August 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Teen vaping concerns rise along with reports of lung damage – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/teen-vaping-concerns-rise-along-with-reports-of-lung-damage-/5470839/

WGN TV
— Republicans test new ideas at Illinois State Fair as they plan to rebuild – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/15/republicans-test-new-ideas-at-illinois-state-fair-as-they-plan-to-rebuild/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville City Council next week to consider banning retail pot sales – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-city-council-agenda-recreational-pot-st-20190815-o7zhuhty3be7ldz724qg575mjy-sto
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that Trump is “an avatar for Nazis.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-israel-omar-tlaib-tariffs-cuccinelli-week-in-review-huppke-20190816-hjfjiwe3z5dm3lhixiburriqky-story.html
— Illinois sues over new rule that could deny green cards to those on public aid: ‘It’s another attempt … to intimidate immigrants’ – ELVIA MALAGÓN (DIERSEN: The more public that you need/want, the more likely that you vote for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-rule-green-cards-public-aid-immigrants-20190816-iavlpvbuxrc2znikvctawzlqey-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: ‘It’s the racial stuff’: Illinois prison banned, removed books on black history and empowerment from inmate education program – Peter Nickeas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-prison-books-removed-inmate-education-20190815-6xlrmfwmovdxnbc3ohvsx6edgu-story.html
— DuPage County Board members spar over appointing tech firm CEO to RTA board – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-split-vote-rta-board-appointment-st-0818-20190814-t2v6v2hj3vgzvi7u36dn7v5zyu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot says she needs Springfield’s help to erase $1 billion-plus shortfall But the mayor still offered no specifics on the kind of help she will seek; it could include permission to raise the estate transfer tax, as well as allowing the city to tax professional services, including attorneys and accountants. – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Do you have a budget shortfall? Since 1997, in today’s dollars, I have had a $74,338/year budget shortfall. In today’s dollars, my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $127,654/year. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $53,316/year, or only 42% of what my salary was.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/8/15/20807416/lightfoot-chicago-budget-deficit-taxes-illinois-state-legislature

DAILY HERALD
— The continuing need to defend our free press – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190816/editorial-the-continuing-need-to-defend-our-free-press
— Man charged with hate crime for attacking Hispanic biker – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190815/news/308159944/
— College committed to fair outcome for all – Frank Napolitano, Chairman of the Board, College of DuPage
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190816/college-committed-to-fair-outcome-for-all

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting religious people to hate 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.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Christian-left-is-rising-in-America-appalled-14319103.php

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Scalise, GOP officials rally to build party – Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190815/scalise-gop-officials-rally-to-build-party
— Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair
https://www.sj-r.com/photogallery/LS/20190815/NEWS/815009998/PH/1

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Health official: Vaping’s far from harmless, especially for teens – Debra Pressey 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/health-official-vaping-s-far-from-harmless-especially-for-teens/article_78f0dcda-05bb-53fc-a022-c7db7662d200.html

SOUTHERN
— Township consolidation law may be first of many government reduction efforts in Illinois – REBECCA ANZEL (DIERSEN: Of course, to turn township officials, township employees, voters in unincorporated areas, etc. against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I want township consolidation.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/township-consolidation-law-may-be-first-of-many-government-reduction/article_39c05ce3-77b3-5a36-b08c-91cdcbc2365d.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Reps. Scalise, Davis talk gun policy at Illinois Republican Day – Nikki McGee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/scalise-tells-illinois-gop-it-can-recover-by-rebuilding

RADIO IOWA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rock Island medical pot provider ramps up for Illinois recreational use
https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/08/16/rock-island-medical-pot-provider-ramps-up-for-illinois-recreational-use/

KCRG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: City of Galena drafts ordinance for the sale of recreational marijuana – Maggie Wedlake
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/City-of-Galena-drafts-ordinance-for-the-sale-of-recreational-marijuana–545724661.html

EVANSTON NOW
— Panel seeks tax break for black homeowners – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Do any of the 10 who are seeking to be appointed to fill the Wheaton City Council West District vacancy favor something like this for Wheaton?)
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/equity/2019-08-16/82700/panel-seeks-tax-break-for-black-homeowners
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The resolution said the measures would help “remedy the city’s role in historical and institutional racism and discrimination.” The resolution adds that while much of the “wealth and opportunity gap” affecting black residents are tied to home loan redlining practices in parts of the 2nd and 5th Wards, the commission didn’t want to limit the reparations programs to residents in those neighborhoods. The panel ducked addressing issues regarding how the policies might be implemented, “acknowledging that additional research and data are necessary to create a fair and equitable process and determine the long-term sustainability of the funding sources.”)

