July 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Deerfield officials are open to allowing recreational marijuana sales, but in what form? – STEVE SADIN (DIERSEN: For a municipality or a county to allow the sale of recreational pot is to flush its “family friendly” status down the toilet. Each and every Illinois resident should urge their municipality and their county by email and at municipal and county meetings to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot ASAP. Each and every Naperville resident should urge Naperville’s Mayor and each of its City Council members by email (https://www.naperville.il.us/government/meet-your-city-council/) and at City Council meetings (the next one is Tuesday, July 16) to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot in Naperville ASAP. Similarly, each and every Wheaton resident should urge Wheaton’s Mayor and each of its City Council members by email (https://www.wheaton.il.us/544/City-Council) and at City Council meetings (the next one is Monday, July 15) to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton ASAP. Similarly, each and every DuPage County resident should urge DuPage County’s Chairman and each of its board members by email (https://dupageco.org/CountyBoard/CountyBoardListing.aspx) and at board meetings (the next one is Tuesday, July 16) to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-recreational-marijuana-planning-tl-0718-20190712-dq4t6cqll5eztebszehqc4opzi-story.html
— ‘Effectively dead’: Illinois Tollway puts the brakes on Route 53 extension study through Lake County – FRANK S. ABDERHOLDEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-route-53-st-0713-20190712-cp4k6ykmyrgb5ozarii6eeb3pi-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Online marijuana reviewers expect rush of newcomers when recreational pot becomes legal in Illinois on Jan. 1 – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-marijuana-reviewers-20190712-2zomf76nkjfrlc3fcaw2xot7hy-story.html
— The May-December relationship between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was doomed to fail. But did the breakup have to be so ugly? – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-pelosi-aoc-romance-failed-20190712-6ias5mjmfjgsvpvg5bj3mjuzpm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in illegally getting citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-pence-border-trip-cages-20190713-5jcmbhn7xjejll5z7hehyaur5m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Intraparty GOP criticism is a headache for leader Durkin His super-minority caucus is fractured into at least two even smaller camps – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/12/20692380/jim-durkin-intraparty-gop-criticism-springfield
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the second time this year, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin has stripped one of his member’s access to a House communications staffer. Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, is the most recent to lose his state-funded communications staff member. Earlier this year, Rep. Dave McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, lost his comms staffer for criticizing fellow Republican Rep. Steve Reick for allegedly making “racist” comments and calling on House GOP Leader Jim Durkin to resign for being a “fake Republican” and “corrupt insider.” McSweeney, who wants to run statewide in 2022, said he paid for his own communications staffer, so he wasn’t concerned. The problems with Miller (no relation) started coming to a head last month when his Facebook page displayed an Americans for Prosperity Illinois post calling on readers to “Keep Rep. Brady accountable for raising the gas tax.” The post featured a photo of Rep. Dan Brady, a Deputy House Republican Leader. Rep. Miller claimed later that his Facebook account had been hacked. “Thanks for the heads up,” he told me after denying he’d made the post. I was dubious of the explanation, to say the least. And the attacks on his fellow Republicans continued. Earlier this month, he wrote on Facebook “Republicans don’t vote for tax hikes,” and called the GOP members who voted to raise the Motor Fuel Tax “Republicans in name only.”)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters line Arlington Heights road to illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally bring others illegally to America illegally. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190712/protesters-line-arlington-heights-road-over-migrant-conditions-near-us-mexico-border
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Why do people who despise/hate the following move to Wheaton and/or stay in Wheaton: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? ANSWER: To hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that the aforesaid provide them. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190713/only-now-do-i-feel-unsafe-in-hometown
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Guatemala seen as ill-prepared to absorb US-bound refugees.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190712/news/307129878

ABC7
— Trump confirms ICE raids set for Sunday as cities, advocates brace to respond – ANNE FLAHERTY
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-confirms-ice-raids-set-for-sunday-as-cities-advocates-brace-to-respond/5389819/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in illegally getting citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/12/senator-dick-durbin-donald-trump-ice-raids-immigration/

