June 15 Morning Edition

WTMJ TV MILWAUKEE
— Limited number of pot shops to sell recreational marijuana in Illinois – Ben Jordan (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/limited-number-of-pot-shops-to-sell-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois

STATELINE
— Illinois truckers held to high standard as state prepares for marijuana legalization (DIERSEN: How much THC should those who you have to depend on and those who you have to interact with be allowed to have in their system? What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) smoke pot, b) did smoke pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want pot to be sold near where they live and/or work, e) want to make money selling pot, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot? I should write a book about the aforesaid. They focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) focus on stopping everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-truckers-held-to-high-standard-as-state-prepares-for-marijuana-legalization/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Trucking Association says that although marijuana use will be legal shortly in the state, truck drivers need to be held to a high standard. Drivers will not be allowed to have any THC in their system. Leaders say legalization of the drug could put an extra strain on an industry that is already struggling to attract new workers. “We are concerned this may limit the limited pool that we already have and make it even smaller to get more drivers driving our trucks,” said Matt Hart, executive director of the Illinois Trucking Association. The trucking industry employs 300,000 people in Illinois.)

WASHINGTON TIMES REPORTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A pot pusher pushes pot in central Illinois.
https://www.washingtontimesreporter.com/opinion/20190614/spotlight-legalizing-marijuana-will-help-central-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-legal-pot-manners-tt-20190614-story.html
— Despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s legislative wins, Illinois ‘not out of the woods’ financially – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-state-budget-bills-backlog-20190613-story.html
— ‘Politics is everywhere — even in the church’ – Scott Reeder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0616-story.html
— If we’re voting on ‘fair taxes,’ why can’t we vote to reduce pension benefits? – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Are you in line to get a pension or are you getting a pension? I should write a book about a) those who want my Civil Service Retirement System pension to be reduced and b) those who succeeded in reducing it. It is only 42% of what my 1997 GAO salary was in today’s dollars.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-slowik-fair-tax-amendment-factors-st-0616-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/stop-calling-it-dope-and-weed

WTTW
— Medical Pot Laws No Answer for US Opioid Deaths, Study Finds – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/14/medical-pot-laws-no-answer-us-opioid-deaths-study-finds

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/marijuana-legalization-proponents-opponents-look-to-future/article_25e8063c-4a42-543d-92fa-c60221636ba4.html

JD SUPRA
— Time For Paranoia? The ‘Legalization’ Of Marijuana In Illinois And The Workplace Ramifications (DIERSEN: How much THC should those who you have to depend on and those who you have to interact with be allowed to have in their system? What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) smoke pot, b) did smoke pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot? I should write a book about the aforesaid. They focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) focus on stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/time-for-paranoia-the-legalization-of-38360/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once recreational sales begin on January 1, 2020, the state will generate billions of dollars in revenue. And, while Illinois lawmakers—and many of their constituents—are feeling “high” over the passage of the bill, many employers are left hungry for more information and paranoid about the ramifications and impact the new legislation will have on the workplace.)

TELEGRAPH
— United Kingdom: Matt Hancock facing questions over drug use as health secretary admits smoking cannabis – Edward Malnick (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: Do you a) smoke pot, b) did you smoke pot, c) do you want to smoke pot, d) do you want pot to be sold near where you live and/or work, e) do you want to make money selling pot, and f) do you want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot?) 
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/06/08/matt-hancock-facing-questions-drug-use-health-secretary-admits/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— The current state of Illinois; Lightfoot reforms – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/flannery-fired-up-the-current-state-of-illinois-lightfoot-reforms

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: High-ranking Chicago cop in hot water with Lightfoot for taking vacation as summer violence spikes CPD says Anthony Riccio’s vacation from June 1-7 was “approved and paid for in October” prior to the mayoral election. But Lightfoot says she gave an edict that none of the top brass take time off during the summer. – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office during the 1990s, it was a running joke in the office that my superiors always scheduled “very important” job meetings when Bloomington Gold (http://www.bloomingtongold.com/) Corvette events were being held.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/14/18679403/chicago-police-anthony-riccio-vacation-lori-lightfoot-violence

DAILY HERALD
— Lauzen to Metra: Fix existing service before expanding – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190614/lauzen-to-metra-fix-existing-service-before-expanding
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DuPage County jail inmates learn welding to better prepare for life on the outside – Justin Kmitch (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my one and only goal was always to get a job in the private sector and that was why I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190614/dupage-county-jail-inmates-learn-welding-to-better-prepare-for-life-on-the-outside
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: District 203 plans measures to improve cultural sensitivity and equity – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats dump assimilation.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190614/district-203-plans-measures-to-improve-cultural-sensitivity-and-equity

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— FOID Case Heads to Illinois Supreme Court – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=286006#.XQTMP5h_OM8

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Rep. Rodney Davis takes to the field two years after shooting
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-rodney-davis-takes-to-the-field-two-years-after-shooting

