September 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘The Politician,’ a candidate forum for smug buffoons, gets low approval rating The satirical Netflix series about an ambitious high school senior gets too snarky and soapy. – Richard Roeper
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20878475/the-politician-review-netflix-ben-platt-ryan-murphy-gwyneth-paltrow-jessica-lange-series
— Workers are asking, whose side are you on? Auto workers, nurses, pilots, hotel workers — they’re all going on strike. Trump boasts about the “economic miracle,” but most workers aren’t experiencing it. – Jesse Jackson 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/23/20880761/general-motors-strike-united-auto-workers-labor-unions-jesse-jackson
— No surrender in Rockford casino competition: Bids sweetened with guitar licks, aquariums, waterparks Three casino developers are vying for the newly authorized Rockford casino license. They presented their plans to the public at a packed Monday night hearing. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/23/20880547/rockford-casino-proposals-illinois-gambling-expansion

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump/Modi-hater says “‘Howdy, Modi!’ was not just cheesy. It was dangerous.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-india-narendra-modi-trump-20190923-i2qaugxoezgvbfjo6u5n4gwbh4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Jesse White’s office denies Census Bureau request for driver’s license citizenship data – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to Illinois illegally and to illegally stay in Illinois illegally.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190923/jesse-whites-office-denies-census-bureau-request-for-drivers-license-citizenship-data

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— U.S. Census Bureau seeking citizenship data from driver’s licenses – Peter Hancock 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190923/us-census-bureau-seeking-citizenship-data-from-drivers-licenses

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— More pension problems – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-more-pension-problems/article_39d741b1-e272-5394-bc6d-ca2ccd362110.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: With tax approved, Urbana alderman begin debate on where to allow recreational-cannabis businesses
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/with-tax-approved-urbana-alderman-begin-debate-on-where-to/article_df3795be-e472-5d52-9378-f3dfec711187.html

HERALD NEWS
— Urge local leaders to ban recreational marijuana – Rev. Rick Barnard, Pastor, Pathway Church of Shorewood
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/09/20/urge-local-leaders-to-ban-recreational-marijuana/ascimhj/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Collinsville estimates it could get $1 million a year from recreational weed sales – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article235384227.html

WGEM
— Jil Tracy visits constituents before session, talks vaping and marijuana
https://wgem.com/2019/09/23/jil-tracy-visits-constituents-before-session-talks-vaping-and-marijuana/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Enrollment Exodus: Why So Many Chinese Students Choose That ‘Cornfield’ School In Illinois – DUSTY RHODES
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/enrollment-exodus-why-so-many-chinese-students-choose-cornfield-school-illinois#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois cities turn their backs on pot as legalization approaches As in other states across the country, local governments are banning marijuana businesses within their borders. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/illinois-marijuana-legalization-city-ban-1506494

FOX NEWS
— Stephanie Grisham says reporters used White House press briefings to ‘get famous’ – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/stephanie-grisham-says-reporters-used-white-house-press-briefings-to-get-famous

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dinesh D’Souza compares climate activist Greta Thunberg to Nazi propaganda – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/23/dinesh-dsouza-compares-climate-activist-greta-thun/
— Stephanie Grisham says press briefings permanently canceled, cites behavior of reporters – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/23/grisham-confirms-press-briefings-are-not-returning/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Progressive politics is the Left’s new religion – Jim DeMint & Rachel Bovard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/progressive-politics-is-the-lefts-new-religion

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Turning the 2016 MAGA Movement into a 2020 Revolution – M. Catharine Evans
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/democrats_turning_the_2016_maga_movement_into_a_2020_revolution.html
— Do Democratic Loyalists Really Know their Party? – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/do_democratic_loyalists_really_know_their_party.html

BREITBART
— Documents Reveal State Department Efforts to Undermine Trump – TOM FITTON (DIERSEN: According to my Democrat superiors in the federal government, they had a congressional mandate to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. They saw me as being someone who undermined their achieving that mandate.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/23/fitton-documents-reveal-state-department-efforts-to-undermine-trump/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Adam Andrzejewski: For Bureaucrats, It’s ‘Christmas in September’ – Rachel del Guidice 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/24/for-bureaucrats-its-christmas-in-september/

FEDERALIST
— NeverTrump Candidate (Weld) Suggests Trump Should Be Executed Over Ukraine Call – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/23/nevertrump-candidate-suggests-trump-should-be-executed-over-ukraine-call/

EPOCH NEWS
— Accounts Suspended, Latinos for Trump Accuse Twitter of Political Bias – PATRICK HOWLEY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/accounts-suspended-latinos-for-trump-accuse-twitter-of-political-bias_3092578.html

THE HILL
— Consequential GOP class of 1994 all but disappears – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs used the Contract with America to get rid of GAO’s employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/462705-consequential-gop-class-of-1994-all-but-disappears
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twenty-five years ago Friday, 367 Republicans running for Congress lined up on the Capitol steps on a clear September day weeks before the midterm elections to sign the Contract with America. . .When the lawmakers signed Gingrich’s contract, Republicans had no experience running the legislative branch. The last Republican Speaker of the House, Joseph Martin, had died 26 years before Gingrich took control. Gingrich pledged that a new way of business was coming to Washington, seizing power from committee chairmen who had never held a gavel themselves and making himself the most powerful Speaker in generations, a trend his successors have followed. Gingrich “was making all sorts of proclamations, and he was saying the presidency didn’t really matter. For a moment or two, we thought he might be right,” said Pat Griffin, Clinton’s director of legislative affairs at the time. “We were feeling terribly depressed, everybody was pointing fingers at everyone else.” For the next two years, the new Republican majority forced Democrats and the Clinton White House to react to their agenda. Clinton, his reelection hopes suddenly in doubt, moved to compromise with Republicans where he could and set himself apart from an increasingly unpopular Congress — including his own party — where possible.)

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Dems’ Challenge: Impeaching Trump Without Riling Up His Base But even impeachment-skeptical Democrats are starting to believe Trump’s open lawlessness is making harder to justify not impeaching him.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-base-impeachment_n_5d89378be4b0d2694652f580

POLITICO
— DNC raises threshold to make November debate stage – ZACH MONTELLARO (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton had thresholds for candidates to meet for appointment to fill vacant Wheaton City Council seats? For example, for vacant district seats, getting at least ten signatures on nominating petitions from voters in each of the precincts in the district?) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/dnc-debate-1508516

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democratic Debate Rules Will Make It Harder to Get Onstage – Reid J. Epstein and Matt Stevens (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton had thresholds for candidates to meet for appointment to fill vacant Wheaton City Council seats? For example, for vacant district seats, getting at least ten signatures on nominating petitions from voters in each of the precincts in the district?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/us/politics/democratic-debate-criteria.html
— How Similar Are Your Political Views to Those of Your Parents? On which specific candidates, issues, policies or political theories do you agree? On which do you disagree? – Natalie Proulx
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/learning/how-similar-are-your-political-views-to-those-of-your-parents.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Trump-haters, to be patriotic is to be 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/opinion/democrats-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— November debate thresholds will imperil several more Democratic presidential campaigns – Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: What if Wheaton had thresholds for candidates to meet for appointment to fill vacant Wheaton City Council seats? For example, for vacant district seats, getting at least ten signatures on nominating petitions from voters in each of the precincts in the district?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/november-debate-thresholds-will-imperil-several-more-democratic-presidential-campaigns/2019/09/23/d555c37e-de2d-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the new November rules, candidates will have to demonstrate they have 165,000 unique donors, an increase of 30,000 from the October qualification levels. They will also have to meet a new polling criteria, either by scoring 3 percent in at least four national or state polls approved by the party, or by receiving at least 5 percent in two approved single-state polls from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Nevada. The polls must have been released between Sept. 13 and one week before the date of the November debate, which has not yet been announced. The donors must also be geographically dispersed, with at least 600 coming from 20 individual states.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Hobo Paradise Homelessness explodes, but the state’s liberals are in denial. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-hobo-paradise-11569280953
— The Dangers of Hiring for Cultural Fit – Sue Shellenbarger (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.wsj.com/articles/the-dangers-of-hiring-for-cultural-fit-11569231000
— Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom He champions the issue at the U.N. more vigorously than any of his predecessors. – Kelsey Zorzi (DIERSEN: In America, ever-increasingly, Trump-haters infiltrate, manipulate, and dominate religions. Ever-increasingly, religions in America 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. My critics/opponents in Wheaton have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they not only dominate all the churches in Wheaton, but that they also dominate all the government entities, businesses, schools, organizations, residents, etc. in Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-stands-up-for-religious-freedom-11569279353

FORBES
— President Trump Tells Businesses To Protect Religious Freedom – Ewelina U. Ochab (DIERSEN: In America, ever-increasingly, Trump-haters infiltrate, manipulate, and dominate religions. Ever-increasingly, religions in America 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. My critics/opponents in Wheaton have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they not only dominate all the churches in Wheaton, but that they also dominate all the government entities, businesses, schools, organizations, residents, etc. in Wheaton.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2019/09/23/president-trump-tells-businesses-to-protect-religious-freedom/#458b94af4df1

USA TODAY
— Ageism is never acceptable in the workplace – Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (DIERSEN: Prospective federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make 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. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and/or up-or-out.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/09/24/older-employees-should-never-face-age-related-discrimination-work/2389150001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giving 2 weeks’ notice not always the best idea – Russ Wiles (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, my Firestone Stores boss rudely fired me when I gave him my 2 weeks notice. Then, the job that I thought I had fell through. Oldsmobile had offered me a job and I had accepted. But then Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. The aforesaid directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2019/04/29/jobs-7-myths-looking-work/3591835002/

SPECTRUM
— Here are the applicants for St. George City Council’s vacant seat – Lexi Peery (DIERSEN: Who represents you on your city council? To what extent do they represent your demographics, your religious beliefs, your political beliefs, etc.?)
https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2019/09/23/st-george-city-council-vacant-seat-applicants/2419355001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new council member will be decided next week, on Monday, Sept. 30, at a public meeting. Each applicant will be given a set amount of time to give their pitch to the current city council and the mayor. The council and mayor will then deliberate after everyone has a chance to talk and answer questions. A new member will be decided that night and will begin their duties as city council member in the next few days.)

