Tag: POT

ABC7
— 2020 election: Pres. Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Joe Biden – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/vote-certification-donald-trump-joe-biden-2020-election/8094706/
— ComEd sends rejection letters after encouraging consumers to file spoiled food claims following August outages – Samantha Chatman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my 2011 decision to have a whole-house natural-gas-fired backup electric generator installed.)
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/comed-customers-receive-denial-letters-for-spoiled-food-claims-after-august-outages/8091040/

CBS2
— COVID-19 Causes Hospital Bed Shortage, But Temporary Care Facilities Have Been Dismantled – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/18/hospital-bed-shortage-chicago-covid-19-facilities-dismantled/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lockdown pols making ‘rules for thee but not for me’ should look to a mayor who didn’t ‘act big’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-coronavirus-politics-kass-20201119-xhjzzi46kfcbfa7kq2xal35wze-story.html
— With vote counting completed, Rep. Lauren Underwood declares victory. But Jim Oberweis wants a recount. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lauren-underwood-declares-victory-20201119-c3ey63dwzbdrxeeydmumfiiywe-story.html
— Two Michigan Republicans now want to rescind votes to certify Wayne County election, saying they relented under pressure – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-michigan-election-results-certification-20201119-ge7cjxm3h5c5nenvrbrntlklz4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago program adds social equity to holiday shopping list. The city’s Black Shop Friday effort will have more than 500 listings for shoppers eager to support Black-owned businesses. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2020/11/18/21573842/shop-black-friday-chicago-program-social-equity-holiday-shopping
— Democrat Lauren Underwood adds to margin, beats Republican Jim Oberweis by 5,377 votes in Illinois Congress race Oberweis will seek a recount, and if the numbers after a review confirm he lost, Oberweis “will do the right thing,” spokesman Travis Akin said. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/18/21574443/illinois-democrat-lauren-underwood-adds-to-margin-beats-republican-jim-oberweis-by-5377-votes
— ‘Buy Black’ no longer a cry in the wilderness – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: To buy Black is to not buy White, Hispanic, Asian, etc. To buy female is to not buy male. To buy from those who are younger is to not buy from those who are older. To buy from citizens of foreign countries is to not buy from citizens of America. To buy from etc. is to not buy from etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/18/21574338/buy-black-shop-friday-black-friday-no-longer-a-cry-in-the-wilderness
— Ousting Madigan not child’s play, but this ComEd bombshell could jolt Democrats to start acting like adults – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Have you been ousted? In 2012, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois ousted me. In 2011, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) ousted me. In 2010 and 2004, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) posted me. In 2007, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) ousted me. In 2004, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) ousted. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how few of my fellow TAPROOT, WCC, MTRO, ICRC, and AAPC MC members came to my defense. In 1997, GAO ousted me. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how few of my fellow GAO employees came to my defense.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/18/21574516/mike-madigan-comed-mcclain-doherty-pramaggiore-hooker-feds-speaker-democrats-probe

DAILY HERALD
— Schaumburg reduces size requirement, clarifies other rules for gambling cafes – Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: To encourage a person to gamble is to destroy that person.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20201118/schaumburg-reduces-size-requirement-clarifies-other-rules-for-gambling-cafes

WGN RADIO
— GOP canvassers again oppose certifying Detroit-area votes – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/gop-canvassers-again-oppose-certifying-detroit-area-votes/
— In light of new indictments, St. Rep. Stava-Murray (D-Naperville) confident Speaker Madigan won’t have votes to retain power
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/in-light-of-new-indictments-st-rep-stava-murray-d-naperville-confident-speaker-madigan-wont-have-votes-to-retain-power/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Protesters oppose resolution for law enforcement support County board sends document back to committee – Scott Marion (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. Democrats see Blacks as being soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Protesters-oppose-8216-Blue-Lives-Matter-8217-15738214.php

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— State’s presidential electors to meet Dec. 14 in Springfield amid pandemic – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/state-s-presidential-electors-to-meet-dec-14-in-springfield-amid-pandemic/article_c13260a0-29ef-11eb-aa61-0314f4190105.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports single-day record 937 cases Wednesday, 2 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 15.3% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/19/dupage-county-reports-single-day-record-937-cases-wednesday-2-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-15-3/awcd3z7/
— Downers Grove North students posted ‘violent, racist’ comments to social media – BOB RAKOW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/18/breaking-downers-grove-north-students-posted-violent-racist-comments-to-social-media/atuv11l/

WSPY NEWS
— Kendall County Races Unchanged After Tuesday Counting Deadline – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kendall-county-races-unchanged-after-tuesday-counting-deadline/article_8ceca006-2a6e-11eb-9196-1742ad6d9dce.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Does Congress actually plan to rein in Big Tech companies? – KRISTINE FRAZAO (DIERSEN: Big Tech believes and acts like that it can and will destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/does-congress-actually-plan-to-reign-in-big-tech

