January 11 Morning Edition

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/01/10/chicago-host-cannabis-resource-fair

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ICE arrests are down in Chicago area and agency blames recent state and local laws aimed at protecting immigrants – ELVIA MALAGÓN and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ice-chicago-sanctuary-immigration-deport-arrest-20200111-2g4q44nexfhjzkl3bcx6qjzpki-story.html
— ‘Richard Jewell,’ Nicholas Sandmann and the media mob – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-richard-jewell-nicholas-sandmann-kass-20200111-hfqsfkl6zzdapl4usxiuy4ai24-story.html

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wgnradio.com/2020/01/11/illinois-attorney-ross-morreale-how-you-can-still-get-in-on-the-weed-business-recreational-sales-shortage/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Local demonstrators rally for, against President Trump’s stance with Iran DeKalb rally part of nationwide #NoWarWithIran demonstrations Thursday – KELSEY RETTKE
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/01/10/local-demonstrators-rally-for-against-president-trumps-stance-with-iran/ad2n4d7/

HERALD & REVIEW
— More dogs falling prey to THC poisoning. Vets say legal marijuana is a key factor. – CINDY DAMPIER 
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/pets/more-dogs-falling-prey-to-thc-poisoning-vets-say-legal/article_b7ddbacb-0b21-5744-a3c7-6482d8ea1c3b.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Loss of Downstate Congressman Predicted – Cole Lauterbach 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=296955#.XhnqEshKiM8

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— State of the County 2020 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have changed since I moved here in 1978. I would focus on those who have moved here since 1978 who are increasingly Democrat, that is, increasingly 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. I would focus on how those Democrats who increasingly promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I would focus on those Republican leaders who have increasingly pandered to the Democrats and/or failed/refused to defend the Republican Party platform and their constituents who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nctv17.com/news/state-of-the-county-2020/

MDJ ONLINE
— Christian County Clerk and Recorder Mike Gianasi testifies on election security before Congress – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/county-clerk-from-illinois-testifies-on-election-security-before-congress/article_8fb98666-914e-5594-a7c8-ae52b92d3683.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-sets-record-in-first-week-of-recreational-cannabis-sales/article_7b425182-5025-5262-9a38-1aad77968113.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Brings in Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney to Represent County Board in Orville Brettman Regional Superintendent of Education Referendum Challenge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/10/kenneally-brings-in-lake-county-assistant-states-attorney-to-represent-county-board-in-brettman-regional-superintendent-of-education-referendum-challenge/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tucker Carlson looks at the horrors in Pelosi’s own district of San Francisco – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/tucker_carlson_looks_at_the_horrors_in_pelosis_own_district_of_san_francisco.html

BREITBART
— Hans von Spakovsky: DOJ Should Sue States Registering Non-Citizens to Vote – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/01/10/hans-von-spakovsky-doj-should-sue-states-registering-non-citizens-to-vote/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Donald Trump’s Confidence Overwhelms the Haters
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/01/10/donald-trumps-confidence-overwhelms-the-haters/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wages Soar Fastest among Those with the Least – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/wages-soar-fastest-among-those-with-the-least/

ABC NEWS
— Anti-Trump Republican group targets evangelical voters with new ad The group of Republicans want to tank Trump. – Will Steakin
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/anti-trump-republican-group-targets-evangelical-voters-ad/story?id=68206138

NEW YORK TIMES
— Buckle Up for Another Facebook Election By opting not to change the company’s political advertising rules, Mark Zuckerberg has ensured another election shaped by the social network. – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs succeed in getting Republican organizations like the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization a) to rely on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green Facebook, b) to dump their websites, and c) to stop sending out emails.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/technology/facebook-election.html
— Why Do People Believe in Hell? – David Bentley Hart (DIERSEN: None of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes believe in Hell.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/opinion/sunday/christianity-religion-hell-bible.html
— Stephanie Grisham: Trump’s Press Secretary Who Doesn’t Meet the Press A presidency in crisis, a nation on the brink of war — and a White House press secretary who was largely out of sight. – Michael M. Grynbaum and Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/business/media/stephanie-grisham-trump-press-secretary.html
— Who Signs Up to Fight? Makeup of U.S. Recruits Shows Glaring Disparity More and more, new recruits come from the same small number of counties and are the children of old recruits. – Dave Philipps and Tim Arango
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/military-enlistment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Identity politics won’t win this presidential election – Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get elected and reelected, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders a) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all; b) promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid; and c) blame Republicans for their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems. I should write a book about RINOs in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those RINOs who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who work the hardest a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/identity-politics-wont-win-this-presidential-election/2020/01/10/0195c978-33bc-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Yes, your boss can fire you for a Facebook post (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you seek a government office or a political office as a Republican, Democrats can and will use everything that you ever posted on Facebook against you.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/11/yes-your-boss-can-fire-you-for-a-facebook-post/