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘He’s a hypocrite,’ Frederick Douglass Foundation President Babette Holder says of Rep. Casten’s support of legislators’ proposed pay raises – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512628936-he-s-a-hypocrite-holder-says-of-rep-casten-s-support-of-legislators-proposed-pay-raises

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Voter rolls: Which precincts are Democrat strongholds in Chicago?
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512579180-voter-rolls-which-precincts-are-democrat-strongholds-in-chicago

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Cardinal Cupich Will Allow Pro-Abortion Politicians To Receive Holy Communion “I think it would be counterproductive to impose sanctions” – PAUL BOIS (DIERSEN: What if the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) sanctioned their members who promoted a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) religious discrimination, i) national origin discrimination, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, m) age discrimination, n) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, and o) even worse things? I should write a book about the aforesaid who promote the aforesaid and a) who not only are not sanctioned, but who are given leadership roles and b) who sanction me.) 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/48444/chicago-cardinal-cupich-will-allow-pro-abortion-paul-bois

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA commends gun owners for fighting for their Second Amendment rights at Deerfield Town Hall – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512628991-isra-commends-gun-owners-for-fighting-for-their-second-amendment-rights-at-deerfield-town-hall

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 21 TAX AND FEE HIKES TOTALING $4.7 BILLION COMING SOON FOR ILLINOISANS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/21-tax-and-fee-hikes-totaling-4-7-billion-coming-soon-for-illinoisans/

GOPUSA
— Leftist media watch groups unhappy when Laura Ingraham talks health hazards of LGBTQ life
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71038
— Illegal aliens complain of poor conditions at US holding centers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. Needless-to-say, those Democrats and RINOs should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-aliens-complain-of-poor-conditions-at-us-holding-centers/
— Democrats’ Selective Outrage Over Foreign-Sourced Opposition Research
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-selective-outrage-over-foreign-sourced-opposition-research/
— ICE quarantines 5,200 aliens in detention centers for mumps and chicken pox exposure, marking huge jump from few months ago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71035

AMERICAN THINKER
— 40 years, 50 million abortions, and suddenly the Hyde Amendment has to be repealed or poor women can’t get health care? – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/40_years_50_million_abortions_and_suddenly_the_hyde_amendment_has_to_be_repealed_or_poor_women_cant_get_health_care.html
— ‘Sleepy Joe’ was no exaggeration from Trump… – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: I have far less time to sleep because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/sleepy_joe_was_no_exaggeration_from_trump.html

BREITBART
— Illegal Alien Population Booms in Red States Ahead of 2020 Election – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: How many illegal aliens have the Democrats and the RINOs dumped in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood? Some in my precinct believe that the Democrats and the RINOs want to tear down buildings on Roosevelt Road west of Warrenville Road and build low income housing.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/14/pew-illegal-alien-population-booms-red-states-2020-election/

DAILY CALLER
— BLACK COMMUNITY LEADER POINTS TO NFL MILLIONAIRES TO PROVE SLAVERY REPARATIONS IDEA IS ‘FOOLS GOLD’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/14/bob-woodson-slavery-reparations/

DAILY WIRE
— Conservatives Have To Be Fearless In The Face Of Leftist Censorship – ANDREW KLAVAN (DIERSEN: Who censors you? I should write a book about those who censor me.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/48417/klavan-conservatives-have-be-fearless-face-leftist-andrew-klavan

NEWSMAX
— Trump Touts New 51 Percent Approval – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donaldtrump-approval/2019/06/14/id/920468/
— If You Want an Abortion or a Gun, Pay for It Yourself – Deroy Murdock 
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/abortion-second-amendment-guns/2019/06/14/id/920397/

TOWNHALL
— Vermont Minors Need Parental Permission To Get An Ibuprofen From The School Nurse, But Not An Abortion – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/06/14/minors-need-parental-permission-to-get-a-motrin-from-the-school-nurse-but-not-an-abortion-n2548280

NATIONAL REVIEW
— House Hearings on Reparations – ROGER CLEGG (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/house-hearings-on-reparations/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— CNN’s Camerota proudly admits ‘our job’ is to teach viewers how to ‘shut down’ conservative arguments – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/15/cnns-camerota-proudly-admits-our-job-is-to-teach-viewers-how-to-shut-down-conservative-arguments-765173

EPOCH NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-governor-ron-desantis-signs-bill-banning-sanctuary-cities_2964331.html

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER
— Bishop Paprocki’s Bold Defense of the Innocent Is the Mark of a True Father Illinois shepherd’s decree puts pro-abortion politicians on notice. – Editorial
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bishop-paprockis-bold-defense-of-the-innocent-is-the-mark-of-a-true-father

LUTHERAN CHARITIES
— Do Not Rush to Judgment – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about them.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/06/15/do-not-rush-to-judgment/

THE HILL
— Summer camp fires counselor over his sexual orientation – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity force LGBTQers to promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/448694-christian-summer-camp-fired-counselor-because-hes-gay

