June 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump’s Saturday rally: What to know as 100,000 expected to flock to downtown Tulsa – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-tulsa-rally-what-to-expect-today/6257531/
— Trump hopes Tulsa rally will energize base despite coronavirus pandemic – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-hopes-tulsa-rally-will-energize-base-despite-pandemic/6257531/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-6/20/2020
— Milwaukee Bucks’ Sterling Brown joins Chicago-area Juneteenth march to demand police reform – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/nba-star-joins-chicago-area-juneteenth-march-to-demand-police-reform/6257007/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Amid Wave of Cultural Change, Trump Tries to Stir a Backlash.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/amid-wave-of-cultural-change-trump-tries-to-stir-a-backlash/2292725/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/19/chicagoans-call-for-racial-equality-in-juneteenth-march/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-juneteenth-protest-20200620-j7uabe2ehbhthoq7sw765sxb5i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200620/news/306209990/
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200619/juneteenth-festival-of-flags-parade-grows-larger-as-it-wends-through-elgin

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— On Juneteenth, Black Lives Matter Blono supporters release demands, lead march – Maria Nagle, Sierra Henry (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLM and LGBTQ leaders in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois release their demands? Will those demands include getting rid of the following once and for all: those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political afflation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? Will those demands include getting rid of the following once and for all: those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/read-the-list-black-lives-matters-blono-releases-demands-to-address-systemic-racism/article_150ef36f-2bcc-5ff6-bb0d-c48aae9fc04d.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— World trapshooting meet’s cancellation angers southern Illinois – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/article243682062.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House announces plans for July 4th celebration – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipalities that promote BLM and LGBTQ protests, but cancel Independency Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-announces-plans-for-july-4th-celebration/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters in Champaign – Evan Hensley
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-in-champaign
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use illegals to call Trump a racist.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-embraces-immigration-court-fight-as-election-boost
— Biden’s VP short list narrows amid growing calls to pick a woman of color – Stephen Loiacon (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/bidens-vp-short-list-narrows-amid-growing-calls-to-pick-a-woman-of-color

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use the “Tulsa race massacre” to call Trump a racist.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/history-and-legacy-tulsa-race-massacre#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “As The Culture Wars Shift, President Trump Struggles To Adapt.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/culture-wars-shift-president-trump-struggles-adapt#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/history-juneteenth-and-why-it-relevant-today#stream/0

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a racist and even worse things if you do not want Juneteenth to be elevated.
https://www.wjbc.com/2020/06/20/davis-juneteenth-should-be-elevated/

WGLT
— Black Lives Matter BloNo’s New Demands Include Police Budget Cuts, More Black History In Schools – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLM and LGBTQ leaders in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois release their demands? Will those demands include getting rid of the following once and for all: those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? Will those demands include getting rid of the following once and for all: those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wglt.org/post/black-lives-matter-blonos-new-demands-include-police-budget-cuts-more-black-history-schools#stream/0

WEEK
— Black Lives Matter Bloomington-Normal releases demands to end systemic racism through local efforts (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLM and LGBTQ leaders in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois release their demands? Will those demands include getting rid of the following once and for all: those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? Will those demands include getting rid of the following once and for all: those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://week.com/2020/06/19/black-lives-matter-bloomington-normal-releases-demands-to-end-racism-through-local-efforts/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INVESTIGATION SHOWS MADIGAN HAD HEAVY HAND IN FILLING STATE JOBS FOR PRITZKER – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/investigation-shows-madigan-had-heavy-hand-in-filling-state-jobs-for-pritzker/

CAPITOL FAX
— Sun-Times demands budget cuts
https://capitolfax.com/2020/06/19/sun-times-demands-budget-cuts/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Obama touts Supreme Court decision to uphold DACA and says next step is to elect Biden – Andrew Mark Miller (DIERSEN: What do the Trump-hating leaders in your municipality do to defeat Trump and elect Biden? In Wheaton, they promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They promote hatred of Wheaton residents who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about it.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-touts-supreme-court-decision-to-uphold-daca-and-says-next-step-is-to-elect-biden
— Never Trump Republicans collaborating with Democrats to elect Biden – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: What do the Trump-hating leaders in your municipality do to defeat Trump and elect Biden? In Wheaton, they promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They promote hatred of Wheaton residents who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about it.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/never-trump-republicans-collaborating-with-democrats-to-elect-biden

GOPUSA
— Chick-Fil-A’s Dan Cathy Assumes White Christians Are Racists; Asks Them To Repent (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What do those who run your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America assume about you? What do you say to those who assume that those who have the following demographics are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=90670
— Leftist Mayor Cries Unfair: She Marched With BLM, Then They Vandalized Her Home (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipalities that promote BLM and LGBTQ protests, but cancel Independence Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=90659
— Broncos Kareem Jackson Marched With Black Lives Matter And Has Covid 19 (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipalities that promote BLM and LGBTQ protests, but cancel Independence Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=90689

BREITBART
— Joe Rogan: Left-Wing Media Have ‘Completely Ignored’ Biden in ‘Cognitive Decline’ – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/06/19/joe-rogan-left-wing-media-have-completely-ignored-biden-in-cognitive-decline/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Justice Gorsuch’s Misguided Sex Discrimination Opinion Fails Logic Test – Ryan T. Anderson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/06/19/justice-gorsuchs-misguided-sex-discrimination-opinion-fails-logic-test

