Tag: Democrats

July 29 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KELLER: Party chairman Mary Keller: DuPage Republicans facing unity challenges – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/party-chairman-dupage-republicans-facing-unity-challenges
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His rise within the ranks of the DuPage Republican Party came one small step at a time, and now Marty Keller is chairman of the political organization that traditionally has found voter favor in the state’s second-largest county. Keller, of Wheaton, got involved in his party first as a precinct committeeman in Milton Township. From that start in 2004, he has stepped into roles as an elected Milton Township trustee and then as the employed executive director of the township’s Community Emergency Response Team; as chairman of the Milton Township Republicans; and then as vice chairman and now chairman of the countywide organization. Keller recently sat down with the Daily Herald to share the party’s outlook after a 2018 election that found Democrats winning an unprecedented number of county, state and national seats. Here is an edited version of the conversation.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO: Casten seeking second term after ‘awesome, humbling’ first months in Congress – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190729/casten-seeking-second-term-after-awesome-humbling-first-months-in-congress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casten’s opponent from the Republican Party could be former Wheaton City Council member and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who held the statewide position during former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration. Or it could be former Wheaton City Council member, state representative and gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives, who ran against Rauner in the 2018 primary. Casten campaign spokeswoman Chloe Hunt said in a news release that both potential Republican challengers would take opposite stands from Casten on issues such as abortion and taxes. “Jeanne Ives and Evelyn Sanguinetti both embrace an extreme partisan ideology that would deny a woman’s right to choose and raise our health care costs,” Hunt said. “They both strongly support President Trump and they both are wildly out of touch with the concerns of the 6th Congressional District.” Ives launched her campaign by filing a statement of candidacy July 18 with the Federal Election Commission. Sanguinetti has been campaigning since April. Sanguinetti’s campaign has criticized Casten for being “out of touch” with his constituents, for rubber-stamping priorities of House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi instead of being “a centrist,” and for saying he wants to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. . .The National Republican Congressional Committee, for example, is calling out Casten and fellow freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of the 14th District for votes related to military spending, saying they both are playing to a “socialist base” and putting “partisan extremism ahead of the safety of our brave troops.”)
— Wage gap was oversimplified – Joe H. Heater, Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190729/wage-gap-was-oversimplified

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-casino-faces-competition-with-indiana-20190725-6ok4wnepg5dgfdfw23xti6gb5y-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cresco Labs’ 56 marijuana dispensaries around the country soon will have the same name: Sunnyside – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cresco-rebrands-dispensaries-sunnyside-20190729-tqckmdq72vh35br34qbs3apbhu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Affordable housing in thriving Naperville is elusive. This mother of twins knows all too well. – SARAH FREISHTAT and ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-naperville-st-20190726-4ylxy7adebalnoukff6ezxxcwu-story.html

ABC7
— 48 shot, 8 fatally in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/48-shot-8-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5427056/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Immigration issues are federal government’s responsibility – Mayor Jim Langfelder (DIERSEN: Concerning immigration, constructively, Democrats have joined with Mexico and with other foreign countries in declaring war on America.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190728/mayor-jim-langfelder-immigration-issues-are-federal-governments-responsibility
— Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: What did you do to help you afford better housing? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190728/lawmakers-push-for-affordable-housing-solutions-just-beginning

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A closer look at Davis supporter – PETER ELLERTSEN, Springfield
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-a-closer-look-at-davis-supporter/article_1115aa66-9e21-5473-a3eb-34b9f9eac5a0.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Task force to study property tax relief in Illinois – Doug Finke
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190728/task-force-to-study-property-tax-relief-in-illinois

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Inmate Numbers Decline – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288169#.XT7dzBh_OM8

SAUK VALLEY
— Getting older, going broke: Who’s going to pay for long-term care? – Teresa Wiltz (DIERSEN: For those who have pensions and/or Social Security, those payments can/will go toward long-term health care until you die.) 
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/07/28/getting-older-going-broke-whos-going-to-pay-for-long-term-care/adys0j4/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Cook County Invests Half a Million Dollars to Support Pregnant Women and Moms in County Jail
https://chicagodefender.com/cook-county-invests-half-a-million-dollars-to-support-pregnant-women-and-moms-in-county-jail/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— End censorship of conservative thought – Mike Steffen, Moline
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-end-censorship-of-conservative-thought/article_e09579b8-04d5-5447-b967-fbc726971e90.html
— This nation has never been so divided – Peggy Huffstutler, Coal Valley
https://qconline.com/opinion/letters/letter-this-nation-has-never-been-so-divided/article_a0b744c2-bc32-55b1-9e5d-03c0a4632f85.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois tied for nation’s most lax lawmaker/lobbyist revolving door laws: none. – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-tied-for-nation-s-most-lax-lawmaker-lobbyist-revolving/article_595a07ae-afdd-11e9-a68d-933fde915ad7.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Three voters in my precinct speak against the East Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512807273-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-june-24

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRESIDENT’S CAMPAIGN CONDEMNS PHONY TRUMP FUNDRAISERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/presidents-campaign-warns-about-phony-trump-fundraising-groups.html
— IT’S OFFICIAL: THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING IS POLITICAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/its-official-the-purpose-of-teaching-is-political.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker shifts on Trump impeachment
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/29/pritzker-shifts-on-trump-impeachment/

FOX NEWS
— On immigration, Trump speaks for America while Democrats pander to their base – Steve Hilton
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-hilton-on-immigration-trump-speaks-for-america-while-democrats-pander-their-base
— Trump is right – Baltimore mistreated by elected Dems, residents deserve better – Todd Starnes 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/todd-starnes-trump-is-right-baltimore-mistreated-by-elected-dems-residents-deserve-better

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump’s immigration policies on winning streak – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: When were you on a winning streak? I was a) during 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $46,554/year, to GS-12, currently $82,579/year and b) during 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently, $98,198/year.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/28/trump-immigration-policy-winning-streak-courts/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigration top 2020 issue, 3-to-1 over healthcare, illegals ‘affect my life’ – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/immigration-top-2020-issue-3-to-1-over-health-care-illegals-affect-my-life

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s No Longer about Equality – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/its_no_longer_about_equality.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minorities achieved legal equality in the 1960s, and they proceeded to claim the equivalent of reparations in the form of affirmative action, minority set-asides, preferential admissions based on race, and thousands of informal arrangements in the workplace granting preference in terms of evaluations and workload. As minorities gained these preferences, some became more aggressive. Some version of the Squad’s tactic of calling out whites and daring them to talk back became commonplace across society. Many Americans have witnessed blacks stepping to the front of the line and expecting to be served first. Many have seen minorities promoted ahead of more experienced whites with the idea that minorities need to be “represented.” But what we see now is different. It is not just society helping out those who have been disadvantaged in the past. It is a form of aggressive prejudice against, disdain for, and potential violence against whites. As I see it, the Squad epitomizes this new stage in race relations. It’s fortunate we have a president who recognizes what these women are about and is willing to stand up to them.)
— Reparations: A flawed stratagem – Sam Younnokis (DIERSEN: From what I see, if the Democrats defeat Trump in 2020, they will appoint “Reparations Czars” in each precinct in America who will determine how much reparations each resident of the precinct must pay. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you would have to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/reparations_a_flawed_stratagem.html
— Rats and DemocRATS – a natural combination – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/rats_and_democrats__a_natural_combination.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Demography and the Populists’ Destiny A new book challenges the conventional wisdom on immigration and racism, in defiance of the woke Left. – W. JAMES ANTLE III 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/demography-and-the-populists-destiny/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Woke Racism – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/28/woke-racism/

BREITBART
— Mexican Women Have Right to U.S. Healthcare, U.S.-Born Children, Says Democrat Senator – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/07/28/mexican-women-have-right-u-s-healthcare-u-s-born-children-says-democrat-senator/
— ‘White Guilt’ Steers Democrat Support for Uncontrolled Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/democrat-opposition-immigration-controls-surges/
— Donald Trump: Al Sharpton a ‘Con Man’ Who ‘Hates Whites And Cops’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/29/donald-trump-al-sharpton-a-con-man-who-hates-whites-and-cops/

BLAZE

— Baltimore Sun journalist on CNN says press should stop being afraid of their bias against ‘evil’ Trump being seen as biased In an epic self-own, he says reporters can get people to vote against Trump if they ditch their fear of being called biased. – Caleb Howe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am NOT a reporter or journalist because I proclaim my conservative and Republican bias. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/journalist-says-bias-is-not-biased

DAILY CALLER
— $12K A Day: How White Liberals Profit From Pushing ‘White Privilege’ – JAKE DIMA AND PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/white-liberals-profit-privilege/
— Multiple Voice Of America Reporters Have Posted Anti-Trump Content On Social Media – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/voice-of-america-trump-reporters/
— Are The 4 ‘Housewomen’ Of The Apocalypse Better For Democrats, Or For Trump? – Daniel Oliver
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/oliver-four-housewomen/

TOWNHALL
— Democrat Prospects Are Bleak As The Wacky Pack Takes Over – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/07/29/democrat-prospects-are-bleak-as-the-wacky-pack-takes-over-n2550727
— Trump Should Never Release His Tax Returns – David Thomas Roberts (DIERSEN: Democrats use tax return information to destroy Republicans. In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and the Democrats at IRS used my tax returns to hint/imply/argue/shout that my education deductions were improper and should be disallowed. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidthomasroberts/2019/07/29/trump-should-never-release-his-tax-returns-n2550685
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest data available from the IRS showed 2.2 million tax return errors in 2015 without an audit involved. Several years ago, Money Magazine gave a rather mundane sample family tax return to complete to 45 tax professionals and received 45 different tax outcomes, some as much as 160 percent different in the amount of taxes due or refunds to be received. It is literally impossible for anyone with complex tax returns to absolutely know beyond a shadow of a doubt if our tax professional did it right.)

GOPUSA
— Trump administration’s plan to relocate federal workers hits resistance
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-administrations-plan-to-relocate-federal-workers-hits-resistance/
— ‘America’ and ‘American’ vanish in a college guide for how not to offend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73244

PJ MEDIA
— The Democrats, Not Trump, Are the Racists – ROGER L. SIMON 
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/the-democrats-not-trump-are-the-racists/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAN THE 3-HEADED DEMOCRATIC PARTY WIN? Lowell Ponte thumps racist leftists blaming their shortcomings on the right
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/can-the-3-headed-democratic-party-win/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Open Borders Devalue Citizenship — and the Rights It Affords – Frank Miele
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/29/open_borders_devalue_citizenship_–_and_the_rights_it_affords.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Extreme Is the Equality Act? – JOHN MCCORMACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/how-extreme-is-the-equality-act/

THE HILL
— Most oppose cash reparations for slavery: poll – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/455099-most-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that Trump is “The Great Divider.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/455039-donald-trump-the-great-divider

POLITICO
— Trump will sign budget deal, Mulvaney says – MAYA PARTHASARATHY (DIERSEN: What budgeting experience do you have? I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996 and as its Treasurer 1983-1986. I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007 and as its Treasurer 2003-2006. Since 1999, I have unsuccessfully urged the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to develop annual budgets, to get those budgets approved by the membership, and to follow those budgets.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/28/mulvaney-trump-will-sign-budget-deal-1438252

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Accuses Black Congressman and Allies of Being Racist, Deepening Feud – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/politics/trump-elijah-cummings-baltimore.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opinion/trump-racist-baltimore.html
— How to Answer Tricky Personal Questions at a New Job Navigating the gauntlet of questions from the new people in your life. – Allie Volpe (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. My new Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates asked me lots of personal questions to get information to use against me. They asked questions to confirm that I was conservative, Republican, Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, draft avoider, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and that my ancestors had been in America since 1844. To paint my wife and I as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs, they asked me questions to confirm my wife’s employment and job perks, that we owned a home in Wheaton, that we owned three cars – a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevy Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette, and that we owned a town home in University Park and had rental income from it.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/smarter-living/how-to-answer-tricky-personal-questions-at-a-new-job.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opinion/trump-george-wallace-rallies-the-squad.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Kicking Trump out is the important thing. Fights over how to do it shouldn’t get in the way.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kicking-trump-out-is-the-important-thing-fights-over-how-to-do-it-shouldnt-get-in-the-way/2019/07/28/0f3d1086-afeb-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is American democracy’s worst nightmare come true.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/28/donald-trump-is-american-democracys-worst-nightmare-come-true/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump’s attacks on Baltimore are “Louder and more hateful” and an “escalation of his strategy to denigrate diverse, liberal areas.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/louder-and-more-hateful-big-city-leaders-say-trumps-attacks-on-baltimore-are-escalation-of-his-strategy-to-denigrate-diverse-liberal-areas/2019/07/28/45448ad0-b16a-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump thinks racist rhetoric will help him in 2020. The data suggest otherwise. Backlash to Trump’s rhetoric could offset any gains.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/29/trump-thinks-racist-rhetoric-will-help-him-data-suggest-otherwise/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump’s Baltimore tweets were racist — but he also fails to grasp what ails our cities Decades of racist policies — not absentee congressmen — explain cities’ biggest struggles.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/29/president-trumps-baltimore-tweets-were-racist-he-also-fails-grasp-what-ails-our-cities/?utm_term=.b09b006b1cf7

