January 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski rebuts Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s criticism over abortion, touts endorsements from suburban mayors ahead of tough primary – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-mayor-endorsements-20200107-3jj7ctxyerd4ngp6denqahkwrq-story.html
— As legal weed flies off the shelves, Lake County pumps the brakes on sales in unincorporated areas – DAN MORAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-lake-county-marijuana-moratorium-st-0108-20200107-pejlyuabebfpfnzewfolx4gtdm-story.html
— Evanston, Skokie police officials detail their approach to legalized recreational marijuana – GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-marijuana-police-evanston-skokie-tl-0109-20200107-pf6ww66harhlhbgaj5wlarsmzq-story.html
— Justice was served. Qassem Soleimani died as he had killed. – BRET STEPHENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-qassem-soleimani-justice-20200107-sq5weor4gfhppjxflc7n5iozwm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-recreational-marijuana-illinois-rollout-prohibition–20200108-5hodpawlxfhttlcf74tr76xh64-story.html
— Dan Lipinski bravely, needlessly poked the pro-choice bear. Let’s see how that works out for him. – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee who focused on destroying a) all individuals like me and b) all organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois that supported the right to life plank in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-lipinski-abortion-newman-zorn-20200107-vddkvcponngrzkharl22qmasqi-story.html

NBC5
— Republicans Clear Wisconsin Primary Field for President Trump State Republicans have opted to only put the president’s name on the ballot, leaving former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld and former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh off the ballot (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more pro-Trump that the Republican Party leaders are in a state, the more likely that they would keep Walsh and Weld off the ballot.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/republicans-clear-wisconsin-primary-field-for-president-trump/2197765/
— As Tensions With Iran Rise, Young Residents Express Concern About Return of Military Draft All American men between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register with Selective Service, but no active draft has been held since 1973 (DIERSEN: Did you register for the draft? I did in 1966 when I was 18 years old. I was classified 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ). Because potential employers viewed me as being draft bait, they did not want to hire me. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.) 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/as-tensions-with-iran-rise-young-residents-express-concern-about-return-of-military-draft/2197841/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve board candidate fighting removal from the ballot – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200107/dupage-forest-preserve-board-candidate-fighting-removal-from-the-ballot

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/how-you-can-still-get-weed-business-illinois

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/1-7-2020/Social-equity-built-into-pot-application-of-most-likely-vendor/
https://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/1-7-2020/Pot-and-equity/

OAK PARK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/1-7-2020/It%27s-high-time/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/New-cannabis-applications-accepted-starting-Feb-14956785.php

WCLO
— Town of Beloit police issue first citation involving legal marijuana from Illinois
https://www.wclo.com/2020/01/07/town-of-beloit-police-issue-first-citation-involving-legal-marijuana-from-illinois/

WLDS
— Londrigan Raises Over Half Million in 4th Quarter of 2019 In Election Bid Against Davis – Benjamin Cox
http://wlds.com/news/londrigan-raises-over-half-million-in-4th-quarter-of-2019-in-election-bid/

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Illinois pot pushers, that is, Illinois Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, make it clear that they want everyone in Illinois to be a big time stoner. To push pot on an individual, on an organization, on a company, on a government, and/or on a country is to destroy that individual, that organization, that company, that government, and/or that country.
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/beyond-marijuana-legalization-ending-the-war-on-drugs-and-meeting-social-equity-promises/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bob Miller’s Memories of Local 150 Union Contract He Signed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/07/bbomillers-memory-vague-on-local-150-union-contract/ 
— IL-14: Ted Gradel Debuts First Ad in 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/07/il-14-ted-gradel-debuts-first-ad-in-2020/ 
— Tax Increment Financing District Draft Recommendations of Property Tax Relief Task Force
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/07/tax-increment-financing-district-draft-recommendations-of-property-tax-relief-task-force-2/
— IL-06: Calling for Repeal of Hyde Amendment Sean Casten Voted For It Twice
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/07/il-06-calling-for-repeal-of-hyde-amendment-sean-casten-voted-for-it-twice/ 
— IL-14: Jerry Evans Meet and Greet and Thoughts on Soleimani Judgement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/07/il-14-jerry-evans-meet-and-greet-and-thoughts-on-soleimani-judgement/ 
— Mike Madigan’s Favorite Lobbyist, Mike McClain, Wrote Incriminating 2012 Email
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/07/mike-madigans-favorite-lobbyist-mike-mcclain/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— WITH VOTERS SET TO DECIDE ON PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX, ILLINOIS WEALTH FLIGHT AMONG WORST IN THE NATION – Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/with-voters-set-to-decide-on-progressive-income-tax-illinois-wealth-flight-among-worst-in-the-nation/

CAPITOL FAX
— Champaign County Republicans are disappearing (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want Republicans to lose elections and advise Republicans a) to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) to dump those who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/07/champaign-county-republicans-are-disappearing/

BREITBART
— Mike Bloomberg: Employers Should Hire ‘the Best’ Foreigners Instead of Americans – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that hate citizens of America, and that they especially citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/07/mike-bloomberg-employers-should-hire-the-best-foreigners-instead-of-americans/
— Arson Epidemic, Not Climate Change, Behind Australia’s Bushfires – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2020/01/07/report-arson-epidemic-not-climate-change-behind-australias-bushfires/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Democrats’ Nakedly Craven And Unserious Impeachment
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31698

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Says He Would Require Illegal Aliens Learn English For Citizenship, But That’s Not In His Plan – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/07/biden-illegal-aliens-learn-english/

