July 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats might win census citizen question in courts but lose at the ballot box. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-census-citizenship-question-kass-20190710-xzofchbyf5atpmupxla6bvd2aq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-mary-schmich-what-to-call-marijuana-20190710-pkxmeddsdbhjjaz4v5exfhoqxm-story.html
— Ross Perot paved the way for Donald Trump – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-ross-perot-trump-chapman-20190709-4ihr3754xrghfohle5jmg7zvsi-story.html
— Unless Chicago’s crime problem dramatically improves, Superintendent Eddie Johnson will have to go – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blamed me for the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois had. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the organization would flourish if anyone but me served as its chairman.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-chicago-violence-eddie-johnson-failure-20190710-ycihlmryezeszdhnpiwthjgegm-story.html
— From Nazis to hippies: It’s the end of the road for the Volkswagen Beetle – AP (DIERSEN: The cars that you own now and the cars that you have owned say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I bought my first new car in 1966 when I was 17. My daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS that I bought from my aunt in 2010. Six other cars that I own are: 1972 Chevy Corvette*, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX*, 2005 Chevy Corvette*, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max*, 2016 Ford Mustang*, and 2019 Ford Escape Titanium*. Previously, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971, 1962 Chevy Impala SS in 1989, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint* in 1966, 1968 Oldsmobile 442* in 1967, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1n 1994, 1969 Dodge Charger SE* in 1968, 1974 Dodge Dart* in 1973, 1978 Chevy Chevette* in 1978, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale* in 1978, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX* in 1989, 1993 Ford Thunderbird* in 1993, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier* 1996. (* = bought new))
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-volkswagen-beetle-20190709-az27757dwfbpxki4jaumbdojyy-story.html
— Tax payment is due on Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts’ house. The real one. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-todd-ricketts-property-taxes-20190709-20190709-e443bnjtazd5bncw4xbbut6mqi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters paint a) Trump as being Hitler, b) the Republican Party as being the Nazi Party, and c) citizens of foreign countries as being Jews fleeing Nazi Germany. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/9/20687907/immigration-border-crisis-asylum-seekers-trump-administration-world-war-ii-united-states

ABC7
— Joe Biden releases tax statements, earned more than $15M in two years since leaving White House – AP (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for what you have today? For me, it came a) from what I earned when 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 and b) from my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 and my Social Security since 2010.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-releases-tax-statements-earned-more-than-$15m-in-last-two-years/5386979/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Contact your mayor, city council, and county board to ask for a ban on recreational marijuana businesses and on-site consumption. – Anita Bedell, Executive Director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190709/letter-marijuana-law-allows-on-site-consumption

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Fair firestorm: Pritzker cuts Confederate Railroad from DuQuoin State Fair, sparking outrage Use of Confederate flag sets off firestorm – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-state-firestorm-Pritzker-cuts-14083616.php

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Compromise is no longer an option – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/alan-webber-compromise-is-no-longer-an-option/article_35606a48-9f64-11e9-b620-efa825a0f2e0.html

FOX BELOIT
— ‘It’s a bad thing’: Beloit police chief concerned weed legalization in Illinois will hurt – ADAM DUXTER
http://fox47.com/news/local/its-a-bad-thing-beloit-police-chief-concerned-weed-legalization-in-illinois-will-hurt

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Ken Mejia-Beal, a political strategist, community organizer and activist, is running for the 42nd District House seat now held by Republican Amy Grant. Mejia-Beal works in the financial industry but has spent more than a decade toiling behind the scenes on elections and political campaigns. He was the community organizer for Chris Kennedy’s gubernatorial run. “I’ve taken time out of my life to help people and I’ve enjoyed it. That’s why I’m running,” he told Playbook. His focus: “Reaching out to everyone (in the district) to see how we can be better and stronger as a community.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/10/kalish-on-the-skids-with-dems-rezin-wants-underwoods-seat-sales-griffins-next-big-thing-455250
— Bost to push resolution honoring Betsy Ross Flag after Nike pulls shoe featuring flag, by Belleville News-Democrat’s Joseph Bustos: “The Betsy Ross Flag represents the founding spirit of a new nation, one built from 13 very different states with a shared commitment to freedom… Now more than ever, we should hold tight to the values this flag represents and not allow it to be torn and tattered by today’s political debates,” Bost said – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/10/kalish-on-the-skids-with-dems-rezin-wants-underwoods-seat-sales-griffins-next-big-thing-455250