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Democrats’ Disappointing Rhetoric on LGBTQ Rights Some candidates seem to believe that their past support for marriage equality is enough to win the community’s support. – MELISSA GIRA GRANT (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists demand that LGBTQ elected officials and party leaders get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://newrepublic.com/article/155156/democrats-disappointing-rhetoric-lgbtq-rights

ATLANTIC
— ‘Howdy, Modi!’ Was a Display of Indian Americans’ Political Power A thousands-strong rally to honor the Indian prime minister—and the legions of protesters outside—showed how the community’s influence is growing ahead of 2020. – SONIA PAUL
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/howdy-modi-rally-trump-divides-indian-diaspora/598600/

September 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 26 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/26-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5560824/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-9/23/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want pot to be sold everywhere including downtown Chicago. Where pot is sold, it brings down everything around it.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/23/20874610/recreational-pot-shops-downtown-ban-mayor-lightfoot-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot: Recent gains by LGBTQ candidates not enough going into 2020 election cycle – William Lee (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-lori-lightfoot-pete-buttigieg-fundraiser-20190922-nisui7lgrrcgljowd5xbuxvnku-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: More suburbs starting to say ‘yes’ to pot sales – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who should be speaking out against selling pot at municipal and county meetings? ANSWER: Religious, conservative, government, political, medical, education, law enforcement, etc. leaders who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190923/more-suburbs-starting-to-say-yes-to-pot-sales
— Climate change could derail your retirement – Suzanne Woolley (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of my ending salary in today’s dollars. The following derailed my retirement: a) my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) my opposing reverse discrimination, c) my opposing age discrimination, d) my opposing political affiliation discrimination, e) my opposing retaliation, f) my refusing to help my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, and g) my refusing to become a Democrat.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190922/climate-change-could-derail-your-retirement

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gerrymandering is voter suppression. Period. Some pols want to preserve what gives them power and takes away yours. Are you willing to let it continue, or will you rise up for your right to cast a ballot that counts? – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my precinct.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/gerrymandering-voter-suppression-period

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Cannabis task force nominations head to Bloomington City Council for approval – MARIA NAGLE (DIERSEN: How do your city council members and the employees of your city treat you? What do each of them think of you in general? What do they think of your education, work experience, professional certifications and licenses, motives, judgment, accomplishments, political affiliation, religion, national origin, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, income, net worth, gun ownership status, draft status, the length of time that your ancestors have been in America, etc.?) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/cannabis-task-force-nominations-head-to-bloomington-city-council-for/article_2f22c9c5-c427-5769-aad2-9e635e9a3b0b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Tari Renner has named two downtown business owners, two police officers, a Black Lives Matter member, president of the local NAACP chapter, an addiction specialist, a Chamber of Commerce executive and two alderwomen to serve on the city’s newly created cannabis task force. “As a group, these are people who I think know the community and business environment well,” said Renner about his nominations.)

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Erasing haze of social marijuana use could be topic for follow-up legislation – Jerry Nowicki 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Erasing-haze-of-social-marijuana-use-could-be-14460511.php

JOLIET PATCH
— Conservative Steve Balich Seeks To Replace Larry Walsh As County Executive – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/conservative-seeks-replace-larry-walsh-county-executive

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Trump-Supporting ‘Provocateurs’ Fly To Chicago To Confront Pilsen Sanctuary Church A conversation between the MAGA-wearing men and Pilsen neighbors became heated and police were called to the scene. – Jackie Serrato
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/09/22/trump-supporting-provocateurs-fly-to-chicago-to-confront-pilsen-sanctuary-church/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Sarah Frey, who built a national pumpkin empire in Wayne County, is being nudged to run for the 15th Congressional District seat held by retiring Rep. John Shimkus. A GOP source tells Playbook that the party is “looking for a woman in that seat.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/09/23/cardenas-v-munoz-rematch-pumpkin-queen-for-shimkus-seat-quinn-subpoenaed-479951

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 14.3 million illegal immigrants in US costing taxpayers $130B – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/surge-14-3-million-illegal-immigrants-in-us-taxpayer-cost-130-billion

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Sanctuary Insanity
https://americanfreepress.net/sanctuary-insanity/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fatherlessness, not racism, is the root of the problem – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/fatherlessness_not_racism_is_the_root_of_the_problem.html
— The Democrat Left is the Party of Racism, Divisiveness, and Balkanization – Civis Americanus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/the_democrat_left_is_the_party_of_racism_divisiveness_and_balkanization.html

BREITBART
— Candace Owens: Democrats Use Black Americans as ‘Props’ to Push Their Narrative – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/21/candace-owens-democrats-use-black-americans-as-props-to-push-their-narrative/

PJ MEDIA
— Why Liberals and Progressives Lie to Blacks – ROGER L. SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/why-liberals-and-progressives-lie-to-blacks/

EPOCH TIMES
— California Legislators Add Iowa to Travel Blacklist – BRAD JONES (DIERSEN: Whose blacklists are you on? I should write a book about those who have me on their blacklist and why.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-legislators-add-iowa-to-travel-blacklist_3090872.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Judge rules Christian club can keep suing university for ordering it to accept non-Christian leaders – ALEXANDER PEASE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party’s downfall is its allowing people who reject platform planks to hold leadership positions. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/judge-rules-christian-club-can-keep-suing-university-for-ordering-it-to-accept-non-christian-leaders/

THE HILL
— Democrats rally behind incumbents as Lipinski takes liberal fire – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes get rid of incumbents. I am no longer a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, f) GAO employee, g) etc.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/462408-democrats-rally-behind-incumbents-as-lipinski-takes-liberal-fire

REUTERS
— Biden’s LGBTQ record draws scrutiny at Iowa presidential forum – Amanda Becker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/bidens-lgbtq-record-draws-scrutiny-at-iowa-presidential-forum-idUSKBN1W603A

NBC NEWS
— Republicans may have found a crafty way to keep Democrats down in Texas The GOP changed the rule for third parties to get on the ballot — and that could have a big impact on state and federal races. – Adam Edelman (DIERSEN From what I see, Republican party leaders in Illinois work much harder to get votes from Libertarians than from conservatives.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrats-ascendant-texas-republicans-bolster-third-party-candidates-n1057071

CBS NEWS
— How to make the most of your career and move … – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: I took a $19,568/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-career-and-move-forward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Have you ever considered changing your career or rethinking your future to be happier? It’s never too late to reassess your future. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Michelle Miller to discuss tips that can help you with your professional life.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Older People Are Ignored and Distorted in Ageist Marketing, Report Finds – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/business/ageism-advertising-aarp.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In some of Hong Kong’s neighborhoods, Chinese nationals are not welcome anymore (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois in making members of the following groups feel unwelcome: 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.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/world/amp-stories/hong-kong-chinese-nationals/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because refugees vote for Democrats, Democrats want America to admit anyone who claims to be a refugee.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/refugee-donald-trump-restrictions-border-crisis

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Atlanta Suburb, Republicans See an Uphill Battle Growing Democratic-leaning minority population shifts longtime GOP stronghold – Cameron McWhirter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups hypocritically move into Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans built there: 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.wsj.com/articles/in-atlanta-suburb-republicans-see-an-uphill-battle-11569172368
— Is an M.B.A. Still Worth It? – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: The IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 viewed favorably my taking graduate business courses at Loyola during that time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-an-m-b-a-still-worth-it-11569184032

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Savers can weather another Fed rate cut – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: Low interest rates help borrowers and harm savers.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/18/federal-reserve-rate-cut-savings/2361364001/

MICHIGAN LIVE
— Mike Pence says Trump earned Michigan’s vote in 2020 – Malachi Barrett
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/09/mike-pence-says-trump-earned-michigans-vote-in-2020.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— Meet the candidates running for Boston City Council – Jeremy C. Fox and John Hilliard (DIERSEN: To what extent do those who represent you on your city council share your demographics?)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/09/22/large-races/kEFsSv65uYDJSdj5RAFFXM/story.html

CALIFORNIA GLOBE
— Marquez Brothers Fined $2 Million for Refusing to Hire Non-Hispanics ‘El Mexicano’ brand food firm rejected qualified blacks, whites and Asians – Lloyd Billingsley (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://californiaglobe.com/section-2/marquez-brothers-fined-2-million-for-refusing-to-hire-non-hispanics/

WICHITA EAGLE
— Want your criminal record sealed? Free event can determine whether you’re eligible – AMY RENEE LEIKER (DIERSEN: What do you want your critics/opponents to expunge from your record? To start with, I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record all the adverse actions that they took against me. Then I want them to expunge the adverse actions that they had the following take against me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article235312132.html

IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN
— LGQBT presidential forum in Cedar Rapids shines needed light on issues – Christine Hawes (DIERSEN: To what extent do those who represent you on your city council share your demographics?)
https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2019/09/22/lgqbt-presidential-forum-cedar-rapids-shines-needed-light-issues/2410950001/

HARTFORD COURANT
— Advocates see discrimination against older workers, the fastest-growing group in the labor force – Stephen Singer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-older-workers-20190923-xclacioowfeknjjxgzjsnuh434-story.html

GULF NEWS
— Indians in America make $100,000 on average: Highest-earning ethnic group Based on median income, Indians make in the US double the national median (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) became a licensed CPA.)
https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/indians-in-america-make-100000-on-average-highest-earning-ethnic-group-1.1569215954674

KESQ
— Palm Springs City Council District 1 candidates participate in forum Four candidates answered questions – Madison Weil (DIERSEN: To what extent do those who represent you on your city council share your demographics?)
https://www.kesq.com/news/palm-springs-city-council-district-1-candidates-participate-in-forum/1124145925

VALLEY NEWS
— Patriotism and a nation divided – STEVE NELSON (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois in making members of the following groups feel unwelcome: 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.vnews.com/Column-At-least-we-are-still-shopping-28663358

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Professors face racism, sexism in student evaluations – Alexandra Yetter (DIERSEN: What percent of students 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://columbiachronicle.com/professors-face-racism-sexism-in-student-evaluations

September 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dangerous week leaves Chicago police officers besieged by violence, loss – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/dangerous-week-leaves-chicago-police-besieged-by-violence-loss/5558749/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Free marijuana conviction expungement clinic, job fair happening Sunday
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/today-free-marijuana-expungement-clinic-job-fair/5559104/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump – AP 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–alaska-no-gop-2020-primary-20190922-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters plan summit in Mexico.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-mexico-whitesupremacy-20190921-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state’s wagering – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: What percent of those who spend money on booze, gambling, pot, and other vices become public charges and wards of the state? It should be illegal to spend money on booze, gambling, pot, or other vices unless you can prove that you are on track to having at least $1 million saved for your retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190921/casino-revenues-fall-but-video-gambling-bolsters-states-wagering-

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Stop pot sales – Kathy Valente, Illinois Family Institute, Tinley Park
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/letter-stop-pot-sales/article_c6b13f32-dbc2-11e9-882e-a373bd0179db.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Cambell offers lateral hires, drops college requirement – Bernard Schoenburg (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.sj-r.com/news/20190921/cambell-offers-lateral-hires-drops-college-requirement

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left seeks to homogenize education in pursuit of equality over excellence – Kelly Sloan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-left-seeks-to-homogenize-education-in-pursuit-of-equality-over-excellence

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat Censured for Voting with Trump 19% of the Time. Bipartisanship Is Dead. – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/democrat_censured_for_voting_with_trump_19_of_the_time_bipartisanship_is_dead.html

DAILY CALLER
— Only Nine Students Show Up To White Privilege Workshop At School Of 30,000 – BEN MCDONALD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/21/nine-students-university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-white-privilege-workshop/

POLITICO
— Trump sets sights on Indian American voters ahead of 2020 The president hopes to appeal to Indian Americans at massive ‘Howdy Modi’ rally with popular Indian leader. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/22/trump-indian-american-voters-2020-1507266

ABC NEWS
— Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/alaska-gop-scraps-2020-presidential-primary-helping-trump-65773870

