Bill Goodykoontz
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"Embarrassingly ubiquitous." Arizona Republic and
@azcentral media columnist. All views are mine, but they should probably be yours, too.
@azcentral media columnist. All views are mine, but they should probably be yours, too.
Reposted by Bill Goodykoontz
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
This is in the paper today. I can always tell before I see it by my email inbox. Happily, most of that email is from people who agree: This isn’t normal. There’s a link to the column in comments.
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is in the paper today. I can always tell before I see it by my email inbox. Happily, most of that email is from people who agree: This isn’t normal. There’s a link to the column in comments.
This was in the paper today. Two TV series, wildly different but each in their own way not afraid of real history. Wonder how that’ll play in some circles (I think we know). You can read what I wrote in the comments.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This was in the paper today. Two TV series, wildly different but each in their own way not afraid of real history. Wonder how that’ll play in some circles (I think we know). You can read what I wrote in the comments.
We published this yesterday morning. Nothing that has happened in the single day since disproves my point. In fact, it all reinforces it. The world is nuts. To repeat: This is not normal. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
These 2 words explain Trump's hold over the media. And they're obscene | Opinion
Donald Trump has the media using two words to explain away the world he's creating. They're both misleading and incorrect and we must stop using them.
www.azcentral.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We published this yesterday morning. Nothing that has happened in the single day since disproves my point. In fact, it all reinforces it. The world is nuts. To repeat: This is not normal. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
ICYMI: I wrote about getting away from it all, and realizing things are worse than I thought. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
These 2 words explain Trump's hold over the media. And they're obscene | Opinion
Donald Trump has the media using two words to explain away the world he's creating. They're both misleading and incorrect and we must stop using them.
www.azcentral.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ICYMI: I wrote about getting away from it all, and realizing things are worse than I thought. Have a look:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
I was out of town recently. Way out of town, as in Europe. It gave me a new perspective on media coverage of Trump. Which is, basically, we better wake up. NONE of this is normal.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
These 2 words explain Trump's hold over the media. And they're obscene | Opinion
Donald Trump has the media using two words to explain away the world he's creating. They're both misleading and incorrect and we must stop using them.
www.azcentral.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I was out of town recently. Way out of town, as in Europe. It gave me a new perspective on media coverage of Trump. Which is, basically, we better wake up. NONE of this is normal.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Reposted by Bill Goodykoontz
Slow news day. Hard to know what’s the lede.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Slow news day. Hard to know what’s the lede.
I wrote about how a routine swearing-in became must-see TV. And how Mike Johnson helped make that happen.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Epstein emails to 'fiery speech,' Adelita Grijalva swearing-in was must-see TV | Opinion
Adelita Grijalva of Arizona was finally sworn into Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson. Epstein emails and 'fiery' speech made it a must-see.
www.azcentral.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I wrote about how a routine swearing-in became must-see TV. And how Mike Johnson helped make that happen.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Two new shows take decidedly different approaches to presenting history. I liked them both. And they both feel sadly contemporary.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Two new historical dramas take wildly different approaches to US history
How do you like your historical drama? 'Death by Lightning' and Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' take wildly different approaches to U.S. history.
www.azcentral.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Two new shows take decidedly different approaches to presenting history. I liked them both. And they both feel sadly contemporary.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Top of the hour:
CNN: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
MSNBC: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
Fox News: Flights delayed, canceled, Sean Duffy making threats.
CNN: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
MSNBC: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
Fox News: Flights delayed, canceled, Sean Duffy making threats.
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Top of the hour:
CNN: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
MSNBC: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
Fox News: Flights delayed, canceled, Sean Duffy making threats.
CNN: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
MSNBC: Trump mentioned in Epstein emails.
Fox News: Flights delayed, canceled, Sean Duffy making threats.
this is gonna make all the difference
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
this is gonna make all the difference
"It doesn't feel like a gentleman's agreement. If feels like Lucy and the football" - Catherine Rampell on MSNBC, not trusting GOP to address Obamacare in the future amid talks of ending the government shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"It doesn't feel like a gentleman's agreement. If feels like Lucy and the football" - Catherine Rampell on MSNBC, not trusting GOP to address Obamacare in the future amid talks of ending the government shutdown.
Watching the snow fall during the Giants-Bears game in Chicago is making me happy. This is as close to snow as we’re gonna get in this part of Arizona lol.
