Tag: KAPOS

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/

July 19 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
— OUTSTANDING: IML Publishes Adult-Use Cannabis Resources (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, someone needs to take the lead in each of Illinois’ 1,298 municipalities and in each of Illinois’ 102 counties to assure that the sale of pot is banned by the end of this year. Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addition urges you to “1. Contact your Mayor, Village Trustees, Aldermen, and County Board member to ask them to sponsor or support an ordinance to prohibit retail marijuana sales, dispensaries, and marijuana businesses. 2. Talk with churches/pastoral associations, local law enforcement, doctors, counselors, fire chief and emergency personnel, teachers, school administrators, activists, and others in the community and ask them to write letters and speak at a public hearing in support of a ban on marijuana sales. 3. Attend and speak at Municipal and County Board meetings.”) 
https://www.iml.org/page.cfm?key=22360&slide=380
(FROM THE POSTING: Municipal Cannabis Business Prohibition Illinois municipalities may prohibit cannabis business establishments from locating in their jurisdiction by adoption of a local ordinance. IML recommends a public hearing in advance of the adoption of such an ordinance to create a record that supports that determination. While local governments are required to allow medical cannabis dispensaries subject only to local zoning provisions, adult-use cannabis business establishments may be prohibited. The first state licenses for adult-use cannabis business establishments are anticipated to be issued to organizations operating existing medical dispensaries, authorizing retail sales of adult-use cannabis at those locations starting January 1, 2020. Municipalities with medical dispensaries operating in their jurisdiction may limit or prohibit adult-use cannabis business establishments through local ordinances, but may want to consider adopting those provisions in order to provide those existing dispensaries clear direction in advance of any application. Linked here is the model ordinance: Municipal Cannabis Business Prohibition.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— IVES puts on the gloves – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/19/ives-puts-on-the-gloves-lori-jabs-back-at-toni-4-cops-fired-in-laquan-mcdonald-case-459933
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former state Rep. JEANNE IVES, who waged a bitter challenge against then-Gov. Bruce Rauner in last year’s GOP gubernatorial primary, has thrown her hat in the ring for the 6th Congressional District. Ives’ bid to unseat Democrat Sean Casten assures fireworks. Republicans have identified the seat, which pulls from Chicago’s Western suburbs, as a battleground. Casten, and fellow freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood, yanked their suburban seats from Republicans in 2018, and the GOP wants revenge. The GOP may have the perfect soldier in Ives, who isn’t afraid to get dirty in campaigning, but she first must face former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti in the primary. That’s some delicious political irony given Sanguinetti was on Rauner’s ticket when Ives battled for governor. Rauner only eked out a victory in the primary before going on to lose to Democrat J.B. Pritzker in November. If turnout for the 2020 primary is low, she would have a natural advantage in the race against Sanguinetti — who still has little name recognition even after being Rauner’s No. 2. “Ives has a knack for Trumpy divisiveness that will serve her well in the Republican primary, but absolutely doom her in a general election because voters kicked out the last member of Congress for being too close to Trump,” Tom Bowen, a Democratic political strategist, told Playbook. In the 2018 primary, Ives drew the ire of Democrats and some Republicans alike for running an ad that was denounced as anti-immigrant, racist, sexist and transphobic. Casten may be well-prepared to face the likes of Ives, having gone through a tough cycle in 2018 when he unseated former GOP Rep. Peter Roskam in a contentious and high-profile race. This time, Casten has the advantage of being an incumbent in a district that’s veering left of its traditional GOP stronghold. Casten also isn’t afraid to duke it out in debates or on social media, which could make this race a fun one to watch. Ives’ entry into the 6th District race comes days after second quarter financial reports showed Sanguinetti raised just $103,647 — a paltry sum compared to the $700,000-plus Casten has raised.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Winnetka approves resolution halting cannabis sales until officials can examine local ordinances – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/ct-wtk-winnetka-red-flag-marijuana-resolution-tl-0725-20190718-52xwacchm5bczdvph24l7jh34y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-send-her-home-rally-ilhan-omar-racist-huppke-20190718-ngjm4vqe3vdgrli3eb7kbkw6hy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in illegally getting citizens of foreign counties to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Illegals serve as cannon fodder for the Trump-haters’ war against America. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/18/20699461/donald-trump-immigration-border-crisis-twitter-2020-election
— Officer who lost Glen Ellyn job after slur about Mexicans now a cop in heavily Mexican American Melrose Park Soon after his department hired Frank Fazio III, Mayor Ron Serpico reported a $1,250 campaign contribution from someone with that name — which he now will donate to charity. – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/19/20698300/melrose-park-police-ethnic-slur-frank-fazio-iii-ron-serpico

