CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND
TRAGIC: Aspiring budtenders learning the ins and outs of cannabis dispensary
work at first community college course of its kind in Illinois – Robert
McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-marijuana-college-class-first-in-illinois-20190910-vvdcbvi3grh5hgmr3fe3si6d2u-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘I’m starving’
means true hunger for too many in Chicago – Ross Outten
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-hunger-snap-food-security-20190910-5i6x4oll6nfvbnbbpb7teywftm-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Elizabeth Warren endorses Marie Newman over Dan Lipinski Millionaire Willie
Wilson, self-funding an independent Senate race aimed at Sen. Dick Durbin,
D-Ill., is undecided if he wants Democrats in control of the Senate, the
Sun-Times has learned. He lost a Dem presidential bid in 2016 and mayoral races
in 2015 and 2019. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/9/20858032/elizabeth-warren-endorses-marie-newman-over-dan-lipinski-for-chicago-area-house-seat
DAILY HERALD
— Sorry, but Thursday’s debate is about electability – E.J. Dionne Jr.
(DIERSEN: Are you electable? Ever-increasingly, the Milton Township Republican
Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois
Republican Party act like they are taking the advice of political consultants
who say the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you
are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White,
male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your
ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190910/sorry-but-thursdays-debate-is-about-electability
— Tribes, teams and journalists – Steven & Cokie Roberts (DIERSEN:
According to my critics/opponents, because I am a Republican Precinct
Committeeman, the following can and should dictate what I do as your GOPUSA
Illinois Editor: a) the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central
Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican
Party (IRP), b) my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) the
IRP National Committeeman, and d) the IRP National Committeewoman. According to
my critics/opponents, the aforesaid can and should punish me if I do anything
that they believe is wrong.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190910/tribes-teams-and-journalists
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Both
sides fundamentally misunderstand the role of impartial and independent
journalists. We belong to no tribe, root for no team. And if that sounds musty
and old-fashioned, well, so does the Constitution, which not only protects a
free press but defines it as essential to a healthy democracy.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK
COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More and more and more Illinois residents are
homeless.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190909/editorial-suburban-generosity-comes-to-aid-of-homeless-women-children
WLS AM
— AT&T’s latest shareholder is a big GOP donor. Just not to Trump.
http://www.wlsam.com/news/atts-latest-shareholder-is-a-big-gop-donor-just-not-to-trump/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Sharing just portion of state’s finance numbers is fully misleading – Jim
Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/sharing-just-portion-of-state-s-finance-numbers-is-fully/article_2ad640d0-3a38-5fcb-bb9c-38fdf4ece099.html
SAUK VALLEY
— Trump says he’ll give report on his finances – John T. Bennett (DIERSEN: He
who pays the piper calls the tunes. I call for my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes to disclose the sources and amounts of their
income. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $53,316/year. My Social
Security is $2,118/year. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes talk and act like they want recreational pot to be sold in Wheaton and in
DuPage County’s unincorporated areas.)
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/09/09/trump-says-hell-give-report-on-his-finances/aqjaz4j/
GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Pot legalization comes with costs – Thomas E. Mosher, Victoria
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20190909/letter-pot-legalization-comes-with-costs
WSIL TV
— OUTSTANDING: Marion leaders vote down marijuana dispensaries 4-1 – Fahima
Paghmani
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/41024234/marion-leaders-vote-down-marijuana-dispensaries-4-1
WPSD
— OUTSTANDING: Marion, Illinois, City Council opt out of recreational
marijuana sales within city limits – Logan Gay
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/marion-illinois-city-council-opt-out-of-recreational-marijuana-sales/article_aa93ccac-d33e-11e9-a945-57ddf72bbda4.html
WREX
— Illinois conducts surveys on crime against LGBTQ individuals – AP (DIERSEN:
From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you
are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
https://wrex.com/category/2019/09/10/illinois-conducts-surveys-on-crime-against-lgbtq-individuals/
KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— OUTSTANDING: Kendall County Board committee backs ordinance barring
marijuana businesses – KATIE FINLON
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/09/09/kendall-county-board-committee-backs-ordinance-barring-marijuana-businesses/aln32fm/
ONE ILLINOIS
— No single solution to pension plight Sen. Steans, Civic Federation’s Msall,
IPI’s Schuster agree on problem, urge action
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2019/9/9/no-single-solution-to-pension-plight
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: 14% of Illinois
residents enrolled in food stamp program in May
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/513158494-analysis-14-of-illinois-residents-enrolled-in-food-stamp-program-in-may
ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: 31.6% of
households in Sauk received food stamps in 2017
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513202311-31-6-of-households-in-sauk-received-food-stamps-in-2017
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AUDIT FINDS ILLINOIS SPENT $4.6M ON MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR DEAD PEOPLE – Ben
Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/audit-finds-illinois-spent-4-6m-on-medicare-coverage-for-dead-people/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: DUPAGE COUNTY
HOME VALUES DOWN 24%, PROPERTY TAX UP 7% SINCE RECESSION – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-home-values-down-24-property-tax-up-7-since-recession/
GOPUSA
— $10M: One America News sues Rachel Maddow, MSNBC for defamation (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about those who have focused on defaming me and defaming my
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=75782
— LGBTQ triggered by chicken sandwich; storms Toronto Chick-fil-A opening as
fans line up
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=75794
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arizona scraps 2020 GOP primary – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/9/arizona-scraps-2020-gop-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Canceling nominating contests is not unusual for the party that controls the
White House when an incumbent president is seeking a second term. Democrats in
Arizona skipped presidential primaries in 1996 and 2012, and as did Republicans
in 2004.)
