February 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Catholic bishops oppose marijuana legalization, but proponent says God put pot ‘on this planet for a reason’ – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: The Devil put pot on this planet. A question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, a) would the Post Office had hired him in 1966 when he was 18, b) would IRS had hired him in 1971, c) would IRS had promoted him in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) would GAO had hired him in 1980, and d) would GAO had promoted him in 1986? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 when he was 21, b) earn an MBA in 1976, c) pass the CPA examination on his first attempt in 1979, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on his first attempt in 1981, f) become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, h) become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, i) become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, j) become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and k) earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and b) also put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every evening since 2015? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-catholic-bishops-marijuana-legalization-20190204-story.html
— Cubs family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologizes after racist emails are revealed: ‘I strongly believe that bigoted ideas are wrong’- Mark Gonzales
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-joe-ricketts-emails-20190204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-state-of-the-union-transcript-huppke-20190203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Catholic leaders: Legalizing recreational marijuana a bad idea – Peter Hancock
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-catholic-bishops-oppose-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-letter-conference/
— Illinois lawmakers sending pointed messages with their State of the Union guests – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: If any of my Republican U.S. Representatives and/or Republican U.S. Senators wanted to send a pointed message that they opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government, they could have made me one of their State of the Union guests, especially 1998-2005 while Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-lawmakers-sending-pointed-messagesstate-of-union-guests-trump-pelosi/

 

WBBM
— OUTSTANDING: Durbin Urges Caution About Recreational Pot Law
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/durbin-urges-caution-about-recreational-pot-law

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois’ Catholic bishops urge rejecting marijuana legalization Public health and safety consequences cited in objection – PETER HANCOCK
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-catholic-bishops-urge-rejecting-marijuana-legalization/article_d59848bc-f568-57c3-bec9-45760a92e2ff.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois’ Catholic bishops urge lawmakers to oppose recreational-use marijuana – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190204/illinois-catholic-bishops-urge-lawmakers-to-oppose-recreational-use-marijuana
— How much further? – Michael J. Bahr, Springfield
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190204/letter-how-much-further
(FROM THE LETTER: How much further will Illinois go to become the “most progressive state” on abortion, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared? The Illinois governor was certainly proud to take the lead as most progressive by funding abortions using taxpayer dollars. Yet Pritzker was quickly overshadowed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed a bill allowing abortions up to nine months and removing other legal protections for the unborn. For this, Cuomo earned thunderous applause from the state’s legislative body, and even New York Cardinal Dolan is afraid to excommunicate Cuomo. Then Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam defended the killing of a child after the child was born that would have been allowed by a bill proposed in his state’s legislature, but then clarified his statement to indicate that he was talking about children who had been born with severe abnormalities or for reasons of the mother’s mental health in the 40th week, as if that makes it acceptable to kill any child that has been born. What will Gov. Pritzker do to maintain IL as the “most progressive state”? Infanticide up to 2 years old, for any reason? Abortion has always been about killing the infants. That should be obvious to all who have been watching these states try to “one-up” each other to become the most progressive. The good people of Illinois must stand up against this evil.)

 

NBC5
— Ginsburg Makes 1st Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery – Mark Sherman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Ginsburg-Makes-1st-Public-Appearance-Since-Cancer-Surgery-505351321.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH SIX COLOR PHOTOS: State of the Union guests from the suburbs include 7-year-old girl, immigrant and federal workers (DIERSEN: If any of my Republican U.S. Representatives and/or Republican U.S. Senators wanted to send a pointed message that they opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government, they could have made me one of their State of the Union guests, especially 1998-2005 while Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190205/state-of-the-union-guests-from-the-suburbs-include-7-year-old-girl-immigrant-and-federal-workers
— The Illinois House and its Madigan rules – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190203/editorial-the-illinois-house-and-its-madigan-rules

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats give money to promote Democrats.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/why-macarthur-foundation-grant-not-others
— Chicago Auto Show grabs the wheel After three decades of following Detroit, Chicago’s auto show will be first starting next year. Local convention biz could get a boost, but German luxury brands may take another pass. – H. LEE MURPHY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/chicago-auto-show-grabs-wheel

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Group again proposes removing lawmakers from Illinois redistricting – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/group-again-proposes-removing-lawmakers-from-illinois-redistricting/article_be08b0fe-8215-57f6-a7d5-b644e8c47f03.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For those with clout, employment rules differ – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-02-05/jim-dey-those-with-clout-employment-rules-differ.html

