CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Long odds for would-be Trump challengers like Joe Walsh No matter how
credible some of these challengers might seem on paper, it would take a
political cataclysm to knock the president off the GOP ticket as he remains
popular among Republican voters. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/long-odds-would-be-trump-challengers-joe-walsh
— Lightfoot imposes city hiring freeze Action to cut spending comes just a
week before the mayor is to announce how deep the city’s budget hole is and
perhaps indicate what taxes may be raised to fill it. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN:
During almost all the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the
agency was under a hiring and/or promotion freeze.) https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-imposes-city-hiring-freeze
— Legislators ask Pritzker to clear weed roadblock A state agency’s literal
interpretation of “location” could make it harder to get retail
outlets open by Jan. 1. – JOHN PLETZ https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/legislators-ask-pritzker-clear-weed-roadblock
— Trump faces his Mini-Me in Joe Walsh Walsh,
like Trump, figured out long ago that the first rule of contemporary American
politics—like it or not—is that voters gotta know your name. And once they do,
the second rule comes into play: Don’t be a bore. – GREG HINZ https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trump-faces-his-mini-me-joe-walsh
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Citizen survey: 57 percent considered moving in past year –
Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Who wants you to move? Those who want me to move 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.sj-r.com/news/20190823/sangamon-county-citizen-survey-57-percent-considered-moving-in-past-year
FORBES
— How To Encourage Employee Advocacy On Social Media – Adrian Fisher (DIERSEN:
From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want their employees 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/or anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2019/08/23/how-to-encourage-employee-advocacy-on-social-media/#2cd6d739550b
NEW YORK TIMES
— America holds onto an undemocratic assumption from its founding: that some
people deserve more power than others. – Jamelle Bouie (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time, and especially against those who are
Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White,
male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or draft avoiders.) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/republicans-racism-african-americans.html
TOWN COURIER
— City Councilman Robert Wu Seeks Second Term – Ellyn Wexler http://towncourier.com/city-councilman-robert-wu-seeks-second-term/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Many
of the skills Wu has honed during his day job—as senior attorney at the U.S.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)—have helped him become effective in his
City of Gaithersburg position. “I often find myself in the role of interpreting
ordinances, parsing out legalese when amendments to existing language are
proposed, and, at least in one instance, actually drafting an ordinance,” he
said. “At GAO,” Wu explained, “I serve in a quasi-judicial role, adjudicating
bid protests filed with our office. The skillset is very similar to that used
in deciding matters brought before the city council, including fairmindedness,
the ability to absorb large records and ultimately render a decision.” “A firm
belief that process matters” also factors into both jobs. “As companies who
file protests with GAO understand, while we might not necessarily agree with them
in the end, each argument raised is heard and carefully considered,” Wu said.
“The same goes for my work at city council. Each individual who takes their
valuable time to appear before us or submit written matters has to know that
their views have been heard and seriously considered.”)
MAYO CLINIC
— Diabetes (DIERSEN: Recently, a Libertarian argued that for a diabetic like
me to fail to keep their blood sugar level in control was far more damaging
than smoking pot. He could see that I was obese. I had just told him that I
spend 10+ hours a day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them
out instead of exercising or sleeping.) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20371451
KIPLINGER
— Are You on Track? Financial Planning Goals for Every Decade of Your Life –
Jamie P. Hopkins (DIERSEN: In politics, sadly, tragically, the less financially
secure that you are, the more likely that you will succumb and become someone’s
operative or someone’s dupe. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes are beyond furious that I have a $53,316/year COLA-adjusted Civil Service
Retirement System pension for life, $2,118/year COLA-adjusted Social Security
for life, approximate $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance
subsidy for life, retirement savings, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, six cars and
an SUV, no children to support, etc.) https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/retirement/T047-S014-are-you-on-track-financial-goals-for-every-decade/index.html
TIME
— El Paso Mayor Says President Trump Called Him a RINO – BILLY PERRIGO
(DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants,
and RINOs in Republican organizations in Illinois do? ANSWER: They discourage
me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. They
discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They turn everyone that
they can against me, including those who run the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream,
those who ran the Wheaton Bowl, Milton Township Republican Central Committee
(MTRCC) members, Wheaton City Council members, and voters in my precinct. They
make false accusations against me and demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me
at MTRCC meetings. They intimidate/threaten those who might come to my defense.
They discourage Republican candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and
organizations from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
They promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.) https://time.com/5653918/trump-attack-el-paso-mayor/
WIKIPEDIA
— Negative campaigning (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a
political office, you should expect that sooner or later, your opponents will
engage in negative campaigning against you. I am seeking appointment to fill
Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. Even though there is no chance
that I will be selected, my opponents in Wheaton’s West District are engaging
in negative campaigning against me. At the Milton Township Republican Central
Committee (MTRCC) August 14, 2019 meeting at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream,
two of my fellow MTRCC members in Wheaton’s West District falsely charged me
with harassing the hotel’s employees. In addition, one of them, in front of an
attorney, said that he was going to do everything that he could to stop
everyone from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_campaigning
(FROM THE POSTING: Negative campaigning or mudslinging is the process of
deliberate spreading negative information about someone or something to worsen
the public image of the described. Deliberate spreading of such information can
be motivated either by honest desire of the campaigner to warn others against
real dangers or deficiencies of the described, or by the campaigner’s dishonest
ideas on methods of winning in political, business or other spheres of
competition against an honest rival. The public image of an entity can be
defined as reputation, esteem, respect, acceptance of the entity’s appearance,
values and behavior by the general public of a given territory and/or a social
group, possibly within time limits. As target groups of public and their values
differ, so negativity or positivity of a public image is relative; thus, to be
successful, negative campaigning has to take into account current values of the
group it addresses. The degree of strictness in practicing the group’s values
as opposed to its tolerance for violating the norms has also to be taken into
consideration.)
EVANSTON NOW
— Panel to sort through over 100 reparations ideas – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Are
you a Republican? How much reparations do the Democrats in your neighborhood,
in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, in Illinois, and in
America want you to pay? How much reparations have you paid already?
Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/equity/2019-08-15/82677/panel-to-sort-through-over-100-reparations-ideas
THE HILL
— El Paso’s Republican mayor says Trump called him a ‘RINO’ during visit after
mass shooting – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying Republicans
like me. I should write a book about past and present RINOs in the Illinois
Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township
Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber
of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.) https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/457589-gop-el-paso-mayor-says-trump-called-him-a-rino-during-visit-after-mass-shooting
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask Wheaton and to ask the Daily Herald about each of the 10
candidates who are seeking to be appointed to fill the Wheaton West District
City Council vacancy. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
Why do they wish to be considered for an appointment to fill this
vacancy, please elaborate?
In their opinion, what are the three most important issues that
Wheaton needs to address in the next 2 years and how do they say those issues
should be addressed, please elaborate?
What are their political affiliations, that is, what were the most
recent primary ballot that they cast – Republican or Democrat, and what other
actions have they taken that evidences their political affiliations, please
elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote dependency on government, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote dependency on charity, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote LGBTQ activity, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote abortion, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote mass/illegal immigration, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, please
elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or against measures that promote diminishment of First Amendment rights, please elaborate?
If they are appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote diminishment of Second Amendment rights, please
elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote patronage, please elaborate?
If they are appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote political affiliation discrimination, please
elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote reverse discrimination, please elaborate?
If they were appointed to fill the vacancy, would they vote for or
against measures that promote age discrimination, please elaborate?
What are their positions on Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor
Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment, please elaborate?
How long have they lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton,
in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?
Since they have lived in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in
Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, what have they done that
demonstrates that they want the aforesaid to be prosperous and safe, please elaborate?
What is their work experience and how would it help them serve on
the City Council, please elaborate?
What is their education and how would it help them serve on the
City Council, please elaborate?
What are their professional certifications and licenses and how
would they help them serve on the City Council, please elaborate?
What professional associations are they a member of and how would
those memberships help them serve on the City Council, please elaborate?
If asked who would provide them with references, please elaborate?
How do they characterize their 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?
Do the aforesaid take/return their phone calls, please elaborate?
How do they characterize their 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?
Do the aforesaid take/return their phone calls, please elaborate?
Have they ever been elected to or appointed to a government and
political office, and if so, please elaborate?
Have they ever been arrested, and if so, please elaborate?
Have they ever pled guilty to crime or been convicted of a crime,
and if so, please elaborate?
Do they have any health problems that might impact their service
on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?
Do they 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 they have available to
devote to City Council duties?
Have they ever been a plaintiff or defendant in any litigation,
and if so, please elaborate?
Have they ever been delinquent with any type of taxes, and if so,
please elaborate?
Would they have any financial or other type of conflict of
interest if they served on the City Council, and if so, please elaborate?
Have they ever filed bankruptcy, and if so, please elaborate?
Have they ever been fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire
from a job, and if so, please elaborate?
Have they ever done anything that submits them to blackmail, and
if so, please elaborate?
What demonstrates that if appointed, they will not be manipulated
or dominated, for example, that they are financially secure, please elaborate?
The following are typical city council functions (https://www.nlc.org/city-councils) What
experience do they 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.
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The August Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) monthly
meeting is this evening at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream. The social hour
starts at 6:00 PM and the meeting starts at 7:00 PM. SEE: http://dupagegop.org/calendar-3/
I will be signing in as a candidate. I am a candidate to be
appointed to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. The other six Republican
candidates are Edward Ahern, Jeffery Antonelli, Angela Blatner, Nancy Harding,
Mark Kmeicik, and Robert McNeily.
Hopefully, all of the aforesaid seven candidates will a) attend
meeting, b) announce their candidacies, c) and seek the support of the eighteen
Republican Precinct Committeemen who represent Wheaton’s West District. Those
eighteen Precinct Committeemen are Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Thomas Elsner,
Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, John Kocinski, Robert Krzyzewski,
Michael Hinsdale, Jae Kwon, Robert Larsen, Connor McCarthy, Robert McNeily,
Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, James Ryan, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling.
Hopefully, MTRCC will gather relevant information about the
aforesaid seven candidates, provide that information to the aforesaid eighteen
Precinct Committeemen, and host a candidate forum. The goal of providing
information on the candidates and hosting a candidate forum is to help the
aforesaid eighteen Precinct Committeemen recommend to Wheaton’s City Council
the best possible candidate to be appointed to fill the Wheaton West District
City Council vacancy.
In my opinion, the following information about all 10 candidates
should be disclosed: How long they have lived in Wheaton, how long they have
lived in Wheaton’s West District, their work experience, their education, their
professional certifications and licenses, their memberships in professional
associations, why they want to be appointed to fill the vacancy, what they
believe the three most important issues are that Wheaton needs to address in
the next 2 years and how those issues those issues should be addressed, their
political affiliation and activities, their civic activities, if they would
vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, what their position is
on Wheaton’s Roosevelt Road corridor, if they would vote for or against
requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, and what they have done that
demonstrates they can carry out typical city council functions. In my opinion,
Republican Precinct Committeemen in Wheaton’s West District should have the
above information.
At Wheaton’s City Council meeting on Monday, August 19, 2019, its
members will go into executive session to deliberate on the 10 candidates who
have applied. Because, in that session, they will be reviewing the documents
that the 10 candidates have submitted, Wheaton has denied my FOIA request for
those documents.
According to MTRCC’s bylaws (http://www.miltongop.org/about-mtrcc/by-laws),
“When a position within Milton Township is declared vacant, the MTRCC
shall meet within forty (40) days of the declaration of vacancy to recommend an
individual to fill such vacancy. The recommendation shall be decided at a
convention of the Organization by a majority vote of the Organization through a
written ballot.” It would be great if MTRCC would host a candidate forum
for the aforesaid seven Republican candidates.” I urge MTRCC to do the
aforesaid concerning Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy.
Many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders
routinely attend MTRCC meetings. I hope that the following will attend MTRCC’s
August 14 meeting and a candidate forum if one is held: a) Wheaton’s mayor and
City Council members, b) 6th Congressional District candidates Jeanne Ives and
Evelyn Sanguinetti; c) DuPage County Recorder candidates Ron Almiron and
Babette Holder; d) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; e) DuPage County
officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCianni,
Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen,
Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al
Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim
Zay; f) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail
Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino,
and Yada Nathwani; g) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard;
h) School District 200 officials; and i) College of DuPage officials including
Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano.