— Illinois conducts surveys on crime against LGBTQ individuals – AP (DIERSEN:
From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you
are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/10/illinois-conducts-surveys-on-crime-against-lgbtq-i/
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump calls GOP challengers ‘laughingstock’ publicity seekers – Louis
Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-gop-challengers-laughingstock-publicity-seekers
BREITBART
— Trump: McCready’s ‘Support for Sanctuary Cities Is Disloyalty to American
Citizens’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/09/trump-mccreadys-support-for-sanctuary-cities-is-disloyalty-to-american-citizens/
— President Trump: ‘Every Inch’ of Border Wall ‘Vital’ to Safety of America –
Amy Furr
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/09/09/trump-every-inch-border-wall-vital-safety-america/
— Arizona Republican Party cancels 2020 presidential primary – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/arizona-republican-party-cancels-2020-presidential-primary/
CNS NEWS
— Individual’s 2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms Is No More a Relic of Past
Than 1st Amendment Rights – Jarrett Stepman (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about those who violate my First Amendment rights, that is, those who stop
people from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/jarrett-stepman/individual-2nd-amendment-right-bear-arms-no-more-relic-past-1st-amendment
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— When Islam Is Not a Religion in America – JAYSON CASPER (DIERSEN: Islam is
more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/september-web-only/when-islam-not-religion-american-muslims-asma-uddin.html
CHRISTIAN POST
— Episcopal seminary to set aside $1.7 million for slavery reparations fund
Episcopal seminary to set aside $1.7 million for slavery reparations fund –
Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-seminary-set-aside-17-million-slavery-reparations-fund.html
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Nasty And Lightweight’: Trump Targets Two WaPo Reporters Over Story
Criticizing White House – CHUCK ROSS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about
nasty and lightweight politicians, their nasty and lightweight operatives, and
their nasty and lightweight dupes who have targeted me. I would focus on those
who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/07/trump-blasts-washington-post-reporters/
TOWNHALL
— Putting the Best Face on a Troublesome “Gay Gene” Study – Robert
Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/09/10/putting-the-best-face-on-a-troublesome-study-n2552799
HOT AIR
— It’s Now “Incendiary” To Say There Are Two Genders (DIERSEN: What percent of
the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and
in your county believe that there are two genders?)
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/09/09/now-incendiary-say-two-genders/
NOQ REPORT
— ‘Hate speech’: Facebook takes down post calling for deporting criminal
illegal aliens – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/09/09/hate-speech-facebook-takes-post-calling-deporting-criminal-illegal-aliens/
CAMPUS REFORM
— LAWSUIT: Public college threatened to arrest conservatives exercising First
Amendment rights – Adam Sabes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who
violate my First Amendment rights, that is, those who stop people from reading
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13686
THE HILL
— Joe Walsh: Republicans are ‘prostrated before their king’ Trump – JESSICA
CAMPISI
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/460660-joe-walsh-blasts-republicans-cancelling-gop-primaries-is-antidemocratic
— Trump goes after ‘nasty’ WaPost reporters, suggests they be barred from
White House – JESSE BYRNES AND TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about nasty politicians, their nasty operatives, and their nasty dupes who have
gone after me. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative,
and/or Republican.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460356-trump-goes-after-nasty-wapost-reporters-suggests-they-be-barred-from
— Liberals haunted by social media tactics they use against the right –
MADISON GESIOTTO (DIERSEN: Unlike my critics/opponents in the media who falsely
claim to be objective and/or nonpartisan, I fully disclose that I am
conservative and Republican. Further, I fully disclose my demographics: Trump
supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod
Lutheran), patriotic, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner,
100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since
1844, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/460595-liberals-haunted-by-social-media-tactics-they-use-against-the-right
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
reason why liberal editors are so distraught that independent conservative
journalists are publishing evidence of the racist, anti-Semitic, and otherwise
vile sentiments expressed by their supposedly “objective” employees comes down
— as it usually does — to power. Many journalists are in the profession not to
inform the public, but to gain the power to destroy people who question them —
and they don’t like those tactics being turned against them. “[U]sing
journalistic techniques to target journalists and news organizations … is
fundamentally different from the well-established role of the news media in
scrutinizing people in positions of power,” the Times wrote in its article —
which was of course labeled “news,” not “opinion.”)