USA TODAY
— Liberal groups seek to make Supreme Court an issue in 2020 presidential race – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents seek to make an issue of in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? My critics/opponents in my precinct are making an issue of possible Roosevelt Road rezoning issues. Will they blame me for possible Roosevelt Road rezoning that they object to?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/28/pack-court-liberals-conservatives-fight-over-supreme-court-size/1821303001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s depressing racist vitriol brings out the worst in too many Americans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/29/trump-racist-attack-cummings-baltimore-plays-to-supporters-column/1853047001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Boasts of Spending Deal Win Mick Mulvaney says the deal enables Republicans to beat back Democratic policy goals – Andrew Duehren
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-boasts-of-spending-deal-win-11564405377
— String of Wins Lift Trump Re-election bid likely benefited from border-wall ruling and budget deal, even as China fight takes toll – Catherine Lucey and Andrew Restuccia (DIERSEN: When did you have a string of wins? For me, it was a) during 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $46,554/year, to GS-12, currently $82,579/year and b) during 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13, currently, $98,198/year.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-sees-week-of-largely-positive-news-but-there-may-be-speed-bumps-ahead-11564340764

KIPLINGER
— Should You Move or Stay Put in Retirement? – JANET BODNAR (DIERSEN: Who wants you to move? Members of Group A want members of Group B to move. What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are members of Group A? 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, anti-draft avoiders, 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, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T010-C022-S002-should-you-move-or-stay-put.html

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: VACANT LOT: 518 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $394,900
http://www.koenigrubloff.com/landlots-for-sale/518-W-Roosevelt-Road-Wheaton-IL-60187-262649747

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What kind of experience do you want your city council member to have? The following are typical city council functions (SEE: https://www.nlc.org/city-councils): “Review and approve the annual budget; Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities; Oversee performance of the local public employees; Oversee effectiveness of programs; Establish tax rates; Enter into legal contracts; Borrow funds; Pass ordinances and resolutions; Modify the city’s charter; Regulate land use through zoning laws; Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations; Regulate public health and safety; Exercise the power of eminent domain; Communicate policies and programs to residents; Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and Represent the community to other levels of government.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

July 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Family, friends send off 400 Illinois National Guard members set to deploy to Afghanistan – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/families-send-off-400-illinois-national-guard-members-deploying-to-afghanistan-/5425732/
— Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states, police say – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/-police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/5425844/
— Trump assails Elijah Cummings as ‘racist,’ stepping up feud over Maryland’s 7th district – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/stepping-up-feud-trump-assails-cummings-as-racist/5425401/

CBS2
— Amtrak Train Strikes Truck, Derails Near University Park
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/28/amtrak-train-strikes-vehicle/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Arizona lawmaker claims immigrants are ‘flooding’ and ‘overwhelming us’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/arizona-lawmaker-claims-immigrants-are-flooding-and-overwhelming-us-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A veteran Arizona legislator is apologizing while defending herself from criticism for comments she made on immigration and birth rates. The Phoenix New Times posted audio of a July 15 speech during which state Sen. Sylvia Allen said a flood of immigration and low birth rates among whites amid a lack cultural assimilation mean “we’re going to look like South American countries very quickly.” The Republican from Snowflake, Arizona, who is white, also said the U.S. has to regulate immigration so the country can provide jobs, education, health care and other needs. “We can’t provide that if people are just flooding us and flooding us and flooding us and overwhelming us,” she said.)

WGN RADIO
— Jeanne Ives is ready to ‘restore confidence’ in IL’s 6th – John Kass and Jeff Carlin
https://wgnradio.com/2019/07/28/the-chicago-way-ep-202-its-time-to-step-up-for-chicago-in-the-smollett-foxx-case-jeanne-ives-is-ready-to-restore-confidence-in-ils-6th-and-more/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago sanctuary ordinance wrongly defies federal law – John Moravecek, Naperville
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/28/8931992/immigration-ellis-island-sanctuary-city-michael-madigan-comed-sun-times-letters
— Fact-check: Durbin says Trump has encouraged unprecedented numbers of migrants to seek asylum; that’s not entirely true – BGA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally vote for Democrats illegally.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/28/8932409/politifact-bga-better-government-association-durbin-trump-immigration-asylum-migrants
— Will cemetery zoning scare off developers eyeing St. Adalbert’s property? Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez proposes to rezone the church land to prevent condo development. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/24/20707675/pilsen-st-adalbert-church-chicago-byron-sigcho-lopez-gentrification-archdiocese

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-indiana-marijuana-surge-20190728-a7hhy6zzjngyxlynjhvi4okp3i-story.html
— After some accused Trump of racist comments about Baltimore, president steps up feud by calling Elijah Cummings a racist – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-elijah-cummings-baltimore-20190728-eihwg4ogqvaeppw52rluazxebe-story.html
— As Democrats descend on Detroit for presidential debate, black voters offer a warning: Don’t take us for granted – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-democratic-presidential-primary-detroit-michigan-20190728-emssjk4marhknhkev7qyfhahfu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Arizona lawmaker blasted for saying US might look like South America – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190727/news/307279898/

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Local leaders look into a future with legal marijuana – Carole Sharwarko
http://www.hfchronicle.com/article/2019/jul/28/local-leaders-look-future-legal-marijuana

FOX ILLINOIS
— Stepping up feud, Trump assails Cummings as ‘racist’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/stepping-up-feud-trump-assails-cummings-as-racist

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— FROM THE REPORT: Zoning Application #19-11. An application requesting a text amendment to Article 15.1 of the Wheaton Zoning Ordinance to allow a “Cat Adoption Agency” as a special use in the O-R Office and Research District. . .The application is further requesting a special use permit to allow a Cat Adoption Agency to occupy the existing building located at 525 W. Roosevelt Road. This property is zoned O-R Office and Research District. The application has been submitted by St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines, 112 E. Chicago Avenue, Westmont, IL 60559 on behalf of the property owner, Electronic Options Corporation, 525 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512776459-city-of-wheaton-planning-and-zoning-board-will-meet-july-23

BREITBART
— Resident of Baltimore Agrees with Trump: Cummings ‘Hasn’t Done Anything for Us’ – HANNAH BLEAU (DIERSEN: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done for the Republican voters in your precinct? Since 2000, I have made GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails available to the Republican voters in my precinct. Those emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004, and each and every evening too since 2015. Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 341,800 articles and information on many upcoming events. Since 1999, I have kept the Republican voters in my precinct informed of who the Republican candidates were and how many votes they received in the precinct. Since 1999, I have circulated petitions for all the Republican candidates, distributed their literature, and encouraged the voters in the precinct to vote for them. Further, I have the best record by far since 1999 for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and fundraisers. I served as the MTRCC webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I save attended all the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions as a Delegate since 2000 and I served on the 2008 IRP Platform and Resolutions Committee. Further, since 2005, I have raised funds from Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. In the process of doing the aforesaid, I have come to know all the Republicans at the federal, state, county, township, and city levels who serve my precinct.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/trump-doubles-down-cummings-this-is-your-district/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Turns His Sights On Nancy Pelosi In Battle Over Baltimore – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/trump-nancy-pelosi-baltimore/
— Trump Says Baltimore Is A Dump, The Media Freaks Out. Then Came Videos Of Garbage Strewn Everywhere
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/28/trump-baltimore-media-garbage/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s ‘hate agenda’ seeping into policymaking.” 
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/455052-tlaib-trumps-hate-agenda-seeping-into-policymaking
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump. 
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/455039-donald-trump-the-great-divider

REUTERS
— Trump rejects racism charge, throws it at black lawmaker – Lesley Wroughton
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cummings/trump-rejects-racism-charge-throws-it-at-black-lawmaker-idUSKCN1UN0OE?il=0

ABC NEWS
— Democrats call Trump racist as he doubles down on attack on Baltimore, Rep. Cummings – BEN GITTLESON
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-call-trump-racist-doubles-attack-baltimore-rep/story?id=64616861

NBC NEWS
— Trump calls Cummings a ‘racist’ in second day of attacks on lawmaker, Baltimore Sunday’s outburst came a day after the president tweeted that “no human being would want to live” in Baltimore. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-continues-attacks-cummings-baltimore-n1035466

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “In Trump’s America, the ‘basket of deplorables’ is overflowing.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/28/trumps-america-basket-deplorables-is-overflowing/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Don’t get complacent. Things really are that bad under Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-get-complacent-things-really-are-that-bad-under-trump/2019/07/28/a0dabbfa-afdd-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html

SUN SENTINEL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: What to expect from a recreational marijuana store – NAIMA KARP
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/consumer-reviews/sns-bestreviews-cannabis-what-to-expect-from-a-recreational-marijuana-store-20190728-story.html

TRIBUNE STAR
— Rezoning: ‘The community doesn’t want what is proposed’ – Lisa Trigg
https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/the-community-doesn-t-want-what-is-proposed/article_4aec0c87-1ddd-59d0-9152-1501d869e969.html

KNIA KRLS
— DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITION IS THIS WEEK – Nathan Sage (DIERSEN: So far, who has announced their candidacy for the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy? Wheaton City Council members have gone on to be a State Representative, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional candidate. The voters in Wheaton’s West District should a) know who has filed an application to fill the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy before the filing deadline, b) know when the filing deadline is (5:00 PM Tuesday, August 6, 2019), c) have an opportunity to express support for or opposition to those candidates.)
https://www.kniakrls.com/2019/07/28/deadline-to-apply-for-vacant-city-council-position-is-this-week/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The deadline to be considered by the City of Knoxville to fill the vacant city council position is this week. As of last Friday, only two individuals have indicated their interest in filling the vacant position. Jerrold Jordan and John Gotta have both formally informed the city of their interest. The deadline to apply to be considered is Wednesday, July 31st. Anyone interested in filling the vacant position can submit a letter of interest and resume to City Hall for review by the council. Following the July 31st deadline the remaining Councilmembers will review all submitted material, and may schedule a meeting to interview interested candidates. If needed, interviews would likely take place on either August 5th or August 12th.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Psychology of the Leftward March As with Nixon, Democrats mistake Trump for an extremist. That in turn drives them to extremes. – Barton Swaim
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-psychology-of-the-leftward-march-11564337543
— Nationalism Essential to Preserve Ourselves Aristotle said it is the first duty of a culture to affirm its values if it wishes for that culture to survive. – Jeff Pittman – Roswell, Ga.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nationalism-essential-to-preserve-ourselves-11564336887
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Careers in Marijuana Catch On at Colleges Two universities offer first courses on cannabis as more states legalize its recreational and medical use – Likhitha Butchireddygari
https://www.wsj.com/articles/careers-in-marijuana-catch-on-at-schools-11564306201
— Financial Crisis Yields a Generation of Renters Many young adults are priced out of the housing market. That could reshape their finances—and the economy—for years to come. – Christina Rexrode
https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-crisis-yields-a-generation-of-renters-11564228800

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats turn minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, poor people, immigrants, etc. against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-says-trump-racist-president-who-trying-divide-us-color-our-skin-1451466
— TRUMP CRITICS POST PHOTOS OF POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS IN REPUBLICAN DISTRICTS ACROSS U.S. – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-critics-post-photos-poverty-homelessness-republican-districts-across-us-1451472

July 28 Morning Edition

(DIERSEN: If you have any interest in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s City Council, and/or in Wheaton’s West District, please see the articles at the end of this email.)

