April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— After Jussie Smollett case, Cook County police chiefs to announce they have no confidence in State’s Attorney Kim Foxx – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/cook-co-police-chiefs-to-announce-they-have-no-confidence-in-kim-foxx-/5233520/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/4/2019
— Jussie Smollett update: Deadline arrives for ‘Empire’ actor to pay Chicago $130K
https://abc7chicago.com/deadline-arrives-for-jussie-smollett-to-pay-chicago-$130k/5233619/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/4/2019
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ABC News promotes Mark Zuckerberg.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/exclusive-mark-zuckerberg-talks-privacy-2020-election/5233585/
— ICE arrests more than 280 at Texas business, largest workplace immigration raid in 10 years (DIERSEN: All employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
https://abc7chicago.com/largest-workplace-immigration-raid-in-10-years-more-than-280-arrested/5233610/

NBC5
— DuPage County authorities are searching for a Chicago man accused of leaving a courthouse before a jury rendered a guilty verdict against him in another case.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-man-flees-courthouse-while-jury-deliberates-his-case-508074471.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters use Lightfoot and Buttigieg to promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lgbtq-progress-seen-in-lightfoots-win-rise-of-pete-buttigieg-508082011.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lightfoot’s win stirs hope for change in a divided Chicago – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want Lightfoot to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lightfoot-says-she-ll-hit-the-ground-running-

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man facing a guilty verdict for fleeing police at 100 mph flees DuPage courthouse and is still at large, officials say – Clifford Ward
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-dupage-defendant-goes-missing-20190403-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot heading to Springfield to talk school board, taxes, casinos and pot – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Of course, Chicago Democrats want more help from Illinois to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lightfoot-springfield-trip-pritzker-school-board-taxes-casinos-pot-marijuana/
— House chairman sets April 10 deadline for release of Trump’s tax returns – AP (DIERSEN: In 1978, Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-tax-returns-irs-house-committee-richard-neal-billionaire-money/

DAILY HERALD
— Keep the pressure on leaders who are blocking a vote on fair maps – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190403/editorial-keep-the-pressure-on-leaders-who-are-blocking-a-vote-on-fair-maps
— Many suburban races feature a youth movement – Doug T. Graham and Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were young? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/many-suburban-races-feature-a-youth-movement-

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Marijuana legalization bill advances without public details – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries should oppose pot.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190403/marijuana-legalization-bill-advances-without-public-details

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lightfoot’s win stirs hope for change in a divided Chicago – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is the “change” that Chicago Democrats want? ANSWER: Even greater efforts to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/lightfoot-s-win-stirs-hope-for-change-in-a-divided/article_0f3742e9-77ff-5b7e-9f33-1d8df9045ce2.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republicans Offer Ideas to Reduce Spending – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Republicans should want to cut spending that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=282110#.XKXfKph_OM8

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS YOUR TAXES SOON MAY BE A CLICK AWAY – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-local-government-spends-your-taxes-soon-may-be-a-click-away/

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican lawmakers asked where they’d cut (DIERSEN: Republicans should want to cut spending that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/03/republican-lawmakers-asked-where-theyd-cut/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Conservative Leaders Call on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon to Cut Ties With SPLC (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Do they read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Do they encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2019/04/03/conservative-leaders-call-facebook-cut-ties-splc

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Who’s the bigot now? Liberals deny Chick-fil-A restaurants in two airports – Nicole Russell (DIERSEN: If Chick-fil-A wanted to put a restaurant in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/whos-the-bigot-now-liberals-deny-chick-fil-a-restaurants-in-two-airports

FRONTPAGE NEWS
— OVERWHELMED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ENDANGERS AMERICA 9/11 Commission warned “Border security is national security.” – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273363/overwhelmed-immigration-system-endangers-america-michael-cutler

FOX NEWS
— As border crisis worsens, immigration bills in Congress continue to stall – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/as-border-crisis-worsens-immigration-bills-continue-to-stall
— Three more women accuse Biden; Democrats target Trump’s taxes (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine targeted my taxes big time in 1978. They disallowed all my education deductions.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/three-more-women-accuse-biden-democrats-target-trumps-taxes

BREITBART
— Kirk: Trump Free Speech Order Already Working to Protect Students – Charlie Kirk
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/03/kirk-trump-free-speech-order-already-working-to-protect-students/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS Disapproves of Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/04/03/cbs-disapproves-trumps-remain-mexico-policy-asylum-seekers

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Cruz: Closing Border Would Be ‘Devastating’ to Texas – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/border-wall-national-emergency-illegal-immigration-asylum-abuse/2019/04/03/id/910088/

LIFE SITE
— California bans state employees from paid trips to South Carolina in protest of religious adoption org protections – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-bans-state-employees-from-paid-trips-to-south-carolina-in-protest-of-religious-adoption-org-protections

AMERICAN THINKER
— Jim Acosta doing his best to prove Trump is right about CNN as ‘fake news’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/jim_acosta_doing_his_best_to_prove_trump_is_right_about_fake_news.html
— The Lies Leftists Tell about Hate Crimes – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/the_lies_leftists_tell_about_hate_crimes.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats in 2020: Unelectable Nonentities – Conrad Black
https://amgreatness.com/2019/04/03/democrats-in-2020-unelectable-nonentities/

BREITBART
— Kamala Harris: Congress Should Hire DACA Illegal Aliens – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Have you worked for Congress? I have. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn that fact.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/04/03/kamala-harris-congress-should-hire-daca-illegal/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Evidence of Christianity Is Not Evidence of Bias against Gay Americans – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/christian-belief-gay-americans-religious-freedom/

