October 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cops want to know who’s driving while stoned. Tests are being developed, but level of impairment after smoking weed is still hard to measure. – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-marijuana-roadside-drug-test-20191025-zr2ouoci6jfxdnjnjcifhtv3s4-story.html
— Census report: US population will get older, more diverse – AP (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 71. As the Republican National Committee (RNC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) ever-increasingly “reach out” to voters in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township who are younger, minority, female, moderate, and/or liberal, should I volunteer to help the RNC, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC “reach out” to voters in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township who are older, White, male, and/or conservative?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/retirement-aging/sns-census-report-us-population-older-more-diverse-20191024-kvk5knphgvfedmfznsrllm2a7u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— South suburban abortion doctor who hid thousands of fetuses carried his secrets to his grave ‘You can speculate till hell freezes over,’ says a lawyer for the widow of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer, who died leaving behind 2,411 preserved fetal remains — and nothing to explain why. – Stefano Esposito 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/25/20921224/abortion-doctor-ulrich-klopfer-fetuses-fetal-remains-mystery-crete-township-will-county

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191025/editorial-the-value-of-creating-an-atmosphere-that-welcomes-diversity

SAUK VALLEY
— New proposals take forefront during veto session Lawmakers to mull pension consolidation, Chicago issues, ethylene oxide ban, more – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/10/24/new-proposals-take-forefront-during-veto-session/aa1iupv/

ALTON DAILY RECORD
— Zero Tolerance Policies Discussed – Jim Moran
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=293008#.XbLoA75_OM8

WJBD
— First Republican announces to replace John Shimkus in Congress Unlike Shimkus, Mary Miller says she stands with President Trump.- Toby Gullion
http://www.southernillinoisnow.com/2019/10/24/first-republican-announces-to-replace-john-shimkus-in-congress/

WCBU
— Mike Unes Stepping Down After 5 Terms in Statehouse – TIM SHELLEY 
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/mike-unes-stepping-down-after-5-terms-statehouse#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Donald Trump’s Chicago fundraiser and his expected speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police at McCormick Place will draw thousands of protesters — and maybe some MAGA supporters — to downtown Chicago on Monday. Couple that with thousands more striking teachers just trained in civil disobedience, and we’ve got the makings of a massive political demonstration. It might be a crowd size that even Trump wouldn’t have to exaggerate. Dozens of political organizations and interest groups are urging their supporters to gather at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Wacker and Wabash streets, which looks at Trump Tower from across the Chicago river. The protesters are expected to include immigration groups, gun control activists and women’s organizations. “We will be out in full force to protest Trump’s gleeful bashing of our city, his ridiculing of the very real violence promoted by his pro-gun policies, and his attempts to thwart us and all Sanctuary Cities as we protect our immigrant neighbors,” Marj Halperin of Indivisible Chicago told Playbook. Striking teachers are also expected to be part of the protest, hundreds of whom participated Thursday in civil disobedience training. In an email encouraging teachers to take part, CTU said the training was for members “who are ready to step it up a notch… We will learn from the tactics that ended Jim Crow and the Vietnam War.” During the training, they were “coached on blocking traffic and shutting down building lobbies,” according to the Sun-Times. No surprise that they will join Trump protesters. “It’s a target-rich opportunity,” a CTU organizer told Playbook. Attendees at Trump’s noon fundraiser may hear the chanting or see the protest signs but they otherwise won’t notice the blockade way across the river. Trump’s scheduled speech to the police chiefs convention is a few miles south of his hotel. His presidential entourage will avoid protesters by taking a two-and-a-half-mile tunneled access route that’s only used by the mayor, the Cook County Board president, and certain tour buses with security clearance. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel liked to call it the Bat Cave. At the police chiefs convention at McCormick Place, Trump will hold court over a friendly crowd. Last year, at the group’s gathering in Orlando, he criticized Chicago’s handling of crime. It’s no wonder Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said he’ll boycott Monday’s speech. He might consider wandering over to the Illinois Institute of Technology campus to watch crews preparing for the Obama Foundation Summit that starts Tuesday. Oh yeah, the Obamas are expected to be in town Monday, too. – Shia Kapos 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/10/25/weve-got-your-big-crowd-trump-back-to-school-monday-eerie-similarity-to-2012-487517

CHRONICLE ILLINOIS
— Congressman Casten fights back against claim town halls are ‘invite only’ – Kevin Beese
https://chronicleillinois.com/government/congressman-casten-fights-back-against-claim-town-halls-are-invite-only/

