Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee governor shuts down questions

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,159

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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Gov. Bill Lee and Nashville airport folks moved “faster than grease through a goose” this week to stop media questions that dared stray from their Air France announcement.

Blame Davy Crockett for that time-tested idiom.

When a Lookout reporter tried to go “off topic” during a press gaggle after Wednesday’s main press conference, an airport authority flack and Lee quickly shut it down and referred questions to the governor’s office spokesperson, …

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