April 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Former Vice President Joe Biden officially announces presidential run
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-vp-joe-biden-officially-announces-presidential-run/5268595/
— Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential run: What to know about former VP, senator
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-former-vp-senator-joe-biden/5063125/
— Man says he was beaten, robbed by group of 20 on CTA Red Line platform
https://abc7chicago.com/man-says-he-was-beaten-robbed-by-group-of-20-on-cta-platform/5270214/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/25/2019

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/former-vice-president-joe-biden-launches-2020-presidential-campaign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Vice President Joe Biden officially launches 2020 presidential campaign – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-joe-biden-2020-presidential-campaign-20190425-story.html
— A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-federal-reserve-cain-20190422-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Vice President Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential bid – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-presidential-bid-2020-announcement/

WTTW
— Chicago Among the Country’s Most Polluted Cities, Study Finds – Alex Ruppenthal
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/24/chicago-among-country-s-most-polluted-cities-study-finds

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tough talk early in 2020 13th District race – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190424/bernard-schoenburg-tough-talk-early-in-2020-13th-district-race
— Former CWLP employee sues city, claims he was fired because he is white – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, government employers are a) forced to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat and young RINO minorities and women and b) get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190424/former-cwlp-employee-sues-city-claims-he-was-fired-because-he-is-white

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Prayer, not politics: Scalise, victim of GOP-targeted shootings, keynote speaker at Madison County Congressional Prayer Breakfast Scalise, victim of gunman, keynote speaker at Congressional Prayer Breakfast – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Prayer-not-politics-Scalise-victim-of-13793530.php
— White House voices support for embattled Fed choice Stephen Moore – Christopher Rugaber
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Writings-on-gender-issues-magnify-scrutiny-of-13790395.php
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who seek asylum in America.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Central-American-women-fleeing-violence-13794206.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-legal-marijuana-business-deliver-diversity-existing-medical-program-hasnt
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/weighing-legal-marijuana-criminal-justice

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— As lawmakers prepare to debate recreational marijuana, opponents raise concerns – Greg Bishop 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/as-lawmakers-prepare-to-debate-recreational-marijuana-opponents-raise-concerns/article_1b8cea02-65f7-11e9-90de-7fcc76441950.html
— Black business leaders push for gender, racial quotas for public corporate boards in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/black-business-leaders-push-for-gender-racial-quotas-for-public/article_0fd1a52a-65ef-11e9-b52d-5fe3f195e169.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Discovering Truth in an Age of Opinions (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/discovering-truth-in-an-age-of-opinions/

GOPUSA
— The Media’s Push for Impeachment
http://www.gopusa.com/the-medias-push-for-impeachment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s ‘Trump is a racist’ message won’t win him White House – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/joe-biden-76-jumps-trumps-racist-guns-blaring/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois governor under federal investigation over mansion tax break – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-governor-under-federal-investigation-over-mansion-tax-break
— Can Joe Biden save Democrats from themselves? – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/can-joe-biden-save-democrats-from-themselves
— 2020 candidates are too old, warns Obama’s former doctor: ‘We’re asking for trouble’ – Kimberly Leonard (DIERSEN: To defend your health, and especially to defend your cognitive abilities, what would you stress? I would stress the fact that I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 (4,860+ days) and each and every evening since 2015 (1,210+ days) too.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2020-candidates-are-too-old-warns-obamas-former-doctor-were-asking-for-trouble
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates who are older are more likely to face scrutiny about their health. According to the Social Security Administration, men who have reached age 70 can expect to live roughly 15 more years, and women can expect to live about 17 more years, but lifestyle and health factors can shift the calculus. And as people get older, the probability of illness, disability, and death increases, as do the chances of cognitive impairment.)
— DHS report: 1 million illegal immigrants expected this year, 53,077 family units in March – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/dhs-report-1-million-illegal-immigrants-expected-this-year-53-077-family-units-in-march

