Tag: cannabis

NEW YORK TIMES
— Missing From Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 Surge: Democratic Endorsements Despite Ms. Warren’s upward momentum in polls and fund-raising, she lacks the support of a single governor, big-city mayor or fellow senator outside Massachusetts. – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: An obvious question is which of those who endorsed Sanguinetti will now endorse Ives or Kinzler. An obvious question is will Sanguinetti endorse Ives or Kinzler. Jim Ryan supporters continue to blame Pat O’Malley supporters Ryan’s losing to Blagojevich in 2002.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-endorsements-.html

JOURNAL STANDARD
— FROM THE MAY 11, 2013 ARTICLE: “In 2002, Sen. Pat O’Malley staged a vicious primary campaign for governor against eventual GOP nominee Jim Ryan, who was the attorney general. Conservative O’Malley refused to endorse the more moderate Ryan in the general election campaign, and Ryan was beaten by Democrat Rod Blagojevich, who is doing time in a federal penitentiary on a corruption conviction. “If O’Malley hadn’t attacked Ryan so viciously in the primary, Ryan could have made up the five points by which he lost and Illinois would have looked much different today,” Syverson said.”
https://www.journalstandard.com/x464928968/Chuck-Sweeny-Pat-Bradys-exit-shows-state-GOP-s-longtime-split

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater compares Andrew Johnson with Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–impeachment-johnson-and-trump-20191012-story.html
— Review your performance review process – HEIDI ZAK (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal process a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-review-performance-review-process-20191007-ezpu57yilrbnfcrrzlvaz3ii6a-story.html
— Marriage: Conservatives say ‘I do.’ Liberals say ‘Why bother?’ And that’s a problem – MEGAN MCARDLE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats discourage traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-marriage-liberals-conservatives-20191011-yniql2ffnjaxhbxsh6ksvclqwe-story.html
— Elizabeth Warren’s pregnancy discrimination story is no outlandish tale – SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, the fact that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” would have been obvious to a jury.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-elizabeth-warren-pregnancy-20191011-ip7uljglizfu7l7xmvn4gat6sa-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Union: Cost of degree, city living factor into pay picture – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: I paid for tuition and books to a) attend UIC 1966-1968, b) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I lived in downtown Chicago weekdays 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-teacher-pay-comparison-20191011-pixhzru5angsfamk7altrysxr4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Oakton Community College hosts cannabis career fair Oct. 16
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191013/oakton-hosts-cannabis-career-fair-oct-16
— Twice-delayed hearing on Haymarket addiction treatment center set for Wednesday at Lake Park High – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/twice-delayed-hearing-on-haymarket-addiction-treatment-center-set-for-wednesday-at-lake-park-high
— Scared of long lines? What the Secretary of State is doing to meet REAL ID demand – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/scared-of-long-lines-what-the-secretary-of-state-is-doing-to-meet-real-id-demand

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Challenges Anticipated with Legal Weed – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS TO ASK CANDIDATES: Have you ever used recreational weed? If so, exactly when and exactly how much? If so, why did you disrespect the rule of law? Are you going to use recreational weed when it is legal? If so, exactly how often and exactly how much? What do you say to people who impair themselves? Have you ever driven a vehicle while you were dunk or incapacitated? If so, exactly when? If so, why did you disrespect the rule of law? What do you say to people who impair themselves?) 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=292314#.XaRSrL5_OM8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While there are established, accepted and legally binding blood alcohol levels when determining when someone is drunk or incapacitated, no such tests exist to see if you are high on marijuana. With recreational weed becoming legal in Illinois next year, that has employers trying to figure out policy on how to address its use. A spokesman from OSF Healthcare outlines some of the challenges. Troy Overholt, Vice President for Occupational Health at OSF HealthCare admits to employers that while it may be risky and has yet to be challenged in court, monitoring for marijuana impairment in an employee may need to be less scientific and more observational. There is no scientifically reliable way to measure for marijuana intoxication. THC is stored in fat cells, so the length of time it’s in your system is not a blood test level. So, he says you could test high today from use weeks or months ago, and it depends greatly on frequency and the amount of use.)

