Yesterday evening Knox County First District Commissioner Sam McKenzie issued a strong rebuke of the statements County Clerk Foster Arnett made on his Facebook page.

Knox County Commissioner Sam McKenzie

Check out the following link for coverage of Commissioner McKenzie's statement:  http://knoxblogs.com/humphreyhill/2015/07/28/knox-county-clerks-rant-against-muslims-obama-draws-ire-apology/

We salute and thank Commissioner McKenzie for his leadership on this issue and additionally thank him for representing all of Knoxville's citizens with dignity and honor.