FOX NEWS
— Bernie Sanders visibly frustrated as hecklers unload at She The People Forum for women of color – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-visibly-frustrated-after-hecklers-unload-at-she-the-people-forum-for-women-of-color

DAILY CALLER
— NINE RADICAL POLICIES 2020 DEMOCRATS ARE PUTTING ON THE TABLE – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/2020-democrats-radical-policies/
— BERNIE STRUGGLES TO ANSWER QUESTION ABOUT APPEALING TO BLACK WOMEN, AUDIENCE MEMBERS LET HIM KNOW IT – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics demand that candidates appeal to those who share your demographics?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/bernie-sanders-question-black-women/
— NEARLY 100,000 UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS GRADUATE FROM US HIGH SCHOOLS PER YEAR: STUDY – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/immigrants-graduate-high-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Propaganda, Trust, and the Media – Rick Hayes (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs say that everything on conservative websites is propaganda.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/propaganda_trust_and_the_media.html

BLAZE
— ACLU demands Republican congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) unblock constituents on Facebook — and they’re threatening to sue Is this really freedom of speech? – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: No one is blocked from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or from reading those emails at www.gopillinois.com. Who are your constituents? My constituents are all the Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct. I should ask my constituents what the following say about me and my emails: past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. voters, officials, members, employees, etc.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/aclu-suing-over-social-media
— Joe Biden claims world leaders are begging him to ‘save the world’ and run against President Trump – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Of course, those world leaders who want to exploit or destroy America want Biden to run America.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-says-leaders-want-him-to-run

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Limbaugh: What About People Who Took Student Loans And Paid Them Back? – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What about people like me who never took out a student loan and paid for their college expenses with money that they earned?) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/24/limbaugh_what_about_people_who_took_student_loans_and_paid_them_back.html
— Drunken Democrats’ Only Sober Alternative to Trump – Alex Castellanos (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden. For me, they include long-time Corvette owner, federal retiree, draft avoider, parents were not rich, White, male, old, non-poor, married, and ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/25/drunken_democrats_only_sober_alternative_to_trump_140153.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Joe Biden is calmer than Donald Trump, but the dead often are. Having lost twice, Biden 2020 is the sequel to movies no one went to see in 1988 and 2008. He is #YesterdaysCandidate, the old, white male that today’s Democrats crave to run against. Biden still owns a 1967 Corvette. It is an antique everyone admires, but no one would drive today.)

THE HILL
— Trump mocks ‘Sleepy Joe’ after Biden jumps into 2020 race – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440598-trump-mocks-sleepy-joe-after-biden-jumps-into-2020-race

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AUGUST 31, 2008 FLASHBACK: Biden got 5 draft deferments during Nam, as did Cheney (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease), I was classified 1-A for the draft.)
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/biden-got-5-draft-deferments-during-nam-as-did-cheney-1.884250
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DOVER, Del. – Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden received five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the same number of deferments received by Vice President Dick Cheney, and later was disqualified from service because of asthma that he suffered as a teenager. Officials with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s campaign released Biden’s Selective Service records at the request of The Associated Press. Less detailed records were available from a National Archives facility in Philadelphia. According to the documents, Biden, 65, received several deferments while he was an undergraduate at the University of Delaware and later as a law student at Syracuse University. A month after a physical exam in April 1968, Biden received a Selective Service classification of 1-Y, meaning he was available for service only in the event of national emergency. “As a result of a physical exam on April 5, 1968, Joe Biden was classified 1-Y and disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager,” said David Wade, a campaign spokesman. In “Promises to Keep,” a memoir that was published last year, Biden never mentions his asthma, recounting an active childhood, work as a lifeguard and football exploits in high school. The Obama campaign pointed to media interviews from 1987, when Biden was making his first bid for the presidency, that mention his asthma. Military service and questions about which presidential ticket would be stronger on national security are intertwined in the presidential race. Republican John McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent 5 1/2 years in a Vietnamese prison, has argued that he has stronger background to be commander in chief. Democratic nominee Obama counters that McCain would continue a wrongheaded foreign policy from the Bush administration. Biden’s five student deferments equal the number given to Cheney, who has been quoted as saying he had “other priorities” than military service in the 1960s.)

