June 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump writes letter criticizing Chicago violence; Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot dismiss it as ‘stunt’
https://abc7chicago.com/pritzker-lightfoot-dismiss-trump-letter-on-chicago-violence-as-stunt/6274009/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-6/27/2020

NBC5
— President Trump Sends Letter to Lightfoot, Pritzker About Chicago Violence
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-trump-sends-letter-to-lightfoot-pritzker-about-chicago-violence/2296293/
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot: ‘I Don’t Need Leadership Lessons From Donald Trump’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-lori-lightfoot-i-dont-need-leadership-lessons-from-donald-trump/2296303/

WGN TV
— ‘The people of Chicago deserve better.’ Trump pens letter to Lightfoot and Pritzker, offers help on city violence
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/the-people-of-chicago-deserve-better-trump-pens-letter-to-lightfoot-pritzker-offers-help-on-city-violence/
— Pritzker, Lightfoot respond after Trump pens letter offering help on Chicago violence
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/pritzker-lightfoot-respond-after-trump-pens-letter-offering-help-on-chicago-violence/

WGN RADIO
— Have you considered buying a gun due to fears after recent news events?
https://wgnradio.com/anna-davlantes/have-you-considered-buying-a-gun-due-to-fears-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
— Advocates, experts warn against polling place reductions – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/advocates-experts-warn-against-polling-place-reductions/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump throws darts at Lightfoot, Pritzker over crime; offers help with ‘unsolved challenges’ The offer — and insults — are in a letter Trump sent to the mayor and governor. Lightfoot said in reply, “How about some leadership not steeped in the divide and conquer tactics?” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/6/26/21305100/trump-letter-lightfoot-pritzker-chicago-crime-violence-protests-looting
— A ‘dark money’ group takes aim at Gov. Pritzker. Will he shoot back? Called “Failed,” the ad heaps criticism on the governor for increased gas taxes, increased taxes on cars and allegedly giving a “huge” pay raise “to his politician buddies.” – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/6/26/21304987/gov-j-b-pritzker-dark-money-attack-ad-illinois-toilet-scandal-illinois-rising-action
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will Chicago officially banish individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/26/21300904/lgbtq-landmarks-gay-lesbian-history-chicago-pride-month

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters celebrate their domination of Lake County.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200626/lgbtq-pride-flag-flying-at-lake-county-government-complex
— Colorful display (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family. Who in your municipality speaks out against the promotion of LGBTQ?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200627/this-weeks-soapbox-congratulates-marian-hossa

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump swipes at Lightfoot, Pritzker over Chicago violence “If you are interested, I am willing to ask members of my Cabinet to meet with you and help devise a plan to make Chicago safe, since a successful formula has escaped both you and your predecessors,” he wrote in a letter dated today. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-swipes-lightfoot-pritzker-over-chicago-violence

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Pritzker Looks to Federal Government for Effective COVID-19 Treatment – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=306297#.Xvcqqbx_OM8

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/organizers-find-safe-ways-to-celebrate-s-i-pride/article_9ade5215-f743-5af6-8f24-7ee3d461d6a8.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— GAO Says State Department Lacks Diversity – MICHELE KELEMEN (DIERSEN: To promote Diversity, that is, to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, GAO gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not 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 GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/government-accountability-office-says-state-department-lacks-diversity#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters celebrate their domination of America.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/5-years-after-same-sex-marriage-decision-equality-fight-continues#stream/0

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will the Trump-haters in your municipality succeed in forcing you to display a BLM sign?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/06/26/ald-martin-offers-free-black-lives-matter-signs-to-neighbors-after-racist-flyers-thrown-into-peoples-yards/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois Treasurer says progressive tax needed to tax high-earning retirees – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-treasurer-says-progressive-tax-needed-to-tax-high-earning-retirees/article_60d23edc-b7c2-11ea-842d-0f6cced7880a.html#new_tab

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Silent Majority Can Be Silent No More – David Limbaugh
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/06/the-silent-majority-can-be-silent-no-more/
— How the Democrats Collude to Enable Voter Fraud – John Hinderaker
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/06/how-the-democrats-collude-to-enable-voter-fraud/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Fomenting Racism in the 21st Century – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/fomenting-racism-in-the-21st-century/
— Self-Identifying Republicans Are Destroying Liberty – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/self-identifying-republicans-are-destroying-liberty/

GOPUSA
— Federal Judge Rules Cuomo, De Blasio Wrong To Limit Religious Services While Approving Protests (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipal leaders who allow/promote BLM, LGBTQ, and other Democrat events, but discourage/disallow Republican events?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91099

FOX NEWS
— Who is Shaun King, liberal activist who wants to tear down Jesus statues? This isn’t King’s first time at the center of a hot-button controversy – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/shaun-king-controversies