THE HILL
— Progressive group sides with Chick-fil-A against Buffalo airport – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/homenews/437238-progressive-group-sides-with-chik-fil-a-against-buffalo-airport
— Reparations bill wins new momentum in House – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Each and every voter in America should ask each and every Democrat in America how much reparations do to they want them to pay. From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, married, childless, pet-less, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/437286-reparations-bill-wins-new-momentum-in-house

POLITICO
— House to hold hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism – CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/house-hearing-hate-crimes-white-nationalism-1254960
— Trump jokes ‘young bartender’ Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal will get him reelected – CAITLIN OPRYSKO (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were young? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/trump-ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-1251095

NBC NEWS
— Dreamers can’t work in Congress. Some Democrats are trying to change that (DIERSEN: Have you worked for Congress? I have. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn that fact.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/dreamers-cant-work-congress-some-democrats-are-trying-change-n990256

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-hating countries say that the less foreign aid that America gives them, the more problematic citizens that they will illegally send illegally into America illegally and illegally keep in America illegally. It is an act of war for a country a) to illegally send its citizens illegally into another country and b) to illegally keep its citizens illegally in another country illegally. 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-move-to-cut-aid-to-central-america-will-spur-more-migration-aid-workers-warn/

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrat candidates edge toward discussing slavery reparations – Kadia Tubman (DIERSEN: Each and every voter in America should ask each and every Democrat in America how much reparations do to they want them to pay. From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, married, childless, pet-less, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/candidates-edge-toward-discussing-slavery-reparations-090000570.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that “Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing. So Are Their Connections.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/03/world/white-extremist-terrorism-christchurch.html
— Trevor Noah Doesn’t Get Why Trump Would Lie About His Father’s Birthplace – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: My great great grandfather was born in what is now Germany.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/arts/television/trevor-noah-trump-father-germany.html
— America’s Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/upshot/americas-biggest-economic-challenge-may-be-demographic-decline.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats seek 6 years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns – Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: In 1978, Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-democrats-seek-six-years-of-trumps-personal-and-business-tax-returns/2019/04/03/7a864eda-565d-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/03/lgbtq-lesbian-gay-transgender-rural-america/3282217002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— We (Alliance Defending Freedom) Were Smeared by the SPLC Our work for religious liberty got us branded a ‘hate group.’ Such lies have real consequences. – Kristen Waggoner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-were-smeared-by-the-splc-11554332764
— Lawmakers Push New Retirement Legislation If passed, the changes would be the most significant to retirement plans since 2006 – Anne Tergesen and Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: While my wife and I were employed, we always put the maximum allowed into retirement plans. Needless-to-say, my nasty envy-filled Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-push-new-retirement-legislation-11553903443
— Don’t Count Joe Biden Out He could well become president—but first he’s going to have to stop apologizing. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for? Mine want me to apologize a) for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems and b) for causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 and all the defeats that Republicans will suffer in Illinois in the future.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-count-joe-biden-out-11554332499
— Liberals Are Eating Their Own Joe Biden got trapped in the spider web of identity politics. He won’t be the last. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberals-are-eating-their-own-11554332525

DESERET NEWS
— Another Chick-fil-A ban? Buffalo airport falls under fire for banning restaurant – Herb Scribner (DIERSEN: If Chick-fil-A wanted to put a restaurant in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900063784/chick-fil-a-ban-new-york-airport-lgtbq-religious-reasons.html

NBC BAY AREA
— Woman’s Rant, Facebook Post Target Trump Supporter in Palo Alto Starbucks Man was wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat; woman loses job after trying to shame him – Anoushah Rasta and Stephen Ellison (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Womans-Rant-Facebook-Post-Target-Trump-Supporter-in-Palo-Alto-Starbucks-508083831.html

PALO ALTO ONLINE
— Political polarization sparks confrontation at Starbucks, triggering online fury On social media, woman tries to ‘dox’ MAGA-hat-wearing man, becomes target of ‘doxing’ herself – Sue Dremann (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/04/03/political-polarization-sparks-confrontation-at-starbucks-triggering-online-fury

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Chick-fil-A, business issues take focus in San Antonio’s second mayoral debate – Dylan McGuinness (DIERSEN: If Chick-fil-A wanted to put a restaurant in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Chick-fil-A-business-issues-take-focus-in-San-13738909.php

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Palo Alto woman loses job after confronting MAGA-hat-wearing Starbucks customer – Eric Ting (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Palo-Alto-Starbucks-MAGA-hat-Facebook-fired-job-13740016.php

KTVU
— Elderly man bullied in Palo Alto Starbucks for wearing ‘MAGA’ hat – Jesse Gary (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
http://www.ktvu.com/news/elderly-man-bullied-in-palo-alto-for-wearing-maga-hat

KZTV10
— Restaurant faces backlash for discriminatory job posting For still unclear reasons, Redfish Willie’s Waterfront Grill in Aransas Pass recently posted on Facebook that the restaurant was hiring “servers and bartenders who aren’t or don’t plan to get pregnant.”
https://kztv10.com/news/local-news/2019/04/03/restaurant-faces-backlash-for-discriminatory-job-posting/

GUARDIAN
— Ageism may increase people’s risk of ill-health, study finds – Nicola Davis (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/04/ageism-may-increase-peoples-risk-of-ill-health-study-finds

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.