June 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Reopening: Gov. Pritzker rebuffs Phase 4 reopening push by IL Republican lawmakers – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-republicans-urge-pritzker-to-move-state-into-phase-4-of-reopening/6242296/
— Chicago leaders demand hiring of black-owned contractors to help businesses rebuild – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/business/chicago-leaders-demand-long-term-hiring-of-black-owned-contractors/6241680/
— Most complaints against Chicago police since 2017 made by African Americans, but had least sustained or upheld – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Ross Weidner, Jonathan Fagg and Adriana Aguilar
https://abc7chicago.com/african-americans-made-most-complaints-against-cpd-since-2017-had-least-upheld/6241766/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/6/10/21287246/republican-party-racism-fake-news-2020-presidential-election-lol-nothing-matters-amanda-chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/6/10/21286622/president-trump-november-election-covid-pandemic-civil-unrest-s-e-cupp
— ‘Da 5 Bloods’: Spike Lee’s brilliant epic sees Vietnam through the eyes of returning vets The great performances are led by Delroy Lindo, as a man tortured by rejection and loss. – Richard Roeper (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned Vietnam veterans in the past, but now demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who avoided the draft?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/10/21282804/da-5-bloods-review-netflix-spike-lee-vietnam-delroy-lindo-chadwick-boseman-movie

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Politics as religion after George Floyd. This isn’t an Orwellian novel. This is your country. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-george-floyd-politics-kass-20200611-pri46xbimbfztfedhv2jksjid4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, all Trump-haters will use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-george-floyd-moving-forward-durbin-20200610-rxbh64wnwjg4pm72w4dldhicri-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-social-justice-voter-suppression-20200611-vx3x7dyrvzbrhl37j3kl4rhkj4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cresco-labs-appoints-michele-roberts-board-of-directors-20200610-ovtlmspl7vadfbh46ivx6lqpdy-story.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— McLean County Board of Health agrees to do more to address racial disparities – Paul Swiech (DIERSEN: One motivation to a) qualify yourself for federal employment, b) to become a federal employee, c) to remain a federal employee, and d) to become a federal retiree is membership in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/ )
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-mclean-county-board-of-health-agrees-to-do-more-to-address-racial-disparities/article_ba362705-fb5b-57fb-a758-95b92032e0f5.html

WGEM
— Rodney Davis supports peaceful protests, opposes effort to “defund police” – Mike Miletich (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use protests to defeat Republicans.)
https://wgem.com/2020/06/10/davis-supports-peaceful-protests-opposes-effort-to-defund-police/

WGLT
— McLean County Board Member Seeks Anti-Discrimination Policy – ERIC STOCK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs get rid of you if you do not a) promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-board-member-seeks-anti-discrimination-policy#stream/0

WIFR
— Sen. Syverson issues letter to Gov. Pritzker over Restore Ill. Plan
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Sen-Syverson-issues-letter-to-Gov-Pritzker-over-Restore-Ill-Plan-571163861.html

INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO
— Protesters March In Indianapolis To Push For Remaining Demands – DARIAN BENSON (DIERSEN: How will the leaders of your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois respond to ever-increasing demands from Trump-haters that they get rid of their residents, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, Islam, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing promotion of the aforesaid?)
https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/protesters-march-in-indianapolis-to-push-for-remaining-demands.php

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters march in Taylorville.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/hundreds-march-in-taylorville/Content?oid=12245579

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— Park District Cancels St. Charles Fourth Of July Celebration The St. Charles Park District’s annual Fourth of July celebration is the latest event to be called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. – Jason Addy
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/park-district-cancels-st-charles-fourth-july-celebration