It will be extremely interesting to see which of the seven
candidates are endorsed by which of the aforesaid candidates, elected
officials, and party leaders, and especially which candidates Ives and Sanguinetti
might endorse because they both have served on Wheaton’s City Council.
Further, I will be asking a) Susan Fitch, Chris Zaruba, and other
Wheaton City Council members who attend the meeting to brief the meeting’s
attendees on actions being taken to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton and b) Grant
Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Bob Larsen, Jim Zay, and other DuPage County Board
members who attend the meeting to brief the meeting’s attendees on actions
being taken to ban the sale of pot in DuPage County’s unincorporated areas.
Further, I will be asking the meeting’s attendees to join me, Bob
Cherry, Dick Furstenau, B.J. Singer, and Tim Whelan in urging DuPage County,
Wheaton, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Lombard, Downers Grove, Naperville,
Warrenville, West Chicago, and the rest of the 38 municipalities in DuPage
County to ban the sale of pot.
Further, I will be asking the DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, its Chairman Marty Keller, MTRCC, and the other eight Republican township
party organizations in DuPage County to urge DuPage County and the 38
municipalities in DuPage County to ban the sale of pot. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
FEDERALIST
— If You’re Not Grateful To The United States, Why Are You Here? Rather than
ridicule America’s past, as if the travesties of U.S. history nullify its
soaring glories, immigrants and longtime Americans should be grateful for
America and its political and cultural traditions. – Casey Chalk (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Democrats highlight immigrants 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://thefederalist.com/2019/08/14/youre-not-grateful-united-states/
— Does The Statue Of Liberty Poem Invalidate U.S. Borders Or Require Giving
Welfare To Non-Citizens? – Susanna Hoffman https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/13/statue-liberty-poem-invalidate-u-s-borders-require-giving-welfare-non-citizens/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges With 1 in 10
Americans saying they misuse drugs, doctors should ask everyone about both
illegal and prescription use, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said. –
Jan Hoffman (DIERSEN: I have never used pot or any other illegal drug. All
candidates for any kind of office should disclose if they have used pot or any
other illegal drug. Use of illegal drugs demonstrates disrespect for the rule
of law.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/health/drug-screening-adults-teens.html
CYBER CIVICS
— Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens (DIERSEN: In my opinion, each and every
voter in Wheaton, and especially, each and every voter in Wheaton’s West
District and each and every Precinct Committeeman in the district should a)
learn everything that they can about the 10 candidates who are seeking to be
appointed to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy, b) analyze that
information, c) decide who they believe the best candidate would be and why,
and d) communicate that to Wheaton’s City Council by email at
allcouncil@wheaton.il.us.) http://www.civics.ks.gov/kansas/citizenship/responsibilities-of-citizens.html (FROM THE POSTING:
Staying informed. Citizens have the responsibility to stay informed of the
issues affecting their communities, as well as national and international
issues, and to be active in the civic processes. This includes being well
informed about the issues and candidates before voting in an election, getting
involved in a political campaign or running for public office, or using their
right to address the government through activism.)
DAILY HERALD
— AUGUST 9, 2019 FLASHBACK: 10 want West District seat on Wheaton City Council
– Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald has published some information about
5 of the candidates (David Diersen, Robert McNeily, Lynn Robbins, Mark Kmiecik,
and Khizar Jafri), but what about the other 5: Nancy Harding, Edward Ahern,
Jeffrey Antonelli, Angela Blatner, and Krista Selvey? In my opinion, the Daily
Herald should obtain and publish at least the following information about all
10 candidates: How long they have lived in Wheaton, how long they have lived in
Wheaton’s West District, their work experience, their education, their
professional certifications and licenses, their memberships in professional
associations, why they want to be appointed to fill the vacancy, what they
believe the three most important issues are that Wheaton needs to address in
the next 2 years and how those issues those issues should be addressed, their
political affiliation and activities, their civic activities, if they would
vote for or against banning the sale of pot in Wheaton, what their position is
on Wheaton’s Roosevelt Road corridor, if they would vote for or against
requiring employers in Wheaton to use E-Verify, and what they have done that
demonstrates they can carry out typical city council functions.) https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190809/10-want-west-district-seat-on-wheaton-city-council (FROM THE ARTICLE: Diersen
is the founder of the daily newsletter Gopillinois.com. McNeily lost his bid
for the West District seat in 2016 against incumbent Todd Scalzo. According to
his LinkedIn page, he is the Midwest regional manager of Turning Point USA, a
conservative group founded by Wheeling High School alum Charlie Kirk for
college and high school students. Robbins, a former Illinois Park and
Recreation Association board member, also ran unsuccessfully against Scalzo for
the West District seat in 2016. Kmiecik finished third in another three-way
race for the seat in 2009. Jafri, a finance and accounting consultant, lost to
Tim Elliott for a District 4 spot on the DuPage County Board in 2016. The
Democrat was seeking his first elected office at the time.)