WGN TV
— President Trump attacks another Democratic Congressman on Twitter – GAYNOR HALL
https://wgntv.com/2019/07/27/trump-attacks-another-democratic-congressman-on-twitter/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Baltimore leaders defend city after Trump calls it ‘filthy, infested’; some call Trump tweets racist – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/baltimore-leaders-defend-city-after-trump-calls-it-filthy-infested-some-call-trump-tweets-racist

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-illinois-expensive-marijuana-license-20190728-tijb5ipoizb2bgz3xvvagcoj5y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats get Chicago nuns, 86 and 90, to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-catholic-nuns-arrested-ice-protests-20190727-b46byju2pzd4lpw26v5rfbxggm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CHICAGO: A TALE OF 7 CITIES – Ed Zotti
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times-sunday/…/281663961612255

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governing Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Pritzker is having great success in driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190727/statehouse-insider-magazine-ranks-pritzker-best-of-new-governors

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joseph Monack of Woodstock demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/27/letter-the-will-to-lose/as3gjeq/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Police: Indiana marijuana surge coming from other states – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/police-indiana-marijuana-surge-coming-from-other-states/article_c795b38d-1b8e-5205-957f-a1e7e21f381b.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Massive Political Corruption Across Illinois Has A Namesake Beer Blue Island Beer Company founders didn’t brew Massive Political Corruption Ale For The Chicago City Council, but if the beer fits, drink it. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gshkt/massive-political-corruption-across-illinois-has-a-namesake-beer

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Howard Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/07/its-confusing-to-be-a-deplorable/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ilhan Omar Marriage Flummoxes Media Fact-Checkers The ‘baseless smear’ that can’t be debunked – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ilhan-omar-marriage-flummoxes-media-fact-checkers/

FOX NEWS
— Trump throws Squad feud back at Pelosi after ‘racist’ accusation: ‘Democrats always play the race card’ – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-throws-squad-feud-back-at-pelosi-after-racist-accusation-democrats-always-play-the-race-card

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reparations and Racial Politicking – Thomas R. Ascik
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/reparations_and_racial_politicking.html
— Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat! – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/hypocrisy_thy_name_is_democrat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Excluded and Our Nationalist Future – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: Democrats want to exclude those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old people, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/27/the-great-excluded-and-our-nationalist-future/

BREITBART
— NAACP: Impeach ‘Occupant’ of WH for ‘Vile Racist Attack’ on Cummings – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/naacp-impeach-occupant-of-wh-for-vile-racist-attack-on-cummings/
— Swalwell: Criticizing Baltimore Akin to ‘Trashing America’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/swalwell-criticizing-baltimore-akin-to-trashing-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, Buttigieg promotes hatred of Whites.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/28/pete-buttigieg-white-supremacy-secreting-this-poison-to-reach-boiling-point-on-race/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Takes Fresh Aim at Nancy Pelosi for Her ‘Failing’ California District President is working to hold elected Democrats accountable for their own local problems and issues — urgent fixes are long overdue
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/trump-takes-fresh-aim-at-nancy-pelosi-for-her-failing-california-district/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Some Questions for the Democratic Candidates – GEORGE WILL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/questions-for-the-candidates/

THE HILL
— Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455034-trump-doubles-down-on-attacks-against-cummings-and-baltimore-area
— Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‘Better to have a few rats than to be one’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/455033-baltimore-sun-lashes-out-at-trump-in-fiery-editorial-better-to-have-a-few-rats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promised on Friday to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against Republican-led budget cuts by a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not promoting me beyond GS-13, e) getting rid of my mentor in 1987, f) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forcing me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://abc11.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-france-with-new-tax-on-wine/5423484/

CNBC
— Is cannabis use the same as off-duty drinking by workers? Many companies still say no – Valentina Sanchez (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/27/will-cannabis-use-soon-be-the-same-as-off-duty-drinking-by-workers.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs target Republicans. Moderates and liberals target conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html
— The Stories That Divide Us How seeing the other side’s narrative can de-polarize your mind. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/the-stories-that-divide-us.html
— In Politics, Apologies Are for Losers At least that’s what the numbers say. – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for causing their problems, b) for causing your problems, c) for causing my problems, and d) for causing everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/when-should-a-politician-apologize.html
— Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right. – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me 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.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “citizens of the world.” Republicans promote “citizens of America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/27/what-conservatives-gets-wrong-about-cosmopolitans/
— A CNN anchor’s emotional response to Trump’s Twitter rant about his ‘infested’ hometown – Hannah Knowles (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete stress that when I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grand parents lived there, Crete was overwhelmingly German American and Lutheran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/27/cnn-anchor-gives-emotional-response-trumps-twitter-rant-about-his-infested-hometown/

NEW YORK POST
— Why the Democratic obsession with racism won’t win them minority votes – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/27/why-the-democratic-obsession-with-racism-wont-win-them-minority-votes/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting immigrants to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-26/naturalized-citizens-vote-against-trump

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote those immigrants who despise if not hate America.
https://theweek.com/articles/854467/dysfunction-love-leave

NEWS HERALD
— Do the Democrats who want open borders leave the doors open to their homes? – Mitch Kehetian
http://www.thenewsherald.com/opinion/do-the-dems-who-want-open-borders-leave-the-doors/article_53c09db2-ae39-11e9-a998-8730a7f269ae.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Why you need a midyear budget check-in – COURTNEY JESPERSEN (DIERSEN: So far this year, my wife and I have spent lots more than our income. That would not have been the case if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
http://www.startribune.com/millennial-money-why-you-need-a-midyear-budget-check-in/513080552/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pay for Performance is the Only Choice – HOWARD RISHER (DIERSEN: Democrats use pay for performance a) to retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/03/pay-performance-only-choice/155351/

CITY OF IRVINE
— Application for Appointment to Irvine City Council & Questionnaire (8 pages) & Statement of Economic Interests & Instructions (23 pages)
https://irvineca.seamlessdocs.com/f/applicationmaterials

ROXBORO COURIER TIMES
— Applicants expressing interest in open city council seat – George Willoughby
http://www.personcountylife.com/stories/applicants-expressing-interest-in-open-seat,23271

HOMETOWN LIFE
— Here’s why every Livonia candidate is running for office – Shelby Tankersley
https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2019/07/25/heres-why-every-livonia-candidate-running-office/1672421001/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?

If you are appointed to fill the vacancy, would vote for or against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?

What is your position on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?

How long have you lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?

Since you have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what you done that demonstrates that you want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?

Why do you wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this vacancy, please elaborate?

In your opinion, what are the three most important issues that Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how should those issues be addressed, please elaborate?

What is your work experience and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What is your education and how would it help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What are your professional certifications and licenses and how would they help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

What professional associations are you a member of and how would those memberships help you serve on the City Council, please elaborate?

If asked who would provide you with references, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with the following: a) Wheaton’s mayor, City Council members, City Attorney, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, City Planner, City Engineer, etc.; b) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; c) DuPage County officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCaianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas, Jean Kaczmarek, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; d) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; e) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; f) School District 200 officials; g) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano, please elaborate?

How would you characterize your relationships with West District Precinct Committeemen including Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, Robert Krzyzewski, Robert Larsen, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling, please elaborate?

Have you ever been elected to or appointed to a government and political office, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any health problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial problems that might impact your service on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Approximately, how much time per week do you have available to devote to City Council duties?

Have you been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so, please elaborate?

Do you have any financial or other type of conflict of interest if you served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire from a job, and if so, please elaborate?

Have you ever done anything that submits you to blackmail, and if so, please elaborate?

What demonstrates that if appointed, you will not be manipulated or dominated, for example, that you are financially secure, please elaborate?

The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils). What experience do you have doing each of the following, please elaborate?

Review and approve the annual budget;
Establish long- and short-term objectives and priorities;
Oversee performance of the local public employees;
Oversee effectiveness of programs;
Establish tax rates;
Enter into legal contracts;
Borrow funds;
Pass ordinances and resolutions;
Modify the city’s charter;
Regulate land use through zoning laws;
Regulate business activity through licensing and regulations;
Regulate public health and safety;
Exercise the power of eminent domain;
Communicate policies and programs to residents;
Respond to constituent needs and complaints; and
Represent the community to other levels of government.

July 27 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Are suburbs going to allow sale of marijuana? So far more say ‘no’ or leaning no – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each of Illinois’s 1,298 municipalities and each of its 102 counties should ASAP ban the sale of pot. Further, Wheaton’s Mayor, Wheaton’s 5 City Council members, applicants to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy, DuPage County’s Board Chairman, and DuPage County’s 18 Board members including Eckhoff and Elliot, should ASAP call for banning the sale of pot in all of DuPage County’s 38 municipalities and in its unincorporated areas. Further, a) the Illinois Republican Party should ASAP call for banning the sale of pot in all of Illinois, b) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and the other 101 Republican county party organizations in Illinois should ASAP call for banning the sale of pot in their counties, c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the 8 other Republican township party organizations in DuPage County, and all the other Republican township and ward party organizations in Illinois should ASAP call banning the sale of pot in their townships and wards, d) each and every elected and appointed government official in Illinois and candidates for those offices including Almiron, Berlin, Bucholz, Curran, Grogan, Grant, Henry, Holder, Ives, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Mazzochi, Mendrick, Oberweis, Ruscitti, Sanguinetti, and Wehrli, should ASAP call for banning the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, and d) each and every law enforcement, medical, religious, education, etc. leader in Illinois should ASAP call for banning the sale of pot in Illinois.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190727/are-suburbs-going-to-allow-sale-of-marijuana-so-far-more-say-no-or-leaning-no
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne, who led the effort to prevent the sale of recreational marijuana in the city, said he believes more municipalities will say “no.” “I do feel this should not belong in the suburbs,” Coyne said. The main concerns are a potential increase in traffic crashes, use among teens and consumption of harder drugs, Coyne said. . .The state will issue up to 75 retail dispensary licenses, including 47 in the Chicago metro area, before May 1. Existing medical cannabis dispensaries can apply for early approval licenses to either sell recreational marijuana on site or at a different location. Up to 110 licenses will be available by December 2021. . .Bloomingdale Village Trustee Frank Bucaro said he’s perfectly OK not getting additional revenues because he believes recreational marijuana will bring about a slew of negative consequences, particularly for youth. “How do you put a dollar amount on that?” Bucaro said.)
— Rosemont denies corruption allegations in response to report of FBI inquiry – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190726/rosemont-denies-corruption-allegations-in-response-to-report-of-fbi-inquiry

ABC7
–President Donald Trump calls Baltimore ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-calls-baltimore-disgusting-rat-and-rodent-infested-mess-/5424057/

NBC5
— Trump Attacks Majority-Black District Represented by Critic “Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” Trump tweeted – Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Attacks-Majority-Black-District-Represented-by-Critic-Elijah-Cummings-513292071.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump attacks majority-black district of Baltimore represented by Rep. Elijah Cummings Trump’s attacks, made on Twitter, were the latest assault on a prominent lawmaker, and the people he represents, two weeks after he sparked nationwide controversy with racist tweets directed at four congresswomen of color. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/27/8933111/elijah-cummings-trump-baltimore
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you owe.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/27/8933166/chicago-reflects-on-bloody-summer-1919-seeking-direction-from-past

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In suburbs, spiral of decline becomes homeowners’ burden Homeowners in many Chicago suburbs face collapsing home values and soaring property taxes. The predicament stems from years of business and job losses, globalization and strained municipal finances. – BGA
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-housing/suburbs-spiral-decline-becomes-homeowners-burden

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker is clear on his progressive views – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: To promote progressive views in Illinois is to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190727/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-is-clear-on-his-progressive-views

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nancy Pelosi repudiates Trump’s ‘racist attacks’ against Elijah Cummings – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nancy-pelosi-repudiates-trumps-racist-attacks-against-elijah-cummings
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/david-axelrod-trumps-ugly-divisive-bombast-will-only-get-worse-and-will-be-his-2020-kryptonite

FOX NEWS
— Former Miss Michigan Kathy Zhu joins Trump campaign after ouster over ‘offensive’ social media posts – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kathy-zhu-ex-miss-michigan-trump-campaign

AMERICAN THINKER
— Bloomberg – an integral part of the swamp – James Mullin
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/bloomberg__an_integral_part_of_the_swamp.html

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Jumps to Defend Elijah Cummings After Trump Criticism – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/27/joe-biden-jumps-defend-elijah-cummings-trump-criticism/
— Hungary: ‘Illegal Migration Is a Threat to European Culture and Civilization’ – JACK MONTGOMERY
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/27/hungary-illegal-migration-threat-european-culture-civilization/

DAILY CALLER
— Media Plays The Racist Card After Trump’s Tweets On Baltimore, President’s Supporters Push Back – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/27/media-trump-cummings-baltimore-racist/

HOT AIR
— How Democrats Are Shorting White Voters For 2020 – PETER VAN BUREN (DIERSEN: Are you White? Ever-increasingly, to vote for a Democrat is to shout that you believe that Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/07/democrats-shorting-white-voters-2020/

HUMAN EVENTS
— Pro Mass Migration Republicans (RINOs) ‘Equally to Blame’ for Border Crisis, Say Experts  Experts give the facts on political and economic impacts induced by illegal immigration. – Natalie Winters
https://humanevents.com/2019/07/27/pro-mass-migration-republicans-equally-to-blame-for-border-crisis-say-experts/
— Michelle Malkin Blasts Open Borders Catholics Members of the Catholic Church are undermining America’s need for a wall on the southern border. – Natalie Winters
https://humanevents.com/2019/07/27/michelle-malkin-blasts-open-borders-catholics/