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Small Black Lives Matter protests goes on in the rain In Yorkville – JOHN ETHEREDGE
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2020/06/11/small-black-lives-matter-protests-goes-on-in-the-rain-in-yorkville/a6ujccg/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— 7th Circuit Blocks Feds From Enforcing Public Charge Immigration Rule in Illinois – JOE KELLY (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants are on welfare?)
https://www.courthousenews.com/7th-circuit-blocks-feds-from-enforcing-public-charge-immigration-rule-in-illinois/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Chicago Has Nearly Tripled Per-Capita Police Spending Since 1964, Data Shows Chicago is spending more on policing per person than at any time in the last half-century despite a persistent drop in crime over the last two decades, while the vast majority of murders remain unsolved. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/06/10/chicago-has-nearly-tripled-per-capita-police-spending-since-1964-data-shows/

DAILY LINE
— Illinois Republicans try to find footing as Black Lives Matter grows louder – Hannah Meisel (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and the leaders of your Republican county/ward/township organization officially banish all those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thedailyline.net/chicago/06/11/2020/illinois-republicans-try-to-find-footing-as-black-lives-matter-grows-louder/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) marched in a crowd with hundreds of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in his district Wednesday, he said the moment was “powerful,” listening to the organizers of the march in Chicago’s near-west suburb.)

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker has no excuse to extend his shutdown of Illinois. His own data says reopen. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-has-no-excuse-to-extend-his-shutdown-of-illinois-his-own-data-says-reopen-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden wants reparations for blacks expanded to include Native Americans – Seth McLaughlin (DIERSEN: What about reparations for Democrats, Libertarians, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Hispanics, Asians, women, young people, LGBTQers, those who have less money than others, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/10/joe-biden-wants-reparations-blacks-include-native-/
— Protesters topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia – AP (DIERSEN: What is next? Statutes of those who were White, male, older, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/10/protesters-topple-confederate-president-jefferson-/
— NC Republicans abandon effort to keep Trump in Charlotte – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/10/nc-republicans-abandon-effort-to-keep-trump-in-cha/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Winner in GOP South Carolina House primary shows Trump imprimatur still a big advantage – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: Which of the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot in your precinct want the “Trump imprimatur.” What do you say to Republican candidates who hint/imply/argue/shout to get elected that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/winner-in-gop-south-carolina-house-primary-shows-trump-imprimatur-still-a-big-advantage
— Trump spy chief John Ratcliffe tells intelligence community that racism won’t be tolerated – Caitlin Yilek (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, all Trump-supporters 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.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-spy-chief-john-ratcliffe-tells-intelligence-community-that-racism-wont-be-tolerated

GOPUSA
— Lightfoot Blasts Chicago Alderman For Leaking Audio Of Profanity Laced Phone Call: ‘Shame On Him’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=90281

BREITBART
— Want More Racial Justice? Enforce Our Immigration Laws – BRIAN LONERGAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/10/exclusive-lonergan-want-more-racial-justice-enforce-our-immigration-laws/
— Seattle Protesters Issue Demands: Abolish Police, Grant Amnesty, Give Free Health Care and College – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: When protesters hit your municipality, your township, and your county with demands, how will the leaders of your municipality, your township, and your county respond?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/10/seattle-protesters-issue-demands-abolish-police-grant-amnesty-give-free-health-care-and-college/

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Base Finds Rallying Cry in Defending Police – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/maga-police-defunding-police-law-and-order/2020/06/10/id/971462/

THE HILL
— Senate panel votes to require Pentagon to rename bases named after Confederates – REBECCA KHEEL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/502218-senate-panel-votes-to-require-pentagon-to-rename-bases-named-after
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/502230-joint-chiefs-chairman-expresses-regret-for-role-in-trump-photo-op

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Jacksonville is front-runner for Trump convention speech
https://apnews.com/c7a73f94fe962ed43e2d9449f205cf4a

CBS NEWS
— Pelosi calls for removal of Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol – GRACE SEGERS (DIERSEN: What is next? Statutes of those who were White, male, older, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pelosi-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-statues-from-u-s-capitol/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-vote-against-racism-police-brutality/

