December 30 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Advice for the new Congress – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party will insist that Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Bill Foster, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Brad Schneider, Dick Durbin, and Tammy Duckworth do everything that they can a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181229/editorial-advice-for-the-new-congress
— Medical debt killing you? These tips might help – Sean Pyles (DIERSEN: Have you ever incurred medical debt? I have not because I have always had health insurance.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/medical-debt-killing-you-these-tips-might-help
— Giving and sharing doesn’t have to stop at Christmas – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: What do you give to others? Since 2000, I have given GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising to anyone who wants to read them. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, that has been more than 6,200 emails that have contained links to more than 321,400 articles and information on many upcoming events. On average, each email contained links to 52 articles.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20181230/giving-and-sharing-doesnt-have-to-stop-at-christmas
— Wheaton ranked No. 1 in Illinois in magazine’s ‘Best Places to Live’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Given Wheaton’s reputation for being religious, conservative, and Republican, why do members of the following groups move into Wheaton and stay in Wheaton: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? ANSWER: To take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican principles have created in Wheaton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181229/wheaton-ranked-no-1-in-illinois-in-magazines-best-places-to-live

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater calls Trump incompetent. Who called/calls you incompetent? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government calling me incompetent was frustrated by my earning 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. They were furious that I passed the CPA examination my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-incompetent-shutdown-troops-20181228-story.html
— Carbon conscious: how one man is shrinking his footprint – AP (DIERSEN: What have you done to shrink your carbon footprint? I took public transportation to/from work in 1971, 1973, and 1974 and 1978-1997. I walked to work and graduate classes 1974-1978. I took public transportation to/from graduate classes in 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981 and 1992-1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-eu–climate-low-carbon-living-20181211-story.html
— DECEMBER 30, 2015 FLASHBACK: 10 tips to jump-start your job hunt before you get lazy – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: The longer that you have been a government employee, the more difficult, if not impossible, it is to get job in the private sector. Employers view government employees as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things. I was a government employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-new-job-resolution-tips-1231-biz-20151230-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medical pot to push recreational pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181229/how-would-recreational-pot-affect-illinois-medical-marijuana

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Don’t believe everything you hear – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-30/tom-kacich-2018s-takeaway-dont-believe-everything-you-hear.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Sara Dorner fights for region’s working class – Georgette Braun (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, if not despise, if not hate? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, if not despise, if not hate the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. 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.rrstar.com/news/20181227/people-to-watch-2019-sara-dorner-fights-for-regions-working-class

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Bias in the newspaper? – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS is biased in favor of the Illinois Republican Party platform, the Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. That is why those who reject all or part of the aforesaid work so hard a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-bias-in-the-newspaper/article_e2fddaf2-09f8-11e9-8381-5b0b3998bc1c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier this week, a reader noted we run stories from the Illinois News Network. He accused the group of having a conservative bias. What is the Illinois News Network? It started a few years ago as an arm of the Chicago-based Illinois Policy Institute, which bills itself as libertarian and often is referred to as conservative. Last January, the institute revealed that it had transferred the network to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, another Chicago-based group. Some of Franklin’s executives are connected to conservative organizations. According to a January story in Crain’s Chicago Business, the conservative Koch brothers gave millions to the center, but is no longer funding the group. I looked through some of the recent stories on the network’s website. They seemed balanced to me. A story about abortion included both sides. Same with one about marijuana legalization. At the same time, the network runs stories about subjects that might be particularly appealing to conservatives. One such recent example is a story about work rules for food stamp recipients. That piece, though, included both sides of the debate. In an email to me, Dan McCaleb, editor of the network, noted it is a 501c3 nonprofit and therefore, by definition, cannot be political or partisan. “INN distinguishes itself by focusing on state issues that are most relevant to taxpayers, and making sure the taxpayers’ side of the story is represented, as well as government’s,” said McCaleb, a former editor for suburban McHenry County’s Northwest Herald. “INN strives to fill a gap in statehouse coverage because many media companies do not have the resources to cover the capitol, and those that do often do not include the taxpayers’ perspective in their reporting.”)