CBS NEWS
— Democrats say U.S.-Guatemala asylum deal outsources America’s responsibility to help desperate migrants – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-say-u-s-guatemala-deal-outsources-americas-responsibility-to-asylum-seekers/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Assails Elijah Cummings, Calling His Congressional District a Rat-Infested ‘Mess’ – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/trump-elijah-cummings.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump attacks Rep. Cummings’s district, calling it a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’ – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-rep-cummingss-district-calling-it-a-disgusting-rat-and-rodent-infested-mess/2019/07/27/b93c89b2-b073-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/she-must-choose-stay-with-her-undocumented-family-in-america-or-live-freely-in-canada/2019/07/26/b1938cd2-9ce7-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html

BALTIMORE SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want veterans to smoke pot.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/readers-respond/bs-ed-rr-veterans-cannabis-research-letter-20190727-kkznmvhzqrdudmoijkpskwmqji-story.html

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— 7 ways your resume is holding you back – Mary Caldwell (DIERSEN: Applicants to fill the Wheaton West District City Council vacancy are required to submit their resume. The deadline is Tuesday, 5:00 PM, August 6, 2019. I am updating my resume for the first time in almost 22 years. What suggestions do you have for me?) 
https://www.ajc.com/business/employment/ways-your-resume-holding-you-back/nAj4CDe0npKjkNkrD9xhqN/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You didn’t include dates. In an effort to avoid age discrimination, some job candidates will leave dates off their resume. But this is such an expected part of a resume that leaving it off stands out in a negative way, U.S. News & World Report warns. If you’re worried about revealing your age, include only your last 15 years of experience. This time period is often more relevant to employers, so it gives them the information they need without aging yourself. You have unexplained gaps in your employment. Employers usually understand that life happens and that gaps in work history aren’t uncommon, WiseBread says. What concerns them, however, is large gaps without any explanation. If you have periods of unemployment, include a single line of explanation, such as “Family Care” if you took time off while raising your kids or “Volunteering for XYZ organization.” . . . You list irrelevant work experience Related experience usually matters most to employers, so if you include irrelevant past experience, you’re distracting the recruiter, according to The Muse. Include only those skills that can be transferred to the position you’re applying for instead of every job you’ve ever held. Provide details about any accomplishments or training that could benefit you in the job you’re applying for.)

FIRST COAST NEWS
— Jacksonville City Council member holds first community forum on marijuana – David Jones (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county want pot to be sold in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county? I should survey those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County and ask if they want pot to be sold in their neighborhood, in their Precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/jacksonville-city-council-member-holds-first-community-forum-on-marijuana-decriminalization/77-7543ab85-bb60-4522-a403-cd1aef75c152

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trump-racist-tweets-cummings-baltimore.html

July 27 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What void do you fill? With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I fill a tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) bring very few articles to the attention of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have brought more than 341,700 articles and information on many upcoming events to the attention of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. The IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC share extremely few articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails help fill the tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Local attorney Christopher Solfa latest to announce candidacy for vacancy on Batavia school board – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: So far, who has announced their candidacy for the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy? Wheaton City Council members have gone on to be a State Representative, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional candidate. The voters in Wheaton’s West District should a) know who has filed an application to fill the West District Wheaton City Council vacancy before the filing deadline, b) know when the filing deadline is (5:00 PM Tuesday, August 6, 2019), c) have an opportunity to express support for or opposition to those candidates.) 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512789426-local-attorney-solfa-latest-to-announce-candidacy-for-vacancy-on-batavia-school-board

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-children-held-ohare-border-protection-congress-letter-20190726-uz53qddfm5gl3mw6436esjspxa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they 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-frat avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-social-security-number-notices-immigrants-20190725-cvtfwosbmnhnfir3twh7ug64cq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jussie Smollett receives ministering from Rev. Jesse Jackson ‘Empire’ actor who claimed a racist assault in January dips into town during Rainbow PUSH forum – Michael Sneed 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/27/8932380/jussie-smollett-push-ministering-jesse-jackson-empire-assault-homophobic-racist-fox-taraji-henson

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, RINOs, and other Trump-haters hate those like me who they call “right-wing influencers and online provocateurs.” 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190727/white-house-summit-on-social-media-gave-a-boost-to-key-trump-supporters-they-used-it-to-attack-mueller
— A duty of freedom: Tolerating ugly speech – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190726/editorial-a-duty-of-freedom-tolerating-ugly-speech

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ives, Sanguinetti square off in 6th District; Sheila O’Brien – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/flannery-fired-up-ives-sanguinetti-square-off-in-6th-district-sheila-o-brien

ABC7
— 4 workers suspended after high lead levels found in University Park drinking water
https://abc7chicago.com/health/workers-suspended-after-high-lead-levels-found-in-university-park-drinking-water/5422489/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/27/2019

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Towns given a month to respond to plan for Stergenics to re-open Willowbrook facility – CLIFFORD WARD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/ct-sterigenics-court-ruling-tl-0801-20190726-wvmmhb3oxbddxaoy5vbd3jmbba-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rosemont under scrutiny by the FBI, sources tell the Sun-Times Agents have questioned current and former village employees about a contract given to a politically connected security company and over possible wrongdoing in the suburb’s public safety department. – Robert Herguth 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/26/8930891/rosemont-fbi-scrutiny-monterrey-security-public-safety-department-donald-e-stephens-iii

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— St. Joseph to hold hearing on burning issue: marijuana sales – Deb Pressey (DIERSEN: In your municipality and in your county, what percent of the residents a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want everyone to smoke pot, e) want to make money selling pot, and/or f) want governments to take in tax revenues from the sale of pot?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/st-joseph-to-hold-hearing-on-burning-issue-marijuana-sales/article_0e95f287-1e7e-53b8-a447-b50aed6da655.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State election board likely to hear complaint against McHenry County clerk Aug. 21 Illinois Board of Elections likely to hear Tirio complaint Aug. 21 – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/26/state-election-board-likely-to-hear-complaint-against-mchenry-county-clerk-aug-21/a4wxjhc/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Headline not meant as a dig – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: What is your “most distinguishing feature.” For me, it is my having served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-headline-not-meant-as-a-dig/article_c438e450-ae48-11e9-9d15-aff44456d256.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We referred to Varela’s high school because that fact was probably her most distinguishing feature. She graduated just two months before her arrest. The headline wasn’t meant as a dig at Kankakee High.)

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Chicago ordinances often become state laws – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=288144#.XTxdPxh_OM8

WGIL
— SWANSON VIEWS CHICAGO 51 AS SYMBOLIC MOVE
http://www.wgil.com/2019/07/27/swanson-views-chicago-51-as-symbolic-move/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Locals react to two new laws designed to protect undocumented children – Amanda Henderson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/locals-react-to-two-new-laws-designed-to-protect-undocumented-children
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Governor Pritzker does not speak for me,” said Director of Illinois Minuteman Project Rosanna Pulido. . .”Americans who live in Illinois want our laws to be enforced. They want ICE to do their job and we want that for safe communities,” said Pulido. Under the new laws, two things can now happen. Number one: if the parents of an undocumented child are detained or deported, the child can still live with a legal guardian for up to two years. The second law allows undocumented children to get visas, which is an easier way to get US citizenship. “I have a hard time believing that there are people who would want to leave their children behind,” said Pulido.)

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— East St. Louis ranks the most dangerous of Illinois cities (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to promote poverty and crime, for example, they promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512782757-east-st-louis-ranks-the-most-dangerous-of-illinois-cities-study-finds

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Attacks on Conservative Speech Take Many Forms – Ken Blackwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/attacks-on-conservative-speech-take-many-forms/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Northwest Side GOP Club’s Podgorski not convinced area needs housing department’s help – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512789365-northwest-side-gop-club-s-podgorski-not-convinced-area-needs-housing-department-s-help

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
–Corporate America stays on sidelines as Trump attacks ‘the squad’ – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporate America sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/corporate-america-stays-on-sidelines-as-trump-attacks-the-squad

AMERICAN THINKER
— 2020 Census Citizenship Controversy Exposes True Open Borders Agenda – Tom Tancredo
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/2020_census_citizenship_controversy_exposes_true_open_borders_agenda.html
— The False Promise of the Minimum Wage Hike – Dennis L. Weisman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_false_promise_of_the_minimum_wage_hike.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Covenants Without the Sword – Pedro Gonzalez
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/26/covenants-without-the-sword/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Attacked for Criticizing Illegal Immigration
http://americanfreepress.net/attacked-for-criticizing-illegal-immigration/

BREITBART
— NBC News: ‘Growing Number’ of Pregnant Migrants Waiting to Deliver Anchor Babies in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/26/nbc-news-growing-number-of-pregnant-migrants-waiting-to-deliver-anchor-babies-in-u-s/

GOPUSA
— Dearborn MI: Arab-American community boycott blocks opening of ‘Israeli’ burger restaurant
http://www.gopusa.com/dearborn-mi-arab-american-community-boycott-blocks-opening-of-israeli-burger-restaurant/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Makeup of the Two Parties and the Current Game in Washington
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/26/the-makeup-of-the-two-parties-and-the-current-game-in-washington/

GOPUSA
— NY Times columnist: Inept Dems have put Trump in ranks of folk heroes
http://www.gopusa.com/ny-times-columnist-inept-dems-have-put-trump-in-ranks-of-folk-heroes/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why a Strong Economy Will Actually Help Democrats in 2020.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/27/2020-democrats-economy-rust-belt-227484

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote hatred of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opinion/trump-wall-immigration.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/opinion/nationalism-trump-conservative.html
— What to Know When Choosing Cremation – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Would you want to be buried in the municipality that you live in? Even though I have lived in Wheaton since 1978, and even though there are two large cemeteries in my precinct, I do not want to be buried in Wheaton. There are far too many Wheaton residents who are filled with hatred of those who share my demographics: 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, ancestors who have been in America for a long time, former union member, former federal employee, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, former Crete resident, etc.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/your-money/funeral-cremation-burial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here are my questions for candidates before the second Democratic debate – George F. Will (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/here-are-my-questions-for-candidates-before-the-second-democratic-debate/2019/07/26/2412066e-af0b-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump campaign sees political advantage in a divisive appeal to working-class white voters.” Are/were you a “working class white voter?” I was. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, badmouth, belittle, despise, demonize, denigrate, and condemn white working class voters. They stress that I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-sees-political-advantage-in-a-divisive-appeal-to-working-class-white-voters/2019/07/26/39234f00-aef1-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Bill de Blasio says Trump not ‘welcome back in New York ‘ — even if he loses election – DAVE GOLDINER (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who determines who is welcome and who is not welcome? I should write a book about those who since 1978 have determined who is welcome and who is not welcome in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-de-blasio-trump-unwelcome-new-york-20190726-ucoqxhkzazht3nrhxuepty7hwq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they 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.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-how-sunset-park-thwarted-ice-20190727-zcggwhzapjbqjg4iuxq4cwdj7i-story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Keeping-migrants-alive-shouldn-t-be-a-crime-14188986.php

BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
— Those here illegally disrespect, disobey our laws – Mary Ellen Pitt
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/letters_to_editor/those-here-illegally-disrespect-disobey-our-laws/article_67742678-a475-562b-95eb-0e9cb0940f46.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Still Paying Coerced Labor Dues, Even After Janus Cara O’Callaghan’s union defies the Supreme Court’s ‘opt-in’ mandate and takes $41 a month from her pay. – Nicole Ault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-paying-coerced-labor-dues-even-after-janus-11564181195

INC.
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to make millennials 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.inc.com/peter-economy/a-new-study-of-150000-millennials-revealed-that-they-have-these-10-surprising-things-in-common.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Homeland Security Has a Problem Hiring and Keeping Women The department is failing to address known barriers to a number of ethnic and racial groups – Eric Katz (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.govexec.com/workforce/2019/07/homeland-security-has-problem-hiring-and-keeping-women/158740/

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Supreme Court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-use-of-pentagon-funds-for-border-wall/5422133/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Fox News poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 10 points in 2020 matchup – Mark Norris
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/fox-news-poll-joe-biden-leads-donald-trump-by-10-points-in-2020-matchup

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Lake Forest and Lake Bluff open to banning recreational marijuana sales – DANIEL I. DORFMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/ct-lfr-lake-forest-marijuana-planning-tl-0801-20190726-g7dpfbvobzh2lem34ews6ruaki-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law requiring one-person public bathrooms be gender-neutral – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-unisex-bathroom-law-20190726-libafwsxnjb5vf6mr2zhfn2zpu-story.html
— Trump budget deal shows the tea party is very dead – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-dick-cheney-tea-party-page-20190726-ywwhsdmmdbdcjjr5uezkat37tm-story.html
— Illinois eliminates statute of limitations on major sex crimes – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-sexual-assault-statute-of-limitations-20190726-pe7hwzphovf2vnvtfoddhmhlby-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Dem judge says he’ll run against Kim Foxx as Republican Former Cook County Judge Pat O’Brien, once a high-ranking county prosecutor, argued that under Kim Foxx, “The only people who can say they are safer are the people committing crimes.” – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/26/8932364/former-dem-judge-run-against-kim-foxx-republican

