March 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump names GOP Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-chief-of-staff-meadows-mulvaney-20200307-nzfuqv4l2zajvlncfs45civjvy-story.html
— Taxes a big issue in Democratic primary for Kane County Board chairman – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-board-chairman-primary-st-0308-20200306-fzciqipg4vcfbgmwvz6sq2qxky-story.html
— Did sexism stop Elizabeth Warren? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-warren-president-sexism-biden-20200306-6immg6vofrdwtczf2k7qqqthhi-story.html
— Cook County state’s attorney candidates combined have raised more than $16M, more than doubling 2016′s haul – LOLLY BOWEAN (DIERSEN: What encourages you to contribute to Republican candidates, elected officials, and organizations? For me, it is their demonstrating that they can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is their demonstrating opposition to promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-states-attorneys-race-campaign-fundraising-20200307-6fqkliondvhuxol3rjz7bhnfai-story.html

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Des Moines set to take up ordinance that would ban racial profiling – Austin Cannon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs profile Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO profilers in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/03/06/des-moines-ordinance-would-ban-racial-profiling/4968862002/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Jeanne Ives meets with NWH Editorial Board
https://www.nwherald.com/video/id/0e8251e1-62e4-405c-beb5-6aad01cb86ec.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Chief justice seeks $1.6M in tech upgrades for courts – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200306/chief-justice-seeks-16m-in-tech-upgrades-for-courts

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To be a Democrat is to fight to abolish the Second Amendment. 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=300013#.XmOd4SN_OM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— Where That $8.3 Billion In U.S. Coronavirus Funding Will And Won’t Go – SELENA SIMMONS-DUFFIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/where-83-billion-us-coronavirus-funding-will-and-wont-go#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Florida Senate sends resolution condemning white nationalism to the House – John Haughey (DIERSEN: Are you White citizen of America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White nationalist who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs succeed in banning White citizens of America a) from holding government or political offices, b) from holding jobs, c) from owning property, d) from getting an education, e) from etc.?) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/florida-senate-sends-resolution-condemning-white-nationalism-to-the-house/article_e103c660-5fb2-11ea-8efb-1f281b3eb300.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Sue Rezin Sends Second Newspaper, Attacks Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/07/il-14sue-rezin-sends-second-newspaper/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— 14th Congressional District Endorsement: James Marter – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/14th-congressional-district-endorsement-james-marter/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— ‘Church Hopping’ is Becoming More Common – Christine Misner (DIERSEN: My parents’ Lutheran church and grade school in Crete left the Missouri Synod in 1961 when I was in 8th grade and my brother was in 2nd grade. In 1961, to stay with the Missouri Synod, we transferred to Hope Lutheran church and grade school in Park Forest.) 
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/study-finds-church-hopping-is-becoming-more-common/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Loony liberals spiral out of control over Supreme Court, Joe Biden, abortion and the coronavirus Schumer confronts Roberts, and the House blocks Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/6/loony-liberals-spiral-out-of-control-over-supreme-/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Leftists outraged that the Trump administration is arresting illegal aliens – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/leftists_outraged_that_the_trump_administration_is_arresting_illegal_aliens.html
— Democrats rig California’s primary, wonder why turnout is so low – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/democrats_rig_californias_primary_then_wonder_why_turnout_is_so_low.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media claims sexism contributed to the end of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign – Spencer Irvine (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-claims-sexism-contributed-to-the-end-of-elizabeth-warrens-campaign/

BREITBART
— ‘The Perfect Choice’: Trump Brings Warrior Mark Meadows into White House as Election Year Chief of Staff – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/06/the-perfect-choice-trump-brings-warrior-mark-meadows-into-white-house-as-election-year-chief-of-staff/

CNS NEWS
— Rev. Graham: Schumer’s Threats ‘Can Feed Hate and Can Lead to Violence’ – Michael W. Chapman
https://cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/rev-graham-schumers-threats-can-feed-hate-and-can-lead-violence

DAILY WIRE
— As His Sanctuary City Policy Goes Into Effect, Trump Issues Warning – James Barrett
https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-his-sanctuary-city-policy-goes-into-effect-trump-issues-warning

