NBC5
— Immigrant-Heavy GOP States OK With Census Citizen Question Republican
lawmakers in several states with large immigrant populations praised the Trump
administration for fighting to include the question and wondered whether
immigrants should even be included in the count – Jonathan J. Cooper and Geoff
Mulvihill
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Immigrant-Heavy-GOP-States-Census-Citizen-Question-509188561.html
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— At 72, Trump says he’s ‘a young vibrant man,’ can beat Biden – AP (DIERSEN:
What shows that you are vibrant? My putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together
and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening
too since 2015 shows that I am vibrant. Those emails included links to more
than 333,700 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/at-72-trump-says-he-s-a-young-vibrant-man-can-beat-biden
WGN RADIO
— A look at what’s at stake in the upcoming May legislative session
https://wgnradio.com/2019/04/28/a-look-at-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-may-legislative-session/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump bashes Smollett again but really likes ‘this is MAGA country’ line –
Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-jussie-smollett-maga/
— Six ways Mayor-elect Lightfoot can stay true to her good-government promises
– Andy Shaw
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/six-ways-mayor-elect-lightfoot-can-stay-true-to-her-good-government-promises/
— Fact-check: Congress hopeful’s 80% living paycheck to paycheck claim bounces
– BGA (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years,
overwhelmingly, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they were living paycheck to paycheck.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-politifact-marie-newman-dan-lipinski-congress-hopefuls-paycheck-claim-bounces/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Indeed, a 2014 poll of Harris, the same organization that conducted the later
poll for CareerBuilder, found that 46% of unretired U.S. adults say they “live
paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to put money in savings.” A recent Urban
Institute report analyzed survey data from 2017 and found 32% of non-elderly
U.S. adults had experienced some form of financial distress in the previous 12
months. A survey included in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s
2017 report on financial well-being asked respondents whether they “have
difficulty making ends meet” and found that 43% of U.S. adults said they had.
And a survey conducted for a similar 2017 report from the Federal Reserve found
that four in 10 adults, if faced with an unexpected $400 expense, would not be
able to cover it or would have to sell something or borrow in order to do so.
That fact has been cited — with varying degrees of accuracy — in several other
claims PolitiFact recently fact-checked. As described in the CareerBuilder
release, its survey sampled a subset of U.S. adults who are not yet retired.
Experts said that might help explain why the results seemed off from similar
polls that queried a broader range of respondents.)
— Joe Biden is right: 2020 election will be a battle for America’s soul –
Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone 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-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-donald-trump-2020-is-a-battle-for-amer-cas-soul/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rock Island Republicans talk local concerns and ideas This all happened at
the annual Lincoln Day Dinner – Yukare Nakayama
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rock-island-republicans-talk-local-concerns-and-ideas/1962153262
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois lawmakers return Tuesday for final stretch of 2019 regular session
Pritzker’s budget plan, legalizing marijuana among top issues for lawmakers –
PETER HANCOCK
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-lawmakers-return-tuesday-for-final-stretch-of-regular-session/article_e9ddee56-1d9e-5bdc-b6e7-4c7276f6bd60.html
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— No comment yet from Rep. Bryant on Pappas’ suggestion of castration to
settle abortion debate – John Suayan
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/512455425-no-comment-yet-from-rep-bryant-on-pappas-suggestion-of-castration-to-settle-abortion-debate
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Synagogue shooting suspect despised ‘Zionist, Jew-loving’ Trump – Valerie
Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/john-earnest-synagogue-shooting-suspect-despised-z/
— Cartoonist whose work was pulled by New York Times had pattern of
anti-Semitic tropes – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is
nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. If I sought a
government office or a political office, the aforesaid would
hint/imply/argue/shout that I am anti-Semitic because overwhelmingly, my
superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me were
Jewish.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/antonio-moreira-antunes-new-york-times-cartoonist-/
TOWNHALL
— ‘Catch and Release’ Continues As An Estimated 7,000 Illegal Aliens Have Been
Dumped Into Tucson In Past Eight Months – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/28/catch-and-release-continues-as-an-estimated-7-000-illegal-aliens-have-been-dump-n2545506
AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope gets political, doling out $500,000 for caravans – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pope_gets_political_doling_out_cash_for_caravans.html
DAILY CALLER
— RADIO ADS IN CENTRAL AMERICA ARE ENCOURAGING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BORDER
PATROL SAYS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/28/radio-ads-illegal-immigration/
WORLD NET DAILY
— STAY OUT OF IT, POPE FRANCIS! Barbara Simpson slams pontiff for butting into
international affairs
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/stay-out-of-it-pope-francis/