WIREPOINTS
— If lawsuit succeeds, Illinois politicians will get 4th-highest legislative pay in nation – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/if-lawsuit-succeeds-illinois-politicians-will-get-4th-highest-legislative-pay-in-nation/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Sen. Oberweis condemns Democrats for outmigration: ‘Progress shouldn’t look like this’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512717909-sen-oberweis-condemns-democrats-for-outmigration-progress-shouldn-t-look-like-this

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Misrepresenting themselves at the border – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/how-fake-families-try-to-exploit-immigration-looph/
— Democrats care more about helping illegal aliens than Americans – Joseph Curl 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/democrats-care-more-about-helping-illegal-aliens-t/
— Trump: Democrats collude with Facebook, Google – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/charles-hurt-book-excerpt-trump-sees-collusion-bet/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NBC News wants to implicate McConnell in his great-great-grandfathers’ misdeeds – Becket Adams (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? Sooner or later, if not already, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will implicate you in your parents’, grandparents’, great-grandparents’, etc. misdeeds. They will, or already have, hint/imply/argue/shout that you benefited tremendously from their misdeeds.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nbc-news-wants-to-implicate-mcconnell-in-his-great-great-grandfathers-misdeeds

FOX NEWS
— Largest pro-Israel group grows to 7M members, lauded by Netanyahu, Trump administration – Caleb Parke (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII. My father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/largest-israel-trump-netanyahu-christians-united

BREITBART
— California Spent $365 Million in 2018 to Give Illegal Immigrant Children Health Care – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/09/report-california-spent-365-million-in-2018-to-give-illegal-immigrant-children-health-care/
— Man Charged with Killing Two Illinois Women Came to U.S. as Illegal Alien – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/09/man-charged-with-killing-two-illinois-women-came-to-u-s-as-illegal-alien/

DAILY CALLER
— NBC Roundly And Soundly Mocked For Hit Piece On Mitch McConnell – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/09/twitter-nbc-mitch-mcconnell-slave-ancestors/

TOWNHALL
— Count on Migrants From the World Over to Exploit U.S. Immigration Laws – Betsy McCaughey
https://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2019/07/10/count-on-migrants-from-the-world-over-to-exploit-us-immigration-laws-n2549810
— McConnell: I Have The Same Position As Obama On Reparations – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/09/mcconnell-i-have-the-same-position-as-obama-on-reparations-n2549795
— Republican Senators Introduce a Bill Allowing Victims of Illegal Alien Crime to Sue Over Sanctuary City Policies – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/07/09/bill-introduced-to-compensate-victims-of-illegal-aliens-and-santuary-city-policies-n2549764
— Democrats Enjoy Yelling Fire in a Crowded Theater – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/07/09/democrats-enjoy-yelling-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-n2549771

PJ MEDIA
— Nancy Pelosi Wants to Turn America Non-American Again – JOHN ELLIS 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/nancy-pelosi-wants-to-turn-america-non-american-again/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Guest Says Border Conditions Would Be Different If Migrants Were White – Alex Christy (DIERSEN: What is your motherland? What if many millions from your motherland a) illegally came to America illegally, b) illegally stayed in America illegally, c) brought many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally, and/or d) focused on turning America into your motherland?) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/alex-christy/2019/07/08/cnn-guest-says-border-conditions-would-be-different-if-migrants

ONE NEWS NOW
— Has the LGBT movement overplayed its hand? – Chris Woodward
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/07/09/has-the-lgbt-movement-overplayed-its-hand

LIFE SITE NEWS
— California mandates LGBT ‘sensitivity’ for teachers – Tony Perkins (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If you are a federal employee, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/california-mandates-lgbt-sensitivity-for-teachers-even-when-they-disagree

LIFEZETTE
— Giuliani About Harris: ‘If You’re in Favor of Open Borders, You Must Be in Favor of Open Doors at Your House’ – Maureen Mackey 
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/rudy-giuliani-kamala-harris-youre-favor-open-borders-you-must-be-favor-open-doors-at-your-house/