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Trust Police More Than Congress, Study Finds – Heather Murphy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/us/trust-congress-military-police.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans trust police officers, military leaders and local public officials more than members of Congress, tech leaders and journalists, according to a study published by the Pew Research Center on Thursday. . .Trust in journalists varied depending on the question and the respondent’s political affiliation. Roughly half of Americans said journalists care about people like them, whereas nearly as many — 46 percent — said journalists rarely care. Republicans’ belief that journalists would fairly cover all sides of an issue (31 percent) was dramatically lower than Democrats’ (74 percent). Two-thirds of Americans think that journalists behave unethically some or most of the time.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Obama is more popular than ever. So why are the Democratic candidates running so far to his left? – MATT WELCH
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/election-2020-democratic-candidates-obama-left

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Social media giants discriminate against conservative views  There are hundreds of instances where conservatives have been unfairly banned or suppressed based on their political beliefs. – Ryan Moore
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2019/09/22/op-ed-social-media-giants-discriminate-against-conservative-views/2391463001/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters plan summit in Mexico.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/mexico/2019/09/21/mexico-plans-summit-to-target-rise-of-white-supremacy/

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Candace Owens tells R.I. crowd that Democrats ‘brainwash’ blacks – Madeleine List 
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190921/candace-owens-tells-ri-crowd-that-democrats-brainwash-blacks

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-=hater says “Trump cruelty not welcome in New Mexico.”
https://www.abqjournal.com/1369375/trump-cruelty-not-welcome-in-new-mexico-ex-the-land-of-enchantment-has-a-long-history-of-welcoming-immigrants-into-our-state-and-society.html

DAILY MAIL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 1 in 25 US adults uses marijuana EVERY DAY, study finds – NATALIE RAHHAL 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7486579/Nearly-1-25-adults-uses-marijuana-DAY-study-finds.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is no hero of the working class. And the GM strikers know it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/22/donald-trump-general-motors-strike

STRAITS TIMES
— Securing the future of quality journalism – Warren Fernandez
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/securing-the-future-of-quality-journalism

September 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago marijuana sales will be banned downtown, Mayor Lightfoot says in proposed ordinance (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it will bring down everything around it.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayors-proposed-ordinance-for-chicago-marijuana-sales-includes-downtown-sale-ban/5546922/
— Democrats on House Judiciary Committee hold 1st impeachment hearing for Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-judiciary-committee-holds-1st-impeachment-hearing/5545747/
— NC high school cheerleaders on probation after posing with Trump 2020 sign
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cheerleaders-on-probation-after-posing-with-trump-2020-sign/5545365/

NBC5
— Dispensaries Would be Banned From Downtown Chicago Under Proposed Marijuana Rules Dispensaries would not be permitted within 500 feet of schools under the proposed plan (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it will bring down everything around it.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/proposed-marijuana-rules-would-keep-dispensaries-out-of-downtown-chicago-560611451.html

CBS2
— College Of DuPage Faculty Union Votes To Authorize Strike
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/17/college-of-dupage-strike-vote/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No public weed consumption under Lightfoot’s proposed recreational marijuana zoning rules  The mayor would also prohibit the sale of legal weed in the Central Business District, within 500 feet of schools and in districts zoned ‘residential.’ – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it will bring down everything around it.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/17/20870465/recreational-marijuana-pot-chicago-zoning-rules-mayor-lori-lightfoot
— Chicago reparations movement opts for a go-slow approach – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Who would the Democrats pick in your precinct to determine how much reparations each resident of your precinct a) should pay and b) should get? What criteria will they use?) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/9/17/20870785/chicago-reparations-resolution-commission-willie-wilson-city-council

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legal marijuana dispensaries would be banned in most of downtown Chicago under Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed zoning rules – GREGORY PRATT and LAUREN ZUMBACH (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it will bring down everything around it.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-dispensary-rules-zoning-lightfoot-20190917-j5scteu2gfhute2d5o2nqle7ce-story.html
— Potency, access and overconsumption have Elgin police worried with legalized pot on the horizon – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-police-bracing-legal-pot-st-0915-20190917-e4n2ypvchza5hn5f5bio3khggy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: East Dundee starts process of allowing recreational pot to be sold, taxed in village – ERIN SAUDER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-east-dundee-recreational-pot-sales-st-0918-20190917-3plg4xjw3ja7rgejf2yefeladi-story.html
— Review of shelter data finds high numbers of ex-convicts – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-ct–homeless-shelters-ex-convicts-20190917-story.html
— TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Oak Park votes 4-3 to allow recreational marijuana businesses as permitted use – STEVE SCHERING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-recreational-marijuana-tl-0919-20190917-wjdqn66zfnbkradv5utlc4dcxe-story.html
— Officials say it’s too early to tell what should be done with more than 2,000 fetal remains found at abortion doc’s home in Will County – GRANT MORGAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-too-early-to-tell-2000-fetal-remains-st-0918-20190917-5uuru22r7natrfnbkqmucdx5we-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Cronin: DuPage can’t afford county clerk’s big requested budget increase for elections – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190917/cronin-dupage-cant-afford-county-clerks-big-requested-budget-increase-for-elections

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— No weed sales downtown: Team Lightfoot The mayor debuts her first moves into regulating recreational marijuana in the city. – A.D. QUIG (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it will bring down everything around it.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/no-weed-sales-downtown-team-lightfoot
— Lightfoot tries to walk a narrow line with pot plan The mayor aims to maximize city tax revenue and boost neighborhood equity, in part by banning sales downtown. How’s that going to work out? – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Wherever pot is sold, it will bring down everything around it.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-tries-walk-narrow-line-pot-plan

WGN TV
— Most downtown legal marijuana dispensaries would be banned under mayor’s proposal
https://wgntv.com/2019/09/17/most-downtown-legal-marijuana-dispensaries-would-be-banned-under-mayors-proposal/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor? – AP
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/nation/in-era-of-legal-pot-can-police-search-cars-based/article_6201e630-d885-11e9-a7ae-f7c110c12c72.html

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/9-17-2019/Yes,-on-recreational-marijuana-sales/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Democrats should be very, very worried – Editorial
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/other-view-democrats-should-be-very-very-worried/article_ec0498c0-d982-11e9-b677-df17e381773f.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Evanston moves forward with recreational marijuana legalization – Samantha Handler
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/09/17/city/evanston-moves-forward-with-recreational-marijuana-legalization/

WAND
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Danville gives green light to recreational marijuana sales tax
https://www.wandtv.com/news/danville-gives-green-light-to-recreational-marijuana-sales-tax/article_0330136c-d9b0-11e9-906e-5fb9e8f466d2.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Convicted Of A Weed Crime? Expungement Clinic Aims To Help People Clear Their Records In West Loop This Weekend During the clinic, volunteer attorneys will be on hand to provide free legal advice and begin the record-clearing and expungement process. – Mauricio Peña (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/09/17/busted-for-a-weed-crime-expungement-clinic-aims-to-help-clear-low-level-convictions-in-west-loop-this-weekend/

JEANNE IVES FOR CONGRESS
— Ives Responds to Casten Hyping Kavanaugh Impeachment Sean Casten supports politically-motivated smear campaigns over due process because he is an ideological extremist. 
https://mailchi.mp/39766d1e8c39/ives-responds-to-casten-hyping-kavanaugh-impeachment

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Pension reform should be top priority, Ives says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513524361-pension-reform-should-be-top-priority-ives-says

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Pecatonica Township bans critic from attending meetings – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/09/pecatonica-township-bans-critic-from-attending-meetings/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/17/looking-on-the-bright-side-9/
— Fear and loathing in Itasca
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/17/fear-and-loathing-in-itasca/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— School board in Texas fires teacher who reported ‘illegal students’ to Trump – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/17/georgia-clark-carter-riverside-high-school-teacher/

BREITBART
— Poll: 3-in-4 Swing Voters Oppose Democrats’ Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/17/poll-3-in-4-swing-voters-oppose-democrats-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-aliens/

EPOCH TIMES
— White House Calls for Investigation of Abortion Doctor Who Had Over 2,000 Fetal Remains – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-calls-for-investigation-of-abortion-doctor-who-had-over-2000-fetal-remains_3084827.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton Slams Facebook For Allowing ‘Trump’s Propaganda’ To Thrive In rebuking the platform, the 2016 presidential candidate cited a “disturbing” report on the Trump campaign’s deceptions. – Amy Russo
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-facebook-ads-propaganda_n_5d814175e4b05f8fb6eeff0e

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “border fence construction could destroy archaeological sites.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/border-fence-construction-could-destroy-archaeological-sites-national-park-service-finds/2019/09/17/35338b18-d64b-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html
— Trump’s effort to court Hispanic voters isn’t as crazy as it sounds – Henry Olsen (DIERSEN: Which candidates, if any, court voters who share your demographics? Democrat and RINO candidates do little or nothing to court voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/17/trumps-effort-court-hispanic-voters-isnt-crazy-it-sounds/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Don’t Cancel the GOP Primaries Trump has nothing to fear if he’s as popular as the polls say. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-cancel-the-gop-primaries-11568753944

FORBES
— 5 Keys To Retaining Millennial Employees, The ‘Job-Hopper’ Generation – Ashley Stahl
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2019/09/17/5-keys-to-retaining-millennial-employees-the-job-hopper-generation/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— How to watch the first-ever 2020 Republican presidential debate – Grace Panetta
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-watch-republican-presidential-debate-2019-9

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Is Tucker Carlson the Most Important Pundit in America? – Park MacDougald
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/is-tucker-carlson-the-most-important-pundit-in-america.html

ATLANTIC
— American Migration Patterns Should Terrify the GOP Millennial movers have hastened the growth of left-leaning metros in southern red states such as Texas, Arizona, and Georgia. It could be the biggest political story of the 2020s. – Derek Thompson
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/american-migration-patterns-should-terrify-gop/598153/

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— The Harvest of American Racism Why Distressed Communities Are Distressed – Olugbenga Ajilore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame all problems on Republicans.)
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2019/09/17/474567/harvest-american-racism/

FED SMITH
— Agencies Told to Improve Job Candidate Assessments (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.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/agencies-told-to-improve-job-candidate-assessments/

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: 1020 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $984,000
https://www.koenigrubloff.com/homes-for-sale/1020-S-Wheaton-Avenue-Wheaton-IL-60189-280420207

September 16 Evening Edition

NBC5
— 12 Dead, At Least 19 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/6-Dead-At-Least-10-Injured-in-Chicago-Weekend-Shootings523768745-560348631.html