NBC NEWS
— What GOP Rep. Devin Nunes’ Twitter defamation lawsuit says about the future
of defamation law The congressman’s suit is clearly petty. But it does ask the
legal system to answer questions it will eventually need to tackle. – Jessica
Levinson (DIERSEN: Of course, I reserve my right to sue anyone, and their accomplices,
a) who hints/implies/argues/shouts that I am not a journalist, b) who hints/implies/argues/shouts
that I harassed anyone, and/or c) who threatens to stop anyone from reading
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/what-gop-rep-devin-nunes-twitter-defamation-lawsuit-says-about-ncna1049141
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against
Whites, and especially against Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, gun
owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/opinion/racism-republicans-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage women and everyone else to hate
Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/opinion/planned-parenthood-ohio-title-x.html
WASHINGTON POST
— San Francisco branded the NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization.’ The
gun-rights lobby is suing. – Katie Shepherd (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about those who violate my First Amendment rights, that is, those who stop
people from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/10/san-francisco-nra-domestic-terrorist-organization-lawsuit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “San
Francisco’s actions pose a nonfrivolous constitutional threat,” the lawsuit
argues. “Defendants are intent on targeting the NRA for its advocacy, chilling
the NRA’s and its members’ rights of free speech and association under the
First Amendment, all with an eye to silence the NRA from the debate on Second
Amendment rights.” . . . “This action is an assault on all advocacy
organizations across the country,” NRA lawyer William A. Brewer III said in a statement.
“Fortunately, the NRA, like all U.S. citizens, is protected by the First
Amendment.”)
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— NRA sues San Francisco over terrorist declaration – AP (DIERSEN: I should
write a book about those who violate my First Amendment rights, that is, those
who stop people from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue
them.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-09/nra-sues-san-francisco-over-terrorist-declaration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This
action is an assault on all advocacy organizations across the country,” said
William A. Brewer III, the NRA’s lawyer. “There can be no place in our society for
this manner of behavior by government officials. Fortunately, the NRA, like all
U.S. citizens, is protected by the First Amendment.”)
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OID FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrat
presidential candidates promote pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/09/07/2020-and-legal-weed-where-every-democratic-candidate-stands/2150503001/
BLOOMBERG
— Richest Would Have Lost Half Their Wealth Under Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Plan
– Rich Miller and Laura Davison (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run
Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, your school
district, your park district, etc. impose a wealth tax on you? How much will
they say that your home, your vehicles, your possessions, your etc. is worth?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-10/richest-could-lose-hundreds-of-billions-under-warren-wealth-tax
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Massachusetts Senator Warren has proposed that the wealthiest 75,000 households
pay an annual tax of 2% on each dollar of their net worth above $50 million. It
would rise to 3% on every dollar above $1 billion. She has said this would
combat rising inequality. Critics have charged that the tax would be hard to administer
and easy to avoid. They’ve also questioned its constitutionality.)
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Illinois conducts surveys on crime against LGBTQ individuals – AP (DIERSEN:
From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you
are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Illinois-conducts-surveys-on-crime-against-LGBTQ-14427214.php
GRAND FORKS HERALD
— ‘Public figure’ ruling allows Minnesota coach to sue parents for defamation
– Josh Verges (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
talk and/or act like they can defame and slander me because I am a “public
figure.” If I sued them, they would have to prove that I am a “public
figure.” That would be difficult for them because they have always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that no one reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/4648041-Public-figure-ruling-allows-Minnesota-coach-to-sue-parents-for-defamation
WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Joe Walsh. Who will the Trump-haters
in your precinct vote for in the 2020 Republican primary?
https://theweek.com/articles/861389/joe-walsh-sees-opportunity
FED SMITH
— Elections and Federal Workers: The Good and the Bad – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN:
Because I am a federal retiree, if I put my own personal selfish self-interest
first, I would be a Democrat. When I was a federal employee, if I had put my
own personal selfish self-interest first, I would have been a Democrat. If I
had been a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its
Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/09/09/elections-federal-workers-good-bad/
FINDLAW
— Elements of Libel and Slander
https://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/elements-of-libel-and-slander.html
(FROM THE POSTING:
Defamatory Statements One essential element in any defamation action is that
the defendant knowingly or negligently published something defamatory about the
plaintiff. A communication may be considered defamatory “if it tends so to
harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the
community or to deter third persons from associating with him,” according
to the American Restatement of Torts (or “The Restatement”). Examples
of defamatory statements are virtually limitless and may include any of the
following: . . . A communication that exposes a plaintiff to ridicule A
communication that reflects negatively on the plaintiff’s character, morality,
or integrity . . . A communication that suggests that the plaintiff suffers
from a physical or mental defect that would cause others to refrain from
associating with the plaintiff)
— 3 Crimes For Threatening a Politician (DIERSEN: Of course, I reserve my
right to sue anyone, and their accomplices, a) who hints/implies/argues/shouts
that I am not a journalist, b) who hints/implies/argues/shouts that I harassed
anyone, and/or c) who threatens to stop anyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails.)
https://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2012/09/3-crimes-for-threatening-a-politician.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ever think of threatening a politician? With the endless
loop of commercials and phone calls, it’s only our sanity and knowledge that
threatening a politician may be a crime that stops most of us from doing so.
But every year, a few people do lose it and lash out with threats and actions
against a politician or political candidate.)