July 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Britain’s ambassador to U.S. calls Trump administration ‘clumsy and inept’ in leaked diplomatic cable – GREGORY KATZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-britain-ambassador-trump-20190707-jhry4lnl7ngofjn5wddykknmoq-story.html
— What to do with yourself in retirement – ELLIOT RAPHAELSON (DIERSEN: If you are not retired, what do you plan to do when you are retired? If you are retired, what are you doing? Since 2000, I have been doing what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on stopping me from doing, namely, putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201906271518–tms–savingsgctnzy-a20190627-20190627-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Poll: 1 in 4 don’t plan to retire despite realities of aging – AP (DIERSEN: Prior to September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors mislead me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190707/news/307079970/

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Niles Public Safety Committee To Talk ‘Pot’ Legalization Police To Provide Committee Members Additional Information July 16 – Tom Robb 
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/niles-public-safety-committee-to-talk-pot-legalization/

DAILY LINE
— Niles Township Democrats openly recruiting opponent to Kalish – Hannah Meisel
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/07/08/2019/niles-township-dems-openly-recruiting-opponent-to-kalish/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Freshman State Rep. Mark Kalish’s (D-Skokie) decision not to vote for the Reproductive Health Act — despite promising to back pro-choice policies after being appointed to replace former State Rep. Lou Lang — could complicate his bid for a second term.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— After a restful holiday weekend, we’re ready to dig in to the next political season. – SHIA KAPOS and RAMSEN SHAMON (DIERSEN: Did you have a “restful holiday weekend?” I did not. I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.) 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/08/oly-vindication-rapinoe-pritzker-and-equal-pay-juice-in-the-3rd-district-454195

WIRE POINTS
— “Chicago and the state are running out of ways to kick the can on the pension crisis” – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-and-the-state-are-running-out-of-ways-to-kick-the-can-on-the-pension-crisis-ted-dabrowski-on-newsradio-wjpf/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Voters have the right – and the power – to end Illinois’ political corruption, Rep. Batinick says – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512700413-voters-have-the-right-and-the-power-to-end-illinois-political-corruption-rep-batinick-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE ERA OF THE UNGRATEFUL AMERICAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/the-era-of-the-ungrateful-american.html
— BECKMAN: COLLEGES LOVE THEIR LEFT WING CRIMINALS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/beckman-chicagos-radical-leftists.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and then “make probe of immigrant detention center conditions a priority.” 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/7/bennie-thompson-democrats-vow-immigrant-detention-/
— The anti-defense extremists – Jed Babbin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/7/democrats-reveal-their-radicalism-on-matters-of-na/

TOWNHALL
— Here’s Why Democrats Want Illegal Immigrants Counted In The 2020 Census – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2019/07/08/heres-why-democrats-want-illegal-immigrants-counted-in-the-2020-census-n2549631
— Democrats Double Down On Hating America – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/07/08/draft-n2549613

HOT AIR
— Should Candidates Forfeit Their Salary For Time Spent Campaigning? (DIERSEN: Would you want a job that you could easily lose every 2, 4, or 6 years for no fault of your own?) 
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/07/07/candidates-forfeit-salary-time-spent-campaigning/

FRONTPAGE NEWS
— COLIN KAEPERNICK’S SYMBOLS OF HATE The notorious anthem-protester wields his cultural clout to get Nike to recall a patriotic product. -Mark Tapson (DIERSEN: How soon will the Trump-haters succeed in banishing the American flag? How soon will the Trump-haters succeed in banishing individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274215/colin-kaepernicks-symbols-hate-mark-tapson

FOX NEWS
— Starbucks execs reportedly meeting with Tempe police after officers booted from coffee chain location – Nicole Darrah (DIERSEN: When will candidates for federal offices meet with former federal employees who the federal government got rid of because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, that is, former federal employees who were gotten rid of because of Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/starbucks-tempe-police-officers-meeting-booted-coffee-giant
— Netflix bans smoking — But what about other vices? – Paul J. Batura (DIERSEN: What about booze, gambling, pot, etc.?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/paul-batura-netflix-bans-smoking-but-what-about-other-vices

