September 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In deadbeat Illinois, where was Republican outrage over fiscal insanity? – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-illinois-mcsweeney-conservatives-mcqueary-20190909-sorp2nm4dfcvthjisgpxb473um-story.html
— Time for Pritzker to act on perils of vaping, e-cigarettes – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pritzker-vaping-ban-st-0910-20190909-2odgawqjx5aupjvez3gjg5jiaq-story.html
— After Twitter spat with Sen. Ted Cruz over gun violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot invites the Texas Republican to visit Chicago’s South and West sides – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-ted-cruz-20190909-qea4dxebg5h6tbx6s63zwxjpmi-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s clever offer to Sen. Ted Cruz: Come to Chicago to discuss gun control – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lightfoot-guns-background-checks-20190909-xu5e6rnpdve63bovtxjecltcgi-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city ‘can’t afford’ current police OT costs – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-police-overtime-20190909-3tquo3622fcuphgbo3s5djx53q-story.html
— City Council, let the people speak (for more than 30 minutes) – MARIE DILLON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-public-comment-city-council-20190909-optzaqrpjfgojknnn4k5itu3qa-story.html
— The Trumps will indeed be a dynasty that lasts for decades – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-rally-dynasty-sharpie-parscale-huppke-20190909-s3f6zv3w4bexhb4ntakrkmu5hq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Angry and frustrated,’ Lightfoot vows to rein in police overtime that taxpayers ‘can’t afford’ The mayor plans to hold CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson accountable for spending $67.6 million on overtime in the first six months of this year — even with manpower at a 10-year high. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/9/9/20857539/chicago-police-department-cpd-overtime-mayor-lightfoot-johnson
— Sarah Palin’s husband files for divorce Court documents cite “incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife” as reasons for the split. – Savannah Behrmann
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/9/20857988/sarah-palin-divorce

DAILY HERALD
— Former Elgin chief now in Colorado says drivers smoking legal pot is ‘difficult for enforcement’ – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190909/former-elgin-chief-now-in-colorado-says-drivers-smoking-legal-pot-is-difficult-for-enforcement

ABC7
— Carol Stream police developing marijuana test for drivers, say it won’t hold up on its own – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/carol-stream-police-develop-marijuana-saliva-test-for-drivers/5526516/

NBC5
— States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe Google’s dominance in online search and advertising enables it to target millions of consumers for their personal data – Rachel Lerman and Marcy Gordon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/States-Expected-to-Target-Google-in-New-Antitrust-Probe-559805811.html

WTTW
— Sen. Durbin Calls on FDA Commissioner to Act on Vaping Epidemic or Resign – Kristen Thometz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/09/09/sen-durbin-calls-fda-commissioner-act-vaping-epidemic-or-resign

NPR ILLINOIS
— 48 States Investigating Whether Google’s Dominance Hurts Competition – AARTI SHAHANI
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/48-states-investigating-whether-googles-dominance-hurts-competition#stream/0

EVANSTON NOW
— Council to vote on reparations plan – Bill Smith
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/equity/2019-09-09/83171/council-to-vote-on-reparations-plan

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly announces campaign for U.S. Senate to defeat Sen. Dick Durbin
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Oberweis Only 14th District Congressional Candidate in Johnsburg Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/09/oberweis-only-14th-district-congressional-candidate-in-johnsburg-parade/ 
— Libertarians at Johnsburg Saufen und Spiel Parade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/09/libertarians-at-johnsbuge-saufen-und-spiel-parade/ 
— More Evidence of Wasted Tax Dollars
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/09/more-evidence-of-wasted-tax-dollars/ 
— Crystal Lake Nurse Running for GOP Nomination for Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/08/crystal-lake-nurse-running-for-gop-nomination-for-coroner/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Transgenderism: The Consequences – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/transgenderism-the-consequences/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GUN RIGHTS ORGS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL, 28% OF DEMOCRATS SAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/gun-rights-orgs-should-be-illegal-28-of-democrats-say.html
— POLICE UNION CREDITS TRUMP WITH CRIME RATE DECREASE, ENDORSES HIM IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/police-union-credits-trump-with-crime-rate-decrease-endorses-him-in-2020-.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER: AT THE DUNDEE TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN PICNIC 2019
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/wheres-weyermuller-at-the-dundee-township-republican-picnic-2019.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Plummer plots his course
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/09/plummer-plots-his-course/
— Lipinski says Dem primary opponent “parroted the talking points of radicals”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/09/lipinski-says-dem-primary-opponent-parroted-the-talking-points-of-radicals/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago mayor’s op-ed fuels feud with Ted Cruz over gun control: ‘Don’t you dare lecture us’ Democrat: ‘The stakes are too high to continue business as usual’ – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/9/lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-fuels-ted-cruz-gun-co/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New York Times writer’s advice to Democrats: Lie about what you believe to defeat Trump 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/new-york-times-writers-advice-to-democrats-lie-about-what-you-believe-to-defeat-trump