 

MADISON
— Single-parent families are root cause of many juvenile problems – Jerry Darda
https://madison.com/ct/opinion/mailbag/jerry-darda-single-parent-families-are-root-cause-of-many/article_002b3f78-c134-50f5-b9bd-2d9aad61948b.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If your critics/opponents think that you might run for a government office or for a political office, they will do everything that they can to destroy you.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-campaign-takes-steps-to-prevent-a-challenge-within-gop
— US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-prepares-to-start-building-portion-of-texas-border-wall
— Putting on elections in Illinois is getting more expensive – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/putting-on-elections-in-illinois-is-getting-more-expensive

 

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers address hot topics at town hall – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39905792/lawmakers-address-hot-topics-at-town-hall

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Rahm’s Failure, Solis’ FBI Wire Made Chicago GOP Relevant Again Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland Says Republicans Are ‘800-Pound Gorilla” In Mayoral Race, Looking To Endorse The “Lesser Of 13 Evils” – Mark Konko
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/rahms-failure-solis-fbi-wire-made-chicago-gop-relevant-again

 

LEXOLOGY
— Are Your Employment Policies for Illinois Employees 2019 Compliant? – Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (DIERSEN: Federal employment policies a) give preference to federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or veteran, and therefore, federal employment policies discriminate against federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-LGBTQ, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=bb57f80a-fa7d-423d-a439-007c6e497215

 

WIREPOINTS
— Is The Sun-Times Violating Journalist’s Ethics Code On The Solis Affidavit? – Mark Glennon
https://www.wirepoints.com/is-the-sun-times-violating-journalists-ethics-code-on-the-solis-affidavit-quicktake/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Maine Township’s excessive reserves violate state law, Sweeney says – W.J. Kennedy
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511753217-maine-township-s-excessive-reserves-violate-state-law-sweeney-says

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-is-finally-enrolling-people-in-opioid-alternative-program/article_c249fe60-28ae-11e9-abf6-bf22b70decec.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “God put it on this planet for a reason” (DIERSEN: The Devil put pot on this planet. A question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, a) would the Post Office had hired him in 1966 when he was 18, b) would IRS had hired him in 1971, c) would IRS had promoted him in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) would GAO had hired him in 1980, and d) would GAO had promoted him in 1986? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 when he was 21, b) earn an MBA in 1976, c) pass the CPA examination on his first attempt in 1979, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on his first attempt in 1981, f) become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, h) become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, i) become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, j) become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and k) earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997? Another question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and b) also put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every evening since 2015? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/02/05/god-put-it-on-this-planet-for-a-reason/

 

GOPUSA
— Senate Democrats block bill that would prevent infanticide
http://www.gopusa.com/senate-democrats-block-bill-that-would-prevent-infanticide/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Study finds high rates of prison, jail for illegals Backs Trump’s case for cutting crime – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally, is to shout that you disrespect/despise/reject a) the rule of law, b) America, and c) Americans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/5/study-finds-high-rates-of-prison-jail-for-illegals/
— Bob Menendez calls for FBI probe into illegal immigrant hiring at Trump golf clubs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/bob-menendez-calls-trump-national-golf-clubs-fbi-p/
— Trump’s backing fuels ‘resistance’ on issues Democrats traditionally support – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/donald-trumps-backing-fuels-resistance-issues-demo/
— Americans love paid family leave — until they learn what it costs them – Rachel Greszler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/americans-love-paid-family-leave-until-they-learn-/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— State of the Union to offer grand showcase for Trump border wall pitch – Steven Nelson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/state-of-the-union-to-offer-grand-showcase-for-trump-border-wall-pitch
— Democrats troll Trump with State of the Union guests who oppose him on everything from Kavanaugh to transgender troops – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-troll-trump-with-state-of-the-union-guests-who-oppose-him-on-everything-from-kavanaugh-to-transgender-troops

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Are the Party of Destruction – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/democrats_are_the_party_of_destruction.html
— Racist Lynch Mob-Leading Virginia Governor Getting His Just Deserts – Matthew Vadum
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/racist_lynch_mobleading_virginia_governor_getting_his_just_deserts.html
— Democrats have a free ride for human-traffickers in their immigration proposal – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/democrats_have_a_free_ride_for_human_traffickers_in_their_immigration_proposal.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A State of the Union Address I’d Like to Hear – Ed Morrow
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/02/04/a-state-of-the-union-address-id-like-to-hear/