GOPUSA
— Starbucks forced to apologize after asking 6 police officers to leave (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the businesses in your precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county and in Illinois, America, and the world post signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72221
— Dems Want to Insure Illegals, Not Vets or Middle Class
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72246
— California becomes 1st state to ban hairstyle discrimination (DIERSEN: What about banning discrimination against those whose hair a) has thinned, b) has turned gray, c) has turned White, and/or d) has fallen out?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72202

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Americans Want Mass Deportations of Illegal Aliens Following Congressional Inaction – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/07/poll-majority-americans-want-mass-deportations-illegal-aliens-following-congressional-inaction/
— Biden: Trump Is the Type Bully I Would Smack in the Mouth – Pam Key (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in the following organizations and governments who have painted themselves as being bullies: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/07/07/biden-trump-is-the-type-bully-i-would-smack-in-the-mouth/
— President Trump Torches Fox News: ‘They Forgot the People Who Got Them There!’ – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: In 2002, I led a group that succeeded in forcing Comcast to carry Fox News in Wheaton and in other municipalities.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/07/president-trump-torches-fox-news-they-forgot-the-people-who-got-them-there/
— Ex-RNC Chair Steele: ‘Motherf*cker’ Trump ‘Defiling the White House’ – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/08/report-ex-rnc-chair-steele-motherfcker-trump-defiling-the-white-house/

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What percent of those involved with soccer hate America?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/soccer-fans-eff-trump-interviewed

DAILY CALLER
— ACLU Told CA Teachers To Help Students Obtain Abortions Without Parental Notification – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/07/sex-education-aclu-video/
— Liberals Love To Play The Victim – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/08/liberals-love-to-play-the-victim/

HUMAN EVENTS
— Muslims vs. LGBT: The ‘Coalition of the Minorities’ Collapses. – David Kurten
https://humanevents.com/2019/06/06/muslims-vs-lgbt-the-coalition-of-the-minorities-is-collapsing/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TERMINATING THOMAS JEFFERSON Lowell Ponte blasts those who refuse to learn from history
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/terminating-thomas-jefferson/
— NOBODY LOVES AMERICA LIKE WHITE PEOPLE DO Jesse Lee Peterson applauds those who support our country (DIERSEN: Democrats want minorities, and everyone else, to hate America.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/nobody-loves-america-like-white-people-do/

EPOCH NEWS
— Porous Southern Border Does Little to Stop Deported Immigrants From Trying Again – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/porous-southern-border-does-little-to-stop-deported-immigrants-from-trying-again_2992942.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Student attacked for wearing MAGA hat on Fourth of July – JENNIFER KABBANY (DIERSEN: If you wear a MAGA hat, you should also wear a body camera.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/student-attacked-for-wearing-maga-hat-on-fourth-of-july/

THE HILL
— Americans are $10 trillion better off thanks to rising stocks under Trump – STEPHEN MOORE
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/451857-americans-are-10-trillion-better-off-thanks-to-rising-stocks-under-trump
— Democratic senator: White House has ‘used cruelty to children’ as a tool of immigration policy – ZACK BUDRYK 
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/451883-democratic-senator-white-house-has-used-cruelty-to-children-as-a

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Harris and Warren.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/us/politics/kamala-harris-elizabeth-warren-democrats-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/world/asylum-immigration-trump-border-policy.html
— Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren Introduce Racial Equity Plans – Maggie Astor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/us/politics/harris-essence-festival-2020-democrats.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Connected to a President, by Slavery – Audra Burch
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/us/politics/monroe-slavery-highland.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts ‘Fake’ media, Dems for ‘phony’ stories about detained migrants – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/07/07/trump-blasts-fake-media-dems-for-phony-stories-about-detained-migrants/
— Feds plan to deport 1 million illegal immigrants: Trump official – Mark Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://nypost.com/2019/07/07/feds-plan-to-deport-1-million-illegal-immigrants-trump-official/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn the border patrol. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn future, current, and former federal employees.
https://nypost.com/2019/07/07/border-patrol-bigotry-is-a-crisis-all-its-own/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kamala-harris-tries-to-turbocharge-her-campaign-but-faces-lingering-questions/2019/07/05/9cfcd546-9f0b-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Crowd at bar breaks into ‘F— Trump’ chant during live Fox News report about women’s World Cup – DAVID MATTHEWS (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the businesses in your precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county and in Illinois, America, and the world post signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-bar-crowd-trump-chant-live-fox-news-report-world-cup-20190707-mzpbvtwlxne7fd5wp62wj6umau-story.html
— Detroit music festival dials back price differential for whites and people of color after backlash – THERESA BRAINE (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-hating businesses charge members of the following groups more: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-detroit-festival-price-difference-white-poc-20190708-yedluqdwmjd2xadjkld2s4ojxi-story.html