FOX BUSINESS
— Trump says US economy, weak laws reasons for increase in illegal immigration
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-says-us-economy-weak-laws-reasons-for-increase-in-illegal-immigration
CBS NEWS
— Migrant families and nowhere to put them: How the acting DHS chief plans to
handle the southern border Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary
Kevin McAleenan is facing the largest wave of illegal crossings of families at
the U.S.-Mexico border in a decade. “60 Minutes” traveled to the
border to see the situation and asked McAleenan how he’ll deal with it – Sharyn
Alfonsi (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who encourage illegal immigration
should be required to provide illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical
care, education, transportation, job training, jobs, etc.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-families-how-acting-dhs-chief-kevin-mcaleenan-plans-to-handle-southern-border-60-minutes-2019-04-28/
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump praises NFL No. 2 pick Nick Bosa, doesn’t mention top pick Kyler
Murray – Cindy Boren (DIERSEN: It is always interesting to see who the
following praise and do not praise and what they praise them for doing and for
not doing: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/28/trump-praises-nfl-no-pick-nick-bosa-doesnt-mention-top-pick-kyler-murray/
NEW YORK POST
— New York Times condemned for anti-Semitic Netanyahu, Trump cartoon – Mark
Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/04/28/new-york-times-condemned-for-anti-semitic-netanyahu-trump-cartoon/
FORBES
— Who Is Too Old To Be President? – Teresa Ghilarducci (DIERSEN: In America,
Democrats who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial
clout determine which characterizes are desirable and which characteristics are
undesirable. How many undesirable characteristics are you burdened with? I am
burdened with the following: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and
confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German
American, draft avoider, American-nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, and
my ancestors have been in America since 1844. All my critics/opponents, all
their operatives, and all their dupes always promote age discrimination a)
because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b)
they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2019/04/28/who-is-too-old-to-be-president/#11b9c39659ff
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A
recent poll is bad news for Biden (76), Sanders (77), and even Trump (72) and
very bad news in progress towards stamping out age-bigotry. More voters in a
poll don’t want someone over 75 compared to other factors like being black, or
gay, or a woman…or even a Muslim. Being a “socialist” is the most
undesirable characteristic listed. The NBC/WSJ poll tested 11 different
presidential characteristics and there acceptability as a person who is
President. The most popular: An African American (a combined 87 percent of all
voters say they are “enthusiastic” or “comfortable” with that characteristic),
a white man (86 percent), a woman (84 percent), and someone who is gay or
lesbian (68 percent — up from 43 percent in 2006). The least popular: a Muslim
(49 percent are enthusiastic or comfortable–up from 32 percent in 2015),
someone over the age of 75 (37 percent) and a socialist (25 percent).”
Those polled may be overstating their tolerance for African Americans and
women, they don’t want to look bad to the pollster. But saying being over 75 is
an undesirable characteristic is not viewed as bigotry and an act of
discriminatory prejudgment is notable. As I wrote in March, why do many Americans
view prejudgment based on age legitimate? We don’t see widespread public
arguments that Kamala Harris and Cory Booker too black to run? And Elizabeth
Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand too female to run? Every hire
(and an election is a hiring decision) is a judgement about the potential
productivity of a candidate. The relevant questions in every hire is whether a
candidate will be engaged and competent for the job at hand? Does the candidate
have the knowledge and talent to do the work? Age Discrimination is Harmful The
harm of age discrimination on the campaign trail is trivial to the widespread
pain and damage which lies beneath the ageism. Though illegal, age
discrimination in employment, pay, training and promotion, persists. Ageism makes
older workers struggle to get raises and jobs. A recent study indicates
employer bias against older workers and muddies the issue about whether someone
over 75 is too old to work. A majority of employers surveyed by Transamerica
Center for Retirement Studies answered that age 64 was too old to be considered
for employment (this was the median age given by employers, though most refused
to give an age – wisely, since it’s against the law to consider age in hiring
and promotion and pay). On the other hand, the median age that workers gave was
too old to work was 75. The workers’ answer still makes it complicated for the
candidates over age 75.)
LGBTQ NATION
— Church membership is dropping fast. That may be good news for LGBTQ rights.
– John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/church-membership-dropping-fast-may-good-news-lgbtq-rights/
LEADING BRITAIN’S CONVERSATION
— Trump Is Disgusting, But He Should Be Allowed To Commemorate D-Day – James
O’Brien (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and
Democrat plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office or
a political office, the aforesaid would hint/imply/argue/shout that I am
disgusting a) because I got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b)
because I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/trump-disgusting-dday-commemoration-portsmouth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Speaking on his LBC show, he said: “Trump is disgusting. That’s clear.
There are four clear examples. . .Dodging the draft with regard to Vietnam.)