GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What would I have to do before the Republicans who run DuPage County might
consider me to be a “member of the media” and let me sit at DuPage
County’s media table next to the Daily Herald’s Robert Sanchez? From what I
see, none of the following would be enough: a) stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails; b) resign as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor; c) resign as a Republican
Precinct Committeeman; d) never again sign in and speak during a public comment
period; e) stop promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration,
Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform;
f) stop promoting the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based
preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform; g) get
hired as a government/political reporter by the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Sun-Times, ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, etc.; h) earn a degree
in journalism; i) stop claiming to be conservative; j) stop claiming to be Republican;
k) claim to be non-partisan; l) stop raising money from Republicans to help
sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, m) etc.)
http://www.gopillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: A bunch of political info — daily – Bernard
Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There
are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share
one that I find quite interesting. It’s at www.gopillinois.com,
and, as you can tell by its address, it has a Republican flavor. That is an
understatement reinforced with the comments added by the compiler himself —
DAVID DIERSEN of Wheaton. He introduced a recent UPI story about Republicans’
views on the drought and wildfires by saying: “Democrats blame everything bad,
including bad weather, on Republicans, especially on Republicans who are
conservative, White, male, older, non-poor and non-veteran.” And talking of a
New York Times article about a photographer arrested while on assignment in the
Bronx, Diersen wrote that since 2000, he has been thrown out of, barred from,
or not advised of news conferences “by Democrats, Democrat plants, RINOs
(Republicans in name only), their operatives, and their dupes.” Thus, if you
don’t want to read some very pointed comments, you may not want to go to www.gopillinois.com. But you would be missing a treasure of links
to the day’s news and opinion. Diersen, 63, is a retired federal employee who
became the Illinois editor of a national GOP website in 2000, and since 2004
has put out his own Illinois compilation every day. There’s usually about 50
articles daily, he says. He’s generally up by 3 a.m. He says he spends at least
10 hours a day on this passion of his, with no pay, and has put out links to
more than 117,000 articles. As his comments above hinted, party regulars don’t
always greet his work with relish. He includes dissident voices within the GOP
tent, and some whose credibility is questionable. But he puts it all out there.
He’s a GOP precinct committeeman, and he believes in people having information.
He also wants to help elect Republican candidates who “will defend and advance
the party’s platform.” The site makes available plenty of Diersen history, too,
including how his “liberal Democrat superiors,” in his view, forced him to take
early retirement at 49 from the U.S. General Accounting Office, “because of his
opposition to race and gender based preference and his participation in a class
action lawsuit” on that subject. He wouldn’t mind my telling you that he also
passed his CPA and Certified Internal Auditor exams on first attempts more than
three decades ago. Agree or disagree with him, but Diersen provides a bunch of
interesting information — every day.)
— Athens carpenter COLLIN CLIBURN has sights set on legislature – Bernard
Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190824/bernard-schoenburg-athens-carpenter-has-sights-set-on-legislature
WGN TV & CLTV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success to getting religious
leaders to serve as their operatives and dupes.