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/taylor-swift-makes-surprise-appearance-stonewall-inn-performs/story?id=63731487
— What you should know about the 1939 law Kellyanne Conway is accused of violating – ALEXANDER MALLIN (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government a) promoted all the planks in the Democrat Party platform and b) worked very hard to get rid of federal employees like me who did not promote those planks.) 
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/1939-law-kellyanne-conway-accused-violating/story?id=63719007

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be gotten rid of.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/survey-lgbtq-out-at-work-104858804.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote pot promote LGBTQ activity.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cannabis-force-good-2-massive-201125199.html
— 4 U.S. Cities Where You Can Live on Social Security Benefits Alone – Katie Brockman (DIERSEN: You certainly cannot do that in Wheaton. The cost of living in Wheaton is extremely high.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-u-cities-where-live-210000030.html

NEW YORK TIMES

— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Report Up to $135 Million in 2018 Income – Jesse Drucker and Agustin Armendariz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/business/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-net-worth.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Media watch groups are sounding the alarm on Laura Ingraham’s anti-LGBTQ guests: ‘We’re talking about perverse and destructive lifestyles’ – Muri Assunção (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity force LGBTQers to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-laura-ingraham-anti-lgbtq-bigotry-20190614-cpk4dw6b4rc7jfyjq2qusdctbm-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Never Mind Those Tweets, Trump’s 2020 Re-Election Team Wants Order and Discipline Four years after the president flouted electioneering tradition, his re-election team is taking a more conventional approach – Michael C. Bender, Rebecca Ballhaus and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-2020-campaign-wants-order-and-discipline-down-to-font-sizes-11560524198
— Mexico Releases Terms of Migration Deal With Trump Under agreement signed to avoid punitive U.S. tariffs, Mexico is responsible for stemming flow – Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-releases-terms-of-migration-deal-with-trump-11560566904
— Self-Driving Cars Have a Problem: Safer Human-Driven Ones – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: How long have you had a driver’s license? I have had a driver’s license since October of 1964. Have you ever caused an accident? I have not.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/self-driving-cars-have-a-problem-safer-human-driven-ones-11560571203
— FRONT PAGE: Hey Traders, It’s 2019—No More Drinking on the Job London Metal Exchange bans employees from downing pints during the work day. ‘It’s the 21st century, what do you expect?’ Traders in the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange, where drinking before trading is now banned. – David Hodari, Joe Wallace, and Brittany Bernstein (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are/were heavy drinkers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hey-traders-its-2019no-more-drinking-on-the-job-11560557995

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be officially a) barred from getting an education, b) barred from getting a job, and c) barred from etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2019/06/15/8-steps-you-can-take-to-support-lgbtq-colleagues-this-pride-month/#2f3f6e191026

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Marc A. Thiessen: Joe Biden surrenders to pro-abortion radicals The former vice president’s capitulation refocused the national spotlight on abortion extremism in the Democratic Party – MARC A. THIESSE (DIERSEN: Some of my Democrat superiors in the federal government were reluctant to carry out the Democrat Party’s Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out orders, that is, they were reluctant to carry out the Democrat Party’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation orders to get rid of federal employees who were Republican. But in the end, they carried out the aforesaid orders.) 
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2019/06/15/Marc-A-Thiessen-Joe-Biden-abortion-radicals-Democrats/stories/201906150018

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Illinois gun law is government overreach – Editorial
https://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/our_opinion/illinois-gun-law-is-government-overreach/article_cd948781-827b-5b4d-b032-9c1d1313ab85.html

GLOBAL NEWS
— Think you are unbiased? Think again – Farah Nasser (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want everyone to be biased 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://globalnews.ca/news/5382584/unconscious-bias-shakil-choudhury/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An unconscious bias is a hidden or unintentional preference that usually has something do with our group identity — like our race, culture, or location — and it runs deep. The human brain takes in millions of pieces of information a second but only processes a handful. As our brain categorizes information and filters out the noise, it creates shortcuts, or unconscious bias. These shortcuts lead to assumptions that are hidden even from ourselves. Choudhury says unconscious bias is behind a lack of diversity in leadership positions in the workplaces due to “cultural cloning.” “Our tendency is to promote those who are most like the decision makers, like the people who have always been here,” said Choudhury. “Unconsciously we are drawn to people who talk like us, joke around like us, whose kids are part of the same hockey teams as us. Those are our in-group biases.” Unconscious bias is also a factor in determining who gets hired in the first place, says Choudhury.)

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GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What assumptions can/should people make about me? – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

People can/should make the following assumptions about me: I
– Promote individual responsibility and oppose the promotion of dependency on government and dependency on charity; 
– Promote traditional marriage and traditional family and oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity;
– Promote the right to life and oppose the promotion of abortion;
– Promote compliance with America’s immigration laws and oppose the promotion of mass/illegal immigration;
– Promote Second Amendment rights and enforcement of existing gun laws and oppose the promotion of more gun laws;
– Promote conservative principles and oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices; and
– Promote equal opportunity and oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.

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.