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor denounces student’s MAGA hat: ‘Undeniable symbol of white supremacy’ – DANIEL PAYNE (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to you if you wore a MAGA hat?) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-denounces-students-maga-hat-undeniable-symbol-of-white-supremacy/

RETURN TO ORDER
— Four Reasons Why I Never Tried Marijuana – John Horvat II (DIERSEN: Pot is illegal. If you have used pot, you have demonstrated your disrespect for the rule of law.)
https://www.returntoorder.org/2019/07/four-reasons-why-i-never-tried-marijuana/?pkg=rtoe0720

THE HILL
— Open border Democrats – KATIE PAVLICH
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/452311-pavlich-open-border-democrats
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/452186-key-congressional-committee-to-discuss-marijuana-criminalization-in
— Democrats calling for decriminalization of illegal entry abandoning national sovereignty – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/452080-democrats-calling-for-decriminalization-of-illegal-entry-abandoning

NBC NEWS
— McConnell likens himself to Obama: ‘We both are the descendants of slave owners’ The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News’ report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves. – Rebecca Shabad
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-likens-himself-obama-we-both-are-descendants-slave-owners-n1027921

NEW YORK TIMES
— Joe Biden’s Tax Returns Show More Than $15 Million in Income After 2016 – Steve Eder and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for what you have today? For me, it came a) from what I earned when 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 and b) from my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 and my Social Security since 2010.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/joe-biden-net-worth.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Trump to pander to voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/09/trumps-base-is-not-enough-his-own-advisers-know-it/
— British ambassador to U.S. resigns after calling Trump ‘inept’ and ‘insecure’ in leaked cables
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2019/07/10/british-ambassador-to-u-s-resigns-after-calling-trump-inept-and-insecure-in-leaked-cables/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Big Tech Is a Likely Target at White House Social-Media Summit Guest list includes some critics of social-media platforms, but not Facebook or Twitter – Ryan Tracy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-is-a-likely-target-at-white-house-social-media-summit-11562751015
— President Trump Can’t Block Twitter Users, Federal Appeals Court Rules Practice of blocking users violates free-speech protections, judges say – Corinne Ramey (DIERSEN: I do not block anyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, including those who read the emails only to get information to destroy me. I should write a book about those who read the emails only to get information to destroy me.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-cant-block-twitter-users-federal-appeals-court-rules-11562685206

USA TODAY
— DNA testing can share all your family secrets. Are you ready for that? – Edward C. Baig (DIERSEN: In my defense, while all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/07/04/is-23-andme-ancestry-dna-testing-worth-it/1561984001/

JOURNAL DEMOCRAT
— Sandy Ehrig sworn in to fill Ward 3 City Council vacancy – Marlys Barker (DIERSEN: If your representative on your city council resigned, who would you want to fill the vacancy?)
https://www.journaldemocrat.com/news/20190709/sandy-ehrig-sworn-in-to-fill-ward-3-city-council-vacancy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of the four people who turned in applications to fill the Ward 3 Nevada City Council seat vacated by Jim Walker, one scored highest with the committee that handled reviewing applicants and making a recommendation to the council.)

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE PATRIOTIC? – Steve Hochstadt (DIERSEN: For Trump-haters, it means being anti-parades, 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://historynewsnetwork.org/blog/154227

DAILY BEAST
— Megan Rapinoe to Trump: Your ‘Make America Great Again’ Message Excludes People Like Me “I think I would say that your message is excluding people,” Rapinoe said. “You’re excluding me. You’re excluding people that look like me.” – Justin Baragona
https://www.thedailybeast.com/megan-rapinoe-to-trump-your-make-america-great-again-message-excludes-people-like-me

MEDIA MATTERS
— Here are the extremist figures going to the White House social media summit – ALEX KAPLAN (DIERSEN: Who calls you an extremist? I should write a book about those who call me an extremist. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2019/07/09/Here-are-the-extremist-figures-going-to-the-White-House-social-media-summit/224147

CLEARANCE JOBS
— Are You a Victim of Age Discrimination? Here Are 6 Ways to Use Experience to Your Advantage – Marcelle Yeager (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the experience that you have? I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I have.) 
https://news.clearancejobs.com/2019/07/09/are-you-a-victim-of-age-discrimination-here-are-6-ways-to-use-experience-to-your-advantage/