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Community leaders talk push for reparations – Kalen Luciano, Heena Srivastava, Julia Esparza, and Amy Coval (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats take over your municipality, who will they appoint to determine how much reparations that you have to pay? You should expect that the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, the Democrats will bankrupt you if any of your ancestors owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line, etc.) 
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/10/14/multimedia/audio/everything-evanston-community-leaders-talk-push-for-reparations-and-inside-tomate-fresh-kitchen/

OAK PARK
— Oak Park shifts trick-or-treating hours Citing potential racial biases, the board votes to change hours to 4-8 p.m. – Stacey Sheridan
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/10-8-2019/Oak-Park-shifts-trick_or_treating-hours/
— Oak Park trustee receives email threats at home and work After recently telling fellow trustees to ‘shut up,’ Trustee Susan Buchanan’s comments spread on social media – Stacey Sheridan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Buchanan.)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/10-11-2019/Oak-Park-trustee-receives-email-threats-at-home-and-work/

WEEK
— Democratic presidential candidate says she will ‘make America united again’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats unify members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/13/democratic-presidential-candidate-says-she-will-make-america-united-again/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, “Illinois Voters Support More Statewide Gun Regulation.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-voters-support-more-statewide-gun-regulation-survey-shows#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— “The public should be worried that consolidation will deflate pressure for real pension reforms. Politicians are going to act as if they’ve really done something – and they haven’t.” – Ted Dabrowski 
https://wirepoints.org/the-public-should-be-worried-that-consolidation-will-deflate-pressure-for-real-pension-reforms-politicians-are-going-to-act-as-if-theyve-really-done-something-and-they-havent/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Home Values in Collar Counties Estimated to Have Plunged after Passage of SALT’s Local and State Tax Deduction Limit of $10,000 (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/local-and-state-tax-deduction-limit-of-10000-estimated-to-have-lowered-home-values-by-8-4/ 
— Township Dissolution Referendum Games–Nunda Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/township-dissolution-referendum-games-nunda-township/ 
— How to Influence the Direction of Your Political Party – Part 1 (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. As everyone knows, I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to encourage the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), etc. to defend and advance the IRP platform, Republican Party platform, and MTRCC resolution against video gambling. It is beyond obvious those in the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, etc. who reject planks in the IRP platform and/or in the Republican Party platform and/or who reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling do everything that they can to a) stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. As everyone sees, the officers of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC DO NOT encourage anyone to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. As everyone sees, the officers of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/14/how-to-influence-the-direction-of-your-political-party-part-1/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses act like they exist to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/the-responsibility-of-business.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (DIERSEN: Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too and b) have included links to more than 347,900 articles and information on many upcoming events. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year, but I sand the emails out free of charge and without any advertising. All I ask of those who read the emails is to keep diersen@aol.com on the press advisory and press release lists.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/10/11/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-weekend-53/

GOPUSA
— D.C. push for ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ is bad history (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize you, Democrats denigrate you, and Democrats condemn you as being a racist and as being even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=77643

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump appeals to evangelicals as bulwark against tsunami of liberal change Christian conservatives rally for president despite concern for Syria’s religious minorities – Tom Howell Jr. (DIERSEN: How many members of religious minorities are in your neighborhood, in your precinct, and in your municipality? I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). I should write a book about those who despise/hate MSLs.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/13/trump-appeals-evangelicals-values-voter-summit/
— ATF beleaguered by crisis in age of mass shootings – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/13/bureau-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-und/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Stands between America and Tyranny – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/trump_stands_between_america_and_tyranny.html
— Even Saturday Night Live is starting to find the Democrats ridiculous – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/even_saturday_night_live_is_starting_to_find_the_democrats_ridiculous.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Could it get any worse? Democrats ponder a President Pelosi – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31190-assault-america-day-285-could-it-get-any-worse-democrats-ponder-president-pelosi

CNS NEWS
— Republican Sen. Cramer: ‘The New Precedent for Impeachment’ Is Dislike of the President – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Who dislikes you? The following dislike me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/republican-sen-cramer-new-precedent-impeachment-dislike-president

TOWNHALL
— Era of Intense Vast Media Scrutiny is Creating Overhyped Outrage – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2019/10/14/era-of-intense-vast-media-scrutiny-is-creating-overhyped-outrage-n2554649
— The Elite Hates The Trump Doctrine Because It Puts America First – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, elites make it clear that they are anti-American.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/10/14/the-elite-hates-the-trump-doctrine-because-it-puts-america-first-n2554625

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Google Quietly Pushes Publishers Out of Google News, Remains Silent As to Why – Erin Coates (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. do not want Google to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate news website. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. I would focus on 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. I would focus on those who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I would focus on those who were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.) 
https://www.westernjournal.com/google-pushes-publishers-google-news-remains-silent/

THE HILL
— Backlash erupts at video depicting Trump killing media, critics – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/465646-video-depicting-trump-killing-media-critics-draws-backlash

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want tax-exempt status only for those organizations that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-14/tax-dollars-subsidize-white-supremacy-charities