DAILY LINE
— Ghosts of Trump, Rauner present as Illinois GOP vows to rebuild from ground up – Hannah Meisel 
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/08/16/2019/ghosts-of-trump-rauner-present-as-illinois-gop-vows-to-rebuild-from-ground-up/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA Director: Restrictive gun laws ‘make the bad guys’ job easier and safer’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512924766-isra-director-restrictive-gun-laws-make-the-bad-guys-job-easier-and-safer

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL SEN. DURBIN THREATENS THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/il-sen-durbin-threatens-the-us-supreme-court.html
— BIG GOVERNMENT, SHRINKING ECONOMY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/big-government-shrinking-economy.html
— ROSSI: THE HIGH PRICE OF BEING RAISED WITHOUT YOUR FATHER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/rossi-the-high-price-of-being-raised-without-your-father.html
— THE NET WORTH OF EVERY 2020 DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (DIERSEN: Should the 10 candidates who want to be appointed to fill the Wheaton West District City Council vacancy be required to disclose their a) assets, b) liabilities, c) net worth, d) source and amounts of income, and e) expenses? What if they own pot stocks? What if they own stock in companies that employ illegals) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/the-net-worth-of-every-2020-democrat-presidential-candidate.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservative LGBTQ Republican group endorses Trump for reelection Log Cabin Republicans protest ‘radical left’ distortion of his policy – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: By definition, a group that promotes LGBTQ activity is not religious, conservative, or Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/16/conservative-lgbtq-republican-group-endorses-donal/
— Democrats accused of fueling attacks on cops, ICE with incendiary political rhetoric – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/15/democrats-fuel-attacks-police-ice-incendiary-polit/

FOX NEWS
— Trump tells NH rallygoers ‘we have a bunch of socialists or communists to beat’ — as Dem rivals gather nearby – Gregg Re 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-new-hampshire-rally-dems-nearby

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s Madcap Social Engineering – Daren M. Williams
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/the_lefts_madcap_social_engineering.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump’s Nationalist Report Card: A Solid C The president has done some things right and some things wrong, though whether voters will grade on a curve remains to be seen. – ROBERT W. MERRY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/trumps-nationalist-report-card-a-solid-c/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Rips Democrats for Calling Supporters ‘Nazis’ – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not hate Trump, Trump-haters will call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and especially if you are a 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.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/15/donald-trump-rips-democrats-for-calling-supporters-nazis/

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/16/anti-discrimination-policies-didnt-help-people-targeted-lgbt-identity-work/

NEWSMAX
— Cory Booker Proposes Office to Fight White Supremacy (DIERSEN: Of course, all the employees in this office would 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.newsmax.com/newsfront/cory-booker-office-fight-white-supremacy/2019/08/15/id/928636/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Deception? CBS Omitted Clip of U.S. Attorney Pledging to Prosecute Employers of Illegals – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/08/15/deception-cbs-omitted-clip-us-attorney-pledging-prosecute

NOQ REPORT
— It’s time to punish businesses that employ illegal aliens – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/16/time-punish-businesses-employ-illegal-aliens/
— After ICE raids, Koch Foods has job fair, receives hundreds of applications – Kerry Marasco (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://noqreport.com/2019/08/15/ice-raids-koch-foods-job-fair-receives-hundreds-applications/

ONE NEWS NOW
— We complain, we console – then we cave By granting “unrestricted access” to a Chicago-area transgender student, a state agency has succumbed to what a family advocate calls a “trans-cultic assumption” that biological sex has no relevance when it comes to the issue of privacy. – Bob Kellogg 
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/08/15/we-complain-we-console-then-we-cave

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Thousands of Supporters Locked Out of Trump Rally as Hundreds of Empty Seats in New Hampshire Arena Went Unfilled – Kristinn Taylor
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/wth-thousands-locked-out-of-trump-rally-as-hundreds-of-empty-seats-in-new-hampshire-arena-went-unfilled/

THE HILL
— Trump seeks to project confidence on economy at New Hampshire rally – MORGAN CHALFANT AND BRETT SAMUELS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/457658-trump-seeks-to-project-confidence-on-economy-at-new-hampshire-rally
— Illinois man charged with hate crime after allegedly telling motorcyclist to ‘go back to your country,’ chasing him with ice pick – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/457614-illinois-man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-telling-motorcyclist