WJOL
— Workplace Discrimination Protections Now Law in Illinois (DIERSEN: From what
I see, constructively, employers can discriminate against employees because
they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft
avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.wjol.com/workplace-discrimination-protections-now-law-in-illinois/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders staffers manhandle press at Iowa State Fair – Joseph Simonson
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how activists, candidates, elected
officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim
to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican have treated me since 2000.) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-staffers-manhandle-press-at-iowa-state-fair
GOPUSA
— Internet is silencing Conservative voices (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about those who want silence me.) http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74152
— Elizabeth Warren will tax gun makers at 30% on firearms, 50% on ammunition
(DIERSEN: This would make it harder for poor people to defend themselves.) http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74182
RICHMOND
— Employers need to tighten up on their hiring process to avoid discrimination
– KAREN MICHAEL (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.richmond.com/business/learning-center/labor-law-employers-need-to-tighten-up-on-their-hiring/article_9c132257-230a-5802-9dc2-d8e7740b783d.html
CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton City Council Planning Session 7:00 PM, Monday, August 12, 2019
AGENDA: Roosevelt Road Corridor (DIERSEN: Wheaton is DuPage County’s County
Seat. DuPage County has more residents than five states. Will all the
applicants to be appointed to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy
attend this session? How many of the 449 members of the “Concerned
Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road” public Facebook group will a) attend
this session and b) want to speak at this session? The Roosevelt Road Corridor
is entirely in Wheaton’s West and East Districts. Will the Facebook group vote
to endorse one of the 10 applicants to be appointed to fill Wheaton’s West
District City Council vacancy? Will the group vote to urge Wheaton’s City
Council to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton? If the sale of pot is allowed in
Wheaton, would pot shops be allowed in the Roosevelt Road Corridor?) https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=261 https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08122019-1227
CBS NEWS
— Gillibrand pledges to direct Justice Department to “infiltrate”
white supremacist groups (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat,
Libertarian, and Green infiltration of religious, conservative, and Republican
organizations. The more infiltrated that they are, the less that they work
against the promotion of a) gambling, booze, pot, and other vices, b)
dependency on government, c) dependency on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e)
abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) abolition of First and Second
Amendment rights, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j)
reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, l) retaliation, and/or k) the
rest of the planks in the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party
platforms.) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kirsten-gillibrand-on-face-the-nation-pledges-to-instruct-justice-department-to-infiltrate-white-supremacist-groups/
FORBES
— What Really Keeps The Best Employees At Their Companies? – John Hall
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years,
political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination (Affirmative
Action, Diversity, and Inclusion), and veterans preference gave my superiors,
supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who had the following demographics
tremendous incentives to stay: Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or
veteran. They saw how the federal government uses the aforesaid and up-or-out
to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran
who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040)
by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service
(currently $165,500) by age 40.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhall/2019/08/11/what-really-keeps-the-best-employees-at-their-companies/#100ce36e38f2
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— All politics is local. It should be extremely important to you who represents
you in your municipality’s government. Residents of Wheaton’s West District
have been represented in Wheaton’s government by Todd Scalzo for the last 10
years, but Scalzo has resigned.
It would be great if the Milton Township Republican Central
Committee (MTRCC) would host a candidate forum for the seven Republican
candidates who are seeking appointment to fill Wheaton’s West District City
Council vacancy.
Those seven candidates are Edward Ahern, Jeffery Antonelli, Angela
Blatner, Dave Diersen, Nancy Harding, Mark Kmiecik, and Robert McNeily.
Hopefully, all of the aforesaid seven candidates will a) attend
MTRCC’s 7:00 PM Wednesday August 14, 2019 meeting at the Holiday Inn in Carol
Stream, b) announce their candidacies, c) and seek the support of the eighteen
Republican Precinct Committeemen who represent Wheaton’s West District.
Those eighteen Precinct Committeemen are Joseph Caruso, Dave
Diersen, Thomas Elsner, Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, John
Kocinski, Robert Krzyzewski, Michael Hinsdale, Jae Kwon, Robert Larsen, Connor
McCarthy, Robert McNeily, Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, James Ryan, Mark
Thomas, and Herbert Wehling.
Hopefully, MTRCC will gather relevant information about the
aforesaid seven candidates and provide that information to the aforesaid
eighteen Precinct Committeemen.
The goal of the candidate forum and providing information on the
candidates is to help the aforesaid eighteen Precinct Committeemen recommend to
Wheaton’s City Council the best possible candidate to be appointed to fill the
Wheaton West District City Council vacancy.
Many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders
routinely attend MTRCC meetings. I hope that the following will attend MTRCC’s
August 14 meeting and a candidate forum if one is held: a) 6th Congressional
District candidates Jeanne Ives and Evelyn Sanguinetti; b) DuPage County
Recorder candidates Ron Almiron and Babette Holder; c) Wheaton’s mayor and City
Council members; d) Illinois officials including Amy Grant; e) DuPage County
officials including Robert Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCianni,
Grant Eckhoff, Timothy Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen,
Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al
Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim
Zay; f) Milton Township officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail
Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino,
and Yada Nathwani; g) Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard;
h) School District 200 officials; and i) College of DuPage officials including
Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano.
It will be extremely interesting to see which of the seven
candidates are endorsed by which of the aforesaid candidates, elected
officials, and party leaders, and especially which candidates Ives and
Sanguinetti might endorse because they have served on Wheaton’s City Council. –
Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Red flag laws leave gun owners defenseless The evidence on whether red flag
laws succeed is mixed, and so far, there’s no firm evidence that these laws
prevent homicide. – Jacob Sullum (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, red flag
indicators include: gun owner, Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, German American, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/8/20757359/red-flag-laws-mass-shootings-gun-legislation-el-pay-dayton-donald-trump-nra-violence
DAILY HERALD
— Join the debates over retail pot sales – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you want
your county and your municipality to be family friendly, please attend all the
upcoming county and municipal meetings, and during the public comment periods,
urge your county and your municipality to ban the sale of pot. I will be doing
that at DuPage County’s 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 13, 2019 board meeting. I have
already done that at DuPage County board’s most recent meeting and at Wheaton
City Council’s three most recent meetings. Please urge those who represent you
in your county and in municipality a) to get an ordinance amendment on the
agenda for the next meeting that bans the sale of pot and b) to vote for that
amendment.) https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190810/editorial-join-the-debates-over-retail-pot-sales
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump haters promote hatred against
Trump. https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190811/the-shaming-of-america
JOURNAL STANDARD
— Are you a name-caller? – John Borling (DIERSEN: I had the honor of helping
organize the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) 2003
Oktoberfest fundraiser and I organized the straw poll for U.S. Senate at that
event in which John Borling competed against Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna,
Jim Oberweis, Steve Rauchenberger, Jack Ryan, and Jonathan Wright. About 600
attended that event and about 400 participated in the straw poll. Those who
sponsored tables, took out ads in the MTRCC directory, and/or contributed
auction items included the aforesaid candidates and Arndt, Birkett, Bolds,
Bucholz, Carlson, Carney, Cox, Cronin, Diersen, Dillard, Dwyer, Eckhoff,
Elsner, Falbo, Fawell, Flickinger, Glen Ellyn Republican Women, Gresk, Gumm,
Heidorn, Henry, Hinkle, Hultgren, Hyde, Illinois Center Right Coalition,
Illinois Republican Party, Jacobsen, Kachiroubas, Kilander, King, Kleeman,
Leston, Lofgren, Marquardt, Moore, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Olson, Pankau, Philip,
Pierotti, Pihos, Popejoy, Rasins, Roskam, Ruscitti, Russo, J. Ryan, P. Ryan,
Sandberg, Schillerstrom, Sender, R. Smith, Stern, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois,
Topinka, Wheaton Women’s Republican Club, Whelan, Zaruba, and Zay.) https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20190810/third-degree-are-you-name-caller
FOX NEWS
— Media go far beyond Trump Derangement Syndrome in attacking president – Dan
Gainor https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dan-gainor-media-go-far-beyond-trump-derangement-syndrome-in-attacking-president
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Will your Republican township, ward, and county party
organizations hold straw polls at their upcoming fundraisers? In the past,
Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) straw polls at its
Oktoberfest fundraisers had a big impact and raised lots of money for MTRCC. I
organized those straw polls. MTRCC has not asked me to organize a straw poll
for its October 3, 2019 Oktoberfest fundraiser. Contested primary races include
Ives v. Sanguinetti and Almiron v. Holder.) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-2020-iowa-state-fair-food-fried-mary-anne-marsh (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Beyond the fried food on a stick and the iconic Butter Cow, another big
attraction at the Iowa State Fair is the unscientific straw poll open to all
attending the fair. In 2015, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ran away with the
poll. Hillary Clinton won the Iowa caucus and Trump came in a very close second
behind Ted Cruz. Trump and Clinton eventually faced one another in the general
election. This week’s straw poll is a reminder that the 2020 campaign is much
further along than most people, and even many candidates, realize. The fact is
elections — and the nomination process — are won in June, July and August.
