GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Maximizing the number of Republican ballots cast in the March 17, 2020
Illinois primary election should be the top priority for the following: Trump,
Republican National Committee, Republican National Senate Committee, Republican
National Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, your Republican
county/township/ward party organizations, and your Republican Precinct
Committeeman/Captain. What are the aforesaid doing to maximize the number of
Republican ballots cast in the March 17, 2020 Illinois primary election? Each
and every Republican and Independent voter in Illinois a) should know which
offices and referendum will be on March 17, 2020 Republican primary election
ballot in their precinct, who the Republican candidates are, and which races
are contested and b) should be encouraged to take advantage of mail-in ballots
and early voting. Each and every Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain
should know each and every Republican candidate on the ballot in their precinct
and be able to answer questions about them from voters. Republican candidates
frequently attend and speak at monthly Republican county/township/ward
meetings. Your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain should regularly attend
those meetings. Since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton
Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What should be included in the agenda for the January meeting of
your Republican county/township/ward party organizations? ANSWER: a) election
headquarters status, including location, hours of operation, and when yard
signs, campaign literature, walk lists, envelopes, etc. can be picked up, b)
efforts to fill vacant precinct committeeman/captain positions, c) upcoming
bi-annual Republican county conventions, d) upcoming Illinois Republican Party
state convention, e) upcoming party fundraisers, and f) efforts to recruit
election judges. Meeting minutes should include the names of the candidates,
elected officials, and party leaders who attended. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: ‘Nothing is more important
to me’ DNC, RNC delegate candidates push petitions, pump up prospective voters
in the suburbs – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200102/nothing-is-more-important-to-mednc-rnc-delegate-candidates-push-petitions-pump-up-prospective-voters-in-the-suburbs
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Aurora Republican Raquel Mitchell shares the sentiment, if not the party.
“I really believe in the president. I believe in what he’s doing,”
the Wheatland Township trustee said of incumbent Donald Trump. “Nothing is
more important to me.” Filing takes place today and Friday for delegates
running in the March 17 primary election. . .Illinois Republicans will send 65
delegates to the Republican National Convention in August in Charlotte, North
Carolina, with 54 chosen by voters. There are three GOP delegates from each
congressional district. Retired Cook County Circuit Judge Tony Iosco can’t wait
to cast another vote for Trump. The president “resonates with the average
American,” said Iosco, a 2016 convention delegate. “People may not
like him, but they like what he’s doing. Unemployment is low and the stock
market is booming.” As Mitchell circulates petitions, she finds
Republicans are eager to talk about impeachment. “They hate what’s going
on in Washington D.C. with the president and are enthused about signing,”
she said. . .During a social event at Draft Picks in Naperville last month,
sponsored by the Trump campaign and state Republicans, Mitchell collected
signatures as Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider rallied the crowd. “This
is Trump country,” Schneider said, adding stakes are high in 2020 with
local congressional seats up for grabs and a referendum on a state progressive
income tax, in addition to the presidency. “We have to fight Democrats all
the way,” Schneider said. “Are you all with me?”)
— How presidents get their facts – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, there are no facts except for the facts that they give you
or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200102/how-presidents-get-their-facts
— Governor, lawmakers, it’s time to put up, not shut up, on ‘Fair Maps’ –
Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200102/editorial-governor-lawmakers-its-time-to-put-up-not-shut-up-on-fair-maps
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If you want to
destroy an individual, organization, company, government, and/or country you
push pot on that individual, organization, company, government, and/or
country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-legal-weed-first-day-recreational-sales-20200101-fhtdvp4j6naphff6jmnnh6fkqy-story.html
— In apparent appeal to President Trump, imprisoned Rod Blagojevich argues
today’s Democrats would have impeached Abraham Lincoln – ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rod-blagojevich-abraham-lincoln-donald-trump-impeachment-20200102-6xsmxdh3dfhcharumgncizgpna-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State lawmakers behind cannabis legalization reflect:
‘This isn’t the finish line’ “This is day one of the end of prohibition, not
the end of this process by any stretch,” said state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who was
passing out commemorative buttons Wednesday. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/1/21045880/legal-marijuana-sales-general-assembly-lawmakers-kelly-cassidy-heather-steans
— Campaigns lured donors with urgent end-of year-pitches: Need $1,294 by
midnight! Democratic House hopeful Marie Newman’s daughter Evie, 19, a DePaul
University freshman, wrote in a fundraising appeal about her mom’s support when
she transitioned five years ago. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/1/21045957/congress-campaigns-donors-fundraising-year-end-appeals
WBBM 780
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Buys Marijuana At
Dispensary On New Year’s Day – ANDY DAHN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already,
will the pot pushers in Illinois, that is, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens,
and RINOs in Illinois, get rid of you if you do not push pot?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/lt-gov-stratton-buys-marijuana-at-dispensary-on-new-years
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Indiana projected to retain its nine U.S. House seats after census, Illinois
set to lose one – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-projected-to-retain-its-nine-u-s-house-seats/article_a5882e07-fef2-553a-9d75-40eec0ccfc7b.html
PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “No, You Won’t Lose Your Gun Just For
Smoking Pot Recreationally.”