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats slap the faithful during LGBTQ Town Hall – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2019/10/13/devine-democrats-slap-the-faithful-during-lgbtq-town-hall/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— You Can Overcome a Long Gap in Your Résumé Employers are becoming more flexible about time spent away from work, thanks to a tight labor market and a greater cultural shift – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What is the longest gap in your resume? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that there is a 22+ year gap in my resume. They stress that my GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-can-overcome-a-long-gap-in-your-resume-11571045407
— Should Consumers Be Able to Sell Their Own Personal Data? (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who would pay me to learn that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, childless, pet-less, retired federal employee, former union member, American nameplate vehicle owner, etc.? ANSWER: Those who use such demographic information to destroy people.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-consumers-be-able-to-sell-their-own-personal-data-11570971600
— Readers Beware: AI Has Learned to Create Fake News Stories Researchers warn about the risks of computer-generated articles—and release tools that ferret out fakes – Asa Fitch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/readers-beware-ai-has-learned-to-create-fake-news-stories-11571018640
— What’s a Wealth Tax Worth? Warren and Sanders’s plans to pilfer savings would hurt investment with little benefit. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-a-wealth-tax-worth-11570995598

MARKET WATCH
— Women still get fired for being pregnant, as Elizabeth Warren says she was in 1971 Walmart, UPS and other major employers have faced charges of mistreating pregnant workers – Leslie Albrecht (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Firestone Stores fired me because I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Of course, to force an employee to retire is to fire that employee. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me retire, that is, they fired me. They fired me a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees who were Republican White, male, and/or non-veteran because they had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, and d) because many of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised many of my demographics including my being Republican, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/women-still-get-fired-for-being-pregnant-as-elizabeth-warren-says-she-was-in-1971-2019-10-14

MONDAQ
— Courts find that Memphis and Nashville workers were unlawfully fired for racially-charged Facebook postings – David L. Johnson
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/853510/employee+rights+labour+relations/Courts+Find+That+Memphis+And+Nashville+Workers+Were+Unlawfully+Fired+For+RaciallyCharged+Facebook+Postings

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump should debate his 2020 Republican challengers to distract from impeachment.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/14/debate-2020-challengers-trump-change-impeachment-headlines-column/3963429002/
— When’s the right time to replace your clunker with a new or lightly used car? – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: My daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/10/11/buying-car-how-long-should-you-keep-your-clunker/3908391002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas congressman says half of DWI drivers on Interstate 35 are ‘illegals’ – Madlin Mekelburg
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Texas-congressman-says-half-of-DWI-drivers-on-14506356.php

OBSERVER
— William Barr speaks at Notre Dame about ‘militant’ forces of secularism, religious liberty in America – Kelli Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout a) that GOD is 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 and b) that GOD promotes 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, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/10/william-barr-speaks-at-notre-dame-about-militant-forces-of-secularism-religious-liberty-in-america/

RALEIGH NEWS OBSERVER
— No ‘deep state’ – just deeply committed public servants – DALE EVARTS AND JEFF CLARK (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were committed to using Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, pay-for-performance, veterans preference, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article236036203.html

CONCORD MONITOR
— All three Trump primary challengers campaign in New Hampshire – PAUL STEINHAUSER
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Steinhauser-White-House-NH-2020-29281566

KTSM
— Special El Paso City Council election candidates report more than $36,000 in campaign contributions – Andra Litton (DIERSEN: What motivates you to contribute money to a candidate? For me, it is their demonstrating that they can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/special-city-council-election-candidates-report-more-than-36000-in-campaign-contributions/

ATLANTIC
— When GoFundMe Gets Ugly The largest crowdfunding site in the world puts up a mirror to who we are and what matters most to us. Try not to look away. – RACHEL MONROE (DIERSEN: What percent of GoFundMe money is raised by individuals and organizations that 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.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/gofundme-nation/598369/

NATIONAL INTEREST
— If Germany Atoned for the Holocaust, America Can Pay Reparations for Slavery Slavery’s inheritance lives on. – Bernd Reiter (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats take over your municipality, who will they appoint to determine how much reparations that you have to pay? You should expect that the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, the Democrats will bankrupt you if any of your ancestors owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line, etc.)
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/if-germany-atoned-holocaust-america-can-pay-reparations-slavery-87211

GUARDIAN
— ‘Be kind to everyone’: Ellen DeGeneres defends hanging out with George Bush The LGBT community criticized the comedian for associating with the former president who has a dismal record on gay rights (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, that is, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, demand that LGBTQers demonize, denigrate, condemn, and destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about LGBTQers, their operatives, and their dupes who have worked the hardest against me. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.) 
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/08/ellen-degeneres-george-w-bush-lgbt