With only 182 days until the Iowa caucuses, Warren and Harris are on the rise,
Biden and Sanders are fading, and the rest of the field is fried on a stick.)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT WEAPONIZES CHILDREN TO DEFEND ILLEGAL ALIENS – Daniel Greenfield
(DIERSEN: One could further say that the left weaponizes moderates, Democrats,
Libertarians, Greens, illegals, minorities, women, younger people, those who
have less money, LGBTQers, single people, non-Protestants, non-German
Americans, non-gun owners, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a
long time, etc. to get rid of conservatives, Republicans, U.S. citizens, Whites,
men, older people, those who have more money, married people, Protestants,
German Americans, gun owners, those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time, etc.) https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/274583/left-weaponizes-children-defend-illegal-aliens-daniel-greenfield
FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— Democrats’ Desire For Electable Candidates May Be Driven By Older Voters –
Erin Doherty (DIERSEN: How electable are you? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and
Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants,
and RINOs hint/imply/ argue/shout that the more of the following that you are,
the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German
American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a
long time. They hint/imply/ argue/shout that for the aforesaid reason and for
other reasons, I will not be selected to fill Wheaton’s West District City
Council vacancy.) https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/democrats-desire-for-electable-candidates-may-be-driven-by-older-voters/
POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to defeat Trump, Trump haters a)
illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America
illegally and b) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally
stay in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, it is clear that Trump-haters a)
hate America and b) are using citizens of foreign countries to destroy
America.) https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/11/trump-immigration-2020-1456177
NEW YORK TIMES
— Quiz: Let Us Predict Whether You’re a Democrat or a Republican – Sahil
Chinoy (DIERSEN: According to this, you are more likely to be Republican if you
are White, Protestant (I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri
Synod Lutheran), heterosexual, male, married, non-poor, and over 42 years old
like me. Unlike me, you are more likely to be Democrat the more educated that
you are. I have a bachelor’s degree (1970), three master’s degrees (1976, 1980,
and 1997), six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and
1997), and a professional license (1981). But all of the aforesaid are in
management, accounting, or finance. Unlike me, you are more likely be
Republican if you attend church services. I should write a book about
churchgoers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County,
and in Illinois who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because I am not
a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money
to a church like they do.) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/08/opinion/sunday/party-polarization-quiz.html
— What Makes an American? – Jason DeParle (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the
following make it clear that they oppose assimilation: Democrats and Democrat
plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and
RINOs. Those who oppose assimilation have always a) worked very hard against me
and/or b) demonized, denigrated, and condemned German Americans.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/sunday-review/immigration-assimilation-texas.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to men-haters, a
common trait among mass killers is that they hate women. Ever-increasingly,
Democrats encourage women to hate men. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/us/mass-shootings-misogyny-dayton.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/opinion/sunday/trump-picture-baby-el-paso.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/opinion/sunday/labor-unions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/opinion/hate.html
NEW YORK POST
— The New York Times modifies its motto to fit leftist agenda – Michael
Goodwin https://nypost.com/2019/08/11/the-new-york-times-modifies-its-motto-to-fit-leftist-agenda/
— ‘We’re all in the closet’: Trump’s Hamptons supporters go underground –
Isabel Vincent (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? I am. Have you gone underground
because of hatred of Trump? I have not. Consequently, ever-increasingly, the
Trump-haters in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in
Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois dismiss me,
belittle me, badmouth me, ostracize me, insult me, demonize me, denigrate me,
condemn me, and even worse things. If they thought that there was any chance
that the Wheaton City Council might appoint me to fill the West District City
Council vacancy, they would work even harder to destroy me. I should write a
book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West
District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a)
who are Trump-haters and b) who fear Trump-haters.) https://nypost.com/2019/08/11/were-all-in-the-closet-trumps-hamptons-supporters-go-underground/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: While
Trump attended two big-money fundraisers for the Republican Party and his 2020
re-election campaign at mansions in Southampton and Bridgehampton on Friday,
many of his East End supporters are eschewing the spotlight — especially after
last week’s calls for boycotts of billionaire Stephen Ross’ gyms because he
hosted the president. “We are all in the closet,” said a boutique owner in
Southampton who fears reprisals from his customers — most of them moneyed
Democrats — if he speaks openly about his allegiance to Trump. “It’s like you
have this disease and people want to run away from you.” A builder based in
Westhampton worried that his customers would boycott his services if he reveals
his support of the president. “People have really strong opinions here and if
you go around wearing a MAGA hat, you really need to fear physical violence,”
he said, adding the anti-Trump aggression comes mostly from summer residents.