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/no-you-wont-lose-your-gun-just-smoking-pot-recreationally#stream/0
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago’s Closest Weed Dispensary To Indiana Brings Out
The Hoosiers For a state that’s lured Illinois residents over the border for
years for cheaper cigarettes and gasoline, it was now Indiana’s turn to come to
Illinois to buy. – Justin Laurence
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/01/01/chicagos-closest-weed-dispensary-to-indiana-brings-out-the-hoosiers/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— State expands benefits to more seniors
https://advantagenews.com/news/state-expands-benefits-to-more-seniors/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Speeding, Illinois Marijuana Lead to Arrest of Indiana Man New Year’s Day
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/speeding-illinois-marijuana-lead-to-arrest-of-indiana-man-new-years-day/
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Rips Woodstock’s New Bag Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/il-14-catalina-lauf-rips-woodstocks-new-bag-tax/
— Mike Buehler Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/mike-buehler-fundraiser/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Spending January 14 Raising Money with Pardoned 1st
Lieutenant Clint A. Lorance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/il-14-jim-oberweis-spending-january-14-raising-money-with-pardoned-1st-lieutenant-clint-a-lorance/
ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Which Illinois schools receive the most federal student aid?
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513180440-which-illinois-schools-receive-the-most-federal-student-aid#new_tab
FOX NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois lieutenant governor among first to buy legal
pot as new law takes effect – Ronn Blitzer (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already,
will the pot pushers in Illinois, that is, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens,
and RINOs in Illinois, get rid of you if you do not push pot?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-lieutenant-governor-among-first-to-buy-legal-pot-as-new-law-takes-effect
AMERICAN THINKER
— In California, more free rides for illegal aliens – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/in_california_more_free_rides_for_illegal_aliens.html
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Going Into 2020 Election: Promises Kept And Results Achieved
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31670-trump-going-2020-election-promises-kept-and-results-achieved
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Billy Graham Center Archives Continuing to Preserve Evangelical History
Although the BGC Archives is open to the public and welcomes unexpected
visitors, it remains one of Wheaton’s best-kept secrets. – KATHERINE GRABER
(DIERSEN: What would Billy Graham say to those in Wheaton, including my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, who ever-increasingly
promote dependency on government, promote dependency on charity, promote LGBTQ
activity, promote abortion, promote booze, promote gambling, promote pot, and
promote other vices, promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments,
promote patronage, promote political affiliation discrimination, promote
reverse discrimination, promote age discrimination, and promote even worse
things?)
https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/january/billy-graham-center-archives-continuing-to-preserve-evangel.html
DAILY CALLER
— Gianno Caldwell Opens Up About His Rough Upbringing in Chicago And His
Journey To Conservatism – STEPHANIE HAMILL
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/01/gianno-caldwell-journey-conservatism/
NEWSMAX
— Cory Booker Proposes Office to Fight White Supremacy (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, White-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are
White supremacists, and especially Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, gun
owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time. Calling someone a White supremacist in America today
is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/russia-police-attack/2020/01/02/id/928636/
TOWNHALL
— Joe Biden’s Latest Ad About Trump Is a Complete Lie – Leah Barkoukis
(DIERSEN: If you sought a government or political office, what would your critics/opponents
stress about you to harm you? My critics/opponents would stress that I am a
Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri
Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male,
old (born in 1948), gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, union
member for almost 12 years, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, Crete
resident 1948-1972, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. They
would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton
Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right
Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They would stress the adverse actions
that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me including
that my GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave
me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the
bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote
me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for
all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a
$20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in
1980.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/01/02/joe-bidens-latest-ad-about-trump-is-a-complete-lie-n2558826
— Newly-Elected Democrats Let Their Masks Slip, Revealing The Fascists Beneath
– Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/01/02/newlyelected-democrats-let-their-masks-slip-revealing-the-fascists-beneath-n2558766
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC’s congressional seat reportedly on the line as NY Dems look to ‘draw
out’ her district – Samantha Chang (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the
2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in
Wheaton.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/02/aoc-could-lose-her-government-gig-as-ny-dems-reportedly-look-to-draw-out-her-district-871003
CNN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois lieutenant governor beats long lines to become
one of the first to legally buy weed in the state – Leah Asmelash and Melissa
Alonso (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the pot pushers in Illinois,
that is, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in Illinois, get rid of
you if you do not push pot?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/us/illinois-marijuana-juliana-stratton-lines-trnd/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Is America So Depressed? It’s no coincidence that our politics and our
mental health have declined so rapidly, at the same time. – Lee Siegel
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, those who are religious,
conservative, and/or Republican, and especially those who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German