USA TODAY
— Dream of reparations for slavery full of thorny problems President Obama is now a millionaire, but if the nation agrees to reparations payments, will the former president get a payout? – James S. Robbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/08/campaign-2020-case-for-against-reparations-difficult-definition-column/1632932001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Now hiring: Superstars and heroes preferred – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/01/job-market-2019-postings-titles-tight-labor-market/1552497001/
— TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: Trump approval rating jumps to highest level of his presidency in Washington Post/ABC News poll – William Cummings (DIERSEN: What is your approval rating? Who has worked the hardest to drag it down? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to drag my approval rating down. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/07/trump-approval-rating-hits-new-high/1668458001/
— The real reason why the left was against Donald Trump’s July 4 speech With all of the partisan political fights, it was nice to be reminded of America’s amazing heritage. It was inspiring, and that’s what we need. – Gary Varvel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/05/donald-trumps-patriotic-4th-july-speech-military-legends-tradition-column/1654859001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: As pool of eligible recruits shrinks, military branches compete more than ever for enlistees – Melissa Nelson Gabriel (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 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).)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/20/military-recruitment-service-branches-war-talent/1519153001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to 2017 Pentagon data, 71% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to join the military because of obesity, lack of a high school diploma or a criminal record. The 29% who could make the cut are likely to pursue other opportunities, said Beth Asch, a senior economist at the Rand Corp. who has studied military recruitment for decades.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Eric Holder’s Judicial Gerrymanders Obama’s AG wants state judges to carve out Democratic majorities. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you are a Republican Precinct Committeemen, should expect that every 2 years, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will do everything that they can to gerrymander you out of your precinct.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eric-holders-judicial-gerrymanders-11562532422
— Trump Officials Defend Border Conditions, Deportation Plans Acting heads of two immigration agencies push back against criticism from Democrats – Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-officials-defend-border-conditions-deportation-plans-11562523482
— What People Do in Retirement, Hour by Hour – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-people-do-in-retirement-hour-by-hour-11562338744
— An Education Horror Show A case study in public school failure and lack of accountability. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-education-horror-show-11562532467
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Family Reunions Go To the Dogs – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: If your family reunions have died, what hastened that? More than anything else, efforts in Crete and in Grant Park during the 1960s to get rid Missouri Synod Lutherans hastened the death of my father’s and mother’s annual family reunions in Crete and in Grant Park.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-else-is-using-dna-tests-to-find-lost-relatives-your-dog-11562518735

BLOOMBERG
— Journalism Job Cuts Haven’t Been This Bad Since the Recession Reporters become bartenders and baristas while looking for work – Gerry Smith
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-01/journalism-layoffs-are-at-the-highest-level-since-last-recession
— Chicago Boosts Pension Payments, Only to See Debt Keep Growing – Amanda Albright
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-05/chicago-boosts-pension-payments-only-to-see-debt-keep-growing

MOTLEY FOOL
— Half of Americans Expect to Work Past Age 65 Sometimes, that may not be a good thing. – Katie Brockman (DIERSEN: Prior to September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors mislead me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement.) 
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/07/08/half-of-americans-expect-to-work-past-age-65.aspx

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Team Trump Says Polling Is ‘a Joke.’ – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: What percent of pollsters 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, anti-and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/team-trump-says-polling-is-a-joke-is-there-truth-to-that.html

CELEBRITY INSIDER
— Melania Trump Gets Disgraced Sculpture Erected In Her Honor (DIERSEN: What do those back in your motherland think of you? Why did your ancestors leave their motherland?)
https://celebrityinsider.org/melania-trump-gets-disgraced-sculpture-erected-in-her-honor-pictures-of-giant-wooded-creation-have-some-ridiculing-the-donalds-wife-299796/

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.