April 26 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Remarks by President Trump at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum | Indianapolis, IN
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-nra-ila-leadership-forum-indianapolis/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump speaks to a weakened National Rifle Association – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-national-rifle-association

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican lawmakers share reasons why they oppose fair-tax proposal in Frankfort Township – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-graduated-tax-town-hall-st-0428-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Story of fed probe into toilet scandal puts Pritzker’s agenda in jeopardy – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-toilet-scandal-federal-investigation-graduated-income-tax-budget-agenda/
— Spring break ending, legislators go to pot, gambling, Pritzker’s budget – Peter Hancock
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/spring-break-ending-legislators-marijuana-legalization-pot-gambling-pritzkers-budget/
— Duckworth visits Iraq for first time since helicopter she piloted was shot down – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/duckworth-iraq-visit-senate-troops/

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton Bowl closing stirs memories for generations of families – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: In 2002, I succeeded in getting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to hold its monthly meetings in the building’s Banquet Hall, and MTRCC has met there ever since. Since 1999, I have had the best record by far for attending MTRCC meetings and fundraisers. In addition, while I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee 2003-2007, I succeeded in getting ICRC to hold many of its meetings there. I should write a book about what certain past and present MTRCC and ICRC leaders have said about me at MTRCC and ICRC meetings. In 2004, they crushed my bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. In 2007, they succeeded in throwing me off the ICRC Steering Committee. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my success in getting Wheaton to ban video gambling since 2009 has caused the Wheaton Bowl great financial harm.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190426/wheaton-bowl-closing-stirs-memories-for-generations-of-families-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Wheaton Bowl property has drawn some interest from developers of age-restricted housing and gas stations, but the 4-acre parcel is still for sale, Falbo said. The brokerage firm marketing the property, CBRE, is representing four shuttered Chicago area bowling centers that are up for sale, Falbo said. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Falbo, who lives near Glen Ellyn. “The business has just been slowly diminishing, and it just isn’t profitable anymore.”)
— COD chairman Frank Napolitano: Enrollment, presidential search among top issues – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190426/cod-chairman-enrollment-presidential-search-among-top-issues

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana bill to return
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/capitol-recap-marijuana-bill-to-return/article_e9b6de86-686a-11e9-b151-4b8079001081.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— At 72, Trump says he’s ‘a young vibrant man,’ can beat Biden
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/at-72-trump-says-hes-a-young-vibrant-man-can-beat-biden

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Batinick at a loss for words to describe Pappas’ ‘castration’ comments, other than ‘outrageous’ – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512451691-batinick-at-a-loss-for-words-to-describe-pappas-castration-comments-other-than-outrageous

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton GOP activist Gregg Slapak pans Sanguinetti’s congressional run – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: Who is Gregg Slapak? Who does he support? Who supports him?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512455585-wheaton-constituent-speaks-out-for-independent-voters-in-panning-sanguinetti-s-congressional-run
— Frederick Douglass Foundation official Babette Holder decries castration remark – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512451664-frederick-douglass-foundation-official-decries-castration-remark
— Ives says Pritzker property tax dispute should be ‘fully investigated’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512455546-ives-says-pritzker-property-tax-dispute-should-be-fully-investigated

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey on castration suggestion: ‘We are not dogs and cats’ – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512451695-bailey-on-castration-suggestion-we-are-not-dogs-and-cats

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Report says Illinois ‘gerrymandering’ unemployment data to get around food stamp work rule – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-says-illinois-gerrymandering-unemployment-data-to-get-around-food/article_31cc6ee2-67ae-11e9-ad58-8f563c0188f0.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP MAKES NRA MEMBERS HAPPY PULLING OUT OF UN ARMS TRADE TREATY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/nra-conference-in-indianapolis-kicks-off-.html
— NRA CONFERENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS KICKS OFF
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/nra-conference-in-indianapolis-kicks-off-.html
— GLENNON: LOAVES, FISHES AND ILLINOIS’ GRADUATED INCOME TAX
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/glennon-loaves-fishes-and-illinois-graduated-income-tax-.html

RUSH LIMBNAUGH
— Illegal Immigrants: Indentured Servants of Democrats
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/04/26/illegal-immigrants-indentured-servants-of-democrats/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump notes Charlottesville comment about ‘very fine people’ didn’t refer to white supremacists – Emily Ward
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-notes-charlottesville-comment-about-very-fine-people-didnt-refer-to-white-supremacists

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Conservatives Rally Around Stephen Moore After 3.2% GDP Growth Report – Cameron Cawthorn
https://freebeacon.com/politics/conservatives-rally-around-stephen-moore-for-3-2-gdp-growth/

FOX NEWS
— Stephen Moore: ‘I’m no angel,’ but nomination controversy is about the economy – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stephen-moore-im-no-angel-but-nomination-controversy-is-about-the-economy
— Caldwell: ‘Fairly Disgusting’ for Biden to Bring Up Charlottesville in Campaign Launch
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/04/26/gianno-caldwell-fairly-disgusting-biden-bring-charlottesville-campaign-launch

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Democrats’ Mean Girls Problem – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30133

CNS NEWS
— Students at DePaul Demand Pro-Israel Prof Be ‘Censured,’ Take ‘Racial Sensitivity’ Class – Alex Madajian
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/alex-madajian/students-depaul-demand-pro-israel-prof-be-censured-take-racial
— Trump: Dems Want to Disarm Law-Abiding Americans and Let Criminal Aliens ‘Operate with Impunity’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-dems-want-disarm-law-abiding-americans-and-let-criminal-aliens