HOT AIR
— Democrats Block Measure To Prevent Terrorists From Working At TSA
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/03/07/democrats-block-measure-prevent-terrorists-working-tsa/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump owns presser and leaves journos hanging after blunt and brutal take on Elizabeth Warren – Sierra Marlee (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/03/06/trump-leaves-press-hanging-with-triggering-take-on-warren-shes-very-mean-people-like-a-person-like-me-not-mean-894638

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Justice Sotomayor accuses SCOTUS conservative majority of pro-Trump bias – William A. Jacobson (DIERSEN: Who in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois talks and/or acts like they are anti-conservative? I should write a book about those in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they are anti-conservative. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/justice-sotomayor-accuses-scotus-conservative-majority-of-pro-trump-bias/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Says a ‘Lack of Talent’ Not Sexism Was Responsible for Warren Dropping out of Race – Bradley Cortright (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://ijr.com/trump-lack-talent-not-sexism-warren/

THE HILL
— Trump sets up for bruising campaign against Biden – BRETT SAMUELS AND MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, want would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about you? Mine would stress that I am a) a Trump supporter, b) Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), c) conservative, d) patriotic, e) Republican, f) American, g) White, h) male, i) old (born in 1948), j) gun owner, k) 100% German American, l) draft avoider, m) my ancestors have been in America since 1844, n) Crete resident 1948-1972, m) Wheaton resident since 1978, n) union member for almost 12 years, o) federal employee for almost 30 years, p) forced to retire in 1997 when he was 49 years old, q) federal retiree for more than 22 years, r) those who run the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) fail/refuse to encourage anyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and s) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican failed/refuse to help me keep my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, MTRO webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/486389-trump-sets-up-for-bruising-campaign-against-biden
— Trump denies sexism hurt Warren’s campaign: ‘People don’t like her’ – MARTY JOHNSON (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/486330-trump-denies-sexism-influenced-warren-campaign-people-dont-like-her

POLITICO
— Was It Sexism? The once historic field of female candidates for the nation’s top office has dwindled. Ten top women in politics tell us what they think is going on. (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/06/what-will-it-take-for-american-to-elect-a-woman-president-122644

NEW YORK TIMES
— If Joe Biden Wins A few things we’ll no longer have to worry about. – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: To get their votes, what will Biden promise the following: those who 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?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/opinion/biden-2020.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Trump-haters us Coronavirus to destroy the economy and defeat Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/business/coronavirus-stock-market.html
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Campaign Sues CNN for Libel Over Russia Opinion Piece – Reuters (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are not dumb. They have their operatives and their dupes who do not have a “pot to piss in” slander me. Nevertheless, I should sue both my critics/opponents and their “piss poor” operatives and dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/06/arts/06reuters-usa-election-trump-lawsuit.html
— A Sanders Voter, Weary of Debt at 29: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose.’ Brian Michelz has never worn a political T-shirt or been to a campaign rally. But when he voted for the first time in his life, it was for Bernie Sanders. What will he do if Mr. Sanders loses? – Sabrina Tavernise (DIERSEN: What were you able to accomplish before you were 30? I had worked for IRS for more than 7 years and I was earning $93,594/year in today’s dollars when I was 29. I got married and bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I had owned a 1972 Corvette since I was 22.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/us/bernie-sanders-voters.html
— Why a Coronavirus Recession Could Be Extra Painful: Its Suddenness Although the immediate shock could be greater, recovery could also be quicker, given the economy’s underlying strength. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/upshot/jobs-coronavirus-economic-outlook.html
— When Coronavirus Quarantine Is Class Warfare A pandemic offers a great way to examine American class inequities. – Charlie Warzel (DIERSEN: What do you have to do that exposes you to Coronavirus?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/opinion/coronavirus-quarantine-hermit-tech.html
— Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Why Closing Public Schools Is a ‘Last Resort’ The city’s schools will probably stay open because they double as social service centers for hundreds of thousands of poor students. – Eliza Shapiro (DIERSEN: What do you have to do that exposes you to Coronavirus?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/nyregion/nyc-schools-coronavirus.html
— How to Quarantine Yourself Thousands who have the coronavirus or were exposed have been asked to seclude themselves. It’s harder than it sounds. – Roni Caryn Rabin (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How far will Trump-haters go to defeat Trump? Will they infect themselves with Coronavirus and then attend Trump rallies?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/health/self-quarantine-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Warren’s defeat as the last major female presidential candidate proves the ‘highest, hardest’ glass ceiling is still intact – Jacqueline Alemany (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/powerup/2020/03/06/powerup-warren-s-defeat-as-the-last-major-female-presidential-candidate-proves-the-highest-hardest-glass-ceiling-is-still-intact/5e6144ab602ff10d49ac3da3/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Races Toward Default By trying to tax its way out of fiscal disaster, the state makes matters worse. There’s a simple solution. – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-puerto-rico-of-the-great-lakes-11583534149?mod=opinion_lead_pos6
— Is Coronavirus the Beginning of the End for Global Auto Shows? – Dan Neil (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, b) especially hate American nameplate cars, and c) especially hate those who own American nameplate cars.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-coronavirus-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-global-auto-shows-11583527071
— Smile! Your Boss Is Tracking Your Happiness. Employers are turning to sentiment-tracking software, daily surveys and apps to monitor workers’ mental states. Does this pose a new threat to employee privacy? – Chip Cutter and Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government talked and/or acted like they had polled their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and found that those employees wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/smile-your-boss-is-tracking-your-happiness-11583255617
— Why You Should Start Preparing for the Next Coronavirus – Jeffrey Sparshott
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2020/03/06/newsletter-why-you-should-start-preparing-for-the-next-coronavirus/
— After Warren’s Exit, Democrats Weigh Treatment of Female Candidates A field that once featured a historic number of women came down to two men in top contention for the nomination – Sabrina Siddiqui (DIERSEN: When candidates who are minority, female, and/or younger lose, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs blame Republicans and they especially blame Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.wsj.com/articles/after-warrens-exit-democrats-weigh-treatment-of-female-candidates-11583516053
— Behind Biden’s Rise, a Boost From Centrists—and Trump Turnout from suburban voters, eager for a moderate to take on the president, has hurt Bernie Sanders’s chances for the nomination – Aaron Zitner and Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: If you vote for Biden, you are not a centrist, you 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.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-bidens-rise-a-boost-from-centrists-and-trump-11583521065

SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN NEWS
— Using California’s Red Flag Law to combat hate crimes (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats succeed in banning Republicans from owning firearms, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.?)
https://sandiegodowntownnews.com/using-californias-red-flag-law-to-combat-hate-crimes/

PBS
— Are female presidential candidates held to a higher standard than males? (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/are-female-presidential-candidates-held-to-a-higher-standard-than-males

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Did the media fail Elizabeth Warren? – Jon Allsop (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/elizabeth_warren_drops_out.php

TIME
— Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock Says He’s Gay, Regrets ‘Time Wasted’ By Not Coming Out Sooner – AP (DIERSEN: One should expect that ever-increasingly, a) those who have falsely claimed to be heterosexual will come out as being LGBTQ, b) those who have falsely claimed to be Republican will come out as being Democrat, Libertarians, or Green, c) those who have falsely claimed to be religious will come out as being anti-religious, and d) those who have falsely claimed to be conservative will come as being anti-conservative.)
https://time.com/5798279/rep-aaron-schock-comes-out-gay/

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— Did Sexism — And Fear of Sexism — Keep Warren From Winning The Nomination? (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry like Warren claimed Native American ancestry?)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did-sexism-and-fear-of-sexism-keep-warren-from-winning-the-nomination/

FORTUNE
— Can Joe Biden attract the Latinx vote? – ELLEN MCGIRT (DIERSEN: To get votes from Hispanics, will Biden promise to use the federal government to give Hispanics even more preference over Whites, over Blacks, over Asians, over Native Americans, over etc.?) 
https://fortune.com/2020/03/06/can-joe-biden-attract-the-latinx-vote/

JD SUPRA
— Employer’s Poll of Workforce Not Unlawful Mass Interrogation, NLRB Rules (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government talked and/or acted like they had polled their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and found that those employees wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employer-s-poll-of-workforce-not-25504/

LAW
— PwC to Pay $11.6M, Make Hiring Commitments to Settle Age Discrimination Claims From Older Applicants A federal judge last year conditionally certified a collective action of applicants 40 years or older who claimed PricewaterhouseCoopers systematically weeded out older workers from consideration for entry-level positions. – Ross Todd (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes agree with my Democrat superiors in the federal government that federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be gotten rid of if they fail to make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. It is called up-or-out, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/03/04/pwc-to-pay-11-6m-make-hiring-commitments-to-settle-age-discrimination-claims-from-older-applicants/

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.