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Republicans object to Sterigenics settlement – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/suburban-republicans-object-to-sterigenics-settlement
— Residents decry letter from Elgin Twp. as endorsement of vendor – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/residents-decry-letter-from-elgin-twp-as-endorsement-of-vendor
— OUTSTANDING: Lake Barrington against recreational marijuana sales
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/lake-barrington-against-recreational-marijuana-sales

ABC7
— Backyard water dispute prompts action by DuPage County – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone
https://abc7chicago.com/home/backyard-water-dispute-prompts-action-by-dupage-county/5402104/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois joins call for FDA oversight of cannabis-related products
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/illinois-joins-call-for-fda-oversight-of-cannabis-related-products/article_a8712860-be7b-5026-bf56-caad4c6931b6.html

SOUTHERN
— Employers learn about legal implications of new cannabis law – MARILYN HALSTEAD (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise a stoner.)
https://thesouthern.com/employers-learn-about-legal-implications-of-new-cannabis-law/article_22e5a3f9-c4bc-5d0f-a064-9bd9744a1557.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Will Recreational Cannabis Legalization Have A Big Impact on Teen Usage? – TIM SHELLEY (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot makes pot far more available, so of course, teens will use much more pot.) 
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/will-recreational-cannabis-legalization-have-big-impact-teen-usage#stream/0

WREX
— Beloit Police push dangers of recreational marijuana at community meetings
https://wrex.com/category/2019/07/19/beloit-police-push-dangers-of-recreational-marijuana-at-community-meetings/

KFVS
— Southern Ill. government members figuring out weed regulations – Taylor Clark
https://www.kfvs12.com/2019/07/18/local-government-legal-weed-illinois/

LIBERTYVILLE PATCH
— Libertyville Discusses Possible Pot Regulations Village officials are deciding whether to prohibit or restrict where marijuana can be sold once it becomes legal for personal use on Jan. 1. – Amie Schaenzer 
https://patch.com/illinois/libertyville/libertyville-discusses-possible-pot-regulations

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— McSweeney to billionaires asking to be taxed more: why wait, write government a check – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512762788-mcsweeney-to-billionaires-asking-to-be-taxed-more-why-wait-write-government-a-check

MCHENRY TIMES
— GOP Reps. Skillicorn, Halbrook, Grant, Miller lead opposition of state’s ‘extreme’ abortion act – Glenn Minnis 
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512770604-gop-reps-skillicorn-halbrook-grant-miller-lead-opposition-of-state-s-extreme-abortion-act

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives sets sights on GOP bid in 6th Congressional District – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512771612-ives-sets-sights-on-gop-bid-in-6th-congressional-district

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP slams Pritzker for going around federal gag rule
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/19/ilgop-slams-pritzker-for-going-around-federal-gag-rule/