American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time,
are depressed because those in Illinois who claim to be religious,
conservative, and/or Republican leaders fail/refuse to defend/advance the
traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal
drugs, gambling, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving),
and other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/opinion/depression-america-trump.html
— Don’t Drink and Drive, Republican Leader Said. Then He Was Arrested. “I made
the wrong decision,” said a New York assemblyman who drove his official state
vehicle into a ditch near his home on New Year’s Eve. – Corey Kilgannon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/nyregion/ny-legislator-drunk-driving.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite
Campus, Almost Everyone Was White The video was created to show off the
University of Wisconsin. Instead, it set off a furor, and a reckoning over what
it means to be a black student on campus. – Julie Bosman, Emily Shetler and
Natalie Yahr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen
Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who have stressed
that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 to paint me as being a racist. Better yet, I
should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/us/university-of-wisconsin-race-video.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In newly blue Orange County, Democrats struggle over how far left is too far
– GUSTAVO ARELLANO (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats completely take over DuPage
County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, how far left will they go? From what I
see, they will get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, and
governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders,
German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the
DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) and the nine Republican
township organizations have absolutely no problem with the aforesaid. They
focus on discouraging the DCRCC and the nine Republican township organizations
from doing anything to maximize the number of Republican ballots cast in the
March 17, 2020 Illinois primary election.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-02/orange-county-democrats-progressive
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of those who are Trump
supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White,
male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/02/xenophobia-comes-every-race-class-heres-how-fight-back-column/2757826001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/30/2020-new-years-resolution-no-2016-repeat-beat-trump-column/2737334001/
— 2020 is a great time to make these 5 easy New Year’s tech resolutions –
David Kender (DIERSEN: Of course. my critics/opponents want you to read ONLY
the emails that they, that their operatives, and that their dupes send you, no
more, and no less.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2020/01/01/5-easy-steps-to-save-money-sanity-with-tech-in-2020/2778318001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 3.
Clean out your inbox “Zero inbox,” or having no unread emails, is
considered by some to be akin to achieving a state of internet nirvana. It’s
something I strive for personally, but I try not to obsess over it. Depending
on your rate of correspondence, maintaining a zero inbox may be an unnecessary
distraction. Rather, the New Year might simply be a good time to unsubscribe
from all that junk mail you receive. In accordance with CAN-SPAM legislation,
it’s required by U.S. law that commercial email (e.g. newsletters and marketing
material) “must include a clear and conspicuous explanation of how the
recipient can opt-out of getting email” from the company in the future. So
look for an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email. If you
have Gmail, use the spam filter. If you want to go one step further, the FTC
has recommendations that will scale back email, snail-mail, and spam phone
calls.)
— Decade in review: Marital norms erode The transformation of our legal system
as to marriage was rapid and top-down. Changes in law brought changes in
culture, and they’re not all rainbows. – Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/01/decade-same-sex-gay-marriage-timeline-transgender-consequences-column/2776564001/
— Forget what you know about 1619, historians say. Slavery began a
half-century before Jamestown – Nicquel Terry Ellis (DIERSEN: How long have
your ancestors been in America? From what I see, if you are a Republican, the
longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats,
Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn
you as being a racist and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/12/16/american-slavery-traces-roots-st-augustine-florida-not-jamestown/4205417002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Nolan, a local historian, author and civil rights activist, insists it only
advances a false, racist belief that Englishmen founded America and created the
system of slavery that defined this country. “It makes me want to
scream,” says Nolan. “You’re robbing black history.” The truth
is Spaniards settled in St. Augustine, Florida, with enslaved blacks more than
a half-century before any arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 aboard a ship
captured by English pirates. Historical records document the presence of black
slaves dating back to their arrival in what was known as Spanish Florida in
1565. They built military forts, hunted food, cut wood and later even created a
settlement for freed blacks, Fort Mose. But the influence and significance of
the Spanish on the country’s founding was ignored and lost as English laws,
language and culture established a stronghold in the new nation. Historians and
other interested parties challenged writers in the 19th and 20th centuries and
tried to spread the story of Spanish settlers and slaves in St. Augustine
through exhibits, lectures and books. Still, the 1619 narrative carried on in
history books and popular culture.)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— How to improve your agency in 2020 – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: According to
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the best way to improve a federal
agency is to get rid of its employees who are Trump supporters, Republican,
White, male, draft avoiders, conservative, Protestant, German American,
non-poor, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who
did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559)
by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service
(currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the
aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-commentary/2020/01/how-to-improve-your-agency-in-2020/
HR TECHNOLOGIST
— How AI & Mindfulness Can Tackle Age Bias in the Modern Workplace –
Andres Blank
https://www.hrtechnologist.com/articles/ai-in-hr/how-ai-mindfulness-can-tackle-age-bias-in-the-modern-workplace/