Trump won 51.5 percent of the vote among year-round residents of Suffolk County
in the 2016 election, compared to 44.6 percent for Democrat Hillary Clinton. In
2008 and 2012, most of the county voted for Barack Obama. Despite the recent
shift, many of Trump’s core supporters fear speaking out, especially during the
summer months, when beachfront villages from Westhampton to Montauk are filled
with left-leaning visitors from New York City.)
THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters. America-haters promote
America-haters. White-haters promote White-haters. Men-haters promote
men-haters. Rich people-haters promote rich people-haters. Protestant-haters
promote Protestant-haters. Conservative-haters promote conservative-haters.
Patriotic people-haters promote patriotic people haters. Republican-haters
promote Republican-haters. Older people-haters promote older people-haters.
Rich people-haters promote rich people-haters. Gun owner-haters promote gun
owner haters. German American-haters promote German American-haters. Those who
hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time promote those
who hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://theweek.com/articles/857873/dont-expect-grateful
BUSINESS 2 COMMUNITY
— Website Credibility: A 39-Point Checklist – Peep Laja (DIERSEN: Of course,
according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: me, my
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com website
are NOT CREDIBLE. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of
Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs
Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC)
webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member,
American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board
member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Firestone Stores employee, Post Office
employee, etc. They stress the adverse actions that TAPROOT, WCC, Illinois
Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, MTRCC, ICRC, AAPC,
GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc. have taken against me. They
stress that few if anyone came to my defense when the aforesaid organizations
and employers took adverse actions against me. I should write a book about my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They
hint/imply/argue/shout that they can viciously destroy any individual,
organization, company, or government that might come to my defense.) https://www.business2community.com/web-design/website-credibility-a-39-point-checklist-02224009
DAILY BEAST
— To Take Down Trump, Take to the Streets – Christopher Dickey (DIERSEN: How
soon, if not already, will Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct,
in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois
“take to the streets.” Will they picket the homes of a) Republican
Precinct Committeemen/Captains, b) officers of Republican township, ward, and
county party organizations, c) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central
Committee members and their deputies, d) IRP officers, and/or e) the IRP
National Committeeman and IRP National Committeewoman? Obviously, the less
support that the aforesaid have shown for Trump, the less likely that they have
been or will be picketed. What rights do those who are picketed have to protect
themselves, protect their family members, and protect their property?) https://www.thedailybeast.com/to-take-down-trump-take-to-the-streets-7
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Diersen asks the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to
host a candidate forum for the Republican Wheaton West District City Council
candidates at its 7:00 PM Wednesday August 14, 2019 meeting at the Holiday Inn
in Carol Stream, or alternatively, during the following 2 weeks.
The Republican candidates are Edward Ahern, Jeffery Antonelli,
Angela Blatner, Dave Diersen, Nancy Harding, Mark Kmiecik, and Robert McNeily.
Diersen asks MTRCC to provide relevant information about the aforesaid
candidates to its members who represent Republican voters in Wheaton’s West
District. Those MTRCC members are Joseph Caruso, Dave Diersen, Thomas Elsner,
Arthur Grant, Ralph Hinkle, Marty Keller, John Kocinski, Robert Krzyzewski,
Michael Hinsdale, Jae Kwon, Robert Larsen, Connor McCarthy, Robert McNeily,
Ronald Menna, Elizabeth Tatro, James Ryan, Mark Thomas, and Herbert Wehling.
The goal of the candidate forum and providing information on the
candidates is to help the aforesaid Wheaton West District MTRCC members recommend
the best possible candidate to be appointed to fill the Wheaton West District
City Council vacancy.
Many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders
routinely attend MTRCC meetings. I hope that the following will attend MTRCC’s
August 14 meeting: a) 6th Congressional District candidates Jeanne Ives and
Evelyn Sanguinetti; b) DuPage County Recorder candidates Ron Almiron and
Babette Holder; c) Wheaton’s mayor and City Council members; d) Illinois
officials including Amy Grant; e) DuPage County officials including Robert
Berlin, Fred Bucholz, Daniel Cronin, Pete DiCianni, Grant Eckhoff, Timothy
Elliott, Robert Grogan, Gwen Henry, Richard Jorgensen, Christopher Kachiroubas,
Robert Larsen, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Al Murphy, Sean Noonan, Jeffrey
Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Timothy Whelan, and Jim Zay; f) Milton Township
officials including Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Gail Hinkle, Marty Keller, Chris
LeVan, Gary Muehlfelt, David Molitor, John Monino, and Yada Nathwani; g)
Wheaton Park District officials including Michael Benard; h) School District
200 officials; and i) College of DuPage officials including Annette Corrigan,
Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and Frank Napolitano.