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— OUTSTANDING: Suburbs say no to recreational marijuana Naperville, Libertyville and Bloomingdale vote themselves weed-free. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/suburbs-say-no-recreational-marijuana
— Illinois’ new cannabis industry comes with an obligation To benefit from whatever revenue comes our way, Illinois must instill strict safety standards and compliance from Day One, writes former U.S. Rep. Robert Dold. Want guidance? Look to other states that are leading the way. – ROBERT DOLD
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-new-cannabis-industry-comes-obligation

DAILY HERALD
— 2020 tests if Dems can win enough black voters without Obama – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190726/news/307269958/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Large-capacity gun magazine ban defended by Illinois Attorney General
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-large-capacity-gun-magazine-ban-defended-14132308.php

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Kankakee County Board member Ekhoff says Willard should resign for FB post, both parties should ‘stop these games’ – Chris Adams 
https://kankakeetimes.com/stories/512781394-kankakee-county-board-member-ekhoff-says-willard-should-resign-for-fb-post-both-parties-should-stop-these-games

NAVIGATOR JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Grayville Council opts in to recreational marijuana – TYLER A. BURR 
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/news/article_cd4fdc36-afe9-11e9-9c90-2f04774f417a.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Gun Dealers Made to Play By New Rules, Without the Rulebook – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gun-dealers-made-play-new-rules-without-rulebook#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— QUESTION: IS THIS SQUAD VIDEO RACIST, TOO?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/question-is-this-squad-video-racist-too-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage poor college students to smoke pot.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/26/democrats-seek-keep-financial-aid-college-students/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Would an old presidential candidate die in office? Some scientific answers – Kimberly Leonard & Cassidy Morrison (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/daily-on-healthcare-would-an-old-presidential-candidate-die-in-office-some-scientific-answers

FOX NEWS
— Bette Midler denounced as a ‘real racist’ by fellow celebrities for tweet about black Trump supporters – Tyler McCarthy (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites to curry favor with minorities? What do you say to men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn men to curry favor with women? What do you say to older people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people to curry favor with younger people? What do you say to German Americans who demonize, denigrate, and condemn German Americans to curry favor with non-German Americans? What do you say to rich people who demonize, denigrate, and condemn rich people to curry favor with non-rich people? What do you say to those who claim to be conservative who demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives to curry favor with moderates and liberals?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bette-midler-denounced-racist-celebrities-tweet-black-trump-supporters

AMERICAN THINKER
— The fallacy of good intentions – Anthony C. Patton
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_fallacy_of_good_intentions.html

DAILY CALLER
— De Blasio Says Trump Won’t Be Welcome In New York City After Presidency – HENRY RODGERS (DIERSEN: How welcome are Trump supporters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/26/de-blasio-says-trump-wont-be-welcome-in-new-york-city-presidency/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Campaign Releases Brutal Video Blasting Far-Left Congresswomen – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49944/trump-campaign-releases-brutal-video-blasting-far-ryan-saavedra

NEWSMAX
— There Are 11 Ways AOC Is Destroying Democrats – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/clay-warren-sanders-congressional/2019/07/26/id/926040/
— Democrats Render ‘No One Is Above the Law’ Meaningless – Clarence McKee 
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/meacham-wilson-server-ice/2019/07/25/id/925956/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Prove Again They Aren’t Serious About Fixing the Border Crisis – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/07/25/democrats-prove-again-they-arent-serious-about-fixing-the-border-crisis-n2550643

PATRIOT POST
— Omar to America: ‘You Bunch of Racists’ Stop being bigots, she says, and start implementing the Left’s socialist agenda. – Nate Jackson 
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64549-omar-to-america-you-bunch-of-racists

WESTERN JOURNAL
— De Blasio Says Trump ‘Not Welcome’ in NYC, but Poll Shows Who New Yorkers Really Like Better – JARED HARRIS (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs been in promoting hatred of Trump in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?) 
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/de-blasio-says-trump-not-welcome-nyc-poll-shows-new-yorkers-really-like-better/

THE HILL
— Supreme Court rules Trump can use military funds for border wall construction – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454963-supreme-court-rejects-allows-trump-admins-request-to-use-military
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting 1,400 “Jewish clergy” to hate Trump and to hate his supporters
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/454856-more-than-1400-jewish-clergy-call-on-trump-to-allow-asylum

WASHINGTON POST
— You’re probably making incorrect assumptions about your opposing political party – Arthur C. Brooks (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party talks and acts like its members are overwhelmingly 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/youre-probably-making-incorrect-assumptions-about-your-opposing-political-party/2019/07/26/9f888f0a-a995-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trumps-hatefulness-could-turn-off-white-working-class-women.html
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/ilhan-omar-marco-rubio-racial-profiling.html

July 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Attorney General Bill Barr announced Thursday the federal government will be resuming capital punishment. – ALEXANDRA SVOKOS
https://abc7chicago.com/federal-government-resuming-executions-announces-first-5-people-to-be-killed/5419368/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville among communities most affected by Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan – DAN PETRELLA and SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-st-0724-20190725-pdd6nmf67rh4da7ce3r2jsak6u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use a “Montgomery cancer patient in prison” to push pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-montgomery-cancer-patient-asks-pritzker-pardon-st-0726-20190725-q7ixxygnb5hurofflryxorlsum-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-chicago-medicinal-garden-0725-20190725-xs4ewq3ei5eohkxn5zjxw3x3ka-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-refugees-american-cities-20190725-ceiao6xfivclxpebcianj2jndq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5 million in what Barack Obama once dubbed ‘legalized bribery’ Dozens of former elected officials have kept campaign cash for themselves. It’s all legal under a loophole in the state’s ethics reform. ‘I’m the charity,’ says one ex-legislator who pocketed $583,357 — the biggest money-grab. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/26/8930350/campaign-funds-illinois-elected-officials-personal-payouts-ethics-reform
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use a “cancer victim” to push pot. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/7/25/8930724/j-b-pritzker-pot-chocolate-weed-cannabis-thomas-franzen

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Paxton to mull allowing marijuana-related businesses – Will Brumleve 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/paxton-to-mull-allowing-marijuana-related-businesses/article_e36c3ec2-7d0b-573c-9e33-2621bbde0165.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, “Illinois is making it hard — and expensive — to get a license to sell legal marijuana.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article233024377.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There currently are 55 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. They would have the first crack at getting a second license to open another dispensary. Then, there will be 75 more dispensary licenses awarded before May 2020 and another 110 more licenses after Jan. 1, 2021, for a total of nearly 300 licenses. Applying for a license will cost $5,000, according to the legislation that was approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “It’s hard, it’s very difficult and it’s only getting harder as time goes on. But because the way the system is being set up and them being competitive, that’s just how it goes,” Wright said. “Until there is a licensing system that is noncompetitive and just requirement-based, it’s tough to get in.” Wright said it could be initially difficult for smaller operations, because as the industry has grown in the country, there are more and more multistate operators.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Country band Confederate Railroad nixed from another fair – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190725/country-band-confederate-railroad-nixed-from-another-fair

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A bigger boost for video gaming? 2019 is off to a record breaking start, but new law changes could mean even more profits – Brett Herrmann
http://www.newstrib.com/news/a-bigger-boost-for-video-gaming/article_30e5c718-ae48-11e9-8d04-af2a34af09e3.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Border Patrol chief was part of racist Facebook group and says she didn’t notice – Alex Horton (DIERSEN: What closed and secret Facebook groups operate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, and your municipality? What do the members of those groups post about you?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Border-Patrol-chief-was-part-of-racist-Facebook-14133687.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Texas district to begin drug testing students as young as 12
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/texas-district-to-begin-drug-testing-students-as-young-as-12

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cashing Out Campaign Contributions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/26/cashing-out-campaign-contributions/ 
— Michael Rein Makes Case for Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/25/michael-rein-makes-case-for-coroner/ 
— Academic Study Finds Corruption Impedes Start-Ups
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/25/academic-study-finds-corruption-impedes-start-ups/

WIRE POINTS
— Don’t Let The Video Gaming Conflict Of Interest Story Die – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/dont-let-the-video-gaming-conflict-of-interest-scandal-die-wirepoints-original/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Christian Home Educators director fears repercussions of bill to add LGBT curricula – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512782685-illinois-christian-home-educators-director-fears-repercussions-of-bill-to-add-lgbt-curricula

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DARK DAYS AHEAD?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/dark-days-ahead.html
— GAO: IMPROPER PAYMENTS ARE COSTING TAXPAYERS A FORTUNE (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/improper-payments-are-costing-taxpayers-a-fortune.html
— NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH AL JAZEERA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/northwestern-university-partners-with-al-jazeera.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use Thomas J. Franzen to push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/26/the-case-of-thomas-j-franzen/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago ‘community day’ block party features ICE agent piñata for kids – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/25/chicago-community-day-block-party-features-ice-agent-pinata-for-kids-778313
— Ilhan Omar: Americans ‘Should be More Fearful of White Men’ Than of Islamist Terrorists – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/video-ilhan-omar-americans-should-be-more-fearful-of-white-men-than-of-islamist-terrorists/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump builds youth reelection effort with Turning Point USA appearance – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-builds-youth-re-election-effort-with-turning-point-usa-appearance
— Record 61,000 migrant children surge over border, $230M spent for snacks, diapers, baby formula – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/record-61-000-migrant-children-surge-over-border-230m-spent-for-snacks-diapers-baby-formula
— Trump makes Republicans big spenders again – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-makes-republicans-big-spenders-again

AMERICAN THINKER
— Do You Understand that Democrats will Destroy America? – Carol Greenwald
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/do_you_understand_that_democrats_will_destroy_america_.html
— Shockwave: From 1649 to 2019, 370 Years of Migration in America – Josh First
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/shockwave_from_1649_to_2019_370_years_of_migration_in_america.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ilhan Omar Blames America for Illegal Immigration – Brandon J. Weichert (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/24/ilhan-omar-blames-america-for-illegal-immigration/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— No Salad Bowl: America is Still a Melting Pot Despite Trump-era divisions, real assimilation is rendering both parties’ electoral calculations increasingly irrelevant. – MARSHALL AUERBACK 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/no-salad-bowl-america-is-still-a-melting-pot/

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric is meant to instill fear, not for enforcement, advocates say – J.D. Long-García
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/07/25/trumps-anti-immigration-rhetoric-meant-instill-fear-not-enforcement

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Quotes Scripture to Shame Donald Trump for Cutting Food Stamps – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/25/pete-buttigieg-quotes-scripture-to-shame-donald-trump-for-cutting-food-stamps/
— House Democrats, 39 Republicans Pass ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for Venezuelans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/25/house-democrats-39-republicans-pass-temporary-amnesty-for-venezuelans/
— Mollie Tibbetts Trial: Taxpayers Billed $12.5K for Illegal Alien’s Translator – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/25/mollie-tibbetts-trial-taxpayers-billed-12-5k-for-illegal-aliens-translator/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What Do You Call A One-Legged Stool? – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30696

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Anarchy: Protesters help stop ICE from apprehending criminal alien – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/anarchy-protesters-help-stop-ice-from-apprehending-criminal-alien/
— There is no greater foreign influence than illegal immigration and those thwarting our laws – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/no-greater-foreign-influence-illegal-immigration-thwarting-laws/

CNS NEWS
— Republicans and Dems Can Agree – On Spending More – Tony Perkins 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/tony-perkins/tony-perkins-republicans-and-dems-can-agree-spending-more

GOPUSA
— High school students shunning summer jobs (DIERSEN: I did yard work during the summers of 1963 and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/high-school-students-shunning-summer-jobs/

TOWNHALL
— Rubio Responds to Media’s Coddling of Ilhan Omar in Light of His Criticism Against Her – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/07/26/rubio-responds-to-medias-coddling-of-ilhan-omar-in-light-of-his-criticism-against-her-n2550658
— The American Civil Liberties Union: Misstating the Law and Misleading the Public – Matt O’Brien
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattobrien/2019/07/26/the-american-civil-liberties-union-misstating-the-law-and-misleading-the-public-n2550670

NEWS BUSTERS
— Twitter Suspends Gay Black Conservative After Video To Black Democrats – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/07/25/twitter-suspends-gay-black-conservative-after-video-black