CLTV & WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago leaders side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://cltv.com/2019/07/12/durbin-speaks-out-ahead-of-ice-raids-expected-this-weekend/
https://wgntv.com/2019/07/12/durbin-speaks-out-ahead-of-ice-raids-expected-this-weekend/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Public union membership not down significantly since Janus – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: I was a public union member for almost 12 years. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used that against me the most.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190712/public-union-membership-not-down-significantly-since-janus

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— FEW CITIZENS SHOW UP FOR SESSION ON NEW POT LAW – AUSTIN MONTGOMERY
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/20190712/few_citizens_show_up_for_session_on_new_pot_law

SOUTHERN
— Audit: State’s technology department full of waste, unequipped to deal with disaster – JERRY NOWICKI
https://thesouthern.com/audit-state-s-technology-department-full-of-waste-unequipped-to/article_850589f8-5cdb-52ce-9fdd-918c3a98e519.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois colleges look to start marijuana business, marketing program – Katelyn Bandish
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-colleges-look-to-start-marijuana-business-marketing-program

EVANSTON NOW
— Black Evanstonians brainstorm reparations ideas – Bill Smith 
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-07-12/82234/black-evanstonians-brainstorm-reparations-ideas

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Northwestern and Evanston side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/07/12/city/northwestern-evanston-release-statements-prior-to-possible-ice-raids-on-sunday/

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago leaders side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/raids-looming-chicago-mayor-blocks-ice-access-databases

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise those who come to America illegally and those who stay in America illegally.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/undocumented-immigrants-chicagos-suburbs-better-life

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Madigan Has No Opposition Party in Springfield – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/11900/

GOPUSA
— LGBT activists demand companies stop supporting conservative politicians
http://www.gopusa.com/lgbt-activists-demand-companies-stop-supporting-conservative-politicians/
— Swamp creature Paul Ryan complained Trump ‘didn’t know anything about government’
http://www.gopusa.com/swamp-creature-paul-ryan-complained-trump-didnt-know-anything-about-government/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rush Limbaugh says census fight exposes Dems’ core problem: ‘They don’t like this country’ Radio host: ‘It’s outrageous that the desire to know who here is a citizen is controversial’ – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/12/rush-limbaugh-says-census-fight-exposes-dems-core-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rand Paul is right: We should quadruple employment-based legal immigration – Brad Polumbo (DIERSEN: If there had been more immigration during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, immigrants would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rand-paul-is-right-we-should-quadruple-employment-based-legal-immigration

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who needs opposition research with Joe Biden declaring: ‘I respect no borders’? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/who_needs_opposition_research_with_joe_biden_declaring_i_respect_no_borders.html
— Elizabeth Warren vows to flood the US with refugees – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/elizabeth_warren_vows_to_flood_the_us_with_refugees.html

BREITBART
— Deporting Illegal Aliens Saves Americans Billions in Tax Dollars – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/12/study-deporting-illegal-aliens-saves-americans-billions-in-tax-dollars/
— Limbaugh: Dems ‘Part of Movement to Eliminate the Whole Concept of Citizenship’ to Allow ‘Non-Citizens to Vote’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/07/12/limbaugh-dems-part-of-movement-to-eliminate-the-whole-concept-of-citizenship-to-allow-non-citizens-to-vote/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Give Illegal Immigrants Advice on How to Avoid ICE During Possible Raids – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/07/12/democrats-warn-illegal-aliens-about-coming-ice-raids-n2549923

NEWSMAX
— White House Social Media Summit Irks Liberal Critics – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/white-house-social-media-summit-trump/2019/07/12/id/924222/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to employers that discriminate against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older to attract and retain those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger? 
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/vladimirsidorenko/age-gender-discrimination-business/2019/07/12/id/924279/
— 4 Ways Trump Has Done More for African Americans Than Barack Obama – Jack Brewer 
https://www.newsmax.com/jackbrewer/trump-obama-hbcu-food-stamps/2019/07/12/id/924217/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Children of overwhelmed border agents bullied in schools, taunted over their parents’ job – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/children-of-overwhelmed-border-agents-bullied-in-schools-taunted-over-their-parents-job/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— What the Citizenship Battle Is All About
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/07/12/what-the-citizenship-battle-is-all-about/