 

BREITBART
— Feds: Over 8.5K Anchor Babies Secure U.S. Citizenship Via ‘Birth Tourism’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/04/feds-over-8-5k-anchor-babies-secure-u-s-citizenship-via-birth-tourism/
— Trump Invites Bullied Student, Synagogue Shooting Survivors to State of the Union – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/04/trump-invites-bullied-student-synagogue-shooting-survivors-to-state-of-the-union/

 

BLAZE
— Bernie Sanders is being accused of racism and sexism over this announcement And it’s Democrats who are doing the accusing – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/bernie-sanders-is-being-accused-of-racism-and-sexism-over-this-announcement
— A strange Super Bowl ad poured adulation on journalists — but here’s the salacious reason it aired And it cost Jeff Bezos millions – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/a-strange-super-bowl-ad-poured-adulation-on-journalists-but-heres-the-salacious-reason-it-aired

 

FOX NEWS
— Migrant caravan to reach US border day before Trump’s State of the Union – Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/world/migrant-caravan-to-reach-us-border-day-before-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-as-health-issues-mound

 

TOWNHALL
— Another Caravan Is Scheduled to Arrive at the Border Just In Time For Trump’s State of the Union Address – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/02/04/another-caravan-is-scheduled-to-arrive-at-the-border-just-in-time-for-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-n2540782
— The Left’s Growing Record of Insanity – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/02/05/the-lefts-growing-record-of-insanity-n2540781

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Federal District Judges Have Blocked Trump Actions 30 Times, a Record Rate – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/04/federal-district-judges-have-blocked-trump-actions-30-times-a-record-rate/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SOTU: LET DEMOCRATS’ OWN WORDS SINK IN Exclusive: Lt. Col. James Zumwalt offers Trump opponents’ quotes on illegal immigration
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/sotu-let-democrats-own-words-sink-in/

 

LIFE SITE
— U.S. bishop: pro-abortion politicians ‘should not’ receive Communion in my diocese – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/u.s.-bishop-pro-abortion-politicians-should-not-receive-communion-in-my-dio

 

THE HILL
— Democrats: The party of illegal immigration – FORD O’CONNELL
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/428284-democrats-the-party-of-illegal-immigration
— Democrats seek to take on Trump at State of the Union – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/428450-democrats-seek-to-take-on-trump-at-state-of-the-union

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Pick To Replace Brett Kavanaugh Could Face An Ugly Confirmation Fight D.C. Circuit Court nominee Neomi Rao wrote articles denouncing “special treatment for minority students” and blaming women for date rape. – Jennifer Bendery
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-neomi-rao-court-nominee-sexual-assault_us_5c58abebe4b00187b554355d

 

POLITICO
— Republicans defy Trump on national emergency Resistance from GOP senators could expose a split in the party and force the president to issue his first veto. – BURGESS EVERETT and MARIANNE LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/04/national-emergency-gop-1145899

 

