April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— SUBURBS HOLD ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/suburbs-hold-elections-on-tuesday/1832148/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING: TRAGIC: TREASONOUS: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder to promote mass immigration and illegal immigration.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/children-with-deported-parents-dc-418275753.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bolingbrook Mayor May Pay Political Price For Supporting Trump.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/04/bolingbrook-mayor-may-pay-political-price-for-supporting-trump/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/246473944-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Supreme Court denies Rauner request to bypass AFSCME appeal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-supreme-court-denies-rauner-request-to-bypass-afscme-appeal/
— Dan Weeb: Bars, restaurants should make more off video gambling – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-webb-bars-restaurants-should-make-more-off-video-gambling/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Most young Americans want government to pay for health care, poll finds – AP  (DIERSEN: What else do young Americans want “government” to pay for – housing, food, clothing, transportation, college tuition and books, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-us-health-care-poll-20170404-story.html
— Rauner ought to find a way to improve state’s future – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0405-20170404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Headscarves? Yes. Make mug shots public? No.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-mug-shot-hijab-zorn-perspec-zorn-0405-20170404-column.html
— More than 2,000 early votes cast in Naperville – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-election-numbers-st-0405-20170404-story.html
— Illinois video gambling parlors sue state over profit-sharing rules – Becky Yerak  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-video-gambling-illinois-lawsuit-0405-biz-20170404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously side with Mexico against America and anti-Trumps treasonously side with the citizens of Mexico who are in America illegally against the citizens of America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America with its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, with its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and with its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-immigration-legislation-st-0405-20170404-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Many local races have few candidates, but these buck the trend – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170404/news/170409696/
— A summary of Daily Herald endorsements  (DIERSEN: Not that my endorsement means anything, but I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are Republican, but who hint/imply/argue/shout that no one should vote for any candidate that I endorse. The aforesaid include candidates who are on the ballot in my precinct for today’s April 4, 2017 election. Of course, if they do not win, or if they win, but get fewer votes than they expected, they will blame me because I endorsed them in my precinct letter and I displayed their campaign sign in my front yard.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170322/discuss/170329691/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam moves to limit IRS seizure tool used in Hastert case – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/BLOGS02/170409965/roskam-moves-to-limit-irs-seizure-tool-used-in-hastert-case
— Allstate ditches Fox’s O’Reilly show – AP  (DIERSEN: What complaints have been filed against you?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, no complaints that I discriminated against anyone because of their political affiliation, veteran status, “race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information,” or anything else were ever filed against me.  Nevertheless, the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, and the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 treated me like many such complaints had been filed against me.  They would not have treated me that way if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/NEWS06/170409962/allstate-ditches-foxs-oreilly-show
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill O’Reilly’s top-rated Fox News show may be starting to feel a financial sting after allegations that he sexually harassed several women. Northbrook-based insurer Allstate, automakers Hyundai and BMW, financial firm T. Rowe Price, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and online marketing firm Constant Contact said Tuesday that they have joined Mercedes-Benz in pulling their ads from the show. The moves come after a weekend report in The New York Times that O’Reilly and his employer paid five women $13 million to settle harassment or other allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fox’s star.)
— Segregation a distorted lens through which to view Chicago – AMARA C. ENYIA  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Chicago?  My connections include living there part-time for 3 months in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978; getting married there in 1978; working there for 6 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997; and taking college classes there full-time 1966-1968 and then part-time 1971-1983 and 1992-1997.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170404/OPINION/170409978/segregation-a-distorted-lens-through-which-to-view-chicago

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Woodstock officials to consider tightening ‘truck stop’ ordinance to prevent video gambling – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/04/03/woodstock-officials-to-consider-tightening-truck-stop-ordinance-to-prevent-video-gambling/awbs8su/

 

WSIL TV
— Border agency fields pitches for Trump’s wall with Mexico – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35062530/border-wall-contractors-brace-for-hostile-environment

 