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/24/activists-and-religious-leaders-protest-trumps-immigration-policy/
https://cltv.com/2019/08/24/activists-and-religious-leaders-protest-trumps-immigration-policy/
ABC7
— Property Tax Relief Task Force – BGA
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-property-tax-relief-task-force/5488297/
— A city council candidate in Michigan shocked a public forum when she said
she wants to keep her community white “as much as possible.” – AP
(DIERSEN: It would be great if the three finalists to fill Wheaton’s West
District City Council vacancy would get together and agree to participate in a
“public forum.”)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidate-michigan-city-should-be-as-white-as-possible/5488860/
NBC5
— Buttigieg Making Faith-Based Appeal to Voters in 2020 Bid “My goal is
for people of faith who believe that it has some implications for how they participate
in politics to be aware that they have choices” – Thomas Beaumont
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a
liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity,
LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and
Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political
affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and
even worse things.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Buttigieg-making-faith-based-appeal-to-voters-in-2020-bid-558118441.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb given far-reaching mandate to investigate
Jussie Smollett case: ‘The facts will take me where they take me’ – MEGAN
CREPEAU and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-20190824-hexnghsel5fhdfkywhmx3rojae-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge denies class-action status for women suing Ford over harassment at
Chicago plant The plaintiffs sought a class-action lawsuit for all women who
had worked at Ford’s two Chicago plants since 2012, but a judge said their
allegations weren’t similar enough. – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/24/20831168/ford-harassment-lawsuit-class-action-chicago-women
DAILY HERALD
— Presidential hopefuls woo prominent suburban Democrats, who say sorry, give
us a little time But local leaders aren’t ready to pick favorites just yet –
Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190824/presidential-hopefuls-woo-prominent-suburban-democrats-who-say-sorry-give-us-a-little-time
— Change in state law on police questioning prompted by death of Naperville North
student – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190824/change-in-state-law-on-police-questioning-prompted-by-death-of-naperville-north-student
PEKIN TIMES
— This time the bullying wasn’t on the playground – Doug Finke
https://www.pekintimes.com/news/20190824/statehouse-insider-this-time-bullying-wasnt-on-playground
CRETE-MONEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— CM 201-U School Board Joins UP Back-to-School Celebration (DIERSEN: I
attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, graduated from Hope
Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest in 1962, and graduated from Crete-Monee
High School in 1966. My brother continues to live in Crete in a house that my grandfather
on my father’s side had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather on his
father’s side bought in 1864. I lived in Crete with my parents and brother in
that house 1954-1972, and before that, with my parents in an apartment above my
grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets.
I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time
1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold
it in 1984.)
https://www.cm201u.org/news_/university_park_back_to_school_parade_2019
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14 Supplemental Update: Catalinamania Continues on FOX & Friends,
Underwood Impeachment Inquiry and Receives Environmental Endorsement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/24/il-14-supplemental-update-catalinamania-continues-on-fox-friends-underwood-impeachment-inquiry-and-receives-environmental-endorsement/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS REVIEW IS LIVE AT ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/illinois-review-is-live-at-illinois-conservative-activist-conference-.html
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘He’s scared of us’: Tlaib suggests Trump is threatened by ‘the squad’ –
Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hes-scared-of-us-tlaib-suggests-trump-is-threatened-by-the-squad
FOX NEWS
— Christian deputy’s request to follow ‘Billy Graham Rule’ got him fired, he
claims in lawsuit – Dom Calicchio (DIERSEN: I had an office while I worked for
GAO 1990-1997. Thankfully, it had a large window open to a hallway.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/christian-deputys-request-to-follow-billy-graham-rule-got-him-fired-he-claims-in-lawsuit
GOPUSA
— Democrats want an Australian style mandatory national gun buyback
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-want-an-australian-style-mandatory-national-gun-buyback/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The unbearable whiteness of the Obamas’ new house – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/the_unbearable_whiteness_of_the_obamas_new_house.html
BREITBART
— It’s Time for the Media to Stop Empowering White Supremacists – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/24/nolte-its-time-for-the-media-to-stop-empowering-white-supremacists/
CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Will Accept Nothing Short Of A Total Invasion And Inundation Of
Our Nation – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/democrats-will-accept-nothing-short-of-a-total-invasion-and-inundation-of-our-nation/
HOT AIR
— Newest Joe Walsh Advisor For Trump Primary Challenge: Mr. Kellyanne Conway?
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/08/24/newest-joe-walsh-advisor-trump-primary-challenge-mr-kellyanne-conway/
ONE NEWS NOW
— Black conservative: Dems see us as victims needing to be rescued – Michael
F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/08/24/black-conservative-dems-see-us-as-victims-needing-to-be-rescued
TOWNHALL
— Taylor Swift Announces She Supports Abortion, Thinks Trump Is An Autocrat –
Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/24/taylor-swift-comes-out-in-favor-of-abortion-n2552141
FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Social Media Companies To Sign Pledge Letting France Define ‘Hate Speech’ –
Reuters (DIERSEN: Who do the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in your
neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in
your county, in Illinois, and in America want to have the power to define
“hate speech?” Soon, they would define any speech that defends or
advances religious, conservative, or Republican principles as being “hate
speech.”)
https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/social-media-companies-sign-pledge-letting-france-define-hate-speech
FORBES
— Bump Trump, Keep The Veep? Welcome To The August Rumor Mill – Bill Whalen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2019/08/23/bump-trump-keep-the-veep-welcome-to-the-august-rumor-mill/#2a0210828515