CBS2
— Auto Workers Go On Strike At GM Factories Amid Contract Impasse
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/16/united-auto-workers-uaw-strike-general-motors-gm-factories/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake Forest inches toward banning recreational marijuana sales – DANIEL I. DORFMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/ct-lfr-lake-forest-marijuana-plans-tl-0919-20190916-iil2zsyfkfcgpjtgawa5o45lja-story.html
— Ethics board levels $25K fine on political consultant recorded allegedly arranging Viagra, sexual services for disgraced former Chicago alderman – JUAN PEREZ JR. and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-ethics-board-fines-political-consultant–20190916-r35vzgc4affmpigfyvx2ckpg7m-story.html
— Would you support an opioid addiction treatment center in your neighborhood? Drug crisis calls for real solutions. – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: Soon, the residents of Wheaton’s West District will first learn what newly-appointed Wheaton West District City Council Member Lynn Robbins’ current positions are concerning pot, Roosevelt Road rezoning, etc.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-opioids-itasca-haymarket-mcqueary-20190916-ml6t4qvtvzfmph3qc65hn4leze-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters take their anger against Trump out on Kavanaugh. How strongly have the Trump-haters in your precinct taken their anger against Trump out on your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? It is called displaced aggression. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-20190916-t7472xtywzdb5ayocovzvqb6de-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Poker-faced regulators call on lawmakers to change gambling law to make Chicago casino a winning bet The Illinois Gaming Board passed a resolution recommending state lawmakers amend terms of a Chicago casino that a consultant previously said can’t get off the ground due to high taxes. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/16/20869219/chicago-casino-feasibility-study-resolution
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/16/20869003/gun-violence-mass-shootings-nra-donald-trump-walmart-ammunition-el-paso-texas-open-carry-laws
— Political operative accused of plying Solis with Viagra, arranging massage parlor trips is slapped with $25K fine for unregistered lobbying The Chicago Board of Ethics levied the fine against Roberto Caldero, a veteran political operative with close ties to former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez. – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: No one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. Needless-to-say, I should sue anyone who hints/implies/argues/shouts that I engage in illegal unregistered lobbying.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/16/20869148/danny-solis-viagra-massage-parlor-ethics-board-fine-lobbying-alderman
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Sun-Times reported in January that the federal affidavit accuses Caldero of plying Solis with Viagra and arranging for the then-chairman of the City Council’s Zoning Committee to visit massage parlors, where he was allegedly serviced by a prostitute. Caldero was further accused of soliciting campaign donations from the Cacciatore family, which, among other businesses, owns Elgin Sweeping Services, a major street-sweeping company. At the time, Caldero was representing Elgin Sweeping in its efforts to obtain relief from a change in the city’s water billing practices that investigators indicated could have cost the company more than $1 million. Elgin Sweeping had a city contract to provide street sweeping services and at the time relied on filling its equipment at city fire hydrants. During several wiretapped conversations, Solis and Caldero made plans to exchange Viagra or visit massage parlors while also discussing how the alderman might help Elgin Sweeping reduce its water bill. In late 2014, Solis allegedly placed a series of calls and texts to Caldero asking if he had any of that “blue medicine,” meaning Viagra, according to the feds.)

DAILY HERALD
— Spence stresses experience as lawyer, judge in bid for Kane state’s attorney – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190916/spence-stresses-experience-as-lawyer-judge-in-bid-for-kane-states-attorney

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Did the Illinois Legislature bet too high on new casinos? New data suggests that outside of video poker, state gambling revenues are in a long-term funk. But money from new casinos is exactly what lawmakers are counting on. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/did-illinois-legislature-bet-too-high-new-casinos
— GM’s strike impact: $50 million a day That’s an analyst’s estimate of the automaker’s losses now that United Auto Workers members walked off the job, leading the union’s first strike against General Motors in 12 years.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/gms-strike-impact-50-million-day

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Washington must stop undermining Midwest ethanol – Darin LaHood
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190916/darin-lahood-washington-must-stop-undermining-midwest-ethanol

WGLT
— As Congress Looks To Red Flag Laws, Illinois Tries To Enforce Its Own – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a terrorist: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/congress-looks-red-flag-laws-illinois-tries-enforce-its-own#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois businesses have just months to comply with new discrimination standards – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly easy to discriminate against employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-businesses-have-just-months-to-comply-with-new-discrimination/article_e93b8e7e-d66b-11e9-91a8-3bd2ffdc8f5e.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly Makes It Official: He Running for the U.S. Senate
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Wilcox-McConchie Cary Fundraiser Teeming with Candidates Seeking Petition Signatures
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/16/wilcox-mcconchie-cary-fundraiser-teeming-with-candidates-seeking-petition-signatures/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Debate on Co-Ed Locker Rooms with Irrational Executive Director of Uptown People’s Law Center
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-debate-on-co-ed-locker-rooms-with-irrational-executive-director-of-uptown-peoples-law-center/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— INTERESTED IN RUNNING AS A TRUMP DELEGATE FROM ILLINOIS? START THE PROCESS NOW.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/interested-in-running-as-a-trump-delegate-act-now.html
— DISTRICT 211 BOARD TO DISCUSS “FULL, UNRESTRICTED” LOCKER ROOM ACCESS THURSDAY NIGHT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/d-211-group-warns-of-school-boards-expected-effort-to-end-sexual-segregation-in-locker-rooms.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/16/looking-on-the-bright-side-8/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Walsh: ‘The Republican Party is a cult’ – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: What do the following say about your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain: a) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, and d) the candidates for offices on the March 17, 2020 Republican primary ballot for your precinct?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/16/joe-walsh-republican-party-cult/
— Conservatives challenge Trump’s muted response on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters – Guy Taylor (DIERSEN: When the following took adverse actions against me, there was a “muted response” from those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican: GAO, IRS, Post Office, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/15/trump-pressured-support-hong-kong-protesters-conse/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC blames US immigration crisis on climate change – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-blames-us-immigration-crisis-partly-on-climate-change
— Why states need to ditch mandatory ‘LGBT history’ education programs – Christian Watson 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-states-need-to-ditch-mandatory-lgbt-history-education-programs
— The crisis in the Border Patrol isn’t a mystery, and Democrats are to blame
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-crisis-in-the-border-patrol-isnt-a-mystery-and-democrats-are-to-blame

GOPUSA
— NY Times, Democrats use unsubstantiated accusation to call for impeachment of SC Justice Kavanaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76065
— Liberal Media’s False Narrative That White Nationalism Is the New Terrorism (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a terrorist: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76056
— How dangerous is this? New York schools first to have ‘red flag’ petition power on guns
http://www.gopusa.com/how-dangerous-is-this-ny-schools-first-to-have-red-flag-petition-power-on-guns/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Progressivism Wins It’s much better at building coalitions and seizing power than the Right is, and that’s by design, not by accident. – ALEXANDER WILLIAM SALTER (DIERSEN: Members of the Democrat coalition push booze, gambling, and pot. 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.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-progressivism-wins/

DAILY CALLER
— ICE Protesters Would Be Thanking Agents If They Studied The Issue, Former Chief Says – JASON HOPKINS (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republicans” who hate a) past, present, and future federal employees and b) federal retirees? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 22 years.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/16/thomas-homan-anti-ice-protesters/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— When they say ‘we’ are going to take your Ar-15s…who is ‘we,’ exactly? – John Hawkins
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/09/16/when-they-say-we-are-going-to-take-your-ar-15s-who-is-we-exactly-826118

THE HILL
— Joe Walsh: GOP is a ‘cult’ and Trump a ‘would-be dictator’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: Trump-haters promote Weld, Walsh, and Sanford. Who will the Trump-haters vote for in the March 17, 2020 primary? Will they cast a Republican ballot and vote for Weld, Walsh, or Sanford or will they cast a Democrat ballot and vote for a Democrat candidate? In the 2016 Republican primary, 93 Trump-haters in my precinct voted for Kasich. In the 2016 general election, 211 Trump-haters in my precinct voted for Clinton. Will Trump-haters encourage Trump-haters to become Republican Precinct Committeemen?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461574-joe-walsh-gop-is-a-cult-and-trump-a-would-be-dictator
— Virginia county GOP censures lawmaker who officiated same-sex wedding – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461647-gop-in-virginia-county-censures-lawmaker-who-officiated-same-sex-wedding

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Recruiting workers: How prevalent is ageism? – Jackie Crosby (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31 years old because it could not find a qualified younger person, Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.) 
http://www.startribune.com/recruiting-workers-how-prevalent-is-ageism/560497952/
— Indiana lawmakers seek probe of ex-abortion doctor’s clinics
http://www.startribune.com/indiana-lawmakers-seek-probe-of-ex-abortion-doctor-s-clinics/560480752/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Ageism is real. Whatever you do, don’t internalize it. – Kathryn Crawford Saxer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) who do the most to promote age discrimination in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Then, I should write similar books about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, etc.) 
https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/whatever-you-do-dont-internalize-ageism/

NEWSWEEK
— ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI SAYS DONALD TRUMP ‘MOVED OUT EVERYBODY THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DISAGREE’ WITH PRESIDENT – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/anthony-scaramucci-donald-trump-moved-out-everybody-disagree-1459444

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who take bad jobs in America. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. 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.) 
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2019/0916/Behind-that-chicken-dinner-immigrants-with-little-workplace-voice

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Research: How Employee Protections Affect Investment and Growth – John Bai, Douglas Fairhurst, and Matthew Serfling (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, early retirement, etc. to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Constructively, federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German national origin have no protections against political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, or national origin discrimination.)
https://hbr.org/2019/09/research-how-employee-protections-affect-investment-and-growth

September 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Family discovers 2,200 preserved fetal remains on Crete property of deceased abortion doctor – Michelle Gallardo (DIERSEN: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. My brother continues to live in Crete in the house that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864. My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/family-finds-2200-preserved-fetuses-on-property-of-deceased-abortion-doctor/5540134/
— Teen shot in leg blocks from Joliet’s Mexican Independence Parade
https://abc7chicago.com/teen-shot-near-joliets-mexican-independence-parade/5539821/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmaker’s private struggles help guide his work in public office ‘Alcohol was pretty much my drug of choice, but I certainly did enough other things as they came along, like a lot of other people,’ said state Rep. Greg Harris, now clean and sober for 19 years. – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: What has helped you avoid vices including booze, gambling, and pot? For me, it has been my outstanding parents and their having me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/13/20865118/greg-harris-state-representative-general-assembly-substance-abuse-alcohol-drugs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A developer donated $200K toward affordable housing in Naperville, but the city doesn’t have a policy to implement it – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in my precinct who hint/imply/argue/shout that Wheaton City Council members want affordable housing to be built in my precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road between the Prairie Path and Main Street?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-housing-commission-affordable-fund-st-20190911-ol53yltgrfhxxhdn25zgaw4cai-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Work harder to fight marijuana – Mary Hockett, Carol Stream (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to fight pot? Are they really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190915/worker-harder-to-fight-marijuana
— Edmunds rates best used vehicles for college drivers – Brent Romana (DIERSEN: What cars did you own while you were in college? While I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought new. While I attended NIU 1969 -1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I bought new.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190914/edmunds-rates-best-used-vehicles-for-college-drivers
— Average FICO credit score hits new high – Michelle Singletary (DIERSEN: What jobs helped you increase your credit score? 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.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190914/average-fico-credit-score-hits-new-high

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County reviewing marijuana tax; Franks opposes setting tax at cap Franks voices concerns about setting it at state-established 3% cap – DREW ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: Disgustingly and tragically, the more available that pot is, the more pot that will be bought. QUESTION: Who buys pot? ANSWER: Those who have severe physical and/or mental health problems.) 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/13/mchenry-county-reviewing-marijuana-tax-franks-opposes-setting-tax-at-cap/atu38nj/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, Franks said he doesn’t think setting the tax at its cap is prudent. Therefore, he made a public recommendation to lower the rate. “You don’t want to make [marijuana sales taxes] so high that people are going to go and buy it in other counties,” Franks said. “Also, if it’s really high, it’s going to keep the illicit market going and encourage the illegal behavior that we’re trying to stamp out, so I think it’s bad business, and it’s also bad for our law enforcement.”)