CNBC
— Companies are making bold promises about greater diversity — there’s a long way to go – Pippa Stevens (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will all employers and all organizations in America officially declare that they will get rid of all their employees and all their members who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/11/companies-are-making-bold-promises-about-greater-diversity-theres-a-long-way-to-go.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Demands CNN Retract its Poll — Michael M. Grynbaum and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: What if your critics/opponents conducted a poll on you? Of course, if my critics/opponents conducted a poll on me, it would show that the following hate me: a) the voters in and the religious, government, political, and financial leaders of my neighborhood, precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and b) the member in and the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/politics/trump-cnn-poll-oann.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to defund police.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/opinion/defund-police-floyd-protests.html
— Walmart Says It Will No Longer Lock Up African-American Beauty Products The policy had been the subject of a racial discrimination lawsuit that was dropped last year, but the practice had come under renewed scrutiny. – Neil Vigdor and Elisha Brown
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/business/walmart-black-hair-beauty-products.html
— Adidas Pledges to Increase Diversity. Some Employees Want More. – Julie Creswell and Kevin Draper (DIERSEN: How soon will Adidas get rid of its employees, suppliers, customers, etc. that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/business/adidas-black-employees-discrimination.html
— Economics, Dominated by White Men, Is Roiled by Black Lives Matter The editor of a top academic journal faces calls to resign after criticizing protesters as “flat earthers” for wanting to defund the police. – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/business/economy/white-economists-black-lives-matter.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When the Police Lost Legitimacy – Hahrie Han (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want police to lose legitimacy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/opinion/floyd-minneapolis-police-protests.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Calls Grow For Biden To Choose Black Women – Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will all political parties in America officially declare that they will not support candidates who are White, male, older, conservative, Protestant, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/politics/joe-biden-black-vice-president.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-raters crow about their success in using BLM to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/10/upshot/black-lives-matter-attitudes.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “What might happen if Trump gives a speech on race.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all if you do not promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/10/what-might-happen-if-trump-gives-speech-race/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use television to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/11/television-is-already-moving-address-racism-will-effort-last/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “America’s pandemic response is as racist as its policing.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-11/pandemic-response-racist-as-policing

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/06/07/george-floyd-protest-police-brutality-black-lives-matter/3163505001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use protesters to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/10/trust-high-black-lives-matter-photo-op-defining-moment-trump/5317621002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden uses George Floyd to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/10/biden-root-out-systemic-racism-not-just-divisive-trump-talk-column/5327631002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Romney to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/06/10/defund-republican-party-join-mitt-romney-save-editorials-debates/5327145002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/10/pride-month-2020-goes-digital-why-spirit-pride-still-prevail/5253016002/

BOSTON NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are overjoyed that “Hundreds gather for peaceful march in support of defunding Boston police.”
https://whdh.com/news/hundreds-gather-for-peaceful-march-in-support-of-defunding-boston-police-2/

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— Protesters voice demands at Tampa City Hall – Diana C. Nearhos and Divya Kumar (DIERSEN: How will the leaders of your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois respond to ever-increasing demands from Trump-haters that they get rid of their residents, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, Islam, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing promotion of the aforesaid?)
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2020/06/10/protesters-voice-demands-at-tampa-city-hall/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Media’s Self-Censors The pre-liberal idea of settling disagreements with coercion has made a comeback in the United States. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-medias-self-censors-11591829694?mod=opinion_lead_pos8

NEWSWEEK
— Joe Biden Wants to See Studies About Feasibility of Slavery Reparations – JEFFERY MARTIN (DIERSEN: What about reparations for Democrats, Libertarians, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Hispanics, Asians, women, young people, LGBTQers, those who have less money than others, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.?)
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-wants-see-studies-about-feasibility-slavery-reparations-1510096

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters get rid of you if you do not blame the following for all the problems that minorities have: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time..
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanderousseau/2020/06/10/systemic-racism-suppresses-black-retirement-wealth/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/white-noise-documentary-alt-right/612898/

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame the following for the Black wage gap: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://newrepublic.com/article/158142/black-wage-gap-income-inequality

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.