January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump impeachment trial: President’s lawyer says Dems want to ‘overturn’ last election – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/impeachment-trial-lawyer-says-dems-want-to-overturn-last-election/5878113/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sanders opening lead on the field in Iowa as campaign surges across country, new NYT poll finds – JONATHAN MARTIN AND SYDNEY EMBER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-latest-iowa-poll-bernie-sanders-20200125-cqrous3esfbrfk44keolqfebim-story.html
— Mike Pompeo lashes out at NPR reporter, who says secretary of state made her identify Ukraine on a map and suggested America didn’t care – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-mike-pompeo-npr-mary-louise-kelly-20200125-hipkx7o5qvgzppnx22t7s3kyjq-story.html
— ‘Just go ahead. Let’s do this.’ Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg takes on protester at Chicago fundraiser. – BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my “Republican” critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should be barred from promoting, attending, and reporting on Republican political events. Better yet, I should sue them. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my promoting, attending, and reporting on such events causes Republican candidates to lose elections.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-pete-buttigieg-protest-chicago-fundraiser-20200125-schmhxuplvfvdatdmh4rebibc4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The presidential hopeful replied, “I respect your activism, but sometimes love is not expressed by interruption. Sometimes love is expressed in a different way.” Buttigieg then offered a common political tactic to encourage a protester to quiet down — he promised to meet afterward. The protester remained undeterred, shouting some more. That prompted a campaign donor to yell, “You’re not the only one in the room!” After the disruption went on for more than three minutes, Buttigieg finally relented, “You know what? Just go ahead. Let’s do this.” The protester, who identified himself as queer and nonbinary but did not give a name, brought up the South Bend police shooting death last summer of a black robbery suspect, Eric Logan, by a white police officer. The shooting, which the officer’s body camera and dashcam failed to record, remains under investigation. “Mayor Pete, as somebody who says you want to unify communities, as someone who says they want to follow the rules of the road, there are police officers in South Bend who kill people. What’s his name Logan …” the protester said, trying to recall the name of the shooting victim. “Not what’s his name,” a visibly perturbed Buttigieg said. “His name is Eric Logan.” “There’s so many, I can’t keep track anymore,” the protester shot back. “That’s false,” Buttigieg replied. Then, finally, came the question: “How can we trust you will show up for queer and trans people and people of color when there were eight community meetings in South Bend about a police officer who killed someone in your community and you did not go to them?” Buttigieg replied by noting he set up the series of community meetings with “rank-and-file officers to elected leaders to some of my harshest critics, and people who have been in my administration all along” to “empower the community” to help come up with solutions for better policing in South Bend.)

DAILY HERALD
— House is given tape of Trump calling for ambassador’s ouster – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I had taped what my GAO superiors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” I would have won Diersen v. GAO.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200124/news/301249880/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Does smelling pot still warrant probable cause? – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-does-smelling-pot-still-warrant-probable-cause/article_0451c4d4-19a5-5963-935b-90d37edbf97d.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned be as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pompeo-lashes-out-at-journalist-npr-defends-its-reporter/

WGLT
— After Withdrawal, Eugene Farrell Claims He’s Back in the 17th Congressional GOP Primary – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/after-withdrawal-eugene-farrell-claims-hes-back-17th-congressional-gop-primary#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14 – Rezin Mails 20-Page Introduction Piece
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/25/il-14-rezin-mails-20-page-introduction-piece/ 
–Skillicorn Announces Grants He Initiated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/25/skillicorn-announces-grants-he-initiated/ 
— Home Visits to Babies Voluntary in Beginning
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/25/home-visits-to-babies-voluntary-in-beginnning/
Estimated Cost of Bob Miller’s Local 150 Contract for the Algonquin Township Road District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/25/estimated-cost-of-bob-millers-local-150-contract-for-the-algonquin-township-road-district/ 
— Wilcox Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/25/wilcox-reports-31/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden snags coveted endorsement from swing-district Iowa congresswoman Cindy Axne – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or political office, what would frustrate your efforts to get endorsements? For me, it would be my demographics: 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, former union member, federal retiree, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. For me, it would be my opposition to promoting 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, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-snags-coveted-endorsement-from-swing-district-iowa-congresswoman-cindy-axne

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg: Dollar Value of Reparations Grows over Generations Like Compound Interest – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: So far, how much have you paid in reparations? If I had been a minority, Oldsmobile would have hired me when I was 22 years old in in 1971. If I had been a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old in 1988.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/25/pete-buttigieg-dollar-value-of-reparations-grows-over-generations-like-compound-interest/

JP MEDIA
— The Left Is One Huge Internet Troll – DAVID SOLWAY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-left-is-one-huge-internet-troll/
— Democrat Senator Conveniently Forgets GAO Found Obama Broke the Law in 2014 – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/democrat-senator-conveniently-forgets-gao-found-obama-broke-the-law-in-2014/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— David Axelrod: Dem Focus Group “Chilling” Because Impeachment Not Mentioned For First 80 Mins
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/01/david-axelrod-dem-focus-group-chilling-because-impeachment-not-mentioned-for-first-80-mins/

ROLL CALL
— View from the gallery: Hardly enough time to fidget Rare Senate weekend session only lasts two hours – Todd Ruger
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/view-from-the-gallery-hardly-enough-time-to-fidget

THE HILL
— Pollster: Environment, income inequality drive Sanders support among young voters
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/479156-pollster-environment-income-inequality-drives-sanders-support-among-young-voters

POLITICO
— Warren wins prized Des Moines Register endorsement It’s the most coveted media endorsement in the state. – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or political office, what would frustrate your efforts to get endorsements? For me, it would be my demographics: 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, former union member, federal retiree, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. For me, it would be my opposition to promoting 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, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/25/warren-wins-prized-des-moines-register-endorsement-104643

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Help us decide who to endorse in Democratic primary – Brian Dickerson
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/brian-dickerson/2020/01/25/detroit-free-press-presidential-endorsement-process/4556944002/

FORBES
— Retaining And Recruiting Older Workers: Tight Labor Market Solution – Bill Conerly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2020/01/25/retaining-and-recruiting-older-workers-tight-labor-market-solution/#71c1f8d866fd

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.