BREITBART
— Democrats Can’t Deport ’11 Million’ Illegals, but Will Confiscate 16 Million AR-15s – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/09/democrats-cant-deport-11-million-illegals-but-will-confiscate-16-million-ar-15s/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— If Liberals Want to Pay Higher Taxes, They Can Send a Check to the Treasury
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/09/09/if-liberals-want-to-pay-higher-taxes-they-can-send-a-check-to-the-treasury/

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago’s Mayor Claims REPUBLICANS Are Responsible For City’s Violence The city’s problems run deep. – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51564/chicagos-mayor-claims-republicans-are-responsible-emily-zanotti

LIFEZETTE
— D.C. Student Is Bullied Right Out of High School for Supporting Trump Too many of those who back the president face outrageous amounts of ridicule — here’s how one young person has suffered – Wayne Dupree 
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/09/watch-video-dc-student-bullied-out-of-high-school-for-supporting-trump/

LIFE NEWS
— More Women are Traveling Out of State to Kill Their Babies in Late-Term Abortions – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/09/more-women-are-traveling-out-of-state-to-kill-their-babies-in-late-term-abortions/

ROLL CALL
— Elizabeth Warren backs primary challengers against sitting House Democrats Warren is endorsing Jessica Cisneros against Henry Cuellar and Marie Newman against Dan Lipinski – Bridget Bowman
http://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/elizabeth-warren-backs-primary-challengers-against-sitting-house-democrats
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cisneros, who is Cuellar’s former intern, launched her campaign in June with the backing of Justice Democrats, the group that supported New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her successful 2018 primary race. Cisneros said Cuellar is too conservative for the district and Warren made a similar assertion in her endorsement.)
— Trump says he’s preparing report on his personal finances House Judiciary mentions president’s finances in announcing move toward impeachment articles – John T. Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/whitehouse/trump-claims-hes-preparing-report-on-his-personal-finances

THE HILL
— 50 attorneys general launch antitrust investigation into Google – HARPER NEIDIG 
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/460550-states-launch-antitrust-investigation-into-google

CBS NEWS
— Trump rallies supporters ahead of North Carolina election — live stream
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-fayettville-maga-2020-campaign-crown-expo-center-live-stream-updates-2019-09-09/
— Rich Americans more likely to live longer than those lower down the ladder – KATE GIBSON (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.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richest-americans-are-more-likely-to-live-longer-than-those-lower-down-the-ladder/

WASHINGTON POST
— For the first time ever, most new working-age hires in the U.S. are people of color – Heather Long and Andrew Van Dam (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.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/for-the-first-time-ever-most-new-working-age-hires-in-the-us-are-people-of-color/2019/09/09/8edc48a2-bd10-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html

WBUR
— Can You Tell How Electable A Candidate Is? – Jeremy Hobson (DIERSEN: Are you electable? Ever-increasingly, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party act like they are taking the advice of political consultants who say the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/09/05/candidates-electability

FORBES
— Best Ways Older Workers Can Prepare For A Recession – Chris Farrell 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/09/09/best-ways-older-workers-can-prepare-for-a-recession/#14fa3de37852

NEWSWEEK
— GOP REPS (Adam Kinzinger and Michael Waltz) ATTACK TRUMP’S TALIBAN INVITE BEFORE 9/11 ANNIVERSARY: ‘I DO NOT EVER WANT TO SEE THESE TERRORISTS STEP FOOT ON UNITED STATES SOIL’ – DAVID BRENNAN 
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-reps-attack-trumps-taliban-invite-before-9-11-anniversary-i-do-not-ever-want-see-these-1458227
— TEXAS DEMOCRATS RISE AS WHITE LIBERALS ARRIVE IN SEARCH OF BOOMING TECH, ENERGY JOBS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-turning-democrat-white-liberal-voters-moving-states-economy-2020-election-1458363

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 28% of Democrats Say It Should Be Illegal to Join the NRA
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/28_of_democrats_say_it_should_be_illegal_to_join_the_nra

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents want you to do? My critics/opponents want me to do the following. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
– Stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
– Resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman
– Stop promoting Trump
– Stop promoting the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform
– Stop promoting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform
– Stop promoting the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform
– Stop promoting the right to life plank in the IRP platform
– Stop promoting the immigration plank in the IRP platform
– Stop promoting the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform

– Stop promoting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling
– Help them get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, and/or older
– Apologize for causing all of their problems
– Apologize for causing all of your problems
– Apologize for causing all of my problems
– Apologize for causing all of everyone’s problems
– Apologize for causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000
– Glorify and praise them
– Pander to them
– Give them money
– Serve as one of their operatives or dupes

