw your own conclusions on why this happened, and what it means for anyone – private or public sector, any industry, who makes a difference.
And yes Bill, I think they are proud of themselves.
Posted by: Chuck Bonelli | February 07, 2012 at 08:25
Sadly, my friend.
And, having served in the media for a decade, I know all too well the childish little "gotcha" streak many of my peers had. But...it seems much worse (and more trivial) today.
Posted by: Bill Geist | February 07, 2012 at 08:29
Further stupidity is shown by the commenter that called the Tourism and Sports Corporation a "puny little city department".
Posted by: Stephen | February 07, 2012 at 10:08