CENTER SQUARE
— Veto session could begin with effort to ban flavored vape, tobacco products – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Why not ban pot?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/veto-session-could-begin-with-effort-to-ban-flavored-vape/article_bb61c3b6-f690-11e9-9a44-a32466fbf047.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf’s First Faux Pas in Social Media
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/24/il-14-catalina-laufs-first-faux-pas-in-social-media/ 
— Weeping Angels, Russian Interference in Elections and the Wi-Fi
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/24/weeping-angels-russian-interference-in-elections-and-the-wi-fi/ 
— U.S. Attorney Outlines What Office Has Done to Fight Non-Political Crime
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/24/u-s-attorney-outlines-what-office-has-done-to-fight-non-political-crime/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Court’s showing of news report on fetal body parts harvesting hurts Planned Parenthood’s case, lawyers say – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/515270748-court-s-showing-of-news-report-on-fetal-body-parts-harvesting-hurts-planned-parenthood-s-case-lawyers-say

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘We’re at this peak moment’: Rising pro-life movement fights to expand gains under Trump – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/24/marjorie-dannenfelser-susan-b-anthony-list-lead-fi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: SBA List has not shied away from throwing elbows in the early stages of various 2020 primary races. In Illinois’ 6th Congressional District last month, the group endorsed Jeanne Ives over former Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti in a Republican primary. Amid funding woes, Ms. Sanguinetti dropped out within a month of SBA List’s endorsement of her opponent, who previously lost a primary challenge to then-Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018.)
— Strategic or fake? News media ramps up impeachment urgency – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/24/inside-the-beltway-news-media-ramps-up-impeachment/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago budget is an alarm bell against Democratic governance – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/lori-lightfoots-chicago-budget-is-an-alarm-bell-against-democratic-governance

AMERICAN THINKER
— In the age of leftism – Valerie Sobel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/in_the_age_of_leftism.html

GOPUSA
— Cornel West: It’s time to ‘go to jail’ fighting ‘vanilla brother’ Trump in ‘the streets’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78332
— You’ve heard of gun buybacks, Schumer promises a car swap with taxpayer money
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=78349

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Conservatives Confront The Trump Era – David Franke
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31273-conservatives-confront-trump-era

DAILY CALLER
— FLASHBACK: NYT Op-Ed Writers Used ‘Lynching’ To Describe Clinton Impeachment – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/24/new-york-times-lynching-trump-clinton/

NEWSMAX
— Bernie Sanders: Illegals Will Get ‘Immediate Legal Status’ – Todd Beamon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats join with citizens of foreign countries to get rid of those who do not vote for Democrats once and for all.) 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/bernie-sanders-illegals-open-borders-legal-status/2019/10/24/id/938620/

TOWNHALL
— Freedom in the Crosshairs: Why Religious Liberty Must Prevail – Kerri Toloczko (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they want to destroy churches that do not promote socialism, class warfare, redistribution of wealth, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patriotism, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, retaliation, the rest of the Democrat Party platform, and even worse things. How much success have the Democrats had in destroying the churches in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the churches in Wheaton want to get rid of me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kerritoloczko/2019/10/25/freedom-in-the-crosshairs-why-religious-liberty-must-prevail-n2555289

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Malzberg: CBS Reporter That Asked AOC Why She Endorsed “Old White Guy” Sanders Is Racist – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote hated against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/24/malzberg_cbs_reporter_that_asked_aoc_why_she_endorsed_old_white_guy_sanders_is_racist.html

THE HILL
— Missing from 2020: A real Midwest jobs strategy – JOHN AUSTIN
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/467355-missing-from-2020-a-real-midwest-jobs-strategy

YAHOO NEWS
— DISGUSTING TRAGIC: How Bernie Sanders would legalize marijuana – Mona Zhang
https://news.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-legalize-marijuana-202742792.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.”

