June 17 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Daily Herald hints/implies/argues/shouts that it does NOT want municipalities like Wheaton and counties like DuPage to ban the sale of pot. Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190617/allow-sales-or-incur-pain-suburbs-weighing-legal-pot-shop-regulations
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chambers of commerce largely staying silent on marijuana sales – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Chambers of Commerce, including the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, should be taking the lead in stopping the sale of pot.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190617/chambers-of-commerce-largely-staying-silent-on-marijuana-sales

NEW YORK TIMES

— Marijuana Damages Young Brains States that legalize it should set a minimum age of 25 or older. – Kenneth L. Davis and Mary Jeanne Kreek
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/opinion/marijuana-brain-effects.html
— Older Workers, Looking for a Job, Finding Bias (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) the want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a disgusting loser like me and even worse things if you are not making at least $100,000/year by age 25, $200,000/year by age 30, $400,000 by age 35, $800,000/year by age 40, etc.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/opinion/letters/age-discrimination-jobs.html

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican?)
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/24/dan-patrick-against-republican-party-platform-texas-marijuana/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To declutter Illinois and save dollars, eliminate townships – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who stress to me the many adverse actions that Milton Township officials, Milton Township employees, and Milton Township supporters have taken against me since the 1980s?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-township-abolition-mchenry-county-20190617-story.html

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago shootings: 28 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/28-shot-6-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5349809/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker repeats Illinois politicians’ favorite lie It’s that the state’s budget is balanced. Technically, yes—but that assertion crumbles under the slightest scrutiny. – Mark Glennon
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/pritzker-repeats-illinois-politicians-favorite-lie

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://wrex.com/category/2019/06/17/50-years-after-stonewall-lgbt-rights-are-a-work-in-progress/

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Trump calls newspaper report on Russia power grid ‘treason’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-calls-newspaper-report-on-russia-power-grid-treason

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Were the Suburbs a Blip? Chicago’s suburbs were once romanticized in John Hughes movies. Today, though, their well-to-do residents are flocking back to the Loop. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocrites who hate Republicans but who hypocritically move to and stay in Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and the safety that Republicans provide?)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2019/Were-the-Suburbs-a-Blip/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker, Cassidy and Bush Celebrate Baby Snuff Bill – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pritzker-cassidy-and-bush-celebrate-baby-snuff-bill/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CELEBRATE, DON’T MOURN, THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT (DIERSEN: Have you used public transit to get to/from work and/or school? I did in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997. I should write a book my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have never used public transit to get to/from work and/or school. Many of them would never stoop to taking public transit.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/celebrate-dont-mourn-the-decline-of-public-transit.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jittery: 55% of Democrats already alarmed over a Trump victory in 2020 – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/16/inside-the-beltway-democrats-already-alarmed-over-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 797 Trump reelection ‘watch parties’ set, six times the number of #ImpeachTrump events – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/797-trump-reelection-watch-parties-set-6-times-impeachtrump-events

AMERICAN THINKER
— New York Times busted twice for fake news this weekend – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/nyt_busted_twice_for_fake_news_this_weekend.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Break Up the Social Media Companies to Protect Free Speech If they want to target conservatives, unleash antitrust until they’re too small to censor. – PETER VAN BUREN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/break-up-the-social-media-companies-to-protect-free-speech/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Christians Don’t Have to Support Open Borders – Deion A. Kathawa (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, Jesus is 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-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/16/christians-dont-have-to-support-open-borders/

BREITBART
— ‘No Brainer!’: Trump Supports Sen. Daines’ Proposed Amendment to Ban Flag Burning – HANNAH BLEAU (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, one of the homes that I delivered parade flyers to yesterday was flying a Trump flag. I spoke with the outstanding owner at some length.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/15/no-brainer-trump-supports-sen-daines-proposed-amendment-to-ban-flag-burning/
— Feds ‘Actively Working’ on Crackdown on Welfare-Dependent Immigration – John Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want immigrants who are minority, female, younger, have financial problems, have health problems, lack education, and/or lack job skills.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/16/feds-actively-working-on-crackdown-on-welfare-dependent-immigration/
— 3 Key Facts About California’s ‘Medicare for Illegals’ Plan – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/16/3-key-facts-about-californias-medicare-for-illegals-plan/

BLAZE
— Far-left activists held ‘#ImpeachTrump’ rallies across US — but hardly anyone showed up ‘Yesterday was the Radical Left Democrats big Impeachment day’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: If the Trump-haters held a rally in your precinct, how many would attend? In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct and their secret Facebook group.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/impeachment-day-move-on-no-one-showed-up

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Americans ‘Demanding Sanctuary Cities Be Gone’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/sanctuary-cities-illegals-undocumented-federal/2019/06/16/id/920569/

TOWNHALL
— Is It Illegal To Accept Oppo Research From Foreigners? Graham Chimes In. – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails solely to get information to destroy me. They include past and present 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, American Association of Political Consultants, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois leaders, members, employees, residents, etc. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/16/watch-graham-chimes-in-on-the-foreign-intelligence-debate-n2548301
— Illegal Aliens Sue Border Patrol. The Lawsuit’s Outcome Can Have Massive Implications. – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have given illegal aliens “jury appeal.” Because of their demographics (minority, female, younger, have financial problems, have health problems, lack education, and/or lack job skills), juries are far more likely to rule in favor of illegal aliens. Because of the Democrats and the RINOs, the worst possible demographics to have include: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/16/seven-illegal-aliens-are-suing-border-patrol-with-hopes-of-a-class-action-lawsuit-n2548300