HERALD & REVIEW
— Fiscal chaos looms for Illinois; it’s time for politically difficult measures – JIM NOWLAN
https://herald-review.com/opinion/opinion-fiscal-chaos-looms-for-illinois-it-s-time-for/article_b136443d-e6e0-51ad-9cba-5ff4f779695e.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Not-in-my-backyard’ arguments ramp up against proposed Center for Health & Housing – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hypocritically call for more public housing, but not in their back yard? What do you say to those who hypocritically call for pot shops, but not in their back yard?)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190914/not-in-my-backyard-arguments-ramp-up-against-proposed-center-for-health-amp-housing

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Vaping the hot issue the of day – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-vaping-the-hot-issue-the-of-day/article_e5d57dd4-deec-58da-8bcc-1eb6c3c1e713.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘We’re Tightening Our Belt’: Trump’s Midwest Support Tested As Farmers Struggle – CLAY MASTERS (DIERSEN: What has tested your support for the Republican Party? If I had become a Democrat, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. If I had become a moderate, that is, if I had become a RINO, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party would have promoted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/were-tightening-our-belt-trumps-midwest-support-tested-farmers-struggle#stream/0

CHICAGO BLOCK CLUB
— Chicago’s Election Board Wants Your Email So It Can Give You Updates On Voting The Board of Election Commissioners is sending out voter cards to more than 1.5 million people across Chicago. – Kelly Bauer (DIERSEN: Of course, I have never shared email addresses of GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers, and I never will. Of course, if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or the Illinois Republican Party had those email addresses, they would use them stop GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/09/10/chicagos-election-board-wants-your-email-so-it-can-give-you-updates-on-voting/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Senate 2020: Nine Republicans Running to Presumably Challenge Durbin – John Lopez (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, a mere 16 years ago, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/15/u-s-senate-2020-nine-republicans-running-to-presumably-challenge-durbin/

JEANNE IVES FOR CONGRESS
— SEPTEMBER 14: Thank you to everyone who came out to our open house this afternoon! (DIERSEN: The Ives campaign headquarters is at 703 Warrenville Road in Wheaton in my precinct.)
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneives/

EVELYN SANGUINETTI FOR CONGRESS
— SEPTEMBER 7: Great start to Petition Party Weekend at my home. Next stop, South Elgin.
https://www.facebook.com/EvelynRSanguinetti/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Women’s rights are not the same as transgender rights – Nicole Russell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs give more and more and more “rights” to minorities, females, LGBTQers, unmarried people, and non-citizens over Whites, men, heterosexuals, married people, and citizens.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/womens-rights-are-not-the-same-as-transgender-rights

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media United in Abortion Support – Patrick Hauf
https://freebeacon.com/issues/analysis-media-united-in-abortion-support/

PJ MEDIA
— Will Chicago Be the Largest U.S. City to Declare Bankruptcy? – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/will-chicago-be-the-largest-u-s-city-to-declare-bankruptcy/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left Hopes to Destroy Christianity by Changing It – Bill Thomas (DIERSEN: As the left destroys Christianity, fewer and fewer and fewer Christians speak out against a) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) abolition of First and Second Amendment, e) patronage, f) political affiliation discrimination, g) reverse discrimination, h) age discrimination, i) etc.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/the_left_hopes_to_destroy_christianity_by_changing_it.html
— Another Smollett-style fake hate crime blaming MAGA busted – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/another_smollettstyle_fake_hate_crime_blaming_maga_busted.html

NOQ REPORT
— 5 reasons Trump’s conservative detractors need to rethink their stance – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/09/15/5-reasons-trumps-conservative-detractors-need-rethink-stance/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Lou Dobbs goes off on Mitt Romney for sticking it to Trump again – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/09/14/lou-dobbs-goes-off-on-mitt-romney-for-sticking-it-to-trump-again-825338

THE HILL
— Fox Business’s Lou Dobbs on Romney declining to endorse in 2020: ‘What is wrong with this man?’ – JESSE BYRNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/461400-fox-business-lou-dobbs-after-romney-declines-to-endorse-in-2020-what-is-wrong

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Former Navy SEAL enters Yale as a 52-year-old freshman – PAT EATON-ROBB (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I WOULD NOT HAVE 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.apnews.com/2055609edaa64103bba1f952cd79350f

CBS NEWS
— Government warns against marijuana use for young people and pregnant women – EMILY TILLETT (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-issues-new-health-advisory-on-marijuana-use-for-young-people-pregnant-women/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter. – Manny Fernandez, Miriam Jordan, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Caitlin Dickerson (DIERSEN: Will Trump-haters encourage Trump-haters to become Republican Precinct Committeemen?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Trump Inspires California Lawmakers to Go on Offense California Democrats have been energized by a wave of anti-Trump sentiment to enact a sweeping liberal agenda that in almost every way offers a counternarrative to Trump administration policies. – Tim Arango, Thomas Fuller and Jose A. Del Real
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/california-trump-newsom.html
— What College Admissions Offices Really Want Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity.
But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all. – PAUL TOUGH
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/college-admissions-paul-tough.html
— I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part. Schools must learn that when you come from poverty, you need more than financial aid to succeed. – ANTHONY ABRAHAM JACK (DIERSEN: My critics/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/college-inequality.html
— Over 50 and Freelancing to Fill the Gaps in Retirement Funds – Charlotte Cowles (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that I have enough time and money that I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/retiring-freelancing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Latinos should turn up heat on America’s melting pot – Ruben Navarrette (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote racism.)
https://www.recordnet.com/opinion/20190914/navarrette-latinos-should-turn-up-heat-on-americas-melting-pot
— Congo Ebola survivor passes college exam taken in isolation – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not been undeservedly blessed with good health, I WOULD NOT HAVE 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.washingtonpost.com/world/congo-ebola-survivor-passes-college-exam-taken-in-isolation/2019/09/13/d63b7396-d640-11e9-8924-1db7dac797fb_story.html

HERALD PALLADIUM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against those who do not hate Trump. In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, how successful have the trump-haters been in promoting hatred against Trump and against those who do not hate Trump?
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/american-civil-religion/article_3759c55f-9b0c-5d2d-aa92-008171580fbd.html

MACOMB DAILY
— Trump supporters rally in ‘flash mob’ in Sterling Heights – Jameson Cook (DIERSEN: How likely is it that this will happen in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.macombdaily.com/news/local/trump-supporters-rally-in-flash-mob-in-sterling-heights/article_0cd76ece-d73a-11e9-9026-5fd1e9202bbe.html

WBAP
— Republicans want to make Orange County red again
http://www.wbap.com/news/republicans-want-to-make-orange-county-red-again/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Is Mark Sanford’s Quest for the Mythical Reluctant Trump Voter Noble or Pathetic? – Olivia Nuzzi (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying Republicans. These Republican destroyers 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.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/mark-sanford-2020-presidential-campaign.html

POLICE ONE
— In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor? Increasingly, motorists in states where marijuana is legal in some form are pushing back when police insist on a search – Michael Rubinkam
https://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/484994006-In-era-of-legal-pot-can-police-search-cars-based-on-odor/

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— NOVEMBER 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: Cannabis and Campuses: Colleges Caught in the Middle of Marijuana Laws – LaMont Jones (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://diverseeducation.com/article/131486/

AXIOS
— Joe Biden warns of the “the domestic terrorism of white supremacy” – Mike Allen (DIERSEN: How soon will White-haters a) succeed in stopping Whites from getting an education, b) succeed in stopping Whites from getting a job, etc.? 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.axios.com/joe-biden-white-supremacy-speech-a3e64c52-0753-4704-b841-5ee663f2f6e9.html

GUARDIAN
— Age should be no barrier to high office. – David Olusoga (DIERSEN: How strong is age discrimination a) in your neighborhood, b) in your precinct, c) in your municipality, d) in your township/ward, e) in your county, and f) in the organizations that you are a member of? I should write a book about those who take the lead in promoting age discrimination a) in my neighborhood, b) in my precinct, c) in Wheaton, d) in Wheaton’s West District and in Milton Township, e) in DuPage County, and f) in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. They focus on getting rid of older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/15/age-should-be-no-barrier-to-high-office-worn-out-ideas-another-matter

DAILY MAIL
— DECEMBER 4, 2018 FLASHBACK: Teen pot use soars in states with legal marijuana – with kids starting as young as 12 in Colorado – NATALIE RAHHAL (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6459131/Teen-pot-use-soars-states-legal-marijuana-kids-starting-young-12-Colorado.html

LEAFLY
— Why Does High-THC Flower Dominate the Cannabis Market? – CHRISTINE GIRAUD (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/high-thc-flower-dominates-cannabis-market

September 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect – JULIE WATSON AND CEDAR ATTANASIO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–immigration-asylum-seekers-20190912-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Haymarket drug and alcohol treatment center proposal for Itasca loses more support – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190913/haymarket-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-center-proposal-for-itasca-loses-more-support
— Big money on both sides of Elk Grove term limits issue – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190913/big-money-on-both-sides-of-elk-grove-term-limits-issue
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jane Cox of Wheaton demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190914/lexicon-of-leadership

WBBM 780
— Jeanne Ives Says A Trans Judge Gives Her No Qualms, Despite Controversial TV Ad – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/issue-jeanne-ives

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Black Americans are doing great under Trump – Star Parker
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/star-parker-black-americans-are-doing-great-under-trump/article_c44b1dde-d4b1-11e9-849b-cf7ea29b5f53.html

SAUK VALLEY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Planning for pot: Rock Falls working out where marijuana shops can be located – PAM EGGEMEIER
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/09/13/planning-for-pot-rock-falls-working-out-where-marijuana-shops-can-be-located/ald0m5x/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democratic Presidential Candidates Disagree On Mandatory Gun Buyback – MARTIN KASTE 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democratic-presidential-candidates-disagree-mandatory-gun-buyback#stream/0

NAPERVILLE TV
— Coyne Running for County Board
https://www.nctv17.com/nctv17-news-update/coyne-running-for-county-board-buttonwood-park-police-storytime/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP primary challengers band together to accuse Trump of ‘pitting everyday Americans against one another’ – Carlin Becker (DIERSEN: How strongly will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois support Trump’s challengers?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-primary-challengers-band-together-to-accuse-trump-of-pitting-everyday-americans-against-one-another

FOX NEWS
— ‘Cowards run from fights’: GOP challengers to Trump blast state parties for canceling primaries, caucuses – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: How strongly will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois support Trump’s challengers?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-mark-sanford-bill-weld-washington-post-op-ed-trump-2020-primaries-caucuses

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrat debate was terrifying. Who are these people? – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/the_democrat_debate_was_terrifying_who_are_these_people.html

THE HILL
— Trump challengers pen joint op-ed blasting states that canceled primaries – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: How strongly will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois support Trump’s challengers?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461392-trump-challengers-pen-joint-op-ed-blasting-states-that-canceled-primaries
— Trump defends push to ban flavored e-cigarettes: Let’s ‘keep young children from Vaping!’ – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461381-trump-defends-push-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-lets-keep-young