 

SOUTHERN
— Trump blames Democrats for deaths at the border (DIERSEN: Deaths at the border should be blamed on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-blames-dems-for-deaths-at-the-border/video_04b9f886-6c02-503a-aabb-538762342e54.html

 

MENDOTA REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: New Illinois law: Immigration Licensure (SB 3109/PA 100-1078): Provides that no person may be denied professional licensure for immigration status. Applicant may provide a Tax Identification Number in lieu of a SSN.
https://mendotareporter.com/article/new-illinois-laws-take-effect-jan-1-2019

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— “Trump Rat” protest sails near Mar-a-lago, Trump supporters react – James Torrez
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-rat-protest-sails-near-mar-a-lago-trump-supporters-say-hatred-not-politics-behind-it

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The DuPage Policy Journal and its partner sites draw attention to voter tallies in individual precincts in Illinois. What do you believe the main reasons are why voters in your precinct vote for Republicans and vote for Democrats?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/tag/126-politics

 

FOX NEWS
— Hating Trump in 2018: The top five most incredible liberal media quotes of the year – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hating-trump-in-2018-the-top-five-most-incredible-liberal-media-quotes-of-the-year

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Reporter Admits U.S. Law Entices Illegals to Bring Kids to Improve Their Chances – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/29/cnns-simon-admits-us-law-entices-illegals-bring-kids

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Imprudent Altruism and Illegal Immigration – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/imprudent_altruism_and_illegal_immigration.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Women’s March Organizers Canceled Their January Rally…Because of White People? – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/29/lol-womens-march-organizers-canceled-their-january-rally-because-of-white-peo-n2538242
— Stanislaus Co. Sheriff Says CA’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Policy To Blame For Cpl. Singh’s Death – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/29/watch-stanislaus-co-sheriff-says-cas-sanctuary-state-policy-to-blame-for-cpl-n2538250
— Cop’s Shooting Death May Upend Debate Surrounding Government Shutdown – Debra J. Saunders
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2018/12/30/cops-shooting-death-may-upend-debate-surrounding-government-shutdown-n2538225

 

DAILY CALLER
— UPCOMING WOMEN’S MARCH DEEMED ‘TOO WHITE,’ SO ORGANIZERS CANCELLED IT – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/29/womens-march-cancel-too-white-california/

 

PJ MEDIA
— California Town Cancels Women’s March Due to ‘Overwhelmingly White’ Participants – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/california-town-cancels-womens-march-due-to-overwhelmingly-white-participants/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— EVEN NOW WON’T BACK THE WOMEN’S MARCH ANYMORE – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272393/even-now-wont-back-womens-march-anymore-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CALIFORNIA ORGANIZERS CANCEL WOMEN’S MARCH FOR BEING TOO WHITE Progressives’ dilemma: County is 80% Caucasian
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/california-organizers-cancel-womens-march-for-being-too-white/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Humboldt County’s ‘Too White’ Women’s March – Thaddeus G. McCotter
https://amgreatness.com/2018/12/29/humboldt-countys-too-white-womens-march/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump’s Executive Order Freezing Federal Pay Saves Taxpayers from Extraordinary Pay Increases – Rachel Greszler (DIERSEN: The Daily Signal should write an article about reasons why people do not want to work for the federal government. The Daily Signal could focus on how the Democrats who run the federal government use the subjectivity in its employment policies a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/29/trumps-executive-order-freezing-federal-pay-saves-taxpayers-from-extraordinary-pay-increases/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal pay should depend on workers’ skills, experience, and performance—not just their years of service and across-the-board annual pay increases. Ideally, Congress should address federal employee pay and compensation through a broad reform package—addressing not only federal pay, but total compensation also including retirement, health, vacation, and other benefits—that would better align federal compensation with that of the private sector and better tie pay to performance.)