Further, I ask MTRCC to brief its members at the meeting on
actions being taken to ban the sale of pot in DuPage County’s unincorporated
areas and in Wheaton, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Lombard, Downers Grove,
Naperville, Warrenville, West Chicago, and the rest of the 38 municipalities in
DuPage County. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Lombard Plan
Commission hereby provides notice that a public hearing will be conducted to
consider the following petition: The petitioner, the Village of Lombard, is
requesting text amendments to the following Section of Village Code, and other
relevant sections for clarity: 1.Amend Section 155.412(B) of the Village Code
to add “Cannabis Dispensing Facility operated in strict compliance with
State law applicable thereto” to the list of permitted uses in the O
Office District… https://marketplace.dailyherald.com/il/legals/notice-of-public-hearing-the-v/AC1E05A413c17075BFcK3h5C208B
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How a top chicken company cut off black farmers, one by one A USDA
investigator found Park Ridge-based Koch Foods violated a law governing meat
companies’ business practices. But the Trump administration has cut back
enforcing the law, and Koch hasn’t faced any penalty. – ISAAC ARNSDORF https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/how-top-chicken-company-cut-black-farmers-one-one
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— $20 million in state funding available for 2020 Census (DIERSEN: Illinois
Democrats and Illinois RINOs a) illegally encourage citizens of foreign
countries to illegally come to Illinois illegally and b) encourage those
illegals to be counted in the census. How many illegals have Democrats and
RINOs put in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your
township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?) https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/20-million-in-state-funding-available-for-2020-14294893.php
— MARCH 26, 2017 FLASHBACK: Lynn Robbins For Wheaton City
Council, West District: Patch Candidate Profile She is a construction project manager running
for Wheaton City Council, West District – Patrick Martin
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Europe Poised to Put Warning Labels on Jewish-Made Products Legal decision
reminiscent of Holocaust-era boycotts of Jews – Adam Kredo (DIERSEN: Who
boycotts you? I should write a book about individuals, organizations,
companies, and governments in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s
West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in
Illinois who boycott me. They disapprove, despise, if not hate my demographics:
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, German American, federal retiree,
draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) https://freebeacon.com/national-security/europe-poised-to-put-warning-labels-on-jewish-made-products/
NEW YORK TIMES
— May the SoulCycle Boycott Make Democracy Better – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who
boycotts you? I should write a book about individuals, organizations,
companies, and governments in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s
West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in
Illinois who boycott me. They disapprove, despise, if not hate my demographics:
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, German American, federal retiree,
draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/opinion/soulcycle-equinox-trump-castro.html
BLOOMBERG
— Slavery Reparations Draws 2020 Democrats as Race Rises as Issue – Jarrell
Dillard (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts the most that
others should pay reparations? ANSWER: 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.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-10/slavery-reparations-draws-2020-democrats-as-race-rises-as-issue
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Can Journalism Be Saved From the Tech Giants? A leading House Democrat has a
plan. – Grace Gedye (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the “tech giants”
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://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/08/09/can-journalism-be-saved-from-the-tech-giants/
IRISH CENTRAL
— 71% of IrishCentral readers say President Trump is inciting hatred in
America. (DIERSEN: What percent of the following groups “say President
Trump is inciting hatred in America:” those who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time?) https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/trump-inciting-hate-america
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats use Iowa event to attack Trump, not one another – AP (DIERSEN: If
a candidate forum was held for Wheaton West District candidates, which
candidates would attack me? They would be the candidates who a) want pot to be
sold in Wheaton, b) oppose any kind of zoning changes on Roosevelt Road, c)
reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican
Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, d)
reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against
video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, e)
focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, f)
represent defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or g) are operatives or
dupes for the aforesaid.) https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-08-09/democrats-use-iowa-event-to-attack-trump-not-each-other
NEWS PRESS
— JUNE 22, 2018 FLASHBACK: The News-Press will vet candidates, dissect issues
but stop endorsing – Tom Hayden (DIERSEN: How deeply will the Daily Herald,
Suburban Life, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, etc. vet (questionnaires,
background checks and interviews) the 10 candidates to be appointed to fill the
Wheaton City Council West District vacancy? Will the aforesaid newspapers a)
conduct candidate forums and/or b) endorse one of those 10 candidates? What
endorsement criteria will they use?) https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2018/06/22/news-press-vet-candidates-dissect-issues-but-stop-endorsing/722444002/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Two
weeks ago, the News-Press asked the community to weigh in on our process of
endorsing political candidates. The question was: To endorse or not to endorse?
The feedback was voluminous and passionate. Thirty-eight people wrote to say we
should stop endorsing candidates in various city, county, state and federal
races and 35 said we should continue. A common theme in most of the responses
was an appreciation for our diligence in vetting the candidates through
questionnaires, background checks and interviews. They wanted the information
to help them decide on whom should get their vote. We agree the most important
part of what we do — and we do it better than most — is going in-depth with the
candidates on the issues. Getting specific answers to and solutions for some of
our most critical issues, like water quality and the environment, affordable
and attainable housing, the mental health and opioid crisis, how to improve
education and build new schools, mean the most to people. That same information
also was vital for us in endorsing candidates.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask candidates who want to fill Wheaton’s West District City
Council vacancy – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
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 political affiliation, that is, what was the most
recent primary ballot that you cast – Republican
or Democrat, and what other actions have you taken that evidence your political
affiliation, please elaborate?
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?
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?
Do the aforesaid take/return your phone calls, 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?
Do the aforesaid take/return your phone calls, 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?
Would 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.
DAILY HERALD
— 10 want West District seat on Wheaton City Council – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN:
I urge everyone who is interested in this, and especially Wheaton’s West
District residents, to a) find out everything that they can about the 10
candidates, b) analyze that information, c) determine who they believe the top
1, 2, or 3 candidates should be, and d) email their recommendation to Wheaton’s
City Council at allcouncil@wheaton.il.us
along with their reasons for their recommendation. I hope that in the days
ahead, the Daily Herald provides much more information about the 10 candidates.
I hope that the Daily Herald a) asks the 10 candidates to complete a detailed
questionnaire and b) publishes the responses to that questionnaire. Wheaton
West District residents should have the right to know not only the applicants’
names, but a) how long they have lived in the city and in the district, b)
their political affiliation, c) why they want to be appointed to fill the
vacancy, d) what they believe the most important issues are that the city needs
to address, e) what their opinion is on how those issues could be addressed, f)
will they vote for or against selling pot in Wheaton, g) what their work
experience is, h) what their education is, i) what professional certifications
and licenses are, and j) what experience do they have carrying out typical city
council functions: 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. (SEE: https://www.nlc.org/city-councils ) https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190809/10-want-west-district-seat-on-wheaton-city-council (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Wheaton City Council members have their pick of 10 applicants seeking to fill a
vacant seat representing the West District. The group of candidates vying for a
2-year appointment to the council includes some familiar names in DuPage County
politics. The applicants are: Nancy Harding, Edward Ahern, Jeffrey Antonelli,
Robert McNeily, Lynn Robbins, Mark Kmiecik, Angela Blatner, David Diersen,
Khizar Jafri and Krista Selvey. Diersen is the founder of the daily newsletter
Gopillinois.com. McNeily lost his bid for the West District seat in 2016
against incumbent Todd Scalzo. According to his LinkedIn page, he is the
Midwest regional manager of Turning Point USA, a conservative group founded by
Wheeling High School alum Charlie Kirk for college and high school students.