CNN
— GOP Trump challengers slam canceled primaries: ‘Only the weak fear competition’ – Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: How strongly will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois support Trump’s challengers?)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/politics/republican-2020-challengers-op-ed-canceled-primaries/index.html

CNBC
— Legal pot efforts have turned states from narcs to pushers – Jake Novak (DIERSEN: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, government promotes vice.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/10/legal-pot-efforts-have-turned-states-from-narcs-to-pushers.html

CBS NEWS
— Teen with vape-related lung illness sues e-cigarette maker Juul Labs
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-with-vape-related-lung-illness-sues-e-cigarette-maker-juul-labs-today-2019-09-13/

NEW YORK TIMES
— It Will Take More Than Cheap Shots to Knock Off Biden Ageism was on display in a debate where Democrats tried their hardest to dent Joe Biden’s enduring appeal. – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/opinion/joe-biden-debate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/opinion/refugees-trump-america.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Opportunity Zones Knock Where They’re Needed Least Places like Chapel Hill are poor areas on paper because they’re filled with jobless college kids. – Tony Mecia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/opportunity-zones-knock-where-theyre-needed-least-11568412633
— Introducing: Das Monopoly The game you love, now with discussions of race, sex and privilege. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/introducing-das-monopoly-11568415779

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Poor People’s Campaign will begin touring more than 20 states later this month to bring together residents of disenfranchised communities and help them register to vote. – MARTHA WAGGONER (DIERSEN: How disenfranchised are the voters who share your demographics in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? If you are a Republican, how strongly do those who represent you defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform? How strongly do they defend and advance the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/sns-bc-us–poor-peoples-campaign-20190909-story.html

LACROSSE TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Republican Party chairman: no plans to scrap presidential primary – RILEY VETTERKIND
https://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/wi/republican-party-chairman-no-plans-to-scrap-presidential-primary/article_b5d7a54f-aa1b-55c4-ba3d-13e6a2df0b94.html

GAZETTE
— LGBTQ presidential forum in Cedar Rapids a ‘sign of progress’ But much at stake in 2020 election, GLAAD official says (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you are a LGBTQer and you hold a government office or a political office, LBGTQ activists will force you to use your office to get rid of non-LGBTQers.)
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/zeke-stokes-glaad-iowa-gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender-presidential-forum-20190913

LAFAYETTE JOURNAL COURIER
— Purdue stands by Chick-fil-A, despite protests from faculty, student body president – Dave Bangert (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you are a LGBTQer and you hold a government office or a political office, LBGTQ activists will force you to use your office to get rid of non-LGBTQers.)
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/09/13/purdue-stands-chick-fil-a-despite-protests-faculty-student-body-president/2310772001/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘Cowards run from fights’: 3 Republican presidential candidates join forces to blast Trump and RNC for shutting them out of primaries – David Choi (DIERSEN: How strongly will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois support Trump’s challengers?)
https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-primaries-cancel-sanford-walsh-weld-oped-2019-9

MARKET WATCH
— Was Joe Biden the victim of an ageist attack at the Democratic debate? The problem with ageism is that it’s ingrained in society – Alessandra Malito (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/was-joe-biden-the-victim-of-an-ageist-attack-at-the-democratic-debate-2019-09-13

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— 6 Ways to Get a Job Without Industry Experience – Skye Schooley (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned what I had learned a) working for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year; b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; c) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul; d) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976; and e) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. Much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, but they viciously rejected that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15277-get-a-job-without-experience.html

NEWSWEEK
— PRIESTS POUR 18 GALLONS OF HOLY WATER OVER RUSSIAN CITY TO STOP ‘ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, DRUGS AND FORNICATION’ – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-orthodox-priests-holy-water-tver-1459128

ATLANTIC
— JULY 13, 2016 FLASHBACK: Do Party Platforms Still Matter? – DANIEL DISALVO and JAMES W. CEASER (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Because of that, should I a) stop promoting or b) work against “Republicans” who work against the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/party-platform-national-convention/491147/

RAW STORY
— Biden challenged a reporter to a wrestling match after being asked about releasing his medical records: report – Bob Brigham (DIERSEN: What do you stress to defend your health? I stress the fact that nothing has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.) 
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/biden-challenged-a-reporter-to-a-wrestling-match-after-being-asked-about-releasing-his-medical-records-report/

WASHINGTON BLADE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/09/13/cannabis-culture-31/
— Will Trump appoint the first gay national security adviser? (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you are a LGBTQer and you hold a government office or a political office, LBGTQ activists will force you to use your office to get rid of non-LGBTQers.)
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/09/13/will-trump-appoint-the-first-gay-national-security-adviser/

CONVERSATION
— Brexit: how the people are using ‘news avoidance’ to escape the post-truth world of politics (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you and everyone else to practice “news avoidance,” that is, to stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://theconversation.com/brexit-how-the-people-are-using-news-avoidance-to-escape-the-post-truth-world-of-politics-123218

September 13 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legalized pot puts new burden on cops to keep streets safe – LINDA MCDANIEL-HALE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-mcdaniel-hale-column-st-0915-20190913-rsduzasdajfb3bks3yonv55d7u-story.html
— Illinois primary’s not until St. Patrick’s Day, but ballot requirements present early challenge to large field of Democratic presidential contenders – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-president-party-delegates-20190913-26ccucqcrzddlcu2arobvzjy74-story.html
— As Evanston’s black population continues to drop, city officials will study reparations initiatives – JENNIFER FISHER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-evanston-local-reperations-study-tl-0919-20190913-tojzvl4idndjlarufzyaxiqwmi-story.html
— Sean Spicer spoke at Northeastern Illinois. Some students protested. Perfect. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-sean-spicer-campus-neiu-brazile-20190913-qcxpv4hitzdwxptyzv43ufl3lq-story.html
— ICE plans to create ‘‘Chicago’ style replica’ in new training facility – ELAINE CHEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-ice-training-simulation-chicago-name-20190914-ieudks5nyfe7towhbytco7fgey-story.html
— U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes swipe at former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his post-Democratic debate analysis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aoc-rahm-emanuel-democratic-debate-20190913-jhlxmod5qzdrhbxjmkdiwn3n4i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Immigrant rights groups blast U.S. Supreme Court, Trump on asylum rule A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will allow the Trump administration to start denying asylum applications at the southern border. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/13/20864632/immigrant-rights-advocate-groups-u-s-supreme-court-trump-central-america-asylum-application-chicago
— A ‘fair tax’ on high retirement incomes is key to ending our financial woes Such a tax would protect the pensions of middle-class retirees while forcing higher-income retirees — who now pay nothing — to pitch in to help the state, our city, its suburbs and other municipalities. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course. my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Illinois to tax all of my a) $53,316/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) $2,118/year Social Security, c) IRA withdrawals, and d) Roth IRA withdrawals.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/13/20862941/graduated-fair-income-tax-pensions-retirees-j-b-pritzker-illinois-sun-times-editorial
— State agencies get marching orders: Make big budget cuts for next fiscal year Pritzker wants a graduated income tax. Lots of folks will want to see evidence that he’s at least trying to save money before giving the government even more to spend. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/13/20865024/illinois-state-budget-cuts-jb-pritzker-dan-hynes
— Madigan mops up after Mapes mess — speaker assures staffers no pressure to do politics It’s another clean-up effort for Madigan after a series of negative headlines from a string of workplace culture and harassment issues in his government and political organizations. -Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/13/20864697/mike-madigan-mops-tim-mapes-mess-speaker-no-pressure-politics-inspector-general

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Trustees mulling where pot shops could be allowed in Lombard – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Pot pushers would love to fill both sides of Roosevelt Road in Wheaton with pot shops.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190913/trustees-mulling-where-pot-shops-could-be-allowed-in-lombard
— Constitution Day at Judson University to feature AM560 host Dan Proft
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190913/constitution-day-at-judson-university-to-feature-am560-host-dan-proft

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Vaping fears threaten Illinois’ budding cannabis industry Health concerns bring uncertainty to an industry poised for growth. Would vapers turn to joints, or just turn away? – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/vaping-fears-threaten-illinois-budding-cannabis-industry

ABC7
— Democratic debate candidates share their biggest professional setbacks, discuss resilience (DIERSEN: My biggest professional setbacks were a) when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted in 1971 when I was 22 years old saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, b) when my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my Republican mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) when my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my Republican mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted in 1986, and d) when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take the early retirement “offer” in 1997.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democratic-debate-candidates-share-their-biggest-professional-setbacks/5536510/

NBC5
— Illinois Agencies Advised to Prepare for Budget Cuts in 2020 (DIERSEN: Budget cuts are used to get rid of employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-agencies-advised-to-prepare-for-budget-cuts-in-2020-560245321.html
— Protester Rushes Stage During Sean Spicer Appearance
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/protester-rushes-sean-spicer-on-stage-560197422.html

WBBM 780
— State Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Eliminate Cancer-Causing Chemical Ethylene Oxide – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/state-lawmakers-introduce-bill-eliminate-ethylene-oxide

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Vaping is increasingly seen as an unsafe endeavor – Editorial
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190913/editorial-vaping-is-increasingly-seen-as-unsafe-endeavor
— Indivisible Peoria takes on ICE, Trump at “Defund Hate” protest
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190913/indivisible-peoria-takes-on-ice-trump-at-defund-hate-protest

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Recreational marijuana will increase homelessness.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/could-recreational-marijuana-create-an-increase-in-homelessness

WGLT
— Employers Puzzle Over Future Rules On Workplace Cannabis Impairment – DARNYSHA MITCHELL (DIERSEN: Are you employed? How impaired will your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates be allows to be? How impaired will elected officials and party leaders be allowed to be?)
https://www.wglt.org/post/employers-puzzle-over-future-rules-workplace-cannabis-impairment#stream/0

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— DuPage House GOP Partner with Sheriff Mendrick to Fight Opioids DuPage County House Republicans Partner with Sheriff James Mendrick to Fight Opioid Crisis Using Deterra Drug Deactivation Bags – Rep Deanne Mazzochi
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/dupage-house-gop-partner-sheriff-mendrick-fight-opioids

CENTER SQUARE
— Only in Illinois: Wife of indicted political boss will hold highest judicial post in the state – Austin Berg
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/op-ed-only-in-illinois-wife-of-indicted-political-boss/article_4709dbec-d657-11e9-9d2e-db3743ba7e75.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 66th District: Schofield Responds to Skillicorn’s Criticisms of 9/11 and 8/22
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/13/il-66th-district-schofield-responds-to-skillicorns-criticisms-of-9-11-and-8-22/ 
— Illinois Republican Party Training Seminar in Algonquin on September 21
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/13/illinois-republican-party-training-seminar-in-algonquin-on-september-21/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/13/looking-on-the-bright-side-7/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Illegal Migration Costs Americans $300 Billion Each Year – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/13/donald-trump-illegal-migration-costs-americans-300-billion-each-year/
— Democrats Push Radical Socialist Agenda in Their Race to the Left – Bill Hagerty
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/09/13/exclusive-bill-hagerty-democrats-push-radical-socialist-agenda-in-their-race-to-the-left/
— Michelle Malkin to Trump: ‘Shut Down’ Federal Reserve Remittance Program for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/13/watch-exclusive-michelle-malkin-to-trump-shut-down-federal-reserve-remittance-program-for-illegal-aliens/
— End to Refugee Resettlement ‘Long Overdue’ After Americans Have Gotten No Say – Michelle Malkin
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/13/exclusive-michelle-malkin-end-to-refugee-resettlement-long-overdue-after-americans-have-gotten-no-say/

TOWNHALL
— Michelle Malkin Takes On Pro-Illegal Immigration Punks In Maryland – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/09/13/michelle-malkin-takes-on-illegal-immigration-in-one-of-americas-worst-counties-n2553067

THE HILL
— Castro attack shines spotlight on Biden’s age – MAX GREENWOOD AND AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461335-castro-attack-shines-spotlight-on-bidens-age

PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
— Meet the City Council At-Large Candidate Endorsed by Elizabeth Warren Public education advocate and Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks wants her candidacy to disrupt Philly politics as usual — and kick Republicans off City Council. – CLAIRE SASKO
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/11/kendra-brooks-city-council/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Because the real goal is to get Republicans out of office, and the only way we can do that is to activate and engage folks who have been disenfranchised within our current political system.)