CNN
— Washington Post: Trump Organization fires at least 18 undocumented workers from golf courses – Eli Watkins
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/04/politics/trump-organization-undocumented-worker-purge/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Northam Picture, Obscure Publication (Big League Politics) Plays Big Role in Virginia Politics – Trip Gabriel and Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: With only the rarest of exceptions, everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com is already in the public realm. Nevertheless, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout out of both sides of their crooked mouths both a) that no one reads my emails or visits my website and b) that everyone firsts learns of everything from my emails and from my website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/northam-fairfax-big-league-politics.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Big League Politics is a relatively new entry to the constellation of right-wing media outlets that sprung up during Donald Trump’s rise, and until the bombshell yearbook report, its readership had remained small. Patrick Howley, the editor in chief, said he received the photograph showing a pair of figures in blackface and Ku Klux Klan robes from a “concerned citizen,” declining to add more details. But one of Big League Politics’s owners, Noel Fritsch, described the source of the photograph as “some people who were classmates of Northam,” who brought it to light out of anger at the governor’s remarks early last week defending late-term abortions. In its mission statement, Big League Politics purports to be “not conservative” and “not liberal,” but it has trafficked in conspiracy theories favored by the far right, like the case of Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee staff member whose murder in Washington was falsely seized on by conservative commentators as linked to WikiLeaks.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s Options for Wall Shrink as Republicans Balk at National Emergency Declaration.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/trump-border-wall-republicans.html
— The Rise of the Robot Reporter – Jaclyn Peiser (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I am not a robot reporter and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are not robot emails. Each and every link in the emails is there because I made a decision to put it there. Feel free to phone me at 630-653-0462 to discuss my decisions.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/business/media/artificial-intelligence-journalism-robots.html
— China’s Online Censorship Stifles Trade, Too When the Chinese government blocks foreign internet companies for political reasons, the United States should treat the tactic as the anticompetitive economic strategy that it is. – Tim Wu (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents could do it, they would censor most if not all the links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/opinion/china-censorship-internet.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are full of hatred use Northam to promote hatred against 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.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/opinion/northam-blackface-racism.html
— Attacking a Pay Wall That Hides Public Court Filings – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/pacer-fees-lawsuit.html
— FRONT PAGE: Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two A small group of well-educated professionals enjoys rising wages, while most workers toil in low-wage jobs with few chances to advance. – Eduardo Porter
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/business/economy/productivity-inequality-wages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress braces for Trump diverting military construction money to build the wall – Erica Werner and Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-braces-for-trump-diverting-military-construction-money-to-build-the-wall/2019/02/04/18acb43c-28a5-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html
— How the neocons captured Donald Trump The return of Elliott Abrams puts the movement back in the White House – Brian D’Haeseleer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/05/how-neocons-captured-donald-trump/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who does NOT want Trump to declare a national emergency? ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-trump-national-emergency-border-wall-20190204-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Border walls work, and Democrats know it. As our porous border continues creating and exacerbating humanitarian crises, it would be immoral not to secure our borders and build a wall – Matt Gaetz
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/02/04/border-walls-work-democrats-know-matt-gaetz-editorials-debates/2773062002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Trump Speech Nears, Democrats Dig In House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her party are taking hard line on immigration; president and GOP are similarly unwilling to compromise – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-trump-speech-nears-democrats-dig-in-11549291238
— Trump’s Re-Election Challenge Down in the polls, he needs a strong economy to have any chance to win a second term. – Editorial

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-re-election-challenge-11549326167
— What Feeds Big Government Isn’t Only Ideology – Alberto Mingardi
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-feeds-big-government-isnt-only-ideology-11549324944
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, that is, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-dreamer-11549325032
— Northam’s Medical School Shut Down Yearbook in 2013 After Confederate Images Appeared School says it will investigate yearbooks over time after emergence of blackface/KKK image on Virginia governor’s page in 1984 book – Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert (DIERSEN: In 1979, IRS’s Chicago District shut down its monthly newsletter after it reported that I, a lowly GS-12 Revenue Officer, had passed all four parts of the CPA examination on my first attempt while many highly-vaulted Revenue Agents had filed to do that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/northams-medical-school-to-probe-its-yearbooks-including-photos-11549315987

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democratic Voters Just Want Someone to Beat Trump, Poll Says – Terrence Dopp
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-04/democratic-voters-just-want-someone-to-beat-trump-poll-finds

 

FORBES
— More On Chicago Pension Underfunding – It’s The Demographics, Stupid – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/02/04/more-on-chicago-pension-underfunding-its-the-demographics-stupid/#83a0fe6ee1e0

 

LAW
— Mandatory Retirement Policies Fading, but Tensions Remain – Susan DeSantis (DIERSEN: Constructively, retirement is mandatory for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did 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 as soon as they are eligible. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, when I was a lowly GS-13, I first became eligible for early retirement.)
https://www.law.com/2019/02/04/law-firms-ease-mandatory-retirement-policies-but-tensions-remain-292-39399/?slreturn=20190105070422

 

NEWSWEEK
— LAURA LOOMER TRESPASSES ON CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR MANSION IN ‘FIESTA’ IMMIGRATION PROTEST WEARING SOMBRERO – DANIEL MORITZ-RABSON
https://www.newsweek.com/laura-loomer-trespasses-gavin-newsom-property-fiesta-racist-sombrero-1317334

 

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Economist warns inequality threatens civilization: Richest 26 people control $1.4 trillion – Norman Bailey
https://www.worldtribune.com/economist-warns-inequality-threatens-civilization-worlds-richest-26-people-control-1-4-trillion/

 

TIMES
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TREASONOUS: Democrats invite illegal immigrants to Trump state of the union address
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/democrats-invite-illegal-immigrants-to-donald-trump-speech-h5nxlxk5d

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, socialists use illegals to destroy America.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/02/05/bord-f05.html

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.