WORLD NET DAILY
— WE ARE A NATION OF LAWS Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel slap Democrats for not believing their own bumper stickers
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/we-are-a-nation-of-laws/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google whistle-blower suspended after suggesting Big Tech manipulating elections – Dorothy Cummings 
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-whistle-blower-suspended-after-suggesting-big-tech-manipulating-elections
— Democrat House unanimously OKs ‘gay reparations’ bill giving tax refunds to same-sex couples – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrat-house-unanimously-oks-gay-reparations-bill-giving-tax-refunds-to-same-sex-couples

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/454415-trumps-vindictive-pettiness-renders-him-incapable-of-taking-the-high-road

POLITICO
— Black, Latino Dems torch DCCC for lack of diversity Senior lawmakers of color have privately clashed with DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos. – JAKE SHERMAN, LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and other political parties officially prohibit Whites, males, and older people a) from holding leadership positions, b) from running for offices and c) from holding offices?)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/25/dccc-campaign-black-latino-1435611

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ilhan Omar promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/ilhan-omar-trump-racism.html?searchResultPosition=4
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/white-liberal-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/25/why-now-is-moment-atone-years-racism/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/26/enduring-cruelty-trumps-immigration-agenda/
— Nancy Pelosi said ‘the Squad’ was just ‘four people.’ But here’s why they might succeed. Generational turnover and new technologies pose new challenges – Jeffrey S. Lantis (DIERSEN: Democrats crow about their success in making young people hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/25/nancy-pelosi-said-squad-was-just-four-people-heres-why-they-might-succeed/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about the success that they have had in making Jews hate Republicans. I should write a book about the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in getting my Jewish superiors to take adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/07/25/trump-appears-attack-squad-behalf-jewish-people-heres-what-that-sounds-like-jews/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to flood America with illegals.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-24/trump-immigration-expedited-removal-due-process
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-07-21/with-send-her-back-chant-trump-tears-at-the-meaning-of-citizenship

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Public Pensions Are Stuck In The Clouds The funding strength of retirement systems across the U.S. rests on rosy assumptions – Spencer Jakab (DIERSEN: What assumptions do you make about your life expectancy, your income, your expenses, the value of your home, the value of your investments, etc.?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-public-pensions-are-stuck-in-the-clouds-11564133400

LIBERTY HILL INDEPENDENT
— COUNCIL CHOOSES KATHY CANADY FOR VACANT SEAT – MIKE EDDLEMAN
http://lhindependent.com/council-chooses-canady-for-vacant-seat/

NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
— Seattle City Council races — 7 reasons why you shouldn’t vote for a candidate – Assunta Ng (DIERSEN: What would/do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout to stop you from getting votes? Mine stress 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, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 22 years, childless, pet-less, not a member of any church, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://nwasianweekly.com/2019/07/blog-seattle-city-council-races-7-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-vote-for-a-candidate/

BRADENTON HERALD
— Bradenton city council candidate’s questionable social media post surface – SARA NEALEIGH
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article233033317.html

FORBES
— Age is the one critical element overlooked by a majority of companies in diversity and inclusion programs and efforts. – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use “up-or-out” to get rid of employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2019/07/25/the-one-critical-element-missing-from-92-of-diversity-and-inclusion-strategies/#781c78d94508

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/trumps-go-back-attacks-white-working-class-women/594805/

GOOGLE
— What Makes a Source Credible? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google repeatedly sends me to non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://sites.google.com/site/evaluatingsourcecredibility/for-students/what-makes-a-source-credible
(FROM THE POSTING: There are many factors that make a source credible. Whenever you are looking at a source on the internet, you should check several things to verify that the information is credible. These things include the source’s authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage.)

July 24 Morning Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Remarks by President Trump at Turning Point USA’s Teen Student Action Summit 2019
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-turning-point-usas-teen-student-action-summit-2019/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roosevelt Road Corridor Study – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public comment from the audience to aid in planning. (https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District. Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” Facebook group posted yard signs at homes on Park Avenue, Warrenville Road, and Golf Lane in my precinct that say “PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.”)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— City of Wheaton City Council met July 1 – Angelica Saylo Pilo
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512777103-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-july-1
(FROM THE REPORT: Mr. Dave Diersen, 915 Cove Ct., spoke against legalized marijuana and asked that the City of Wheaton be one of the first communities to say no to the sale of marijuana in the community. Mr. Tim Whelan, 515 Robbinwood Lane, spoke against legalized marijuana sales in the City. He encouraged the City to take the opt out option allowed in the State legislation before that option expires on December 31.)

CLTV
— Kankakee County Democrats apologize after photo posted comparing Trump MAGA hats to KKK hoods
https://cltv.com/2019/07/23/kankakee-county-democrats-apologize-after-photo-posted-comparing-trump-maga-hats-to-kkk-hoods/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The race card slowly loses its sting through overuse as we head toward 2020 – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-race-card-kass-20190724-nc4isbgmcna7dbksc7s5kgpht4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-protest-marriott-customs-border-protection-20190723-rxdc3zyn6rbutjbt37hda7rvdq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats equate today’s illegals with Jews during the 1930s.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jewish-refugees-trump-immigration-rampell-20190723-cifm5e7jqree5fzxwvz5lzd5gu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners harm themselves and harm everyone around them. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want everyone to be “FREE” to harm themselves with pot, and therefore, to be “FREE” to harm everyone else with pot. Stoners harm themselves and harm everyone around them.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-legalizing-marijuana-victory-for-freedom-20190724-zve6oefblzbsrl5qvqhlb4o4oa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: These families made a fortune with pot illegally. Now, pot is paying the bills again – AMY DRISCOLL AND ALEX HARRIS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-families-fortune-with-pot-illegally-20190724-73kb2hzkyvhhzmf7bu6dzmgo5i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/23/20707404/immigrant-rights-groups-protest-customs-border-protection-conference

DAILY HERALD
— Elk Grove’s cynical attempt to prevent term limits – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190723/editorial-elk-groves-cynical-attempt-to-prevent-term-limits

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Local GOP demands apology – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/local-gop-demands-apology/article_35097bac-ac93-11e9-83f9-2faa15afe01d.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Geneseo mulls cannabis law
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/geneseo-mulls-cannabis-law/article_c6186a18-574f-5546-8a32-67bf44372db2.html

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First stepping stones laid out for sale of recreational cannabis in Peru – Jordan Havlik
http://www.newstrib.com/news/first-stepping-stones-laid-out-for-sale-of-recreational-cannabis/article_afb8eaa2-ad44-11e9-baa7-7b67a9e16c24.html

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Ex-commissioner Thomas Mannix ‘absolutely not’ involved in racist GOP post – Nona Tepper
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/7-23-2019/Ex_commissioner-%27absolutely-not%27-involved-in-racist-GOP-post/

WSPD
— Murphysboro City Council divided on allowing recreational marijuana sales within city limits – Logan Gay
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2019/07/23/murphysboro-city-council-divided-on-allowing-recreational-marijuana-sales-within-city-limits/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Conservative students say they’re bullied for sharing their political views – ANGELICA ALVAREZ
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/conservative-students-say-theyre-bullied-for-sharing-their-political-views

NORTH COOK NEWS
— New Trier Democrats Facebook page has history of controversial posts – Matt Smith (DIERSEN: What do you say to RINOs who are quick to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans, but slow to criticize Democrats?)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512781359-new-trier-democrats-facebook-page-has-history-of-controversial-posts

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s Plans to “Trans” Schools – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/pritzkers-plans-to-trans-schools/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COMPTON: ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS PROVE AGAIN WHY THEY CANNOT WIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/illinois-republicans-cannot-win.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children to promote illegal immigration.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/24/pritzker-signs-bills-designed-to-protect-the-children-of-undocumented-residents/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Legal marijuana among the more popular of progressive policies sought by 2020 candidates – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: If you oppose pot, you should run as a Republican. If you do not oppose pot, you should run as a Democrat, Libertarian, or Green.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/23/legal-marijuana-among-the-more-popular-of-progress/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Silent on water attacks against NYPD, Democrats invite voter revulsion – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/silent-on-water-attacks-against-nypd-democrats-invite-voter-revulsion
— Racism is no longer about race, it’s about ‘privilege’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/racism-is-no-longer-about-race-its-about-privilege
— How to fight ideological segregation on campus – Ben Voth (DIERSEN: How much political ideological separation is there in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in the organizations that you are a member of, in etc.? Are you in the majority or in the minority?) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/how-to-fight-ideological-segregation-on-campus
— ‘Crazed lunatic’: Trump says Tlaib ‘not a sane person’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crazed-lunatic-trump-says-tlaib-not-a-sane-person

NEWSMAX
— Will the Deplorables Accept Rule by People Who Detest Them? – Patrick Buchanan 
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/omar-deplorables-ice/2019/07/23/id/925540/

FOX NEWS
— Trump calls Squad ‘Nightmare for America,’ says Omar will help him win home state in 2020 – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-squad-nightmare-for-america-says-omar-will-help-him-win-home-state-in-2020
— Tlaib calls for $20-an-hour minimum wage: ‘I can’t allow people to be living off tips’ – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tlaib-calls-for-20-an-hour-minimum-wage

GOPUSA
— Closing this loophole could save $2.5B a year in food stamp funds
http://www.gopusa.com/closing-this-loophole-could-save-2-5b-a-year-in-food-stamp-funds/
— NY puts felines over ‘fetuses’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73083

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook, Twitter Suspend Writer Warner Todd Huston Who Tweeted At AOC About ‘Illegal Immigrants’ – Corinne Weaver 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/23/facebook-twitter-suspend-writer-who-tweeted-aoc-about

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is all about patriotism, not racism – Peter Lemiska
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/trump_is_all_about_patriotism_not_racism.html

BREITBART
— Mary Ann Mendoza: Politicians Enabling Illegal Alien ‘Invasion’ Are Helping Kill Americans ‘Every Single Day’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/07/23/mary-ann-mendoza-politicians-enabling-illegal-alien-invasion-helping-kill-americans-every-single-day/

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— California’s ‘lonely’ Republicans: When minority status means irrelevance
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2019/0723/California-s-lonely-Republicans-When-minority-status-means-irrelevance

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Bernie Sanders Oppressor Of The Working Class
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30668-bernie-sanders-oppressor-working-class

CNS NEWS
— Candace Owens: Trump Tweet About ‘The Squad’ Is ‘100% Truth;’ ‘Stop Defending These Racists’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/candace-owens-trump-tweet-about-squad-100-truth-stop-defending-these-racists

DAILY WIRE
— Why Is No One Pointing Out That Sanctuary Cities Blatantly Violate This Federal Law? – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49795/hammer-why-no-one-pointing-out-sanctuary-cities-josh-hammer

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— 66% OF AMERICANS, 57% OF MALE DEMS, OPPOSE DECRIMINALIZING BORDER INVASIONS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/274403/66-americans-57-male-dems-oppose-decriminalizing-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Ilhan Omar: America Has a Responsibility to Provide Abortions to Illegal Immigrants – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//guybenson/2019/07/23/ilhan-omar-american-taxpayers-have-a-responsibility-to-provide-abortions-to-illegal-immigrants-n2550456
— Gallup Poll: Immigration Concerns At Record-High – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/23/gallup-poll-immigration-now-nations-number-one-voting-issue-n2550464
— Identity Politics Today: Black Faces Should Stop Speaking With White Liberal Talking Points – Katrina Pierson
https://townhall.com/columnists/katrinapierson/2019/07/23/identity-politics-today-black-faces-should-stop-speaking-with-white-liberal-talking-points-n2550491

LIFEZETTE
— Why the Liberal Squad Members Are All One-Term Congresswomen Op-ed: Lawmakers Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib are on a mission, one that all who love the United States of America must understand – Nina May
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/why-liberal-squad-members-are-all-one-term-congresswomen/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Beauty queen speaks the truth: ‘Coming out as conservative is harder than coming out as gay’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/beauty-queen-speaks-the-truth-coming-out-as-conservative-is-harder-than-coming-out-as-gay

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Democrat Moderates Balk at Open Borders, Health Care for Illegals
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/23/democrat-moderates-balk-at-partys-stances-on-border-health-care-non-citizens/

EPOCH TIMES
— ICE Says Politicians Hampered Enforcement Efforts by Giving Advice to Illegal Immigrants – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ice-says-politicians-hampered-enforcement-efforts-by-giving-advice-to-illegal-immigrants_3013773.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Day With Young Republicans Was Full Of Racism And Lies.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-racism-turning-point-usa-speech-ilhan-omar_n_5d3743a0e4b004b6adb6eac9