POLITICO
— ‘Racism and sexism’: Women of color slam white male tilt of Dem primary Elizabeth Warren shines at an event that provided a snapshot of building frustrations among many Democratic women. – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/24/she-the-people-1289763

MCCLATCHY DC
— ‘No centrist lane’ in Democratic primary, Trump campaign says – MICHAEL WILNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article229459319.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Islam.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/ilhan-omar-muslim-reactions.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Two Fresh Faces, Both White, Energize and Aganize Hungrey Democrats – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all of whom share at least one demographic with me, my demographics are terrible. I am a 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 dodger, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for 21+ years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate vehicle owner, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/politics/beto-buttigieg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters oppose anything that discourages citizens of foreign countries a) from illegally coming to America illegally and b) from illegally staying in America illegally. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/opinion/citizenship-census-supreme-court-arguments.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sanders gets tough reception at minority women’s event, signaling challenges ahead – Holly Bailey and David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-gets-tough-reception-at-minority-womens-event-signaling-challenges-ahead/2019/04/24/baf1b172-66ab-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democratic candidates tune out voter anxieties over border security – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-democrats-border-politics-20190425-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Warren’s Free College Time Machine Student loans were supposed to make money for the feds. Uh-oh. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/warrens-free-college-time-machine-11556144467
— Trump Is ‘Unfit’ to Govern? Exactly how fit to become president are Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren? – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-unfit-to-govern-11556146230
— Moore Hopeful for Fed Post, but Says He Would Bow Out If He Becomes Liability In interview, conservative commentator says he doesn’t want to hurt the White House or Senate Republicans – Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/moore-hopeful-for-fed-post-but-says-he-would-bow-out-if-he-becomes-liability-11556143736

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Here’s how far left California is moving – BRYAN ANDERSON
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article229324884.html

DAILY BEAST
— Bernie Sanders Met With Boos After Name-Dropping Martin Luther King at She the People Summit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-met-with-boos-after-name-dropping-martin-luther-king-at-she-the-people-summit

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Franklin Graham Tells Buttigieg to ‘Repent’ Being Gay – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/franklin-graham-tells-buttigieg-to-repent-being-gay.html

NEWSWEEK
— JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS DONALD TRUMP’S ‘VERY FINE PEOPLE’ COMMENT ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE RALLY – SHANE CROUCHER 
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-announcement-video-2020-trump-charlottesville-1405497
— BORDER PATROL TO PAY OUT $84 MILLION IN BONUSES TO AGENTS IN BID TO STOP THEM LEAVING – EWAN PALMER (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to stop its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran from leaving GAO, GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made 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.newsweek.com/border-patrol-agents-bonus-84-million-1405402

YAHOO FINANCE
— 11% of Americans Have Dealt With Ageism at Work – Cameron Huddleston (DIERSEN: The federal government uses its “up-or-out” policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who 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://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-americans-dealt-ageism-overcame-110000447.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among respondents who said they were treated unfairly by employers, ageism was the most common type of discrimination. Nearly 45% of older workers who’ve experienced discrimination said they were treated unfairly because of their age. . . The older the respondents, the more likely they were to believe they had been treated unfairly because of their age. The survey found that 50% of adults ages 65 and older who said they had faced discrimination said their age was the source of that discrimination compared to 43% of respondents ages 55 to 64 and about 39% of respondents ages 45 to 54. And men were more likely than women to believe that they had been treated unfairly because of their age. Among respondents who said they had experienced discrimination, nearly 53% of men versus about 39% of women said they were treated unfairly because of their age.)

HR DRIVE
— Workers accuse Google of retaliating against them for organizing efforts – Valerie Bolden-Barrett
https://www.hrdive.com/news/workers-accuse-google-of-retaliating-against-them-for-organizing-efforts/553262/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.