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Biden Won: Ramping Up The Base And Expanding Margins In The Suburbs – DOMENICO MONTANARO and CONNIE HANZHANG JIN (DIERSEN: Democrats got votes in 2016, 2018 and 2020 by promoting hatred against Trump.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/935730100/how-biden-won-ramping-up-the-base-and-expanding-margins-in-the-suburbs

CHICAGO READER
— Lightfoot turns city’s infrastructure into weapons against protesters When election and racial justice protests rocked Chicago, the mayor used raised bridges and shutdown public transportation as crowd control measures, which harmed the city’s workers. – Maya Dukmasova
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lightfoot-bridges-protest/Content?oid=84346254

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— If the Dems Are Smart, They’ll Draw Underwood a Better Map IL-14 was designed as a Republican “vote sink” to corral as many red votes as possible into a single district. Then, a promising young Democrat won it. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2020/Lauren-Underwood-Remap/

ONE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters crow about their successes.
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2020/11/17/immigrant-groups-tout-election-triumphs

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Glen Ellyn Food Pantry Nears Goal For New Headquarters The food pantry is working to transform an old parsonage into its new headquarters. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America will be a) handing out charity and/or b) collecting charity.)
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/glen-ellyn-food-pantry-nears-goal-new-headquarters

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Ideological Non-Sense and Hypocrisy of Leftists – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/the-ideological-non-sense-and-hypocrisy-of-leftists/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rusty Rudy Giuliani spells trouble for Trump legal fight – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: How rusty are you? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that a) my MBA from Loyola is 44 years old, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt is 41 years old, c) my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul is 40 years old, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt is 39 years old, e) my becoming a licensed CPA is 39 years old, f) my master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT is 23 years old, g) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS is 40 years old, and h) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO is 23 years old.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/18/rudy-giuliani-rusty-bad-sign-trump-legal-fight/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann posed a routine question to the lead attorney for President Trump’s election challenge in Pennsylvania: What type of standard should the court use to evaluate the campaign’s claims of fraud in the Nov. 3 presidential election? “Normal one,” responded Rudolph W. Giuliani. Lawyers from coast to coast listening in on Tuesday’s pivotal election fraud hearing in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, cringed at the response from “America’s Mayor,” making his first argument in court in years as he tried to back up Mr. Trump’s claims that the election was stolen from him. There are only three types of standards for review: rational basis, intermediate, and strict scrutiny. Nowhere in law texts is a “normal” review found. At that moment, the trajectory of Mr. Trump’s legal assault on the ballot count came into grim relief and reaffirmed widespread skepticism that the lawsuits — or the legal team pursuing them — will succeed.)

BREITBART
— Scalise: Big Tech Conservative Censorship ‘Not a Mistake’ – TRENT BAKER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, 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.; b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.; and c) those who I have sued. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/18/scalise-big-tech-conservative-censorship-not-a-mistake/

BLAZE
— Biden’s proposed gun control plan could hit gun owners with $34 billion in taxes – Phil Shiver (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. That forces Republicans to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-tax-gun-owners-34-billion
— Joe Biden supports ‘immediately’ canceling some student loan debt, penalizing American taxpayers – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Instead of taking out a student loan, I earned money to pay for my college expenses. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-canceling-student-loan-debt

DAILY SIGNAL
— Justice Alito Is Right, Again, on First Amendment – Lathan Watts
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/11/18/justice-alito-is-right-again-on-first-amendment/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Leftists Whine that Big Tech Hearing Spread ‘Misinformation’ – Kayla Sargent (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2020/11/18/leftists-whine-big-tech-hearing-spread-misinformation

CHRISTIAN POST
— The increasing intolerance of the left must stop – Bill Connor (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will candidates be officially required to be the following to seek a government office or political office: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestants, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-increasing-intolerance-of-the-left-must-stop.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The enormous evidence for why Pennsylvania doesn’t need a recount, but an entire new election. Evidence shows that hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania votes were lost, glitched, or illegally handled
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-pennsylvania-doesnt-need-a-recount-but-an-entire-new-election

EPOCH TIMES
— Wisconsin Elections Commission Agrees to Order Partial Recount After Trump Request – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/wisconsin-elections-commission-agrees-to-order-partial-recount-after-trump-request_3585511.html
— Georgia Recount Witnesses Saw Trump Votes Counted for Biden Affiants also swore to have seen suspiciously pristine, uncreased mail ballots, uniformly and perfectly filled out – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/georgia-recount-witnesses-saw-trump-votes-counted-for-biden-batches-of-suspicious-mail-ballots_3585027.html

THE HILL
— Kinzinger says that Trump is implementing a ‘loyalty purge’ – JORDAN WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand a) loyalty to them and b) loyalty to them only. They focus on destroying those like me who a) refuse to glorify and praise them, b) refuse to pander to them, c) refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) refuse to give them money.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/526490-gop-lawmaker-trump-implementing-a-loyalty-purge-amid-firing-of-top

