April 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump has made race relations worse.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/poll-56-percent-of-americans-say-trump-makes-race-relations-worse/5240461/

NBC5
— Pritzker Unveils Legislation to Create Graduated Income Tax Pritzker wants to replace the state’s 4.95 percent flat tax with a plan that requires the wealthy to pay more.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/pritzker-unveils-legislation-to-create-graduated-income-tax-508338721.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker unveils legislation to create graduated income tax – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pritzker-unveils-legislation-to-create-graduated-income-tax-1

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Employers and workers battle over Chicago’s proposed predictable scheduling law. ‘You never know what your paychecks are going to be like.’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, the hours that I would be called/allowed to work were unpredictable.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fair-workweek-ordinance-20190409-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Skillicorn: Democrats’ rain tax will become a deluge
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190409/skillicorn-democrats-rain-tax-will-become-a-deluge—

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Reparations for sins of the past? Idea is a non-starter For some candidates, proposal moves from fringe to mainstream – Scott Reeder
https://www.bcrnews.com/2019/04/09/reparations-for-sins-of-the-past-idea-is-a-non-starter/avg2jib/

FOX NEWS
— Border Patrol official: Caravan-size influx of migrants arriving every week in Rio Grande Valley – Adam Shaw 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-patrol-official-caravan-size-influx-of-migrants-arriving-every-week-in-rio-grande-valley
— Obama, Sanders rein in immigration rhetoric: Elder Dems reject open borders, defend assimilation – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-sanders-rein-in-immigration-rhetoric-elder-dems-reject-open-borders-defend-assimilation

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN Analyst Fails to Make Distinction Between Legal and Undocumented Immigrants – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-analyst-fails-to-make-distinction-between-legal-and-undocumented-immigrants/

WASHINGTON TIMES & BREITBART
— Hillary Clinton: White nationalists see Trump’s MAGA slogan as a ‘white nationalist slogan’ – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/9/hillary-clinton-white-nationalists-see-donald-trum/
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/09/hillary-clinton-claims-make-america-great-again-is-a-white-nationalist-slogan/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Candace Owens decries hate speech ‘double standard’ at white nationalism hearing – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/9/candace-owens-decries-hate-speech-double-standard-/

BRIETBART
— Candace Owens at White Nationalism Hearing: Biggest Scandal Is Democrats Keeping Minorities ‘Perpetual Victims’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/09/candace-owens-white-nationalism-hearing-biggest-scandal-democrats-keeping-minorities-perpetual-victims/

DAILY CALLER
— ILHAN OMAR CALLS STEPHEN MILLER A ‘WHITE NATIONALIST’ — TRUMP JR. HITS BACK IMMEDIATELY – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/08/ilhan-omar-stephen-miller-white-nationalist-trump-jr/
— HILLARY CLINTON IMPLIES MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO VOTED AGAINST HER ARE WHITE NATIONALISTS – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/09/hillary-clinton-implies-americans-white-nationalists/
— WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO TARGET REMITTANCE PAYMENTS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/09/white-house-plans-target-remittance-payments/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The perfect crime: Claim asylum, say the magic words, and bring a child – Jenna Ellis 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-perfect-crime-claim-asylum-say-the-magic-words-and-bring-a-child
— Pew: Blacks ‘gloomy’ of achieving racial equality, 20% say all whites are prejudiced – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats crow about a) their success in getting everyone to blame Republicans for problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have and b) their success in getting minorities to hate Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/pew-blacks-gloomy-of-achieving-racial-equality-20-say-all-whites-are-prejudiced
— Border Patrol nabs 103,492 immigrants in March – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/border-patrol-nabs-92-607-in-march-3-000-a-day

SEAN HANNITY
— TRUMP ON TOP: The President’s Approval Rating SPIKES to 53%
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/trump-on-top-the-presidents-approval-rating-spikes-to-53/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— 2020 Democratic primary: Civil war between socialist radicals and establishment elites – STEPHEN KOKX
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/2020-democratic-primary-civil-war-between-socialist-radicals-and-establishment-elites

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Candace Owens to Congress: Left Uses Terms Like White Nationalism For Power, To Scare Brown People – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/09/candace_owens_to_congress_left_uses_terms_like_white_nationalism_for_power_to_scare_brown_people.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— Harvard prof compares Trump’s rise to Jim Crow era, KKK – Jon Street
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=12083

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating Democrat Congressmen “blast Trump at Judiciary hearing for ‘emboldening’ white nationalists” and say “Some hateful ideological rhetoric that originates in the United States is now used to inspire terror worldwide.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/democrats-blast-trump-for-emboldening-white-nationalists-at-judiciary-hearing

THE HILL
— Hillary Clinton: ‘White nationalists certainly think MAGA is a white nationalist slogan’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/438002-hillary-clinton-white-nationalists-certainly-think-maga-is-a
— Democratic voters confident that Biden and Sanders can defeat Trump, less certain about other candidates’ chances
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/438071-democratic-voters-confident-that-biden-and-sanders-can-defeat
— Candace Owens blasts hearing on white nationalism in House testimony – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/438042-candace-owens-blasts-hearing-on-white-nationalism-in-house-testimony-this
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want the Republican Party to “embrace moderation” want it to dump Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/437989-republican-party-has-to-embrace-moderation-or-lose-crucial-voters

ABC NEWS
— Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem when a YouTube livestream of the proceedings was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments – AP (DIERSEN: How much of that bombardment was fake?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/capitol-hill-hearing-online-hate-sees-firsthand-62276541

NBC NEWS
— Poll: 58 percent of voters approve of President Trump’s handling of the economy
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/poll-58-percent-voters-approve-president-trump-s-handling-economy-n992706
— Trump admin wants to make asylum harder by putting border agents in charge – Carol E. Lee, Julia Ainsley and Kristen Welker
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-admin-wants-make-asylum-harder-putting-border-agents-charge-n992436

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration to Push for Tougher Asylum Rules – Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/us/politics/asylum-seekers-trump-administration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A flood online of hate speech greets lawmakers probing Facebook and Google about white nationalism – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: How much of that flood was fake?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/09/flood-online-hate-speech-greets-lawmakers-probing-facebook-google-about-white-nationalism/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote “hateful rhetoric” not only against Trump, but against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/09/most-americans-disagree-with-candace-owens-they-see-hateful-rhetoric-rise/

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Moves to Raise Taxes on Richest by Scrapping Flat Tax – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/illinois-moves-to-raise-taxes-on-richest-by-scrapping-flat-tax

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— In the Trump Era, Political Incorrectness on the Rise – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/in-the-trump-era-political-incorrectness-on-the-rise.html

PEW RESEARCH & NEWSWEEK & THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats crow about a) their success in getting everyone to blame Republicans for problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have and b) their success in getting minorities to hate Republicans.)
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/04/09/race-in-america-2019/
https://www.newsweek.com/racism-america-donald-trump-1390518
https://www.newsweek.com/nadler-hearing-links-trump-new-zealand-shooting-hate-crimes-1390364
https://thehill.com/homenews/438047-majority-of-adults-say-race-relations-in-us-are-generally-bad-and-trump-has-made

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Still Reject Reparations for Slavery (DIERSEN: How much have you paid in reparations, that is, how severely have Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion impacted you? So that young Democrat minorities and young Democrat women could have my job and preferred corner office, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. So that young Democrat minorities and young Democrat women could have promotions and pay increases that I would have otherwise received, a) my Democrat GAO superiors did not promote me beyond GS-13 and b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12.) old.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/most_still_reject_reparations_for_slavery

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.