BREITBART
— Soros-Funded Group Vows to Turn Out 6M Hispanic Voters to Defeat Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/26/soros-funded-group-vows-to-turn-out-6m-hispanic-voters-to-defeat-trump/
— Trump signs order ‘protecting’ monuments as crowds topple statues – AFP (DIERSEN: Which statues in your municipality, in your township, and in your county do Trump-haters want to topple? Will the leaders of your municipality, your township, and your county protect those statues?)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-cancels-weekend-golf-retreat-as-virus-cases-surge/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Floats Issuing An Executive Order Requiring Every American To Wear Masks – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/26/biden-order-masks-coronavirus/
— Joe Biden Keeps Inflating The Coronavirus Death Toll – PETER HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/26/joe-biden-coronavirus-death-toll-cdc/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Catholic youths heroically stop California mob from tearing down saint’s statue The young Catholics placed themselves between the vandals and the statue of Saint Junipero Serra located at Ventura city hall in California – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-youths-heroically-stop-california-mob-from-tearing-down-saints-statue
— Facebook whistleblower reveals social network ‘interfering on a global level in elections’ A Project Veritas investigator found posts being deleted and one team leader who considered President Trump in the same category as hate groups. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-reveals-social-network-interfering-on-a-global-level-in-elections

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Leftists Hurl All the Insults in the World – ITXU DÍAZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/leftist-insults-how-to-survive-them-without-losing-sense-of-humor/

THE HILL
— Trump asks Barr to prioritize prosecution for those who damage monuments – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/504815-trump-directs-barr-to-prioritize-prosecution-for-those-who-damage

POLITICO
— Trump issues executive order warning cities, protesters over destruction of monuments – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/26/trump-confederate-monuments-executive-order-341865

CNN
— Archbishop of Canterbury says portrayal of Jesus as White should be reconsidered – Sara Spary (DIERSEN: Christian-haters want Jesus to be portrayed as being minority, female, and younger. Christian-haters want Jesus to be portrayed as being anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/27/uk/justin-welby-jesus-scli-intl-gbr/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will the Trump-haters in your municipality succeed in forcing you to wear a BLM mask?
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/business/whole-foods-black-lives-matters-employees-trnd/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use BLM to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/trump-biden-protests-polling.html
— 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, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/a-reckoning-with-race-to-ensure-diversity-for-americas-face-abroad.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/nyregion/black-lives-matter-white-people-protesters.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s new reelection strategy reveals his contempt for his voters.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/26/trumps-new-reelection-strategy-reveals-his-contempt-his-voters/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Protesters occupy area surrounding City Hall for third day, demand city slash NYPD budget by $1 billion – ELIZE MANOUKIAN and CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-occupy-city-hall-protesters-demand-cuts-to-nypd-budget-20200626-a2nmfia4nfdsvorgna4vi4htfi-story.html

USA TODAY
— When Black lives matter to Democrats, and when they don’t Democrats say Black lives matter but it’s becoming clear they only matter sometimes, which explains why Democrats blocked Tim Scott’s justice reform bill. – Glenn Harlan Reynolds (DIERSEN: Democrat politicians in Chicago can stress that they got GAO a) to force me (a White Republican) to take early retirement and b) give my job and my office to a Black Democrat.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/27/black-lives-matter-but-only-sometimes-column/3264946001/

FORBES
— Facebook Shares Drop As Unilever, Verizon Join The Escalating Boycott – Jemima McEvoy (DIERSEN: Boycotters want Facebook to do more to censure those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders (but not Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/06/26/facebook-shares-drop-as-unilever-verizon-join-the-escalating-boycott/#5ec254875ecc

BARRONS
— To Retire or to Return to Work? That’s the Question Many Are Asking Amid the Pandemic. – Jessica Hall
https://www.barrons.com/articles/to-retire-or-to-return-to-work-thats-the-question-many-are-asking-amid-the-pandemic-51593259201

SHORE NEWS MAGAZINE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: While You Were Asleep, Newark Mayor Removed Christopher Columbus Statue
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/06/27/while-you-were-asleep-newark-mayor-removed-christopher-columbus-statue/

TAMPA DISPATCH
— WASHINGTON MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER CONDEMNS JULY 4TH GATHERINGS AFTER SUPPORTING BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS (DIERSEN: Municipal leaders who promote BLM protests oppose Independence Day parades and fireworks. How many BLM protests have there been in your municipality? Is your municipality going to have a Independence Day parade and fireworks?)
https://www.tampadispatch.com/washington-mayor-muriel-bowser-condemns-july-4th-gatherings-after-supporting-black-lives-matter-protests/

UNION JOURNAL
— BET founder Robert Johnson calls for the US to pay $14 trillion in slavery reparations – Carlos Christian (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. The United State has already paid far more than $14 trillion in reparations.)
https://theunionjournal.com/bet-founder-robert-johnson-calls-for-the-us-to-pay-14-trillion-in-slavery-reparations/

INTELLIGENCER
— Riots give Trump a chance to rally supporters – Scott Jennings
https://www.theintell.com/opinion/20200626/op-ed-riots-give-trump-chance-to-rally-supporters

INTERCEPT
— Black Lives Matter Wants to End Police Brutality. History Suggests It Will Go Much Further. – Jon Schwarz (DIERSEN: BLM wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To support BLM is to call for getting rid of the aforesaid individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries.)
https://theintercept.com/2020/06/27/black-lives-matter-police-brutality-history/

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans Are Delusional to Hope That Trump Will Change. In fact, how can anyone expect the president to get anything but worse?”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/06/26/republicans-are-delusional-to-hope-that-trump-will-change/

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.