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Watching the snow fall during the Giants-Bears game in Chicago is making me happy. This is as close to snow as we’re gonna get in this part of Arizona lol.
Reposted by Bill Goodykoontz
It is, in fact, the very definition of a laughing matter
Trump Official Horrified By Acquittal Of Man Who Threw Sandwich: 'It's No Laughing Matter'
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin accused the man known as the D.C. "Sandwich Guy" of spreading "dangerous rhetoric."
www.huffpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It is, in fact, the very definition of a laughing matter
This appeared in the paper today. Dumb name change, I think, but no one ever asked me to run a network. There’s a link to the column in comments.
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This appeared in the paper today. Dumb name change, I think, but no one ever asked me to run a network. There’s a link to the column in comments.
It's not quite New Coke, but it's close. Why you won't be watching MSNBC much longer.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Why is MSNBC changing their name? Why it does, and doesn't, matter | Opinion
MSNBC, home to Rachel Maddow and "Morning Joe," is changing its name. Here's what's behind the rebrand and how it will actually affect viewers.
www.azcentral.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It's not quite New Coke, but it's close. Why you won't be watching MSNBC much longer.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
On-brand, if nothing else.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
On-brand, if nothing else.
Definitely worth reading. The chilling thing is that for a sizable number of people, this is all just fine.
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Definitely worth reading. The chilling thing is that for a sizable number of people, this is all just fine.
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Ratings get bad and networks make changes. Happens all the time. But after Paramount's capitulation to Trump, every CBS News move deserves more scrutiny. I wrote about John Dickerson's exit.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Co-anchor of 'CBS Evening News' quit. And he won't be the last to go | Opinion
Co-anchor of "CBS Evening News" announced he's leaving the network after 16 years. It's the highest-profile departure under a controversial new boss.
www.azcentral.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ratings get bad and networks make changes. Happens all the time. But after Paramount's capitulation to Trump, every CBS News move deserves more scrutiny. I wrote about John Dickerson's exit.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
I wrote - at considerable, Springsteen-concert-length - about 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.' Some people hate the movie. Some people love it. I'm more in the middle. Also, spoiler alert: I never much cared for 'Nebraska.' Have a look!
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' doesn't rock. And it isn't meant to
Jeremey Allen White channels Bruce Springsteen in "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere," Scott Cooper's film about the making of "Nebraska."
www.azcentral.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I wrote - at considerable, Springsteen-concert-length - about 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.' Some people hate the movie. Some people love it. I'm more in the middle. Also, spoiler alert: I never much cared for 'Nebraska.' Have a look!
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Reposted by Bill Goodykoontz
Have they accused the East Wing of being Antifa yet
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Have they accused the East Wing of being Antifa yet
This appeared in the paper today. I thought Trump's video would be impossible to defend. I was ... wrong. The column is in the comments if you'd like to read.
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This appeared in the paper today. I thought Trump's video would be impossible to defend. I was ... wrong. The column is in the comments if you'd like to read.
Putting this out there one more time before something crazier comes along to top it. I can't imagine what that would be, but I'm not betting against it.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Why is Donald Trump 'literally' pooping on Americans and free speech? | Opinion
Donald Trump posted a gross AI video after massive No Kings rallies. Mike Johnson defended it. Did they forget free speech is fundamentally American?
www.azcentral.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Putting this out there one more time before something crazier comes along to top it. I can't imagine what that would be, but I'm not betting against it.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
ICYMI: The disgusting video gets the headlines, but it‘s what Trump is really saying about America and free speech that’s important here. I wrote about it all. Have a look!
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Why is Donald Trump 'literally' pooping on Americans and free speech? | Opinion
Donald Trump posted a gross AI video after massive No Kings rallies. Mike Johnson defended it. Did they forget free speech is fundamentally American?
www.azcentral.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
ICYMI: The disgusting video gets the headlines, but it‘s what Trump is really saying about America and free speech that’s important here. I wrote about it all. Have a look!
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Yes, Trump's poop video is gross and juvenile. What else is new? But it's also his own special attack on free speech and the American people. I wrote about the whole sorry mess:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Why is Donald Trump 'literally' pooping on Americans and free speech? | Opinion
Donald Trump posted a gross AI video after massive No Kings rallies. Mike Johnson defended it. Did they forget free speech is fundamentally American?
www.azcentral.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Yes, Trump's poop video is gross and juvenile. What else is new? But it's also his own special attack on free speech and the American people. I wrote about the whole sorry mess:
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...