Larry Bodine

Larry is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ✍ 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. **

Sen. Mark Kelly says Biden Impeachment Talks are ‘a Waste of Time’

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Heard on Morning Edition of NPR House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused President Biden of lying about his family’s business dealings — and that the House will start impeachment proceedings. On NPR’s Morning Edition, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) told A Martinez that impeachment talks are “a distraction and a waste of time.” On McCarthy’s accusations that Biden lied about his … Read more

For What It’s Worth – It was True in 1966 and it’s Still True Today

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Written by Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield. There’s something happening hereBut what it is ain’t exactly clearThere’s a man with a gun over thereTelling me I got to beware I think it’s time we stopChildren, what’s that sound?Everybody look, what’s going down? There’s battle lines being drawnNobody’s right if everybody’s wrongYoung people speaking their mindsGetting … Read more

Kirsten Engel and Regina Romero: We Will Fight for Access to Abortion

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“I will protect our fundamental freedom to make our own reproductive healthcare decisions. I will fight for access to abortion. The 2024 election is critical. Reproductive freedom is absolutely on the ballot here in Congressional District 6,” said Kirsten Engel, the Democrat seeking election to US Congress in CD6. Speaking at an abortion roundtable at … Read more

GOP Debaters are All Anti-Abortion Losers

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In a debate that only a Christian Nationalist could enjoy, the GOP candidates for President uniformly said they oppose abortion rights. Many Democrats avoided watching the debate for fear of having to vomit. One was Mike Pence, a has-been churchy nerd who calls his wife “mother.” Pence spoke about the ecstatic moment when he realized … Read more

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