Larry Bodine

Larry is an articulate and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ★★ Sign up for my occasional newsletter at Bit.ly/LBNow. ★★ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎▼ Scroll down to see my articles below. ▼

Tucker Carlson’s Descent into Hate: Promoting Racists and Holocaust Deniers

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Tucker Carlson, the one-time flaming bag of dog poop on Fox News, has uglified into a podcaster for white supremacists, Holocaust deniers, and antisemitic conspiracy theorists. His new media ventures—spanning podcasts, social media streams, and appearances with extremist groups—have turned him into a leading voice for the far-right fringe, pushing lies and bigotry once relegated … Read more

Democrats Deliver Historic Walloping to Trump – Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami Shows the Republican Party is a Sinking Ship

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Democrats swept to victory across the country on Tuesday in what can only be described as a complete and total repudiation of MAGA extremism. Let’s talk numbers, folks. Crushing, devastating numbers that should prompt every Republican strategist to update their LinkedIn profiles. Virginia: A Democratic Blowout Let’s start with the crown jewel: Abigail Spanberger just … Read more

Trump Approval Ratings in the Dumpster, along with Elon

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UPDATE: APPROVAL DOWN: Two-thirds of Hispanic adults under age 45 and Hispanic men now view Trump unfavorably. REASONS: Mass deportations and high prices for groceries, housing, electricity, gas and healthcare.  A big majority of Americans despise Trump — and Elon Musk too— a duo in a disapproval dumpster. These two masters of self-destruction spent years sowing … Read more

Turning Point is at a Turning Point — and Headed for Holiness?

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Turning Point USA is spiraling into irrelevance, after peaking in 2023 with a rally of 13,000 right-wing racists and antisemites. Today it is reduced to a feud over a local city council member. It may re-emerge as a Christian nationalist megachurch. Without multimillionaire hater Kirk, TPUSA may become just a ministry with a mailing list. … Read more

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