GOPUSA
— 32% of Democrats say white politicians can’t criticize people of color (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Geens, and RINOs, members of the following groups should not only be criticized, they should be demonized, denigrated, and condemned: 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/32-of-democrats-say-white-politicians-cant-criticize-people-of-color/
— Hypocrisy of the Media’s Immigration Crisis Coverage
http://www.gopusa.com/hypocrisy-of-the-medias-immigration-crisis-coverage/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The limits and hurdles of issuing reparations for slavery America today is not a nation made up primarily of descendants of slave owners – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/18/limits-and-hurdles-issuing-reparations-slavery/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The problem is that reparations today would punish individuals who committed no wrongs while possibly rewarding some who suffered no harm. Justice requires individual culpability, not collective guilt. A people cannot be held accountable for the actions of their forebears—that path leads to endless cycles of violence, even genocide. But aside from the injustice of punishing offspring for their ancestors’ crimes, properly distributing reparations would be a very messy ordeal. Proponents frequently point to Germany’s payment of more than $70 billion in restitution to Holocaust victims since 1952 — but those victims or their immediate heirs are identifiable, as are the Japanese Americans interned in camps during World War II, whom Congress authorized to receive compensation of $20,000 each in the 1988 Civil Liberties Act. But as a recent New York Times article suggests, defining who might be eligible and how much compensation would be owed is difficult at best. America today is not a nation made up primarily of descendants of slave owners and former slaves. Of the 325 million people residing here now, only a fraction can trace their ancestry back to anyone living in the United States in 1860, the last decennial census before the Civil War and Emancipation.)
— Public grows fearful that America could lose its national identity – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/18/inside-the-beltway-fearful-that-america-could-lose/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The AP’s guidelines telling journalists to decide what’s ‘racist’ are already leading to disaster – Brian Ericson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/the-aps-guidelines-telling-journalists-to-decide-whats-racist-are-already-leading-to-disaster
— State lawmakers call on public universities to abolish segregated campus events – John Patrick 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/state-lawmakers-call-on-public-universities-to-abolish-segregated-campus-events

AMERICAN THINKER
— A word to the Squad on America: Love it or leave it – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/a_word_to_the_squad_on_america_love_it_or_leave_it.html
— The Left is following Communism’s playbook for revolution – Selwyn Duke
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/_the_left_is_following_communisms_playbook_for_revolution_.html

BREITBART
— Trump Rips AOC for Calling America ‘Garbage’: ‘I Think That’s Worse’ than ‘Deplorables’ – 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/trump-rips-aoc-for-calling-america-garbage-i-think-thats-worse-than-deplorables/

CNS NEWS
— Sen. King: Trump, Like Obama, Is Moving to Enforce Immigration Law – Ilona Schumicky 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ilona-schumicky/sen-king-trump-obama-moving-enforce-immigration-law
— The Poor’s Greatest Enemy? Those Who Champion Their Cause – Bill Donohue
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/poors-greatest-enemy-those-who-champion-their-cause
— Sen. Tester: Trump ‘Does’ Have a Constitutional Duty to Enforce the Immigration Laws – Liam Sigler 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/liam-sigler/sen-tester-trump-does-have-constitutional-authority-enforce-immigration

DAILY CALLER
— Is Corporate America Selling Out Our Country? – TUCKER CARLSON AND NEIL PATEL (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, “Corporate America” paints itself as being 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, that is, ever-increasingly, “Corporate America” paints itself as being Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or RINO.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/18/corporate-america-selling-out-country/
— ‘Six Million Meals’: DHS Chief Breaks Down How Much Care Illegal Migrants Receive – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/18/dhs-democratic-narrative-illegals-care/

DAILY WIRE
— Lindsey Graham: An Immigrant In A MAGA Hat Would ‘Probably Have Dinner At The White House’ – MOLLY PRINCE
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49649/lindsey-graham-immigrant-maga-hat-would-probably-molly-prince

PATRIOT POST
— ‘The Squad’ Deserves Trump’s Ire That big debate continues to rage between Donald Trump and Democrats. – Nate Jackson 
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64362-the-squad-deserves-trumps-ire

PJ MEDIA
— Ridiculous: Pastor Declares ‘Every Single Trump Supporter Is Racist’ – MEGAN FOX 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/ridiculous-pastor-declares-every-single-trump-supporter-is-racist/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump blasts Dems for supporting infanticide, late-term abortion: ‘What happened to our values?’ – Follow Calvin
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-condemns-dems-for-supporting-infanticide-what-happened-to-our-values