WMAY
— Rauner Blames Democrats for Problems Stemming From Budget Stalemate  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents blame you for?  My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.us927.com/2017/04/04/rauner-blames-democrats-for-problems-stemming-from-state-budget-stalemate/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bankruptcy bounces around as backup plan – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511096709-bankruptcy-bounces-around-as-backup-plan

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PAID 55 NURSES OVER $100K PER YEAR IN 2016, WHILE AVERAGE ILLINOIS NURSE ONLY MAKES $70K – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-department-of-corrections-paid-55-nurses-over-100k-per-year-in-2016-while-average-illinois-nurse-only-makes-70k/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois job growth trails neighbors by 1,000 percent and more – Greg Bishop
http://ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-job-growth-trails-neighbors-by-percent-and-more/article_81cdf8a0-1631-11e7-b1b7-c7c40af610fc.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christian Parents, Your Kids Aren’t Equipped to be Public School Missionaries – Matt Walsh
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/christian-parents-kids-arent-equipped-public-school-missionaries/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote pot in illinois promote the further destruction of Illinois.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/04/04/only-one-demographic-holdout-on-legalization/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN
— ANGRY LIBERAL MOBS NOW STALKING TRUMP SUPPORTERS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/04/angry-liberal-mobs-now-stalking-trump-supporters/
— TRUMP AND THE DESIRE TO BE LOVED
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/04/04/trump-and-the-desire-to-be-loved/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Continues Its Downward Slide – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who takes the lead in driving people’s approval ratings up or down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  ANSWER: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/04/donald-trumps-approval-rating-continues-its-downward-slide/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— WHO’S IN THE HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? – Robert Eno
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/04/whos-in-the-house-freedom-caucus-and-why-is-it-important

 

BREITBART
— Trump Haters Rush to Susan Rice’s Defense – Kristina Wong
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/03/trump-haters-rush-susan-rices-defense/
— Survey: Fans View ESPN as Too ‘Left-Leaning,’ Don’t Like Their Shows Either – DYLAN GWINN
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/04/04/survey-fans-view-espn-as-too-left-leaning-dont-like-their-shows-either/
— European Union Tells Hungary and Poland To Accept Mass Migration Or Leave – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/04/eu-hungary-poland-take-migrants-leave/

 

THE BLAZE
— White mom and her two kids booted from ‘multicultural playgroup.’ You’ll love the reason why. – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Australia today, America tomorrow.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/04/white-mom-and-her-two-kids-booted-from-multicultural-playgroup-youll-love-the-reason-why/

 

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: California Senate approves ‘sanctuary state’ bill
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=22667

 

THE HILL
— Crimes by illegal aliens, not legal immigrants, are the real problem – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/327229-crimes-by-illegal-aliens-not-legal-immigrants-are-the-real

 

AOL NEWS
— Nationals fans unfurl ‘Impeach Trump’ banner on Opening Day
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/04/nationals-fans-unfurl-impeach-trump-banner-on-opening-day/22025261/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Concerns about hiring freeze’s disruption, costs spur request for GAO audit – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/04/concerns-about-hiring-freezes-disruption-costs-spur-request-for-audit/
— Trump Administration tells companies not to overlook qualified Americans – AP (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-tells-companies-not-to-overlook-qualified-americans/2017/04/04/87fa4e06-1909-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html
— I told Paul Ryan what it’s like to be poor. I wonder if he remembers me now.  Poverty isn’t a choice, and Americans like me need a strong safety net. Does the speaker care? – Tianna Gaines-Turner  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute your income and your net worth to?  My critics/opponents attribute my income and my net worth not to any good choices that I made.  According to my critics/opponents, I have income and net worth because I was born a healthy White male, because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because I have always been overpaid, because I got married, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/04/04/i-told-paul-ryan-what-its-like-to-be-poor-i-wonder-if-he-remembers-me-now/

 

FORTUNE
— Google to Employees: Don’t Worry About President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown – Kate Samuelson
http://fortune.com/2017/04/04/donald-trump-h1b-visa-crackdown-google/

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.