POLITICO
— Because Trump won’t concede, many conservatives have found they can’t be open about their plans to counter Biden’s agenda. Some have already faced blowback. – GABBY ORR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/conservatives-biden-presidential-transition-437945
— ‘Confusion and chaos’: Republicans denounce Trump’s latest purge – ANDREW DESIDERIO and BURGESS EVERETT (DIERSEN: Have you been purged? In 2012, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois purged me. In 2011, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) purged me. In 2010 and 2004, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) purged me. In 2007, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) purged me. In 2004, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) purged me. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how few of my fellow TAPROOT, WCC, MTRO, ICRC, and AAPC MC members came to my defense. In 1997, GAO purged me. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how few of my fellow GAO employees came to my defense.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/republicans-denounce-trump-krebs-cybersecurity-437716
— Could GOP states ignore voters and send Trump delegates to the Electoral College? It’s unlikely. Here’s how the byzantine body really works. – ZACH MONTELLARO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/19/how-electoral-college-works-437749

HUFFINGTON POST
— Republicans Confirm Another One Of Trump’s Unqualified Court Picks Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has been practicing law only since 2012 and has never tried a case. The Senate made her a lifetime federal judge anyway. – Jennifer Bendery (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my qualifications.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-republicans-confirm-unqualified-trump-judge_n_5fb5c948c5b6f00bd84d4827

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “World braced for more bombshells from furious Donald Trump after election defeat.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/world/donald-trump-foreign-policy-election-intl/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Charges Against Protesters Are Being Dismissed by the Thousands. Prosecutors declined to pursue many of the cases because they concluded the protesters were exercising their basic civil rights. – Neil MacFarquhar (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat prosecutors proclaim that vandalizing, looting, rioting, burning things, and other crimes are a “basic civil right” that Democrats have? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/us/protests-lawsuits-arrests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats call Republicans racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/18/us/joe-biden-trump-updates#gop-faces-outcry-in-michigan-after-refusing-to-certify-vote-you-could-see-the-racism

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Do we dare call Donald Trump a treasonous president?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/17/trump-undermines-national-welfare-treason-column/6302922002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “More Americans happy Donald Trump lost than are happy Joe Biden won.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/18/more-people-happy-trumps-loss-than-joe-bidens-win-poll-shows/6339217002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Minnesota and Beyond, ‘Defund the Police’ Weighed on Democrats. Republicans found success in local and congressional races by turning progressive slogans into political weapons. – Kris Maher and John McCormick (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats use slogans like “Get Rid of Laws Enforcement Officers” and “Get Rid of Trump Supporters” and “Get Rid of Conservatives” and “Get Rid of Patriotic People” and “Get Rid of Republicans” and “Get Rid of Americans” and “Get Rid of Whites” and “Get Rid of men” and “Get Rid of Older People” and “Get Rid of Heterosexuals” and “Get Rid of Married People” and “Get Rid of Non-Poor People” and “Get Rid of Gun Owners” and “Get Rid of Draft Avoiders Except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton” and “Get Rid of Christians” and “Get Rid of Protestants” and “Get Rid of Italian Americans” and “Get Rid of German Americans” and “Get Rid of Those Whose Ancestors Have Been In America For a Long Time?”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-minnesota-and-beyond-defund-the-police-weighed-on-democrats-11605700803
— GM to Sell Car Insurance, Using Data on Your Driving to Set Prices The Detroit auto maker aims to leverage the reams of data generated by its cars to establish an auto-insurance business – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: Because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, a) I drive very few miles, b) I rarely drive at night or if the weather is bad, and c) I never drive in high-crime areas. This year, I drove my 1972 Chevy Corvette less than a mile, my 1996 Thunderbird LX only 23 miles, my 2005 Chevy Corvette only 16 miles, my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max only 25 miles, my 2016 Ford Mustang only 48 miles, and my 2019 Ford Escape Titanium only 283 miles. My wife and I drove our 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS only about 2,200 miles. All the aforesaid are garaged except the Escape and Cavalier.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-wants-to-not-only-sell-cars-but-insure-them-too-11605708000
— Happy Birthday, Joe. Here’s to good health, but a 78-year-old leader should be more transparent. Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pressure mounts to get rid of older people, and especially to get rid of older people who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/happy-birthday-joe-11605740244
— Legal Drugs Are Fashionable—and Treacherous for Children. When kids have to be put in foster care, parental substance abuse is usually the underlying reason. – Naomi Schaefer Riley and John Walters
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legal-drugs-are-fashionableand-treacherous-for-children-11605722904

FORBES
— New Documentary Airing Tonight Explores Black America’s Fraught Relationship With Marijuana – Joan Oleck (DIERSEN: I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to earn 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. The Post Office would not have hired me when I was 18. Firestone Stores would not have hired me when I was 21. Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job when I was 22. IRS would not have hired me when I was 22 or promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. GAO would not have hired me when I was 31 or promoted me when I was 38.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanoleck/2020/11/18/new-documentary-airing-tonight-explores-black-americas-fraught-relationship-with-marijuana/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Trusting Your Local Newspaper Keeps Information Alive at the Source – Barbara Peters Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that no one should trust me. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/trusting-your-local-newspaper-keeps-information-alive-at-the-source,178701?newsletter=178707