July 28 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs target Republicans. Moderates and liberals target conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html
— The Stories That Divide Us How seeing the other side’s narrative can de-polarize your mind. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/the-stories-that-divide-us.html
— In Politics, Apologies Are for Losers At least that’s what the numbers say. – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to apologize a) for causing their problems, b) for causing your problems, c) for causing my problems, and d) for causing everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/opinion/sunday/when-should-a-politician-apologize.html
— Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right. – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-republicans.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

June 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Border pandering, not Kamala Harris-Joe Biden drama, will decide 2020 – John Kass (DIERSEN: To regain the White House, to regain the Senate, and to keep the House, top priorities for Democrats include a) flooding America with future Democrats, that is, flooding America with citizens of foreign countries who need/want massive government assistance, who lack education, who lack job skills, and/or who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems; b) making everyone in America dependent on government and/or dependent on charity; c) turning everyone in America into a stoner; d) promoting LGBTQ activity, that is, destroying traditional marriage and destroying the traditional family; e) getting White women to abort all their babies; f) abolishing the Second Amendment; g) promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and Reparations, that is, promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation; and h) getting rid of those who whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-kamala-harris-debates-kass-20190628-2neu2wsltnd4vaniwr6ioy2lde-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run Chicago attract individuals, organizations, and companies that 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/28/18758910/chicago-future-city-living-demographic-shift-consequences-ed-zotti
Chicago cop’s Obama N-word slur ends up going unpunished — Despite a racist comment about the visiting president, a white police sergeant fought disciplinary action for 3 years — then retired at 52 with a $72,000 yearly pension. – Tim Novak 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/28/18759928/jack-axium-n-word-barack-obama-chicago-police-department-racial-slur

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats, the asylum crisis is real – Fareed Zakaria (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage all the citizens of all the foreign countries of the world a) who are minority, female, and/or younger and/or b) who have financial, health, and/or other problems to seek asylum in America. Sooner or later, they all will seek asylum in America and vote for Democrats. Democrats promise to give them massive government assistance.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190630/democrats-the-asylum-crisis-is-real

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Try out Lake Springfield, governor – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190629/statehouse-insider-try-out-lake-springfield-governor
— Davis: Corporate PACs funded by real people – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190629/bernard-schoenburg-davis-corporate-pacs-funded-by-real-people

NPR ILLINOIS
— Age Isn’t Everything, Says Bernie Sanders. ‘It Is What You Stand For’ – SCOTT DETROW (DIERSEN: What do you stand for? I stand for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC 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.nprillinois.org/post/age-isnt-everything-says-bernie-sanders-it-what-you-stand#stream/0

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Warren Township Village Board met May 13 – Kristine Gonzales-Abella
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/512681164-warren-township-village-board-met-may-13
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trustee Gill reported on a Marijuana informational meeting held last week. Participants heard presentations regarding the cons of legalizing. The Illinois governor is pushing for legalization of recreational marijuana.)

FOX NEWS
— Democrats preach sexist, racist and homophobic lie of perpetual victimhood – Tammy Bruce
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tammy-bruce-gay-reparation-democrats-reinforce-the-politics-of-resentment-and-victimhood

AMERICAN THINKER
— Just days after Eric Trump spat upon by waitress, WaPo publishes op-ed justifying harassment of restaurant customers over politics – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will restaurants in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America post signs that say the following customers are NOT WELCOME: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Of course, such restaurants are not in business to make a profit. They exist to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/just_days_after_eric_trump_spat_upon_by_waitress_wapo_publishes_oped_justifying_harassment_of_restaurant_customers_over_politics.html
— The Most Fundamental Problem with Democrats’ Push for Reparations – William Sullivan (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. To meet their AA, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, my Democrat superiors in the federal government got 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.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/the_most_fundamental_problem_with_democrats_push_for_reparations.html
— The debates: Democrat contempt for America and Americans laid bare – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/the_debates_democrat_contempt_for_america_and_americans_laid_bare.html
— New York Times publishes detailed recommendations about how to doxx Border Patrol agents – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/new_york_times_publishes_detailed_recommendations_about_how_to_doxx_border_patrol_agents.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Border Crisis Hypocrites on Parade – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/29/border-crisis-hypocrites-on-parade/
— Who’s the Radical? – Mark Bauerlein
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/29/whos-the-radical-on-confidence-and-common-sense/

NEWSMAX
— Has Elizabeth Warren Reached Peak Pander? – Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs pander to those 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.newsmax.com/reagan/elizabeth-warren-pandering-democratic-debates/2019/06/29/id/922634/