— Trump Golf Club May Lose Liquor License Over Fatal Car Crash The New Jersey attorney general sent a letter to President Trump’s club in Colts Neck giving it 30 days to contest being stripped of its liquor license. – Ed Shanahan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/nyregion/trump-liquor-license-colts-neck-nj.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans are increasingly flailing while defending Trump from impeachment inquiry.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/10/25/daily-202-republicans-are-increasingly-flailing-while-defending-trump-from-impeachment-inquiry/5db28a0d602ff10cf14f9777/
— Schumer vows to take 63 million gas-powered cars off the road as part of climate plan – Dino Grandoni 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/10/25/the-energy-202-schumer-vows-to-take-63-million-gas-powered-cars-off-the-road-as-part-of-climate-plan/5db1d0cc88e0fa5ad928da5b/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Tell Federal Agencies to Cut New York Times, Washington Post Subscriptions White House plans to direct government staffers to not renew orders with the newspapers, whose coverage he has disparaged as ‘fake’ – Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: I should survey those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should ask them if the following encourage them to read the emails, and if not, why not: a) officers of their Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) IRP officers, and d) IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman. Better yet, I should survey the aforesaid leaders and ask them if they encourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not. What if Trump encouraged the aforesaid leaders to encourage Illinois Republicans to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-tell-federal-agencies-to-cut-new-york-times-washington-post-subscriptions-11571937831
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump is an avid consumer of the news, and he regularly reads the Times and the Post, according to aides who privately acknowledged that they expect him to continue doing so despite the directive. “I have no doubt the hard-working reporters of the New York Times and Washington Post will continue to do quality journalism regardless of whether the president acknowledges he reads them,” said Jonathan Karl, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association and chief White House correspondent for ABC News. “Pretending to ignore the work of a free press won’t make the news go away or stop reporters from informing the public and holding those in power accountable,” Mr. Karl added.)
— Home-Improvement Boom Is Forecast to Fizzle Renovation and maintenance spending—a barometer of the housing market—are expected to decline for the first time in a decade – Ryan Dezember (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension being only 42% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars had caused my wife and I to defer maintenance on our home. But this year we dipped into our savings and home equity line of credit and had our driveway, gazebo roof, six large trees, etc. replaced.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-improvement-boom-is-forecast-to-fizzle-11571918400

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, if you live/work in Illinois, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats who run Illinois, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be gotten rid of.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/10/25/analysis-shows-most-states-lack-legal-protections-for-lgbtq-workers/#7794ae9c2d07

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Doctor Who Kept Fetuses Is Vilified in Life and Death Questions about what motivated an abortion doctor to keep over 2,000 sets of fetal remains at his Chicago-area home may never be fully answered. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-10-25/doctor-who-kept-fetuses-is-vilified-in-life-and-death

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Democrats abandon rural American values – Scott Jennings
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/15/democratic-presidential-candidates-declared-war-rural-america-column/3985607002/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Las Vegas is now a sanctuary city – Victor Joecks
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-las-vegas-is-now-a-sanctuary-city-1878127/

DAILY POLITICAL NEWS WIRE
— CNN President Says He’s Interested in Another Fox News Reject – Mike Vance
https://dailypoliticalnewswire.com/cnn-president-says-hes-interested-in-another-fox-news-reject/
— Asian-American Conservative at University of Michigan Labeled as ‘White Supremacist’ – Mike Vance
https://dailypoliticalnewswire.com/asian-american-conservative-at-university-of-michigan-labeled-as-white-supremacist/

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Cuts Out Media That Doesn’t ‘Make Him Feel Beautiful’ It’s a comfort mechanism for the president that intensifies whenever he feels under siege and when scandal swirls. – Asawin Suebsaeng
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-cuts-out-media-that-doesnt-make-him-feel-beautiful-for-impeachment-re-election-fight

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Google Is Profiting From Notorious Hate Group’s Ads The tech giant appears to only be enforcing part of its hate speech ad policy when it comes to anti-immigrant hate group FAIR. – ALEX KOTCH
https://prospect.org/power/google-is-profiting-from-notorious-hate-groups-ads/

WORDPRESS
— Your Email Newsletter Strategy: Five Key Components of Success – Aaron von Frank (DIERSEN: I should survey those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should ask them if the following encourage them to read the emails, and if not, why not: a) officers of their Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) IRP officers, and d) IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman. Better yet, I should survey the aforesaid leaders and ask them if they encourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not. What if Trump encouraged the aforesaid leaders to encourage Illinois Republicans to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://wordpress.com/go/digital-marketing/your-email-newsletter-strategy-5-key-components-of-success/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What survey questions should I ask GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
– Does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not?
– Do the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not?
– Does your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not?
– Do the Republican elected officials in your municipality read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not?
– Do the Republican elected officials in your township/ward read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not?
– Do the Republican elected officials in your county read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, why not?
– What do believe the main reasons are why those in Illinois who state that they are religious do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
– What do believe the main reasons are why those in Illinois who state that they are conservative do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
– What do believe the main reasons are why those in Illinois who state that they are Republican do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
– What do you say to those who blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems?
– What do you say to those who blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for your problems?
– What do you say to those who blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for my problems?
– What do you say to those who blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for everyone’s problems?
– What do you say to those who blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote Trump?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the traditional family planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the right to life planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the immigration planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the Second Amendment planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that promote the illegal equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose patronage?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose political affiliation discrimination?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose reverse discrimination?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose age discrimination?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose religious discrimination?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that oppose national origin discrimination?
– What do you say to those who do not want me to include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee have not approved?
– What do you say to those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders? 
– Should I write articles about those who do the most to discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
– Should I write articles about those who do the most to discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
– In your opinion, what could and should I do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership?

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.