UNION JOURNAL
— UNACCEPTABLE: NY Democrats Just Passed a Bill That Would Automatically Register Illegal Immigrants to Vote – Carlos Christian
https://theunionjournal.com/ny-democrats-just-passed-a-bill-that-would-automatically-register-illegal-immigrants-to-vote/

WINCHESTER STAR
— Who gets in? – Michelle Malkin
https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/malkin-who-gets-in/article_70c2b148-7f9e-585f-94b7-432394791e0b.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Allies Explore Buyout of Conservative Channel Seeking to Compete With Fox News Hicks Equity Partners, a firm tied to Republican National Committee co-chair Thomas Hicks Jr., is pitching GOP donors on buyout of One America News Network – Juliet Chung, Corrie Driebusch and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-allies-explore-buyout-of-conservative-news-channel-one-america-news-network-11578696767
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book about “team players.” Team players serve as operatives or as dupes for whoever has the most clout. Team players a) glorify and praise those who they told to glorify and praise and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who they are told to demonize, denigrate, and condemn. In my book, I would focus on team players in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on team players who focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA Illinois emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-business-lesson-from-academia-great-teams-assemble-themselves-11578718805

BARRON’S
— 50+ Reasons Not to Sell Your Stocks – Michael Batnick (DIERSEN: How successful will the Democrats be in driving down the stock market to defeat Trump?)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/50-reasons-not-to-sell-your-stocks-51578747600

FORBES
— Four Qualities You Need To Be An Impactful Leader In The 21st Century (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, a) who has expressed interest in being the next chairman of your Republican township and county party organization and b) who do you want to be the next chairman of your Republican township and county party organizations? Questions to ask them: If elected, how would the following help you carry out your duties: a) your education, b) your political experience and work experience, c) your professional certifications and licenses, and d) length of time that you have lived in your township/county? What have you done and what will you do if elected to: a) discourage the sale and use of pot, b) discourage gambling, c) discourage the sale and drinking of booze, d) promote traditional marriage and the traditional family, e) promote homeownership, f) discourage abortion, g) discourage mass/illegal immigration, h) discourage diminution of Second Amendment rights, i) discourage political affiliation discrimination, j) discourage reverse discrimination, k) discourage age discrimination, l) encourage people to save for their retirement, m) discourage dependency on government, and n) discourage dependency on charity?) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hecparis/2020/01/09/four-qualities-you-need-to-be-an-impactful-leader-in-the-21st-century/
— Employee Activism Is The New Normal. So Why Is Amazon Leadership Freaking Out? – Jason Wingard (DIERSEN: My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who were Democrat and minority, female, and/or younger promoted Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid because they directly benefitted from the aforesaid.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwingard/2020/01/10/employee-activism-is-the-new-normal-so-why-is-amazon-leadership-freaking-out/
— Play To Your Strengths: 13 Even Better Ways To Improve Your Leadership Skills (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, a) who has expressed interest in being the next chairman of your Republican township and county party organization and b) who do you want to be the next chairman of your Republican township and county party organizations? Questions to ask them: If elected, how would the following help you carry out your duties: a) your education, b) your political experience and work experience, c) your professional certifications and licenses, and d) length of time that you have lived in your township/county? What have you done and what will you do if elected to: a) discourage the sale and use of pot, b) discourage gambling, c) discourage the sale and drinking of booze, d) promote traditional marriage and the traditional family, e) promote homeownership, f) discourage abortion, g) discourage mass/illegal immigration, h) discourage diminution of Second Amendment rights, i) discourage political affiliation discrimination, j) discourage reverse discrimination, k) discourage age discrimination, l) encourage people to save for their retirement, m) discourage dependency on government, and n) discourage dependency on charity?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/01/10/play-to-your-strengths-13-even-better-ways-to-improve-your-leadership-skills/

DAILY BEAST
— Facebook Helped Decimate the Media Industry but Wants Journalists to Do Its Job DISINGENUOUS DEFENSE “The idea that there are enough journalists out there to fact check all the false claims on Facebook is naive.” – Blake Montgomery (DIERSEN: What qualifications do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to be fact checkers? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-helped-decimate-the-media-industry-but-wants-journalists-to-do-its-job

AD WEEK
— Why Grassroots Political Organizations Rely on Facebook The social network is a vital part of their operations – David Cohen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs succeed in getting Republican organizations like the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization a) to rely on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green Facebook, b) to dump their websites, and c) to stop sending out emails.) 
https://www.adweek.com/digital/why-grassroots-political-organizations-rely-on-facebooks-ad-targeting/2/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to organizations, companies, and countries that want to be viewed as being anti-American? Democrats and RINOs pander to those organizations, companies, and countries. 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/11/us-china-trump-agreement-tesla-investment

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.