TOWNHALL
— Leftism’s Destruction of America – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/06/30/leftisms-destruction-of-america-n2549223
— Pro-LGBT Messaging Bombards Us During Pride Month, But Where Is This Movement Heading? – Alex Nitzberg (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Illinois flushes you down the toilet.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alexnitzberg/2019/06/30/prolgbt-messaging-bombards-us-during-pride-month-but-where-is-this-movement-heading-n2549215

THE HILL
— Illinois set to expunge nearly 800,000 marijuana convictions – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. Disrespecting the rule of law in the past predicts disrespecting the rule of law in the future.) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/451046-illinois-set-to-expunge-nearly-800000-marijuana-convictions
— The cost of insulin must be lowered – REP. TOM REED – (R-N.Y.) (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. Because of the high cost of insulin, he and his father had less money for other things.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/450094-the-cost-of-insulin-must-be-lowered

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise? The Surprising Legacy of the Place Where Legal Weed Began Colorado’s first-in-the-nation experiment with legalized marijuana has infused the drug into almost every corner of life. – Jack Healy (DIERSEN: The easier that it is to buy pot, a) the more pot that will be purchased and b) the more pot that children will use.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/us/marijuana-colorado-legalization.html
— There Is Such a Thing as Too Far Left But where do you draw the line? The Democratic candidates are contorting themselves trying to find the sweet spot. – Ramesh Ponnuru
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/opinion/sunday/second-democratic-debate.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Liberal Democrats Ruled the Debates. Will Moderates Regain Their Voices? – Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/us/politics/2020-democrats.html
— Juggling High-Stakes Meetings Abroad, Trump Keeps an Eye on Rivals at Home – Michael Crowley
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/world/asia/trump-g20-democrat-debates.html
— Utah Family Sues After Son With Diabetes Is Kept From School – Christine Hauser (DIERSEN: My outstanding father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/us/utah-diabetes-school-lawsuit.html

WASHINGTON POST
— 2020 Democrats defend Kamala Harris after Donald Trump Jr. tweet about her race – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020-democrats-rush-to-defend-kamala-harris-against-attacks-on-her-blackness/2019/06/29/5978549c-9aa3-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Kamala Harris, one of only two black candidates in a field of two dozen, had a history-making moment on the debate stage Thursday night when she challenged former vice president Joe Biden over racial issues. But as the reaction to her debate performance poured in, so did the racist attacks on social media, where some accused the California Democrat of not being black enough, and others suggested she was not really American. On Twitter, some commenters suggested Harris was unfairly portraying herself as African American, since she is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/30/how-gay-rights-went-mainstream-what-it-cost/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those on college campuses who promote hatred of Whites promote a backlash.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/higher-education/more-white-supremacist-propaganda-showing-up-on-us-campuses/2019/06/27/a015c44e-9890-11e9-9a16-dc551ea5a43b_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Your old car might not be so old as vehicle age hits a record – AP
https://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-old-cars-trucks-20190628-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— SUNY professor pens article titled ‘Seeing poor white people makes me happy’ – Jon Levine (DIERSEN: According to racists, all Whites have tremendous advantages in life, so according to those racists, if a White is poor, it is his/her own fault.)
https://nypost.com/2019/06/29/suny-professor-pens-article-titled-seeing-poor-white-people-makes-me-happy/

BOSTON HERALD
— U.S. taxpayers footing bill for freeloaders – HOWIE CARR
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/29/u-s-taxpayers-footing-bill-for-freeloaders/

TIMES HERALD RECORD
— Gillibrand comes to aid of discharged LGBT veterans – Chris McKenna (DIERSEN: Who will come to aid federal employees who were gotten rid of because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and did 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.recordonline.com/news/20190629/fray-gillibrand-comes-to-aid-of-discharged-lgbt-veterans

KGUN 9
— More people driving older cars Modern cars hold up for the long haul – Craig Smith
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/more-people-driving-older-cars

WOLF STREET
— Average Miles Driven per Vehicle Drop to 1992 Level: Automakers Not Amused More cars and trucks on the road in the US than ever. But usage drops. Saturation everywhere. – Wolf Richter
https://wolfstreet.com/2019/06/29/average-miles-driven-per-vehicle-in-operation-in-the-us-drop-to-1992-level-another-reason-for-automakers-to-panic/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will employers a) officially not hire those who do not promote LGBTQ activity and b) officially fire those who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/06/29/dear-companies-rainbow-flags-are-great-but-how-else-are-you-supporting-your-lgbtq-employees/#35e24b0e3ac5

GUARDIAN
— Chicago’s democratic socialists promise change as they take office (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run Chicago officially banish from Chicago all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/29/chicago-democratic-socialists-city-council-local-politics