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— In new batch of federal hiring advice, OPM urges agencies to review how they assess job candidates – Nicole Ogrysko (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://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2019/09/in-new-batch-of-federal-hiring-advice-opm-urges-agencies-to-review-how-they-assess-job-candidates/

WIKIPEDIA
— Political positions of the Republican Party (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who want to dump planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform call those planks “national issues.”)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_the_Republican_Party

September 12 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Documents Reveal New Details of Hastert Payments
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Details-Of-Hastert-Payments-560179901.html
— Report Reveals ZIP Codes With Highest and Lowest Incomes in Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/report-reveals-zip-codes-with-highest-and-lowest-incomes-across-illinois-560045021.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Elgin City Council directs staff to draft zoning, tax ordinances for legalized pot sales – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-recreational-pot-st-0913-20190912-hhojagk7orgq5a5zbqwlncbnlm-story.html
— State revenue from casinos continues to drop as Illinois prepares for massive gambling expansion – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gambling-report-20190912-ga56b2vu5bcrfaobgq53iu5w3e-story.html
— After Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz dismisses Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s invitation to visit Chicago, she repeats familiar refrain, ‘Keep our name out of your mouth’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-cruz-political-stunt-20190912-iegaobhg2vavnn3s5s7gmpjvni-story.html

— It’s time to talk about how government consolidation could benefit the south suburbs – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-township-municipal-consolidation-st-0912-20190911-ex3bpce6tne7vjgccx6yhxfutm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING: Tight-knit female lawmakers behind legal marijuana have new nickname State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, admitting she’s the most foul-mouthed of the group, said she came up with the name “Cannabitches” as a counterweight to a more wholesome moniker that had been ascribed to them: “The Marijuana Moms.” – Mitch Dudek 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/9/12/20863091/legal-marijuana-cannabitches-kelly-cassidy-cannabis-pot
— Cruz on Lightfoot’s call to visit Chicago to discuss gun violence: ‘The invitation as I perceive it is to a political circus.’ ‘Oh, I’d be happy to go to Chicago, said Cruz, immediately qualifying his answer. ‘But given the tone and anger in her response, I’m not sure we would see a civil or substantive conversation rather than just a political show.’ – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/12/20862594/ted-cruz-lori-lightfoot-chicago-visit-guns-violence
— Chicago schools CEO Jackson keeps cool at House hearing after GOP lawmaker presses her about immigrant students “For the immigrants you invite into your sanctuary city, how many come with immigrant children, how many come with both parents, how many one parent, how many no parents?” Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis. asked CPS CEO Janice Jackson. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/11/20861796/chicago-schools-ceo-jackson-cool-hearing-gop-lawmaker-asks-immigrant-students

— Is hope of casino jackpot a sucker bet? State’s gambling tax revenue booming, but it’s not from casinos   Gambling generated a record $1.4 billion for the state over the last year, but that’s despite a seventh straight year of declining returns from Illinois’ 10 existing casinos. Six more casinos in the pipeline could ‘exacerbate’ the problem, a state commission found. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/12/20863409/illinois-casino-revenue-gambling-expansion-video-report

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Long Grove village board rejects recreational marijuana sales – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190912/long-grove-village-board-rejects-recreational-marijuana-sales
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Elgin council leans toward ‘yes’ on marijuana sales in town – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190912/elgin-council-leans-toward-yes-on-marijuana-sales-in-town

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Record UI enrollment tops 50,000 for the first time – Julie Wurth
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/record-ui-enrollment-tops-for-the-first-time/article_f2468682-d575-11e9-ba77-1bada33fdc7c.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Expensive campaign expected for Illinois progressive tax vote – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Expensive-campaign-expected-for-Illinois-14434616.php

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Carbondale community trains ICE rapid response team – Jacob Lorenz
https://dailyegyptian.com/95556/news/carbondale-community-trains-ice-rapid-response-team/

KMOX
— SIUE students still can’t smoke marijuana on campus after it’s legalized There are state laws preventing smoking and being under the influence at public colleges. – MARIA KEENA
https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/siue-students-cant-smoke-marijuana-after-legalized-illinois

HIGHLAND PARK PATCH
— TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: City of Highwood Plans for a Recreational Marijuana Dispensary Highwood Among the First Cities in Illinois to Express Interest in Sale of Recreational Marijuana
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/city-highwood-plans-recreational-marijuana-dispensary

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Mumps Infect Illegal Aliens at McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/12/mumps-infect-illegal-aliens-at-mchenry-county-jail/ 
— John Pletz Sets Up Saturday Morning Coffee for Evelyn Sanguinetti and Justin Hansen
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/12/john-pletz-sets-up-coffee-for-evelyn-sangrinetti-and-justin-hansen-saturday-morning/ 
— IL 66th District: Allen Skillicorn and Carolyn Schofield Speak at West Dundee, Skillicorn Endorsed by Jeanne Ives, Schofield Endorsed by Don DeWitte
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/12/il-66th-district-allen-skillicorn-and-carolyn-schofield-speak-at-west-dundee-skillicorn-endorsed-by-jeanne-ives-schofield-endorsed-by-don-dewitte/ 
— McHenry County Taxpayers Hit for Almost $21,600 for Jack Franks’ Family Health Insurance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/12/mchenry-county-taxpayers-hit-for-almost-24000-for-jack-franks-family-health-insurance/ 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Republican Party chairman: Contract agreement with AFSCME workers is ‘legalized bribery’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/513520644-chicago-republican-party-chairman-contract-agreement-with-afscme-workers-is-legalized-bribery

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/12/looking-on-the-bright-side-6/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Facebook sanctions Netanyahu page over ‘hate speech’ policy – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/facebook-sanctions-netanyahu-page-over-hate-speech-policy

AMERICAN THINKER
— Elizabeth Warren’s Indian-persecuting ancestors pile up – and she’d like you to pay the reparations – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/elizabeth_warrens_indianpersecuting_ancestors_pile_up__and_shed_like_you_to_pay_the_reparations.html

DAILY CALLER
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes To Illegal Immigrants ‘On Behalf Of The United States Of America’ – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-illegal-immigrants-apologize/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Lets New Trump Asylum Restrictions Take Effect – Kevin Daley 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/12/supreme-court-lets-new-trump-asylum-restrictions-take-effect/

DAILY WIRE
— The Democratic Party Is Fatally Attracted To Hardcore Leftism – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51709/hammer-democratic-party-fatally-attracted-hardcore-josh-hammer

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Islam Hates Us’: Democrats Attack Trump for Honest Observation – RAYMOND IBRAHIM
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/islam-hates-us-democrats-attack-trump-for-honest-observation/

BLAZE
— Chick-fil-A opening at Purdue U. irritates gay student body president, faculty. But over 3,000 petition signers see things a little differently. Restaurant is set to open on campus in fall 2020 – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chick-fil-a-opening-at-purdue-u-irritates-gay-student-body-president-faculty

— Parkland father exposes how killer was enabled by Obama’s school-leniency policies ‘The left, they don’t want to hear my story’ – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/parkland-father-exposes-how-killer-was-enabled-by-obamas-school-leniency-policies

CAMPUS REFORM
— Illinois prof. helps lead effort to ‘cancel’ Sean Spicer on-campus appearance – Jon Street
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13698

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/460765-the-us-mexico-border-situation-is-an-opportunity-not-a-crisis

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Pope dismisses ideology of conservative U.S. critics – NICOLE WINFIELD
https://www.rep-am.com/news/world/2019/09/12/pope-dismisses-ideology-of-conservative-u-s-critics/

WASHINGTON POST
— North Carolina’s special election is great news for Trump’s reelection chances – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/11/north-carolinas-special-election-is-great-news-trumps-reelection-chances/

September 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, September 11, 2019, at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream included Almiron, Berlin, Corrigan, M. Curran, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Grogan, Holder, Ives, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Larsen, LeVan, Leventis, McGowen, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, O’Toole, Reboletti, Sanguinetti, Tatro, Veenstra, and Whelan. Many of the aforesaid spoke. Kinzler announced his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District. Fitzpatrick announced that Breen is running for the 48th House District. Other meeting attendees included Baker, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Dangelo, Gage, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Ryan, Shaw, and Slinger. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Freedom Fund backs Jeanne Ives over Evelyn Sanguinetti as GOP challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-political-committee-jeanne-ives-sean-casten-20190911-4pl4qrmuozaylbd2doks5ewpku-story.html
— Justice Anne Burke, whose husband faces federal public corruption charges in sweeping City Hall probe, tapped as next Illinois Supreme Court chief justice – JAMIE MUNKS (DIERSEN: How would your career be impacted if your spouse faced public corruption charges?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-supreme-court-chief-justice-anne-burke-20190911-vzdq62baknhrdgbuy3uljtw2om-story.html
— After 25 years, Naperville’s Jim Healy says he won’t seek another term in next election for DuPage County Board – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-jim-healy-wont-run-again-st-0913-20190911-pd73kaafhjdszj2uzktbku2bha-story.html
— Ms. Monopoly’s ‘woke’ rules are bad for girls, devalue women – RACHEL GRESZLER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give tremendous preference to their female employees, and especially to their female employees who were Democrat, minority, and/or younger. Of course, that meant discriminating against their employees who were male, Republican, White, and/or older. Ever-increasingly, the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican party, Republican Party, etc. are under tremendous pressure to give tremendous preference to females, and especially to those who are minority, and/or younger. Of course, that means discriminating against those who were male, White, and/or older, that is, discriminating against the base of the Republican Party.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ms-monopoly-women-pay-gap-20190911-2orsw7saefdgflwdtmeanvtjmm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I have three girls and three boys. Some of them have recently gotten into Monopoly, the classic board game. But my kids won’t be playing Hasbro’s new version, Ms. Monopoly, which gives women 20% more than men when they pass go. . .But I do not see how a game that gives women a head start supports or encourages either women or men. Instead, it just embeds inequity and incites resentment. If my children played this game, I’m sure my girls would be thrilled — at first — over the advantages it offers. No doubt they’d gloat as they passed go and pocketed 20% more than their brothers. And I’m equally sure these things would upset my boys, leading them to retaliate with verbal jabs at their sisters. If one of the girls won, the boys would give her no credit, claiming it was only because the rules of the game were unfair. And if one of the boys won. Wow. I can hear the disparagements now, about how girls must be really lame if they can’t win even with a huge advantage.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 20 more victims of mysterious vaping illness reported in Illinois, officials say Both marijuana opponents and supporters say they want to see more regulation of vape products containing THC. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/9/11/20861520/20-more-victims-of-mysterious-vaping-illness-reported-in-illinois-officials-say

