July 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— All-American Flag Act calls for feds’ American flags to be made in USA – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senators-call-for-governments-american-flags-to-be-made-in-usa/5380488/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago facing ‘extraordinary financial challenges,’ Lightfoot says after latest audit – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-financial-report-20190705-uvmpic7esje6zl5jpeobhnfp5m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Elizabeth Warren wants to tackle wage gap for women of color – AP (DIERSEN: I would not be surprised at all if a President Warren would immediately issue an executive order to immediately terminate all federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/5/20683261/elizabeth-warren-executive-orders-race-gender-pay-gap

DAILY HERALD
— Burr Ridge mayor Gary Grasso sues trustee Zachary Mottl with defamation and libel claims – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190705/burr-ridge-mayor-sues-trustee-with-defamation-and-libel-claims
— Student success remains ‘main thing’ at College of DuPage – Brian Caputo
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190705/student-success-remains-main-thing-at-college-of-dupage

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Peorians Could Be Getting a Big Discount on Video Doorbells
https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/07/05/peorians-could-be-getting-a-big-discount-on-video-doorbells/

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/learn-to-be-a-welcoming-city/Content?oid=71436024
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/rohingya-refugee-survivor-home/Content?oid=71435983
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. 
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/to-be-blunt-easy-cannabis-edibles-recipe-grahamwiches/Content?oid=71432202

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— BIG SURPRISE: ILLINOIS LEGALIZES WEED IN STATE LEGISLATURE
https://poppot.org/2019/07/05/big-surprise-illinois-legalizes-weed-in-state-legislature/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HITLER WAS A MASS-MURDERING SOCIALIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/hitler-was-a-mass-murdering-socialist.html
— HAWLEY’S ATTACK ON SECTION 230 HURTS CONSERVATIVES (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the Republican National Committee (RNC), the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to regulate me and to regulate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that is, to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They are confident that the RNC, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC would stop me from promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the RNC and IRP platforms.) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/hawleys-attack-on-section-230-hurts-conservatives.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 20% federal inmates are immigrants, mostly Mexican – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/20-federal-inmates-are-immigrants-mostly-mexican

FOX NEWS
— Ocasio-Cortez is vicious, cruel and dishonest and determined to destroy the America we know – Newt Gingrich 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-border-dishonesty
— Betsy Ross flag now decried by 2020 Dems, pundits was flown during Obama’s 2nd inauguration – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/betsy-ross-flag-obama-inauguration

GOPUSA
— Making America Great — for All Americans – David Limbaugh (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promise to use government to take income and assets away from Republicans who are members of Group A and to give that income and assets to Democrats who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or have ancestors that have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72188
— Warren promises executive orders on race, gender pay gap (DIERSEN: I would not be surprised at all if a President Warren would immediately issue an executive order to immediately terminate all federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
http://www.gopusa.com/warren-promises-executive-orders-on-race-gender-pay-gap/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats take their next step to destroy the USA – By Eric Utter (DIERSEN: What had you accomplished by the time you tuned 26? By the time I turned 26 in 1974, I had gotten promoted to GS-12 (currently $82,579/year) by IRS in Chicago, earned more than 6 years of federal Civil Service Retirement Systems credits, earned 10 years of Social Security credits, bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, bought a new town home in University Park, almost completed the requirements for an MBA from Loyola, earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and bought five new cars.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/democrats_take_their_next_step_to_destroy_the_usa.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California has approved a new budget expanding Medi-Cal coverage to illegal aliens up to the age of 26.)

BREITBART
— Democrats Reveal They Dislike Celebrating America After All – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/04/round-up-democrats-reveal-they-dislike-celebrating-america-after-all/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Forget new border laws; federal judges say we can’t even enforce current ones – Daniel Horowitz (DIERSEN: Democrats side with foreign countries against America. Democrats do not want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.) 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/forget-new-border-laws-federal-judges-say-cant-even-enforce-current-ones/

DAILY CALLER
— Ilhan Omar Sends Somber Fourth Of July Message Days After Celebrating Somali Independence Day – MOLLY PRINCE (DIERSEN: What percent of those who immigrate to America talk and/or act like they want to turn America into their motherland?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/05/ilhan-omar-independence-day-somali/
— DC Barbecue Joint Kicks Out Patron For Harassing Customer In MAGA Hat – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/05/dc-barbeque-maga-hat/

PJ MEDIA
— Burning the Flag with Hope of a ‘World Without America’ – LIZ SHELD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-morning-briefing-burning-the-flag-with-hope-of-a-world-without-america/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Joe Biden Taunts Donald Trump: ‘Walk Behind Me In A Debate, Come Here Man’ The Democratic 2020 candidate told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that Trump is “the bully that I’ve always stood up to.” – Lee Moran (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in the following organizations and governments who have painted themselves as being bullies: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-donald-trump-bully-chris-cuomo-interview_n_5d1f23c3e4b04c48141215ce

CNN
— Pence touts ‘most generous system of legal immigration’ during naturalization ceremony – Betsy Klein
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/politics/vp-mike-pence-citizenship-immigration/index.html

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Soon, not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be barred from getting an education, from getting a job, from getting a professional certification, from getting a professional license, from getting etc.) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/employment-lgbt/hundreds-of-groups-officials-ask-scotus-to-rule-in-favor-of-lgbt-workers-idUSL2N2460BT

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘I Don’t Run It’: Trump Responds to Reports of Undocumented Workers at His Properties – Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/us/trump-golf-course-undocumented-immigrants.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook says private groups are its future. Some are hubs for misinformation and hate. – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: What private and secret Facebook groups operate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do the members of these groups write about you?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/05/facebook-says-private-groups-are-its-future-some-are-hubs-misinformation-hate/
— Trump plays dumb about his long history with undocumented workers – Paul Waldman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/05/trump-just-played-dumb-about-his-undocumented-workers-he-has-long-history-this/?utm_term=.50279712b15f

NEW YORK POST
— Nike’s pathetic Colin Kaepernick bungle turned Betsy Ross flag into racist symbol – Jonah Goldberg
https://nypost.com/2019/07/04/nikes-pathetic-colin-kaepernick-bungle-turned-betsy-ross-flag-into-racist-symbol/

OKLAHOMAN
— Public libraries help fill social services gap – Kayla Branch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails worthless because they can be read free of charge in public libraries.) 
https://oklahoman.com/article/5635465/public-libraries-help-fill-social-services-gap

NEWSWEEK
— BUTTIGIEG REBUKES MAN AT CAMPAIGN EVENT FOR INSISTING HE TELL BLACK PEOPLE TO ‘STOP COMMITTING CRIME AND DOING DRUGS’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Republicans cause Blacks to commit crime and do drugs.)
https://www.newsweek.com/buttigieg-rebukes-man-campaign-event-insisting-he-tell-black-people-stop-committing-crime-1447643

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.