Less than three months after he had received a positive performance review from his superiors at the St. Louis County (Mo.) Department of Health, Keith Gladney was fired Dec. 23 from his job as an animal control officer. Thanks to information I obtained today via the Missouri Sunshine Law (See this post for details), I learned his firing was something of an unusual — albeit rare — event.
Why should anyone care about the firing of Keith Gladney? Several reasons exist. For example:
1.Keith Gladney is the brother of Kenneth Gladney, the St. Louis man thrust into the national spotlight Aug. 6 after he was allegedly beaten by a group of thugs from the Service Employees International Union at a South St. Louis County health care town hall meeting hosted by ultra-liberal Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.). Video shows what happened to Kenneth Gladney after SEIU thugs found him selling conservative memorabilia outside the event at Bernard Middle School in South St. Louis, then judge for yourself whether allegedly is a term that adequately describes the beat-down.
2. Keith Gladney publicly criticized St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch and St. Louis County Counselor Patricia Redington for dragging their feet when it came to charging the individuals allegedly involved in the beating of his brother. Later, he joined a nationwide chorus of conservatives appalled by the fact that the duo — formerly known as the St. Louis version of an Obama “Truth Squad” — filed only ordinance violations Nov. 25.
3. Keith Gladney joined a nationwide chorus of conservative appalled by the fact that, on Nov. 25, Redington filed only orordinance violations — not felony chargees — against his brother’s alleged attackers.
Now, back to the issue of Keith Gladney’s firing.
Inside the packet of information that arrived in my mailbox a few days ago — a response to the aforementioned Sunshine Law request — from Dr. Dolores Gunn, director of the St. Louis County Health Department and ultimate superior of Keith Gladney, were two lists.
The first list contains the names of 482 individuals, segregated by department or division, who were employed by the St. Louis County (Mo.) Department of Health as of Jan. 1, 2009.
The second list contains the same breakout of information as of Dec. 31, 2009, and shows an increase — to 489 — in the total number of DOH employees.
In reviewing the lists, I learned that Veterinary Services — the division that employed Keith Gladney — began the year with 24 employees and ended the year with 30. In addition, I learned that two VS employees whose names were on the list at the beginning of the year were not at the end of the year and eight VS employees whose names were not on the roster Jan. 1, 2009, were on the year-end roster. That’s a net increase of six employees during the 12-month period.
Though the VS work force grew by 25 percent in 2009 and Keith Gladney had received a positive performance review only two months earlier, he was terminated for cause only months after he stood up for his brother, Kenneth.
Preliminary conclusion: Keith Gladney’s firing appears to be an example of how Democrats, in the words President Barack Obama’s deputy chief of staff Jim Messina used on the day of the Kenneth Gladney beating, “punch back twice as hard” against those who oppose their socialist ways.
Stay tuned for more details on the firing of Keith Gladney.
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Since when did Gov't have any concern with "lower overhead while trying increase productivity?"
I'm pretty sure that Gov't agenda is to "raise overhead while succeeding to decrease productivity."
remember "Joe the Plumber" what was done to him – nothing would surprise me when demorats and seiu are involved.
Progressivism = Totalitarianism
Wake Up folks
All this time I thought his name was Obamalinsky…
Maybe I'm enjoying watching this latest edition of Democrat pParty liberalism implode on a daily basis.
I'm sure "Bubba" Clinton would think that Kenneth and Keith are only good for "bringing him coffee" and Harry "Plantation" Reid would have "reservations about his dialect or skin color" being the newset racist face of the Democrat Party.
Enjoy the last few months of being "aligned" with the governing majority – your time's almost up.
What, no points-of-argument?
Just a weak "this story is BS?"
THAT'S your whole rebuttal?
Why'd you bother?
And "true capitalists" (are there "fake" ones???) sell useful products. I doubt you could ever bring anyone something useful.
This screams a discrimination lawsuit.
In this case, Bob McCarty is taking actual evidence, comparing the statistics and comparing the relative ease of Gldney's firing against the sheer pain in the keister it is to fire a liberal.
Myself being a state employee I know the lengths one has to go through to get accountability from anyone.
Very nice.
Now now Mr twine should you not be in line for your Government handouts by now? Your not going to get a good place in line the longer you wait!
Everything for everone, nothing left for me.
St Louis has become a suburb of South Chicago.
The "anti-capitalist" thing is so passe` – just get a job.
Signed – Mom.
I'm not entirely convinced that Mr. Gladney was unduly terminated, (just don't know enough of the facts to make a conclusion). While outward appearances would suggest party-affiliation is in play here, it makes perfect sense that the rogue politics of St. Louis are alive and well in protecting the Agitator in Chief''s agenda. The big question is, "Will the Rev. Jackson or the ever fair Rev. Sharpton, (who btw, could never let a controversy go by unnoticed even if he has to manufacture one), or the Racist Rev. Wright come to the aid of this man?" I predict that the Rainbow Coalition will be very quiet on this matter……..once again proving that LeftBashing has its' consequences.
Maybe he was fired and replaced with lower paid employees…
Wouldn't that be the capitalist way? Lower overhead while trying to increase productivity?
Also, a lot can happen in a couple months. Maybe Kieth was preoccuppied speaking out for his brother that he allowed his job performance to slip. Maybe you just have too much time on your hands and are trying to dig up as much dirt as possible, although it seems you have come up empty handed and are just full of assumptions…
I am Kenneth Gladney!
Not surprised, this man by being beaten by SEIU exposed them and those BEHIND them for what they are. What option do the progressives have but to demonize anyone who can expose them for what they are.. crooks! To fire him makes him look bad that he is a bad employee, bad intentions and leaves doubt in ones mind who may be on the fence after the fight "well is he really innocent over that brawl, or did he instigate it?". Its true something as simple as being fired can manifest and be used against one and I'm sure that is the angle here to place an innocent man who was wrongly attacked that presents a threat to and organization and make him now look like the bad guy.
"Oh you see he started that fight, and was so bad at his job they let him go, I knew something wasn't right about all of that!"
This is what they do, this is what they will do to anyone who is a threat to their agenda, you must read between the lines and see, for those of you that are "The Matrix" fans you can see the "code" of what is at work. The progressives will take advantage of any crisis and twist it to their advantage. Its just as twinespc said about the position the WH will take with anyone who opposes them, best summed up from a this movie scene "They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That's* the *Chicago* way!" – "Jimmy Malone" The Untouchables 1987 "
Your playing their game… STOP and play your game through http://www.savingtherepublic.com
The information link isn't working for me !!!
I can't wait to see their detailed reason for his firing, kinda feel like johnny #5 need more info need more info !!!