NEW YORK TIMES
— The World Used to Fear German Militarism. Then It Disappeared. How pacifism conquered Germany. – Jochen Bittner (DIERSEN: I am 100% German American. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Many of my superiors, supervisors, and coworkers had relatives who were killed by the Germans during WWI and/or WWII. I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/opinion/the-world-used-to-fear-german-militarism-then-it-disappeared.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump speaks at Teen Student Action Summit 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/politics/donald-trump-charlie-kirk-tsas.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump attacks ‘Squad,’ Mueller, fires up young conservatives in speech – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2019/07/23/trump-attacks-squad-mueller-fires-up-young-conservatives-in-speech/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot legalization bills introduced in Congress – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/pot-decriminalization-tax-revenue-proposed-at-federal-level/2019/07/23/a34fe980-ad91-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html
— Trump says ‘illegals’ vote ‘many times’ in California
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-says-illegals-vote-many-times-in-california/2019/07/23/d82ff72a-a42a-4323-abdc-9316eb0fe88d_video.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “How do you beat Trump in 2020?” and says “The same way we beat David Duke in 1991.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/23/how-do-you-beat-trump-same-way-we-beat-david-duke/
— ‘Let’s have a good time’: Trump luxuriates in crowd’s adoration while addressing his most rabid supporters – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lets-have-a-good-time-trump-luxuriates-in-crowds-adoration-while-addressing-his-most-rabid-supporters/2019/07/23/0720d42a-ad6e-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Prove the Tweets Were Racist The media undertakes Mission Impossible in trying to categorize Trump statements. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/prove-the-tweets-were-racist-11563923093
— America’s Highest Minimum Wage Sparks Fight in Small California City Restaurants in Emeryville say they can’t keep raising prices, but workers say $16.30 an hour is barely enough in Bay Area – Jim Carlton (DIERSEN: I started earning $16.30 an hour in today’s dollars in 1966 when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. But the job’s requirements included being a United States citizen, being 18 years old, having a high school diploma, passing an employment test, passing a physical examination, having a driver’s license, passing a truck driving test, passing a background investigation, and having a car to use to deliver mail with.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-highest-minimum-wage-sparks-fight-in-small-california-city-11563960603

FORBES
— U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Defends Age Discrimination In Hiring – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/23/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-defends-age-discrimination-in-hiring/#503df1c522d7

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot stocks rise after a key senate hearing on cannabis banking reform – Carmen Reinicke
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cannabis-stocks-reacton-to-senate-hearing-banking-reform-safe-act-2019-7-1028377415

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trump-is-achieving-peak-polarization.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/is-attacking-trumps-racism-enough-to-beat-him.html

NEWSWEEK
— CORY BOOKER CALLS TRUMP ‘ELDERLY, WEAK SPECIMEN,’ REJECTS TESTOSTERONE URGE TO PUNCH PRESIDENT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/cory-booker-punch-trump-elderly-weak-man-testoserone-seth-meyers-1450681

GOVERNING
— Socialism Goes Local: DSA Candidates Are Winning in Big Cities Democratic socialist candidates have won seats this year in Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia. More are likely to join them. – ALAN GREENBLATT
https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-socialist-cities-elected.html

FED WEEK
— Much Federal Work Called ‘Emotionally Laborious’ (DIERSEN: Some of my Democrat superiors in the federal government felt bad about their having to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, pay-for-performance, up-or-out, subjectivity in performance appraisal, etc. to get rid of Republicans who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who 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.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/much-federal-work-called-emotionally-laborious/

July 23 Evening Edition

ABC7 & NBC5 & FOX NEWS CHICAGO & CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-pritzker-signs-bills-to-protect-immigrant-youth/5413481/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gov-Pritzker-Signs-Laws-Aimed-at-Protecting-Immigrant-Youth-513105791.html
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/gov-pritzker-signs-laws-aimed-at-protecting-immigrant-youth-1
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/23/20707492/pritzker-firewall-trump-immigration-policies-undocumented-children

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you should pay.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/7/23/20707356/black-deaths-red-summer-1919-race-riots
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/23/20707495/donald-trump-2020-election-racism-in-america-immigration-border-crisis-republican-party-democrat

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries and side with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-ice-raids-immigration-fear-20190723-anh7etj4nzaefpaz37lqbb4lga-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jewish-refugees-trump-immigration-rampell-20190723-cifm5e7jqree5fzxwvz5lzd5gu-story.html
— Naperville ranks 8th in state for most DUI arrests, 6th in the suburbs – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-dui-numbers-fall-st-0724-20190723-z5tc7fhk5jcd3dyukrgafqklt4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you should pay.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-1919-race-riots-migrants-page-20190723-wjzgu3x7tzfbtone2zdrg4ouuu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Bloomingdale could become latest town to ban recreational cannabis sales – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: When will the Daily Herald report that I asked the Wheaton City Council at its two most recent meetings to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton? When will the newspapers report that I asked the DuPage County Board at its most recent meeting to ban the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190723/bloomingdale-could-become-latest-town-to-ban-recreational-cannabis-sales
— Roskam on being in the private sector: ‘The season for me in public life, I think, has come to a close’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have donated the most time and money to help elect and reelect Roskam.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190723/roskam-on-being-in-the-private-sector-the-season-for-me-in-public-life-i-think-has-come-to-a-close
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his wake, Republicans Jeanne Ives and Evelyn Sanguinetti, both of Wheaton, are running for the 6th District seat in what’s expected to be a hotly contested GOP primary for the chance to face Casten. Roskam said he’s pleased to support Ives, offering her an endorsement from him and his wife, Elizabeth. Roskam said he anticipates Republicans will have a strong year in 2020 with the return of a presidential election to bring out voters. As for President Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, however, Roskam said only voters can decide his fate. It’s too early to make predictions, he said, at a time when underlying political assumptions are changing across the country.)
— McSweeney returns legislative pay raise, hopes others will follow – Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190723/mcsweeney-returns-legislative-pay-raise-hopes-others-will-follow

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Kinzinger blasts Trump tweets – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/kinzinger-blasts-trump-tweets/article_4e6f920e-ac8c-11e9-862f-4fa98c6efcd3.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Will County Board rejects expansion of video gambling
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/18/will-county-board-rejects-expansion-of-video-gaming/ayjhyxw/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use the “Jihad Squad” to promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters. 
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-starting-today-speak-up-speak-out-against-hate/article_b8716423-9c4c-5a39-8b3f-475a6cfa6162.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/reject-trump-s-racism-in-the-voting-booth/article_153224d4-610a-52ce-94dd-65a6bbe48893.html

WIREPOINTS
— Lawmakers Moving Towards Raising Property Taxes To Fund Affordable Housing – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/lawmakers-moving-towards-raising-property-taxes-to-fund-affordable-housing/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Candice Owens Brings Blaxit Message to Family PAC Cruise
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/23/candice-owens-brings-blaxit-message-to-family-pac-cruise/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP complains about Democratic references to KKK – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512781058-gop-complains-about-democratic-references-to-kkk

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Former Naperville candidate Cathy Hanzelin urges voters to join cause for independent district map-drawing – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512777166-former-naperville-candidate-urges-voters-to-join-cause-for-independent-district-map-drawing

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGE NEWS
— Illinois’ political leaders call for civility after controversial Republican, Democratic social media posts taken down – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/illinois-political-leaders-call-for-civility-after-controversial-republican-democratic/video_e5707dd8-25a8-565a-877d-73293867a8e6.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Kankakee Democrats remove offensive post, but won’t apologize
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/23/k3-democrats-remove-offensive-post-but-wont-apologize/
— LIMITS ON EXECUTIVE ORDERS: No, he can’t do that
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/23/no-he-cant-do-that/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Just 26% of American voters support a universal basic income of $1,000 per month – Philip Klein (DIERSEN: How much universal basic income would it take to get you to drop out school, quit working, and become a ward of the state?) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/just-26-of-american-voters-support-a-universal-basic-income-of-1-000-per-month

FOX NEWS
— O’Rourke compares Trump speech to Nazi rally, says El Paso could be modern-day Ellis Island – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-orourke-el-paso-texas-ellis-island-trump-nazi-north-carolina-nuremberg
— ‘Squad’ will play important role in 2020 election – Katie Pavlich
https://www.foxnews.com/media/katie-pavlich-squad-trump-2020-election

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Middle America Will Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? As Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs ever-increasingly make it clear that they are going to get rid of you once and for all, what are you going to do to protect yourself?)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/middle-america-will-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This past week revealed anew what we Americans think of each other, which portends trouble ahead for the republic. For a democracy to endure, there has to be an assumption that the loser in an election holds a promissory note that new elections are only a few years off. And if the losers can persuade a majority to support them, they can reassume positions of authority and realize their agenda. Trump’s 40 to 45 percent of the nation is not only being constantly castigated and demonized by the establishment media, but it is also being told that, in the not far distant future, it will be demographically swamped by the rising numbers of new migrants pouring into the country. Your time is about up, it hears. And most of the Democratic candidates have admitted that, if elected, the border wall will never be built, breaking into the country will cease to be a crime, ICE will be abolished, sanctuary cities will be expanded, illegal immigrants will be eligible for free health care, and, for millions of people hiding here illegally, amnesty and a path to citizenship will be granted. America, they are saying, will be so unalterably changed in a few years, your kind will never realize political power again, and your America will transform into a different America where the Squad and like-minded leftists set the agenda. Will the deplorables, who number in the scores of millions, accept a future where they and their children and children’s children are to submit to permanent rule by people who visibly detest them and see them as racists, sexists, and fascists? Will Middle America go gentle into that good night?)

BREITBART
— Poll: Moderate Democrats Turned Off by Party’s 2020 Open Borders Agenda – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/poll-moderate-democrats-turned-off-by-partys-2020-open-borders-agenda/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Wall Street Warms Up to Elizabeth Warren – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/wall-street-warms-warren-smartest-policy-oriented/
— 33 Percent of Americans Approve of Health Care for Illegal Aliens – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/poll-only-33-percent-of-americans-approve-of-health-care-for-illegal-aliens/
— Liberal Think Tank: Trump Winning ‘Powerful’ Immigration Debate Against 2020 Democrats – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/liberal-think-tank-trump-winning-powerful-immigration-debate-against-2020-democrats/
— Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls for Abortion ‘Access’ for Illegal Aliens – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/23/rep-ilhan-omar-calls-abortion-access-illegal-aliens/

GOPUSA
— Groups of jeering men douse NYPD cops with water; police brass slam anti-police rhetoric of politicians
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73055
— Elizabeth Warren tries to scare voters by saying Trump economy to crash (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats will do everything that they can to crash the economy to defeat Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73072
— Racism: Democrats urge NAACP convention to marshal black vote against Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/racism-democrats-urge-naacp-convention-to-marshal-black-vote-against-donald-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Nancy Pelosi in 2008: ‘We Certainly Don’t Want Any More [Illegal Immigrants] Coming In’ – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/07/23/flashback-in-2008-nancy-pelosi-said-we-certainly-dont-want-any-more-immigrants-coming-in-n2550444
— New Poll Just Obliterated The Core Of The 2020 Democratic Agenda – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/07/23/get-wrecked-new-poll-torches-the-core-of-the-2020-democratic-agenda-n2550443

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— GOP repeals the entire legacy of the Tea Party in one fell swoop – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/gop-repeals-entire-legacy-tea-party-one-fell-swoop/

CNS NEWS
— America: An Us vs. Them Country – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: In America, members of Group A want to get rid of 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://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/patrick-j-buchanan/america-us-vs-them-country
— Trump on ‘The Squad’: ‘I Think They’re Very Bad for Our Country’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-squad-i-think-theyre-very-bad-our-country

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Democratic Party’s Entire Future Depends On Making Sure “Millions Of People Are Above The Law” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/22/tucker_carlson_democratic_partys_entire_future_depends_on_making_sure_millions_of_people_are_above_the_law.html

HUMAN EVENTS
— The Left’s Weaponization of Journalism. The mainstream media has designated violent left-wing activists as a protected class, sparing them the treatment any purported right-wing violence receives. – Natalie Winters
https://humanevents.com/2019/07/22/the-lefts-weaponization-of-journalism/

EPOCH TIMES
— AARP Is Officially Nonpartisan but Group Officials’ Money Mostly Goes to Dems – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://m.theepochtimes.com/3013244_3013244.html

THE HILL
— Trump slams Tlaib as ‘lunatic’ over resurfaced protest video – BRETT SAMUELS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454320-trump-slams-tlaib-as-lunatic-over-resurfaced-protest-video
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/454225-press-the-new-southern-strategy

ABC NEWS
— Trump calls AOC and ‘The Squad’ a ‘very racist group of troublemakers’ – JOHN PARKINSON
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-calls-aoc-squad-racist-group-troublemakers/story?id=64485018