BREITBART
— National Review Condemns Franklin Graham as a Bad Christian – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/26/nolte-national-review-condemns-franklin-graham-as-a-bad-christian/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— NRA Convention Attendees Love Trump, But Will the NRA Be Able to Repeat 2016? – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/nra-convention-attendees-love-trump-but-will-the-nra-be-able-to-repeat-2016/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Reporter Uses Absurd Reasoning to Imply Trump is a Nazi – Carrie Sheffield (DIERSEN: The more of the following demographics that you have, the more that Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-reporter-uses-absurd-reasoning-to-imply-trump-is-a-nazi/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Twitter’s So Liberal That Staff Think GOP and Nazis Are Same Thing – Corinne Weaver
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/04/26/twitters-so-liberal-staff-think-gop-and-nazis-are-same

EPOCH TIMES
— Over 1,300 Migrants Break out of Mexican Detention Facility – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-1300-migrants-break-out-of-mexican-detention-facility_2895819.html

LIFE NEWS
— Pro-Life Advocate Babette Holder Wants Pro-Abortion Democrat Legislator Dianne Pappas Censured for Saying Men Should be Castrated – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/04/26/pro-life-advocate-wants-pro-abortion-democrat-legislator-censured-for-saying-men-should-be-castrated/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— IRS recognizes Satanic Temple as ‘church’, grants tax-exempt status – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/irs-recognizes-satanic-temple-as-church

THE HILL
— Biden leads Trump by 6 points in first post-announcement poll
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/440845-biden-leads-trump-by-6-points-in-first-post-announcement-poll
— DHS says over 1,600 migrants sent to Mexico to await asylum processing – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/latino/440865-dhs-says-1600-migrants-sent-to-mexico-to-await-asylum-processing

HUFFINGTON POST
— President Donald Trump At 72: ‘I Am A Young Vibrant Man’ Trump said he’s “so young” compared with 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden, who is 76. – Jenna Amatulli
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-biden-young-vibrant-man_n_5cc31f75e4b08e4e348171bf

CBS NEWS
— Trump announces during NRA speech he’s rejecting U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/trump-addresses-nra-as-he-spends-time-tearing-into-critics-today-2010-04-26-live-updates/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Believing Him: For Trump, Sticking With Men Like Stephen Moore Is Nothing New – Annie Karni and Mark Landler
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/stephen-moore-donald-trump-sexual-misconduct.html
— Women Did Everything Right. Then Work Got ‘Greedy.’ How America’s obsession with long hours has widened the gender gap. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had an unfair advantage over them because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/upshot/women-long-hours-greedy-professions.html
— Ageism: A ‘Prevalent and Insidious’ Health Threat The World Health Organization has begun four studies intended to define ageism and identify ways to combat it. – Paula Span
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/health/ageism-elderly-health.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Not all colleges are grappling with their pasts – Robert Lesher, Washington (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats will publish their criteria to determine how much reparations each and every Republican will have to pay.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/not-all-colleges-are-grappling-with-their-pasts/2019/04/26/1a94ed18-6794-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Don’t Count Illegal Residents for Congress David B. Rivkin Jr. and Richard Raile are right that the “more fundamental question” raised by litigation over the census’s citizenship question is whether noncitizens—especially illegal aliens—should be counted in the apportionment of House seats at all.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-count-illegal-residents-for-congress-11556311418
— Will America Follow the Left Coast’s Lead? Former California Gov. Pete Wilson challenges the prevailing progressive narrative that casts him as a proto-Donald Trump. – Jason Willick
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-america-follow-the-left-coasts-lead-11556317268

BLOOMBERG
— Labour Leader Corbyn Refuses Invitation to Trump State Banquet – Alex Morales (DIERSEN: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it was because of me that TAPROOT could not get higher profile speakers.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-26/labour-leader-corbyn-refuses-invitation-to-trump-state-banquet

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, under the Democrats, ever-increasing, if you do not promote hatred of Whites, you will not be able to get an education, to get a job, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-reporter-rips-colleagues-over-charlottesville-you-sound-like-white-supremacist-chat-room

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
http://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/hate-crimes-and-the-rise-of-white-nationalism-in-trumps-america/

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters say “Latest voter suppression effort: Trump wants citizenship question on 2020 census.”
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/latest-voter-suppression-effort-trump-wants-citizenship-question-on-2020-census/

SALON
— Can Democrats vet the 2020 candidates without doing Donald Trump’s dirty work? Democrats need to handle the heat in order to beat Trump in 2020. Can that be done without demonizing them? – AMANDA MARCOTTE
https://www.salon.com/2019/04/26/can-democrats-vet-the-presidential-candidates-without-doing-donald-trumps-dirty-work/

HR EXCHANGE
— Google accused of Retaliation Against Workers
https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/employment-law/news/hr-news-beat-google-accused-of-retaliation-against-workers

HR DIVE
— Court: Employee allegedly called ‘stupid Egyptian’ before firing should get trial – Lisa Burden (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government were smart enough to not call me names. But to discredit me, they stressed that I was draft avoider, 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, childless, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. They stressed the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors had taken against me at that I failed to 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.hrdive.com/news/court-employee-allegedly-called-stupid-egyptian-before-firing-should-get/553261/

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.