NEWSMAX
— David Horowitz to Newsmax TV: Dems Are a Racist, Anti-American Party – Tauren Dyson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/david-horowitz-police-polls-immigrants/2020/06/19/id/973197/

TOWNHALL
— If Anyone Should Take a Knee It’s Democrats – Susan Stamper Brown (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? Sooner or later, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will demand that you take a knee. How will you respond?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/susanstamperbrown/2020/06/20/if-anyone-should-take-a-knee-its-democrats-n2570981

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Black Lives Matter is the New KKK – Douglas V. Gibbs
https://canadafreepress.com/article/black-lives-matter-is-the-new-kkk

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says DC Police ‘Not Doing Their Job’ as Vandals Rip Down Statue – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-says-dc-police-not-doing-their-job-as-vandals-rip-down-statue_3395586.html

THE HILL
— Judge denies request to block Bolton book – HARPER NEIDIG AND JESSE BYRNES
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/503695-judge-denies-request-to-block-bolton-book
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Susan Rice to promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/503671-susan-rice-calls-trump-administration-racist-to-its-core-says-senate

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Wallace to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/george-wallace-donald-trump-lincoln-project_n_5eed35e6c5b60982f6f5bdf3

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash.”
https://www.startribune.com/amid-wave-of-cultural-change-trump-tries-to-stir-a-backlash/571384322/

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use BLM to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/politics/mike-pence-black-lives-matter-all-lives-matter/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Pence wouldn’t say “black lives matter” in interview on Juneteenth – GRACE SEGERS (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipalities that promote BLM and LGBTQ protests, but cancel Independency Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pence-wouldnt-say-black-lives-matter-interview-juneteenth/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/juneteenth-observed-across-country-new-interest-urgency-n1231530

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Tulsa and BLM to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/19/us/politics/19reuters-minneapolis-police-tulsa.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/politics/mike-pence-black-lives-matter.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/us/politics/trump-campaign-rally-tulsa.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Tulsa to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/19/why-trumps-rally-tulsa-will-be-remembered-by-history/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/06/20/woody-guthrie-fred-trump-tulsa-lyrics/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Refugees’ lives matter, too.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-refugees-lives-matter-too-20200620-axcjrrk2ufd45ogq6tfa7u6afe-story.html

USA TODAY
— Six ways to make sure Joe Biden wins and Donald Trump loses in the November election – Steve Rosenthal (DIERSEN: What do the Trump-hating leaders in your municipality do to defeat Trump and elect Biden? In Wheaton, they promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They promote hatred of Wheaton residents who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about it.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/18/how-to-beat-donald-trump-elect-president-joe-biden-column/3198177001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/20/tulsa-trump-rally-juneteenth-dc-confederate-statue-live-updates/3226674001/

WRAL
— Senators say pandemic not legitimate reason for cities to stop July 4th fireworks, parades (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipalities that promote BLM and LGBTQ protests, but cancel Independency Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/senators-say-pandemic-not-legitimate-reason-for-cities-to-stop-july-4th-fireworks-parades/19152455/

VINELAND DAILY JOURNAL
— Will your town host Fourth of July fireworks? – Lisa Marie Voit (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipalities that promote BLM and LGBTQ protests, but cancel Independency Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2020/06/19/your-town-host-fourth-july-celebration/5327025002/

FOX BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/tulsa-rally-follows-juneteenth-protests-across-us

FORBES
— To Fight Systemic Racism, CEOs And High-Profile Professionals Should Step Down And Offer Their Jobs To People Of Color – Jack Kelly (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who “fight systemic racism” by getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/06/19/to-fight-systemic-racism-ceos-and-high-profile-professionals-should-step-down-and-offer-their-jobs-to-people-of-color/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use music to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2020/06/20/from-neil-young-to-bruce-springsteen-to-taylor-swift-and-billie-eilish-the-new-activism-in-music/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Tulsa to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-19/mike-bloomberg-road-to-racial-justice-runs-through-tulsa
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-19/biden-seeks-contrast-with-trump-in-celebrating-juneteenth

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Tulsa to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-can-teach-us-about-the-racial-wealth-gap-in-2020-2020-06-19

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Conservatives Made It Easier for Coronavirus to Spread.” What do you say to Trump-haters who promote BLM and LGBTQ protests?)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/06/13/conservatives-made-it-easier-for-coronavirus-to-spread/

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use “Tulsa race massacre” to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-happened-99-years-ago-in-the-tulsa-race-massacre

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Lagging In Polls, Trump Hits Campaign Trail.”
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/881003485

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use the “Red Summer” to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/06/remembering-red-summer-white-mobs-massacred-blacks-tulsa-dc/

JD SUPRA
— Employees age 65+ cannot be barred from returning to work, says EEOC (DIERSEN: What about organizations? Can organizations bar their members age 65+ from attending meetings?)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employees-age-65-cannot-be-barred-from-26182/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote reparations.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/20/joe-biden-reparations-slavery-george-floyd-protests

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.