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/opinion/lincoln-republican-party-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP 2020 convention host city Charlotte condemns Trump’s ‘racist and xenophobic’ comments – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-2020-convention-host-city-charlotte-condemns-trumps-racist-and-xenophobic-comments/2019/07/22/683a28d4-accd-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html
— Trump accuses four minority congresswomen of being ‘very Racist’ and ‘not very smart’ – John Wagner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-accuses-four-minority-congresswomen-of-being-very-racist-and-not-very-smart/2019/07/22/2e74acce-ac90-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Mexico and other foreign countries against America. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-mexico-is-trying-to-placate-trump-on-migration/2019/07/23/e82235d0-ad06-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/22/racially-charged-reuters-is-struggling-with-descriptions-trumps-racist-tweets/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republican-leaders-are-shilling-for-a-bigot/2019/07/22/b9bc1416-acc2-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/22/trump-is-building-chaos-machine/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-the-president-is-racist/2019/07/22/15fcd5ea-aa5b-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html

FORBES
— 2020 Election: What Democrats Told Older Voters At The AARP Forums – Richard Eisenberg
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/07/23/2020-election-what-democrats-told-older-voters-at-the-aarp-forums/
— Google Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit, Highlighting The Proliferation Of Ageism In Hiring – Jack Kelly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/07/23/google-settles-age-discrimination-lawsuit-highlighting-the-proliferation-of-ageism-in-hiring/
— Congressional Marijuana Hearing Highlights Fault Line In Legalization Debate – Kris Krane
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2019/07/22/congressional-marijuana-hearing-highlights-fault-line-in-legalization-debate/

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATS ARE THE REAL RACISTS—AND MINORITY AMERICANS ARE TAKING NOTE – NEWT GINGRICH
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-are-real-racists-minority-americans-are-taking-note-opinion-1450585
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/course-trump-racisttoo-bad-wall-street-doesnt-care-opinion-1450612
— ANN COULTER CALLS OUT DONALD TRUMP OVER ‘NO NEW WALL AT ALL’ REPORT, SAYS PRESIDENT IS ‘TOO CHICKEN’ TO ATTACK MATT DRUDGE – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-trump-border-wall-1450655
— NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF WHITE EVANGELICALS APPROVE OF DONALD TRUMP – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-three-quarters-white-evangelicals-approve-donald-trump-1450610

UAW
— GM Has The Fastest-Shrinking Footprint In America – SAM MCEACHERN
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/07/uaw-gm-has-the-fastest-shrinking-footprint-in-america/

July 23 Morning Edition

WSPY NEWS
— Plano Resident Asks for Ban on Recreational Marijuana Sales – Mark Harrington (DIERSEN: When will the newspapers report that I asked the Wheaton City Council at its two most recent meetings to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton? When will the newspapers report that I asked the DuPage County Board at its most recent meeting to ban the sale of pot in unincorporated DuPage County?)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/plano-resident-asks-for-ban-on-recreational-marijuana-sales-state/article_592d952e-ad45-11e9-bd8b-171197124d1a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sally Dreishmire asked for a ban in the city on the sale and use of recreational marijuana, now approved by Illinois law. She urged aldermen to study what she feels are problems in Colorado and Seattle. Plano Mayor Bob Hausler reassured her about the council’s direction to discuss sales.)

WSIL TV
— Local leaders have the choice to not have dispensaries (pot shops) in their county – Fahima Paghmani
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40821544/local-leaders-have-the-choice-to-not-have-dispensaries-in-their-county

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: First stepping stones laid out for sale of recreational cannabis in Peru – Jordan Havlik
http://www.newstrib.com/news/first-stepping-stones-laid-out-for-sale-of-recreational-cannabis/article_afb8eaa2-ad44-11e9-baa7-7b67a9e16c24.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Republicans and Democrats angry over internet memes posted by parties – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-republicans-and-democrats-angry-over-internet-memes-posted-by-parties
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Internet memes that’ve been posted by both parties on different partisan websites highlight something that I think most people in this state understand. Both political parties are run by a bunch of knuckleheads,” said Dan Proft, talk show host of AM-560 The Answer.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kankakee County Democrats post meme comparing Republican President Donald Trump’s red #MAGA hats to KKK hoods – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kankakee-county-democrats-post-meme-comparing-red-maga-hats-kkk-20190723-i4z4rb3uajap7lqyrgzspd7pxa-story.html
— Bannockburn, Riverwoods start to tackle possibility of recreational marijuana – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-riverwoods-bannockburn-marijuana-tl-0725-20190722-ajhqe5vmo5h2bbrgcg3p7oygha-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Is $15 an hour adequate to get by? – LOLLY BOWEAN (DIERSEN: If jobs that require little or no education should pay $15 or more an hour, should jobs that require a) a high school diploma pay $20 or more an hour, b) an associate degree pay $25 or more an hour, c) a bachelor’s degree pay $30 or more an hour, d) a master’s degree pay $35 or more an hour, and e) a professional certification or license pay $40 or more an hour? What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-minimum-wage-increase-sparks-conversation-20190723-mm6bttc3rngwplbduhvi4rh7km-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kankakee Democrats compare KKK hoods to ‘MAGA’ hats in Facebook post The post was deleted the same day that a state GOP group shared a bogus movie poster on its Facebook page that depicted four Democratic congresswomen of color as “The Jihad Squad.” – Sam Charles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/22/20706502/kankakee-democrats-compare-kkk-hoods-trump-maga-hats-facebook-post
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lightfoot sought to move Customs and Border Protection convention out of Chicago Immigrant rights groups and the mayor have been unsuccessful in getting the conference, which starts Tuesday at the Marriott, canceled or moved out of the city. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/22/20706083/chicago-immigration-marriott-hotels-border-patrol-convention-ice-lightfoot

NORTHWEST HERALD
— GOP lawmakers representing McHenry County react to “Jihad Squad” post – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/22/gop-lawmakers-representing-mchenry-county-react-to-jihad-squad-post/ai3fww4/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun dealer: New Illinois law will ‘put a hammer’ on us – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190722/gun-dealer-new-illinois-law-will-put-hammer-on-us

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Popular opinion and its perils – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-popular-opinion-and-its-perils/article_d82f91a2-bc5b-56b1-82e1-d925de74e30a.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrat to challenge Shimkus but admits he doesn’t have ‘a chance in hell of winning’ – JOSEPH BUSTOS (DIERSEN: What are the reasons why you might not have a chance in hell of winning, that is, how bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible: 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, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, obese (BMI 31), American-nameplate car owner, and even worse things.) 
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article232976072.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Ives Announces Congressional Bid – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=287878#.XTcUTehKiM8
— Legislation Going Through Rules Process – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=287891#.XTcTDuhKiM8

KMOX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Missouri’s Largest Cannabis Expo’ is happening this week … in Illinois It’s not for smokers or on-site sellers of marijuana, either. – BRAD CHOAT
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/cannabis-industrial-marketplace-hosts-largest-missouri-weed-expo-illinois

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Calls to leaders of the Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association, which posted the racially tinged image, went unanswered. But a source close to the RCCA said the organization’s social media volunteer came across the “Jihad Squad” artwork on a pro-Trump Facebook page, thought it was funny, and posted it without approval. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do not want me to serve as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or the Illinois Republican Party. I should write a book about those who did not want me to serve as the webmaster for the MTRCC, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/23/lightfoot-torches-gop-post-as-repugnant-frank-talk-on-franken-a-shimkus-challenge-460708

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives plans events to discuss 6th CD candidacy – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512777139-ives-plans-events-to-discuss-6th-cd-candidacy

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans step up to denounce racist statement from one of their own (DIERSEN: Are you “one of their own?” One could argue that if you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman, you are NOT “one of their own” if you are NOT a) a township/ward/county party officer after 3 years as a committeeman, b) a township/ward/county party chairman after 6 years, c) an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) Member after 9 years, and d) an IRP SCC officer after 12 years. One could hint/imply/argue/shout that I am NOT “one of their own.” Even though I have been a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) since 1999, those who ran/run MTRCC have never asked me to serve as a chairman of a committee or as an officer. MTRCC rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2010 and 2004. When I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer position in 2004, 69 voted for my opponent who went negative against me and only 13 voted for me. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC leaders, their operatives, and their dupes a) who discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, b) who discourage MTRCC members and everyone else from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) who discourage Republicans from contributing to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, d) who blame me for MTRCC’s problems, e) who blame me for their problems, f) who blame me for your problems, g) who blame me for my problems, h) who blame me for everyone’s problems, i) who blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, j) who reject many if not most of the planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or k) who talk and/or act like they have been promised by those who I have sued and/or by others a new home, a new car, lots of money, a sweetheart contract, a sweetheart job, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/22/republicans-step-up-to-denounce-racist-statement-from-one-of-their-own/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Files House Ethics Complaint against Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Potential Immigration, Marriage, Tax, and Student Loan Fraud
https://www.judicialwatch.org/document-archive/omar-ethics-complaint-07-22-19/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats decry ‘poison of racism,’ urge NAACP to marshal black vote against Trump – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/22/democrats-urge-naacp-convention-marshal-black-vote/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto compares ‘send her back’ Trump rally chant to Nazism – Mike Brest 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-likens-send-her-back-trump-rally-chant-to-nazism

BREITBART
— Chuck Schumer Caught Offering ‘Thumbs Up’ Emotional Support to Illegal Migrants – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats see illegals as being their solders in their war against America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/chuck-schumer-caught-offering-thumbs-up-emotional-support-to-illegal-migrants/
— Tucker Carlson: Dems Repeatedly Say ‘No One Is Above the Law,’ Make Exception for Illegals – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/07/22/fncs-tucker-carlson-dems-repeatedly-say-no-one-is-above-the-law-make-exception-for-illegals/
— Barack Obama Wrote the Playbook on Political Division – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/22/pollak-barack-obama-wrote-playbook-on-political-division/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Hotels Caught In Immigration Debate, Must Decide Whether To House Migrants For ICE – Matt M. Miller
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/hotels-caught-in-immigration-debate-must-decide-whether-to-house-migrants-for-ice/
— Crenshaw On Border: Dems ‘Don’t Want Solutions,’ Just To Make Trump Seem ‘Evil’ – Jake Dima
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/crenshaw-on-border-dems-dont-want-solutions-just-to-make-trump-seem-evil/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— After 23 years, the Trump administration is implementing key immigration law – Daniel Horowitz ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/23-years-trump-administration-implementing-key-immigration-law/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats In Panic Mode As Party Reaches The ‘Most Left-Wing Position Possible’ On Immigration – Victor Davis Hanson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/22/victor-davis-hanson-democrats-left-wing-immigration/

TOWNHALL
— Beto Compares Illegal Aliens In El Paso To Legal Immigrants At Ellis Island – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/07/22/beto-el-paso-could-be-the-ellis-island-of-today-n2550436

HOT AIR
— AOC: “All People Should Be Free” To Enter The US? – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats and RINOs promise citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to seek asylum in America? ANSWER: a) free housing, b) free food, c) free clothing, d) free health care, e) free education, f) free transportation, g) jobs, h) preference for those who minority, i) preference for those who are female, j) preference for those who are younger, k) the right to vote, and l) many more things.)
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2019/07/22/aoc-people-free-enter-us/

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Record number of states considered marijuana legalization in 2019 – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/454167-record-number-of-states-considered-marijuana-legalization-in-2019

NEWSMAX
— Jews and Blacks for Trump – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.newsmax.com/wayneallynroot/jexit-blexit-jews-blacks/2019/07/22/id/925453/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: These Michigan Voters Show How Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Attack May Help Him – Stephanie Saul and Jeremy W. Peters

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/us/politics/trump-michigan-racism-2020.html
— Falling Trust in Government Makes It Harder to Solve Problems, Americans Say – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/us/politics/pew-trust-distrust-survey.html

WGAL
— Ageism is major roadblock for older job seekers People over 55 are largest pool of workers but have hardest time securing full-time jobs, interviews – Corinne Lillis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.wgal.com/article/ageism-is-major-roadblock-for-older-job-seekers/28380378

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Job One for Democrats: Winning Back Blue-Collar Votes – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: What percent of blue-collar voters want what the Democrat Party 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, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-one-for-democrats-winning-back-blue-collar-votes-11563806244

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Google settles a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of age discrimination against potential applicants – Nick Bastone
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-settles-multi-million-dollar-age-discrimination-lawsuit-2019-7

THE WEEK
— Republicans are becoming more like Democrats. So why are Democrats so upset? – Damon Linker (DIERSEN: Beyond disgustingly, beyond tragically, ever-increasingly, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be Republican fail/refuse to defend/promote planks in the Republican Party platform, especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://theweek.com/articles/854135/republicans-are-becoming-more-like-democrats-why-are