TOWNHALL
— The New Racism – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites, men, older people, non-poor people, citizens of America, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time who paint themselves as being anti-White, anti-men, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been America for a long time to curry favor with those who are anti-White, anti-men, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been America for a long time? What do you say to those who claim to be Protestant, conservative, and/or Republican, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Protestant, conservative, and/or Republican to curry favor with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2020/01/07/the-new-racism-n2559039

NEWSMAX
— Black Caucus Deceives Blacks on Trump – Clarence McKee
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/jobs-democrats-gains-economic/2020/01/07/id/948810/

PJ MEDIA
— Plan to Split United Methodist Church ‘Obviously Unfair’ to Conservatives in UMC – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/plan-to-split-united-methodist-church-obviously-unfair-to-conservatives-in-umc/
— Treason? Ilhan Omar Gives Iran Military Advice, Suggests It Could Target Trump Hotels – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/treason-ilhan-omar-gives-iran-military-advice-suggests-it-target-trump-hotels/
— Fact Check: Are Iranians ‘Black and Brown People’?
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/fact-check-are-iranians-black-and-brown-people/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Can the forces of the Sexual Revolution be stopped or will they crush all freedom? Politics is downstream from culture, and nearly every day now there’s another story detailing another victory achieved by trans activists against the biological reality of the ‘binary.’ – Jonathon Van Maren
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/can-the-forces-of-the-sexual-revolution-be-stopped-or-will-they-crush-all-freedom

NEW YORK TIMES
— Don’t Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns In an internal memo, Andrew Bosworth said he “desperately” wanted the president to lose. But, he said, the company should avoid hurting Mr. Trump’s campaign. – Kevin Roose, Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/technology/facebook-trump-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 22, 2018 FLASHBACK: How abortion became the single most important litmus test in American politics – Stacie Taranto (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee who focused on destroying a) all individuals like me and b) all organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois that supported the right to life plank in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2018/01/22/how-abortion-became-the-single-most-important-litmus-test-in-american-politics/

WASHINGTON SENTINEL
— U-Haul Announce Ban on Hiring People Who Vape, Use Nicotine Products Moving van rental company U-Haul has announced that it will no longer hire people who admit to vaping and using nicotine products. – Warner Todd Huston (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my many Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who smoked. Of course, they all vehemently disapproved of me and vehemently disapproved of everyone else who did not smoke.)
https://thewashingtonsentinel.com/uy-haul-announce-ban-on-hiring-people-who-vape-use-nicotine-products/

FOX61
— ‘A good spot to rob’: Chicago cannabis shop targeted by burglars days into Illinois legalization
https://fox61.com/2020/01/07/a-good-spot-to-rob-chicago-cannabis-shop-targeted-by-burglars-days-into-illinois-legalization/

MSN NEWS
— Workers over 40 are half as likely to get hired, and it’s worse for those over 50 – Brett Arends
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/career/workers-over-40-are-half-as-likely-to-get-hired-and-its-worse-for-those-over-50/ar-BBYHAdr

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/joe-walsh-on-his-new-book-and-how-he-plans-to-beat-trump.html

NEW REPUBLIC
— Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough Addressing inequality requires more than consciousness raising. – J.C. PAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use government to take more and more and more money and opportunities away from those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and to give that money and those opportunities to those who 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://newrepublic.com/article/156032/diversity-training-isnt-enough-pamela-newkirk-robin-diangelo-books-reviews

FED WEEK
— Whistleblowing, Anti-Bias Protections Falling Short (DIERSEN: Based on Diersen v. GAO, if you are a federal employee a) who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, b) who complains about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination, and c) who does 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, you should not count on any protections, at least not in Illinois.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/report-whistleblowing-anti-bias-protections-falling-short/

THE STAR
— Teenagers win work experience of a lifetime at Sheffield software firm Teenage students from The Sheffield College have won 45-day industry placements at booming Sheffield software company WANdisco. – David Walsh (DIERSEN: How good was the work experience that you gained while you were young? 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; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.) 
https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/teenagers-win-work-experience-lifetime-sheffield-software-firm-1356496

GUARDIAN
— ‘Extreme privilege’: Ivanka Trump faces backlash over keynote speech at CES Decision to have president’s daughter deliver keynote invited scathing criticism, especially from women in the tech industry – Reuters (DIERSEN: What are you qualified to do? What do you say to my disgusting/slanderous critics/opponents, their disgusting/slanderous operatives, and their disgusting/slanderous dupes a) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not qualified to be a journalist because I do not have a degree in journalism, because I am not paid for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, because I do not claim to be non-partisan, because I do not write that many “articles,” and because many disgusting/slanderous Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a journalist and b) who ignore/dismiss/downplay/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn/etc. the fact that what I did for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, was very similar to what journalists do?) 
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/07/ivanka-trump-ces-technology-las-vegas

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ivanka Trump faced a backlash for her lack of tech qualifications from industry figures ahead of her speech at a big annual technology industry show in Las Vegas. . .But the decision to give her the opportunity has invited scathing criticism, especially from women in the tech industry. The Women Who Tech group on Facebook expressed their displeasure at CES’ decision to invite Trump. Investor Elisabeth Fullerton wrote: “This is an insult to women in technology. We did hard times in university, engineering, math, and applied sciences. This is what extreme privilege and entitlement get you. It’s not what you know it’s who you know I guess.“ Tech analyst Carolina Milanesi expressed her displeasure in an op-ed published in Forbes. “The reason for my upset is rooted in the fact that there are many more women who are in tech and are entrepreneurs who could run circles around Trump on how technology will impact the future of work,” Milanesi said.)

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.