DAILY HERALD
— Trump-haters are polarizing the nation – Paul Saam, Gurnee (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hate Trump the most in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in my precinct, and in my neighborhood.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190912/trump-haters-are-polarizing-the-nation

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois should ban flavored e-cigarettes – Editorial (DIERSEN: Illinois should ban pot.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/11/illinois-should-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes/aj9rtta/

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/when-can-i-walk-into-a-store-and-buy-a-joint-answers-to-your-questions-about-legal-weed/c4b07077-f806-4ba9-8458-06d67a8c0df2

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Niles residents concerned about pot sales – KEVIN GROSS
http://nadignewspapers.com/2019/09/10/niles-residents-concerned-about-pot-sales/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— How about some reparations for Irish Americans? – JOHN DONALD O’SHEA, Moline, Retired Circuit Court Judge
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/how-about-some-reparations-for-irish-americans/article_61d527f1-8ecc-5790-9eb4-1e1180f9da8a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To escape starvation, Irish peasant emigrated to America. Coming from rural backgrounds, most lacked the necessary skills required by industrializing America. They had to take unskilled jobs, paving the streets and digging the canals, while the women were forced into menial jobs as maids and laundresses. And there was prejudice against the Irish. America was largely Protestant. The Irish were Catholics. Many Americans believed the Irish owed their allegiance to the Pope. Additionally, the Irish immigrants threatened to take jobs from American citizens. Fearing that they would also take political power, there was a backlash, which produced the Know-Nothing Party, whose very reason for being was anti-immigration xenophobia. “Help Wanted” signs were modified to add, “No Irish need apply!” Then came the Civil War. As Irishmen disembarked, they were met by Union military recruiters who offered them $300 to join the Union Army. And they did.)

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Two more locations vote on allowing adult recreational cannabis businesses – MARILYN HALSTEAD 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/two-more-locations-vote-on-allowing-adult-recreational-cannabis-businesses/article_98b40587-c06b-532b-a49e-19625a27c555.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump officials get look at Los Angeles homeless crisis – AP (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness. It discourages traditional marriage, the traditional family, individual responsibility. It promotes vices including booze, gambling, and pot. It encourages minorities, females, and younger people to blame Whites, men, and older people for their problems.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-officials-get-look-at-los-angeles-homeless-crisis-09-11-2019

WSIL TV
— Pres. Trump’s proposed vaping ban prompts concern from businesses – Daniel Valle
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/41036276/pres-trumps-proposed-vaping-ban-prompts-concern-from-businesses

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives says Casten is ‘leading the nation down a long road to nowhere’ with impeachment push – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513528054-ives-says-casten-is-leading-the-nation-down-a-long-road-to-nowhere-with-impeachment-push
— Ives Statement on the 18th Anniversary of September 11
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513563807-ives-statement-on-the-18th-anniversary-of-september-11
— House Freedom Fund Endorses Ives in IL-06 Race
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513563816-house-freedom-fund-endorses-ives-in-il-06-race

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sanford, Weld and Walsh: ‘The Three Stooges’ as Republican primary challengers – Tammy Bruce (DIERSEN: In your precinct, will the Trump-haters vote for Sanford, Weld, or Walsh? In the 2016 Republican primary, 93 Trump-haters in my precinct voted for Kasich. In the 2016 general election, 211 Trump-haters in my precinct voted for Clinton.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/11/mark-sanford-bill-weld-joe-walsh-the-three-stooges/

FOX NEWS
— San Francisco violates NRA’s freedom of speech under Constitution – Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-andrew-napolitano-cares-government-thinks

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who oppose traditional marriage and oppose the tradition family celebrate the Palin divorce.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/her-family-is-a-circus-palin-detractors-celebrate-news-of-her-divorce

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois Supreme Court selects chief justice married to indicted Chicago Alderman at center of huge federal probe into political corruption – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/illinois_supreme_court_selects_chief_justice_married_to_indicted_chicago_alderman_at_center_of_huge_federal_probe_into_political_corruption.html

BREITBART
— Malkin: ‘Catholic Church Mad with Me’ About Book on Open Borders and ‘They Haven’t Even Read It’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/11/exclusive-malkin-catholic-church-mad-with-me-about-book-on-open-borders-and-they-havent-even-read-it/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MEDIA BAD-MOUTHS THE ECONOMY LIKE IT DID IN 1992 – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/media-bad-mouths-the-economy-like-it-did-in-1992/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— We Must NEVER Forget the Outrages of 9/11! – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/09/11/we-must-never-forget-the-outrages-of-9-11/

DAILY CALLER
— New York Times Blames 9/11 On Planes – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/12/new-york-times-blames-9-11-on-planes/

DAILY WIRE
— Texas Residents File Lawsuit Against San Antonio Banning Chick-Fil-A From Airport “The continued religious ban on Chick-fil-A…” – PAUL BOIS
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51662/texas-residents-file-lawsuit-against-san-antonio-paul-bois

TOWNHALL
— There’s A Good Reason People Hate The Media – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Who hates you? Those who hate me are members of one or more of the following groups: Pot pushers, gambling pushers, booze pushers, defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, 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, anti-federal retirees, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/09/12/theres-a-good-reason-people-hate-the-media-n2552919

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Headlines Trump Appeals to ‘Racial Division and Fear,’ ‘Racial Taunts’ – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/09/11/ny-times-headlines-trump-appeals-racial-division-and-fear-racial

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Let Republican Voters Choose – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who cast Republican primary ballots but who are actually Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, 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? They cast Republican primary ballots to damage/destroy the Republican Party.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/republican-presidential-primaries-let-voters-choose/

EPOCH TIMES
— Chick-Fil-A Protests Destroy the Credibility of the LGBTQ Movement – Adrian Norman (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and the family. Those who promote LGBTQ destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family.) 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chick-fil-a-protests-destroy-the-credibility-of-the-lgbtq-movement-2_3070672.html

LIFESITE NEWS
— Judge denies California AG request for gag order to restrict pro-life reporting on Daleiden hearing – Lianne Laurence and Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-judge-denies-california-ag-request-for-gag-order-to-restrict-pro-life-reporting-on-daleiden-hearing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Peter Breen, lawyer for Daleiden and vice president and senior counsel with the Thomas More Society, which is defending Daleiden pro bono, had called the motion “outrageous.” “We’re going to fight it very, very hard. It’s an incredible violation of the First Amendment, of the people’s right to know, of the right to a public trial,” Breen told LifeSiteNews in a previous report. “Everything that Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation have been trying to do is to shut down anyone knowing about their scheme to sell fetal parts and organs for profit which involves babies born alive, manipulating abortion techniques without telling women that they’re doing that to them, terrible things that they’re doing for money and not for the best interests of the patients,” he said. “And of course, for us who are pro-life, they’re taking and treating these poor little children like they’re cattle to be chopped up and shipped out,” he said. “It’s disgusting and so we’re fighting very hard on that front to get word about it and we’re doing it in a way that’s legal and appropriate.”)

COLLEGE FIX
— Publisher makes massive donation to UNC journalism school to promote ‘impartial’ reporting – GREG PIPER (DIERSEN: From what I see, journalists are a) either liberal, moderate, or conservative and b) either Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or Republican. I am conservative and Republican.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/publisher-makes-massive-donation-to-unc-journalism-school-to-promote-impartial-reporting/
— Students protest Sean Spicer campus talk: ‘makes me really scared’ – PHILLIP NIETO
https://www.thecollegefix.com/students-protest-sean-spicer-campus-talk-makes-me-really-scared/

THE HILL
— Lawmakers applaud Trump’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes – NATHANIEL WEIXEL 
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/461017-lawmakers-applaud-trumps-ban-on-flavored-e-cigarettes
— Trump’s sinking polls embolden Democrats to play hardball – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: What emboldens your critics/opponents to play hardball?) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/461022-trumps-sinking-polls-embolden-democrats-to-play-hardball

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Judge: Hastert victim broke terms of $3.5M hush-money deal – MICHAEL TARM
https://www.apnews.com/bf2526ed027049c4b1697bde8e0e1d76

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans as being racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/opinion/the-argument-democratic-debates.html
— An Open Letter (and a Rant) on Age Discrimination at Work – Megan Greenwell (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government will get rid of you if you do not make 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.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/millennials-age-discrimination.html
— My Work Life Is Over. What’s Next? Some retirees find themselves without a plan as they look for a new sense of purpose. – Kerry Hannon (DIERSEN: Are you retired? If so, what is your purpose in life? Mine is to defend and advance religious, conservative, and Republican principles.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/retirement/planning-financial-social.html
— North Carolina Election Shows How Political Lines Are Drawn. And They Are Fixed. The Republican candidate won Tuesday’s special election, with help from President Trump, but the chasm between voting groups has widened, a problem for both parties. – Richard Fausset, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/us/politics/north-carolina-election.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Problem With Politics Is the Politicians They take credit for things they didn’t do and avoid accountability for the messes they make. – Bobby Jindal (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. If you do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-problem-with-politics-is-the-politicians-11568243199
— Burglars Are Following You on Facebook I learned the hard way that social media lets the world know when you’re out of town. – Peter Funt
https://www.wsj.com/articles/burglars-are-following-you-on-facebook-11568244205

NPR
— GAO: Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care – Elissa Nadworny (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.) 
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/759949879/colleges-could-do-more-to-help-student-parents-pay-for-child-care-watchdog-says

CHRONICLE HERALD
— Why do we need weed to escape real life – Irene G. Wilkinson (DIERSEN: Pot smokers have trouble dealing with reality.) 
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/commentary-why-do-we-need-weed-to-escape-real-life-in-canada-of-all-places-254216/

MONDAQ
— Illinois Can See Clearly Now: State Legislates Workplace Transparency – Jennifer L. Colvin and Bradley W. Tharpe (DIERSEN: The federal government is an extremely transparent workplace. Federal employees see clearly that the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make 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.)
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/844834/Discrimination+Disability+Sexual+Harassment/Illinois+Can+See+Clearly+Now+State+Legislates+Workplace+Transparency

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— GAO study shows: Poverty and social inequality are killers (DIERSEN: 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. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely STUPID. Therefore, if I could do the aforesaid, ANYONE could do the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/12/pers-s12.html

CASINO GAMES PRO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DuPage County Board’s Vice Chairman Calls for Annulment of Video Gambling Ban – Hannah Wallace (DIERSEN: GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT PROMOTE VICE.)
http://www.casinogamespro.com/2019/09/12/dupage-county-boards-vice-chairman-calls-for-annulment-of-video-gambling-ban