POLITICO
— Trump vows to revive ‘Pocahontas’ attack against Warren – MATTHEW CHOI (DIERSEN: My Milton Township Republican Central Committee and other critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attack me as being “too conservative.” But from I see, sooner or later, they will attack me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. How should I respond?) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/15/trump-pocahontas-warren-attack-1466075

NBC NEWS
— Trump in New Hampshire: ‘You have no choice but to vote for me’ In a week when bond markets flashed what has historically been a major recession warning, the president again argued that if he lost, the stock market would plummet. – Shannon Pettypiece
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-new-hampshire-you-have-no-choice-vote-me-n1043001

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mississippi Plants Knowingly Hired Undocumented Workers, ICE Says Affidavits unsealed in federal court after last week’s raids show that federal agents believe the companies “willfully and unlawfully” hired undocumented immigrants. – Mihir Zaveri and Christine Hauser
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/us/ice-raids-mississippi-plants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, to defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters are doing everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/opinion/trump-economy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— At rally, Trump defends economic record amid worries of a downturn – Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz and Laura Hughes (DIERSEN: Of course, to defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters are doing everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-rally-trump-defends-economic-record-amid-worries-of-a-downturn/2019/08/15/75512678-bf7c-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/15/nearly-half-americans-say-trump-has-increased-threat-mass-shootings/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FDR only allowed 1,000 refugees to escape Hitler’s Germany. My family was among them – DAVID MICHAELS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Trump-haters paint citizens of foreign countries as being Jews in Hitler’s Germany.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-08-15/oswego-jewish-refugees-henry-gibbins-roosevelt-america

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Any Economic Downturn Could Scramble Trump’s 2020 Strategy The president projects optimism about the economy and his re-election chances, but his advisers are watching markets closely – Andrew Restuccia and Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: Of course, to defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters are doing everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/any-economic-downturn-could-scramble-trumps-2020-strategy-11565898073
— The Reach of Shootings in America Since 2017 when the U.S. experienced the deadliest mass shooting in its modern history, a network of victims and their families has grown – Vivien Ngo, Jim Oberman and Elisa Cho
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-reach-of-shootings-in-america-11565947800

FORBES
— The Net Worth Of Every 2020 Presidential Candidate – Dan Alexander (DIERSEN: Should the 10 candidates who want to be appointed to fill the Wheaton West District City Council vacancy be required to disclose their a) assets, b) liabilities, c) net worth, d) source and amounts of income, and e) expenses? What if they own pot stocks? What if they own stock in companies that employ illegals) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/08/14/heres-the-net-worth-of-every-2020-presidential-candidate/#33a3d13a37c5

FRESNO BEE
— Fresno Unified board censures Terry Slatic amid rising legal costs, pleas for recall – ASHLEIGH PANOO (DIERSEN: Instead of following its bylaws concerning censure, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) censures MTRCC members a) by giving the microphone to MTRCC members to make vicious false accusations against MTRCC members at MTRCC meetings and b) denying censured MTRCC members the opportunity to respond. That happened again at MTRCC’s August 14, 2019 meeting.)
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article233549787.html

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Overland Park limits what public can bring up at its meetings. Residents want change – SARAH RITTER (DIERSEN: Those who run Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings a) give the microphone to nasty MTRCC members who make vicious false accusations against me and b) refuse to give me the microphone to defend myself.)
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article233957927.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fifth Ward Councilman Faris Farassati is spearheading the effort to implement what he calls an “open microphone” period at City Council and committee meetings.)

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why 90% of Democrats think Trump is racist while 90% of Republicans think he’s not.”
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-donald-trump-racism-dog-whistles-democrats-republicans-20190815-swpjtxdadjapbgxufrpvmixfs4-story.html

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS budget cuts cost $34.3B in lost revenue from big business – Michael Cohn (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-budget-cuts-mean-34-3b-in-lost-revenue-from-big-business

LAWYERS
— Marijuana Laws Affect Employees And Employers – Sidney L. Gold
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/labor-and-employment/marijuana-laws-affect-employees-and-employers-56804/

ATLANTIC
— Trump’s ‘Invasion’ Was a Corporate Recruitment Drive Last week’s raid was a case study in how an industry with a history of defying the law has managed to shift the blame onto workers. – Eric Schlosser (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor. RINOs dominate the Republican Party. If Trump imposed E-Verify, RINOs would immediately end Trump’s presidency.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/trumps-invasion-was-a-corporate-recruitment-drive/596230/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who hate Whites and those who hate America promote hatred against Whites and against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/16/us-mexico-border-hispanic-invasion-latinx-history

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.