 

THE HILL
— ‘Medicare for all’ advocates emboldened by ObamaCare lawsuit – NATHANIEL WEIXEL (DIERSEN: As a GAO employee, I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997. Previously, I paid Medicare taxes 1966-1972.)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/422924-medicare-for-all-advocates-emboldened-by-obamacare-lawsuit

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why the World Needs to Rethink Retirement – Katie Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/business/retirement/why-the-world-needs-to-rethink-retirement.html
— Sears Is Dying, but Workers’ Loyalty Lives On Across the country, legions of former employees gather regularly to celebrate a bygone era of retailing. – Michael Corkery (DIERSEN: If you are retired, how many of your former coworkers do you speak with, and how often? Extremely few of my coworkers were Republican, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/business/sears-retirees-alumni-meetings.html


— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Sickness Comes for Us All – Kamala Harris (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that sickness has not stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) each and every evening since 2015. That is more than 6,200 emails that contained links to more than 321,400 articles and information on many upcoming events. On average, each email contained links to 52 articles.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/opinion/sunday/kamala-harris-affordable-care-act-medicare.html
— Kansas Boy, Braxton Moral, 16, Is Set to Graduate in the Spring From High School — and Harvard – Mihir Zaveri (DIERSEN: Of course my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use Moral to stress that a) I not earn a bachelor’s degree until I was 21 and master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I did not earn professional certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I did not earn a professional license until I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/braxton-moral-harvard.html
— ‘Medicare for All’ Gains Favor With Democrats Looking Ahead to 2020 – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: As a GAO employee, I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997. Previously, I paid Medicare taxes 1966-1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/politics/medicare-for-all-private-plans.html
— Gay Couples Rush to Wed Before Brazil’s New President Takes Office – Shasta Darlington
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-gay-marriage.html


— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats pressure Catholics to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/catholic-church-gay-members.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Sen. Elizabeth Warren is courting black voters and their leaders as her expected 2020 presidential announcement nears – Annie Linskey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise voters that if elected, they will use government 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-sen-elizabeth-warren-is-courting-black-voters-and-their-leaders-as-her-expected-2020-presidential-announcement-nears/2018/12/29/20936014-fd95-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For Democrats, it is a “good thing” if it harms individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/18-good-things-that-happened-in-2018/2018/12/29/d7957098-078d-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Trump to lose in 2020 want Trump to dump The Wall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-focus-on-pleasing-his-most-ardent-supporters-raises-questions-about-reelection-strategy/2018/12/28/b37d796a-09f1-11e9-85b6-41c0fe0c5b8f_story.html

 

STAR HERALD
— Western Nebraska paying the price for Colorado’s marijuana legalization – STEVE ERDMAN
https://www.starherald.com/opinion/columnists/viewpoints/representatives/erdman-western-nebraska-paying-the-price-for-colorado-s-marijuana/article_c3dc6927-86a6-50e0-9600-98c6aa8b0331.html

 

TEEN VOGUE
— 5 Protest Tactics We Loved in 2018 These are some great ways to confront power. – LUCY DIAVOLO (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, we already have many anti-Trump marches, anti-Republican marches, anti-American marches, anti-White marches, and anti-male marches. Under the Democrats, how soon, if not already, will we have anti-Protestant marches, anti-conservative marches, anti-patriotic marches, anti-older people marches, anti-rich people marches, anti-gun owners marches, anti-German Americans marches, anti-draft avoider marches, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time marches, anti-etc. marches?)
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/5-protest-tactics-we-loved-in-2018

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marching. . .Getting Arrested. . .Banner drops. . .Die-ins. . .Walkouts)

 

GUARDIAN
— El Paso aid agencies overwhelmed as 1,600 migrants are cast on to streets US authorities leave families to fend for themselves, a practice local bishop calls ‘inhumane and unconscionable’ – Amanda Holpuch
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/30/migrants-el-paso-texas-aid-agencies-overwhelmed
— Baby boomers led the cult of youth. Now we should heed the wisdom of age Intolerance towards the old is deeply embedded in our society. The potential of an ageing population must be unlocked – Yvonne Roberts (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/30/baby-boomers-led-the-cult-of-youth-now-we-should-heed-the-wisdom-of-age

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.