Robbins, a former Illinois Park and Recreation Association board member, also
ran unsuccessfully against Scalzo for the West District seat in 2016. Kmiecik
finished third in another three-way race for the seat in 2009. Jafri, a finance
and accounting consultant, lost to Tim Elliott for a District 4 spot on the
DuPage County Board in 2016. The Democrat was seeking his first elected office
at the time. Four council members represent Wheaton’s four voting districts,
while two members and the mayor are elected at-large. The seat became vacant in
July when Scalzo, an attorney, stepped down after 10 years. The council is set
to vote on appointing his successor in September. Council members recently
filled another empty 2-year council seat. The North District seat became vacant
in May when Phil Suess was sworn in as Wheaton’s first new mayor in 12 years.
The council named Christopher Zaruba to the post on July 1 from a field of 13
applicants.)
— Religious hypocrisy – Mary Plunkett, Wheaton https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190809/religious-hypocrisy
— Twitter reposts McConnell threat video after appeal – AP https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190809/news/308099889/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Time to tidy up the state Senate—before the feds do it Senate President John
Cullerton ought to take a page out of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s book and make
ethics rules a priority in his chamber lest things go south in his tenure’s
sunset years. – GREG HINZ https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/time-tidy-state-senate-feds-do-it
HERALD & REVIEW & MDJ ONLINE & PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL
REPUBLICAN & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS & ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois municipalities seek clarifications on recreational marijuana
legalization – REBECCA ANZEL https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-municipalities-seek-clarifications-on-recreational-marijuana-legalization/article_2d287293-fd9b-5fd5-b58a-e9870f0f8f64.html https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-municipalities-seek-clarifications-on-recreational-marijuana-legalization/article_d51fbb12-5b1b-589a-943d-0fb16d528e87.html https://www.journal-republican.com/news/cannabis-confusion-may-lead-to-trailer-bill/article_d3d8d9a6-bae6-11e9-8ee1-6335272d7a02.html https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/Blog/Posts/458/Uncategorized/2019/8/States-municipalities-seek-clarifications-on-recreational-marijuana-legalization/blog-post/ https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Pot-law-is-hazy-on-town-8217-s-rights-Illinois-14294240.php (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
state organization representing local units of government is asking leaders in
the General Assembly to make clarifying changes to the recreational marijuana
law before it takes effect Jan. 1. Brad Cole, executive director of the
Illinois Municipal League, said the 1,298 cities, villages and towns in the
state need guidance on four aspects of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,
signed into law by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in late June. There is
confusion, he said, about how law enforcers will know a person who is growing
cannabis in their home is doing so legally as a prescribed medical marijuana
user. Municipalities also are uncertain how they may regulate the drug. Cole is
asking legislators to write what is known as a trailer bill, a companion
measure that clarifies a statute. The idea has bipartisan support. Sen. Heather
Steans, D-Chicago, one of the statute’s framers and her chamber’s sponsor, said
it’s likely that a trailer bill will happen. Republican Sen. Jason Barickman,
from Bloomington, said he thinks his colleagues spent “a lot of time on the
legislative language,” and any subsequent bill should be consistent with the
goals of the original negotiations. “I understand and support the idea of a
trailer bill to make clarifications that the various stakeholders have brought
forward. I think it’s very likely we’ll see one for multiple reasons, and we
may see it as early as this fall,” he said. “I anticipate hearing from many
stakeholders about clarifications they would like to see. By and large, that’s
what the IML is seeking here.” In a letter to lawmakers, Cole highlighted four
points the league’s members would like the General Assembly to address. Each
one, he said, was mentioned in his testimony before a panel of legislators in
late May before the recreational marijuana bill became law. “These are common
sense issues” to determine what is legal and what is no, Cole said. The new law
allows those who have a medical marijuana card to grow no more than five plants
in their home without needing to be a licensed cultivation center or craft
grower. The League’s concern, Cole wrote in his letter, is the lack of
“registration or notification requirements to municipalities or their police
departments” about which residences can legally grow cannabis plants. “We’re
saying, we need to know,” he said. “How do we know if these are five legal
plants or five illegal plants?” Steans said the idea of “a registry had been
raised,” but some interest groups expressed concerns it might be a civil rights
violation. She added local governing bodies would know if the plants were legal
by asking whether their owner had a medical marijuana card. Barickman said the
issue is one with “wildly different” viewpoints. “I think you’re going to have
those in law enforcement presumably asking for some type of registry, and I
think you’re going to have others adverse to that,” he said. Also in question
is a provision in the law dictating how governing bodies can regulate
recreational marijuana. “No unit of local government … may prohibit home
cultivation or unreasonably prohibit use of cannabis authorized by this Act,”
according to the law. Cole, in his letter, wrote that “unreasonably” is not
defined, so towns and municipalities might be exposed to “unknown litigation as
they attempt to protect the health, safety and well-being of their citizens.”
The League is asking the General Assembly to clarify the word’s meaning. And it
is seeking guidance on two regulations dictating how funds are distributed and
may be spent by local governments. Money directed into one account, for
example, now has rules for how it may be spent. “This is restricted money being
put into an unrestricted disbursement fund,” thus creating accounting confusion
for local officials, Cole said. Department of Revenue Director David Harris was
copied on the Municipal League letter. In an emailed statement, a spokesperson
said the department “is working to ensure successful implementation and rollout
of the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act and works with all stakeholders to
that end.” “I think what’s happening right now is the multiple stakeholders are
doing a deeper review of the law now that it’s been set, and they’re raising
some questions that I think we can address through a trailer bill, providing
some clarity,” Barickman said. Steans added the recreational marijuana statute
created large policy changes and “lots of different viewpoints” need to be
considered. In an emailed statement, Jordan Abudayyeh, Pritzker’s press
secretary, seemed to indicate the governor is open to a trailer bill. The
administration, she said, “is focused on ensuring the successful
implementation” of the law. “Multiple state agencies are engaged in these
efforts as we move forward creating one of the most equity centric industries
in the country,” Abudayyeh said. “The Pritzker administration stands ready and
willing to continue working to ensure Illinois has a cannabis industry that other
states can look to as a model for equity and success.”)
NEW YORK TIMES
— Your Baby Boomer Report Card What grade has a generation earned? An A+? A
C-? – David Brooks (DIERSEN: If you are a baby boomer, how well do you fit the
stereotypes? How well do you believe I fit the stereotypes?) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/opinion/baby-boomers-report-card.html