SEAN HANNITY
— NOT IN OUR BACKYARD: San Fran’s Wealthiest SUE City to Stop Shelter, Say ‘Bad for Environment’
https://hannity.com/media-room/not-in-our-backyard-san-frans-wealthiest-sue-city-to-stop-shelter-say-bad-for-environment/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN en Español Anchor: Trump Voters Are Old People Who Have to Pee a Lot – Alexander Reyes and Jorge Bonilla 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/alexander-reyes/2019/07/12/cnnee-anchor-trump-voters-are-old-people-who-have-pee-lot
— Liberal News Outlets Panic Over ‘Extremists’ at Trump Social Media Summit – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/07/12/liberal-news-outlets-panic-over-extremists-trump-social

WORLD NET DAILY
— CONGRESSMAN ACCUSES PELOSI OF SEDITION House speaker urging illegals to resist deportation
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/congressman-accuses-pelosi-of-sedition/

LIFEZETTE
— Princeton Policy Study: 300,000 Illegal Immigrant Kids Will Enroll in School in a Few Weeks ‘The unauthorized Hispanic population’ in this country will swell – Wayne Dupree (DIERSEN: How many illegal immigrant kids will enroll in the schools in your school district?)
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/princeton-policy-study-300000-illegal-immigrant-kids-will-enroll-in-school-in-a-few-weeks/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Newest target of Left is biggest one of all: your marriage – Charlie Butts, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/07/12/newest-target-of-left-is-biggest-one-of-all-your-marriage

THE HILL
— Border Patrol chief was member of secret Facebook group for agents – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: What do members of secret Facebook groups post about you? How defamatory and libelous are those posts?) 
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/452832-border-patrol-chief-was-member-of-secret-facebook-group-for-agents-report
— Racial politics roil Democratic Party – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be an anti-White if not a White-hater.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/452856-racial-politics-roil-democratic-party

NEW YORK TIMES
— For 30 Minutes on a Hot Friday Morning, Trump Lashes Out at a Range of Critics – Annie Karni (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me a) to specifically name them and b) to lash out at them.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/us/politics/trump-attacks-critics.html

— Extra! Extra! Starbucks Will Stop Selling Newspapers Beginning in September, the coffee giant will no longer carry copies of three national newspapers and select local papers. – Derrick Bryson Taylor (DIERSEN: I pay lots of money for home delivery and full internet access for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, Wall street Journal, USA Today, Naperville Sun, Wheaton Leader, Crain’s Chicago Business, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/business/media/starbucks-newspapers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Planned ICE raids are putting the restaurant industry on edge – Tim Carman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2019/07/12/planned-ice-raids-are-putting-the-restaurant-industry-on-edge/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump is right about one thing: Citizenship is a big deal – MICHAEL MCGOUGH (DIERSEN: Democrats want illegals to have citizenship because Democrats count on them to vote for Democrats because Democrats have shouted at them for decades that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-trump-census-20190712-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amazon’s Education for Bernie The company is offering to retrain its workers for the jobs of the future—at no cost to taxpayers. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did you do to retrain yourself? In 1992, after my Democrat GAO superiors a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT and earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-education-for-bernie-11562971540
— Can Ilhan Omar Overcome Her Prejudice? I was born in Somalia and grew up amid pervasive Muslim anti-Semitism. Hate is hard to unlearn without coming to terms with how you learned it. – Ayaan Hirsi Ali (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you are involved in government or in politics, you should expect that sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize, denigrate, and condemn the town that you grew up in. I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned Crete, the town a) that I lived in 1948-1972, b) that my ancestors have lived in since 1854, and c) that my brother continues to live in. They stress that while I lived in Crete, most of its residents were German American and/or Lutheran.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-ilhan-omar-overcome-her-prejudice-11562970265

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Says Ocasio-Cortez Is Being Very Disrespectful to Pelosi (DIERSEN: Who has been the most disrespectful of you? I should write a book about those who have been the most disrespectful of me. They would love it. They paint themselves as being bullies.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-07-12/trump-says-ocasio-cortez-is-being-very-disrespectful-to-pelosi-video

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Growing Hemp Is Now OK. University Researchers Are Busy Planting Seeds. – Will Jarvis 
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Growing-Hemp-Is-Now-OK/246672

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.