How Women Are Treated in Politics w/Holly McCall :: Ep 2 Blue Lift Podcast

Peggy talks with Award-Winning Journalist with Tennessee Lookout Holly McCall about the treatment women seem to receive in politics.An award-winning columnist, Holly McCall has been a fixture in Tennessee media and politics for decades. She covered city hall for papers in Columbus, Ohio and Joplin, Missouri before returning to Tennessee. Holly brings a deep wealth of knowledge about Tennessee’s political processes and players and likes nothing better than getting into the weeds of how political deals are made.5:50 - Women criticizing Marsha Blackburn's hair6:30 - Mispronouncing Kamala's name11:50 - Contending with a TN super-majority16:00 - Small town newspapers19:45 - TN policies taking things away23:40 - You can't just have people screaming "out of order" all the time32:00 - When a shooting happens in Memphis, it's a crime. When it happens in Williamson County, it's gun violence.34:30 - Governor Lee a RINO?40:00 - Far right extremist movement groups gravitating to Nashville46:00 - How lucrative is the private school business?Follow Holly and Tennessee Lookout:https://tennesseelookout.com/@tnlookoutJoin the Blue movement at www.blueliftpodcast.comAbout Blue Lift and Peggy Kingsbury:Peggy grew up in GA and attended the University of Georgia. With an undergraduate and a masters degree in Criminal Justice Peggy is keenly interested in how politics and public safety intersect. Peggy is also an entrepreneur, small business owner, and lover of the outdoors. Peggy became focused on politics in Tennessee when the supermajority legislature began making headlines for silencing voices, enacting laws targeting underrepresented people and refusing to listen to their constituents.  Join Peggy for BlueLift as she interviews influencers and candidates in Tennessee politics with a focus on Williamson County and middle Tennessee.Find out more and follow along at www.blueliftpodcast.comProduced by Jim McCarthy and ItsYourShow.co