POWER LINE
— MEXICANS FAVOR DEPORTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. ARE THEY RACIST? – PAUL MIRENGOFF
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/07/mexicans-favor-deporting-illegal-immigrants-are-they-racist.php

THE HILL
— Trump complains of ‘crazed’ media coverage over ‘send her back’ chants – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453852-trump-complains-of-crazed-media-coverage-over-send-her-back-chants

POLITICO
— Trump officials pressing to slash refugee admissions to zero next year – TED HESSON
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-officials-refugee-zero-1603503

ABC NEWS
— Ilhan Omar gets standing ovation at town hall after Trump attacks – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-ilhan-omar-returns-home-cheers-vows-nightmare/story?id=64402910

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/opinion/trump-rally-send-her-back.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/opinion/trump-america-election.html
— When the Law Says Using Marijuana Is O.K., but the Boss Disagrees – Dan Hyman (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervisor stoners, that is, those who impair themselves.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/marijuana-employer-drug-tests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/in-trumps-vision-of-a-white-america-immigrants-should-be-grateful-and-servile/2019/07/18/0afb70c6-a8e3-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/trump-chooses-open-racism-what-does-his-party-choose/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/19/trump-wages-race-war-intellectual-nationalists-try-keep-pace/?utm_term=.45f4a86cc917
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/18/trump-didnt-introduce-racism-conservative-politics-hes-cultivated-amplified-it/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-wallace-would-have-been-proud-of-trumps-latest-rally/2019/07/18/cc76dc5e-a997-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-immigration-policies-speak-louder-than-his-racist-xenophobic-words/2019/07/18/e8309a76-a996-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-a-racist-tweet-became-a-trump-rally-chant-in-three-short-days/2019/07/18/bd81b798-a968-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-supporters-newest-rallying-cry–send-her-back-reverberates-across-a-nation-fraught-with-racial-tension/2019/07/18/6ee96ede-a99d-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats’ War Has Only Begun With his tweets, Trump provokes a cease-fire, but don’t expect it to last. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-war-has-only-begun-11563490811
— When It Comes to Taxes, Sometimes It Pays to Say ‘I Don’t’ Committed couples who decide not to tie the knot can reap substantial tax savings – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-it-comes-to-taxes-sometimes-it-pays-to-say-i-dont-11563528633
— Central American Migrants Are ‘Voting With Their Feet’ Despite U.S. Threats U.S. aid cuts to Northern Triangle countries aren’t slowing migration because the billions of dollars in remittances migrants in the U.S. send back home is much bigger – Robbie Whelan (DIERSEN: What do you say to countries that threaten to illegally send even more of their citizens illegally into the U.S. illegally if the U.S. does not send even more aid to those countries?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/central-american-migrants-are-voting-with-their-feet-despite-u-s-threats-11563528602
— Trump Has Regrets The ‘send her back’ chant at his rally was an ugly political moment. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-has-regrets-11563492099

FORTUNE
— The Surprising Way Republicans Used to Use (LEGAL) Immigration to Boost the Economy – Bob Sellers
https://fortune.com/2019/07/18/republicans-immigration-policy-economy/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-voters-have-become-more-xenophobic-under-trump-2019-7

24/7 WALL STREET
— 25 Most Segregated Cities in America – Evan Comen (DIERSEN: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin is ranked 4th highest.)
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/07/18/25-most-segregated-cities-in-america/6/

PEW RESEARCH
— JANUARY 24, 2019 FLASHBACK: In 116th Congress, at least 13% of lawmakers are immigrants or the children of immigrants – A.W. GEIGER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn you. The Democrat Party promotes those who want to get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/24/in-116th-congress-at-least-13-of-lawmakers-are-immigrants-or-the-children-of-immigrants/

MARKET WATCH
— Parents who use marijuana and alcohol are at a higher risk of ‘physical abuse’ at home Over 90% of parents who have used marijuana over the past year also reported using alcohol, according to a new study – Meera Jagannathan
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/despite-marijuanas-calming-benefits-parents-who-use-it-are-more-likely-to-discipline-their-kids-physically-2019-07-18