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHO CAN AFFORD CALIFORNIA? Barbara Simpson blasts high cost of living, low quality of life in Golden State
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/who-can-afford-california/

EPOCH NEWS
— White Cops Sue San Francisco for Racial Discrimination – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-cops-sue-san-francisco-for-racial-discrimination_2965574.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker exposes ICE bragging about program for transgender illegal aliens. Taxpayers pay for hormone drugs, classes & more – Samantha Chang 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/16/tucker-exposes-ice-bragging-about-program-for-transgender-illegal-aliens-taxpayers-pay-for-hormone-drugs-classes-more-765348

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Deficit in Media Questioning – Debra Saunders (DIERSEN: What questions do you want to ask candidates? I want to ask candidates what they would do if elected a) to promote individual responsibility, that is, to discourage dependency on government and to discourage dependency on charity, b) to promote traditional marriage and traditional family, that is, to discourage LGBTQ activity, c) to promote the right to life, that is, to discourage abortion, d) to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, that is, to discourage illegal immigration, e) to promote conservative principles, that is, to discourage booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) to promote Second Amendment rights, that is, to discourage erosion of Second Amendment rights, and g) to promote equal opportunity, that is, to discourage patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? Those who do not want me to ask the aforesaid questions do everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/16/the_deficit_in_media_questioning_140574.html

THE HILL
— DHS has no idea how many people are entering illegally – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/448765-immigration-by-the-numbers-dhs-has-no-idea-how-many-people-are-entering
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that the GOP is shrinking.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/448733-juan-williams-trumps-incredible-shrinking-gop

CNN
— He didn’t have a computer growing up. Now he’s CEO of Google – Kaya Yurieff (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs glorify, praise, and promote those who are or were citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/tech/sundar-pichai-google-ceo-boss-files/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pichai wouldn’t own a dedicated computer until he moved to the United States and attended Stanford University on a scholarship. But then the rest was history. He graduated from Stanford with a master’s in engineering and later went on to get an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Pichai worked at Applied Materials and McKinsey before joining Google in 2004. There, he held a variety of roles, including overseeing Chrome, product chief of Google and head of the Android operating system. He became CEO in 2015. When asked if he believes the American dream is still alive, Pichai said he still thinks America is a “land of opportunity.” “I still think that’s true today,” he said. “But I think we need to work hard to make sure it is true.” A big part of that is ensuring immigrants have a path to succeed. Pichai has called on Congress to protect Dreamers and has advocated for high-skilled immigration.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Does the Dream and Promise Act give green cards to gang members? – Salvador Rizzo (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of a gang? The operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents proudly crow that they are “team players.” They make it extremely clear that they have, that they can, and that they will destroy any individual and any organization that their leaders tell them to. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that they almost got ICRC to censor me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that they got MTRCC to crush me when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/17/does-dream-act-give-green-cards-gang-members/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want Republicans to join them in getting rid of 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.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-california-republicans-20190617-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs glorify, praise, and encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexican-shelters-strained-by-migrants-struggle-with-u-s-returnees-11560763802
— Home Buyers Get Government Help With Down Payments Share of purchasers drawing on assistance programs across U.S. doubled from 2013 to 2016 – Ben Eisen and Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your down payment? In September of 1972 when I was 24 years old, my down payment money came from what I had earned a) working full-time for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores for the previous 18 months, and c) working full-time for Firestone Stores for 7 months before that.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-buyers-get-government-help-with-down-payments-11560677400

USA TODAY
— Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure. Urban African American neighborhoods are hardest hit as nearly 100,000 loans have failed. – Nick Penzenstadler and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, how fast are a) home values decreasing and b) real estate taxes increasing?)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/06/11/seniors-face-foreclosure-retirement-after-failed-reverse-mortgage/1329043001/

MERCURY NEWS
— As insulin costs soar, American diabetics drive to Canada – Emily Rauhala (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would hint/imply/argue/shout that I brought on my type 2 diabetes by my spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of exercising.)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/16/as-insulin-costs-soar-american-diabetics-drive-to-canada/

BOSTON HERALD
— Sarah Sanders and Melania T are true role models Lefties are ‘pro-women’ phonies – ADRIANA COHEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/16/lefties-arent-pro-women-theyre-pro-democrat/

VERDE INDEPENDENT
— Ice cream social puts sweet touch to Clarkdale July 4 fun (DIERSEN: Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeemen have been encouraged to arrange ice cream socials in their precincts. On July 5, 2003, John Cox, the recent Republican gubernatorial candidate in California, came with the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. At my suggestion, Cox brought Jay’s Potato Chips. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.verdenews.com/news/2019/jun/16/ice-cream-social-puts-sweet-touch-clarkdale-july-4/

DAILY BEAST
— Census: 60 Percent of American Men are Fathers – Barbie Latza Nadeau (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty. They use the fact that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/census-60-percent-of-american-men-are-fathers

IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
— Is marriage dead? – Jesse Robison (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to kill traditional marriage and to kill the traditional family.)
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/opinion/columns/is-marriage-dead/article_32ac8c84-1039-5589-a8b4-40c33c863984.html

WIRED
— JANUARY 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: SECRET FACEBOOK GROUPS ARE THE TRUMP ERA’S WORST, BEST ECHO CHAMBER – MILY DREYFUSS (DIERSEN: If the Trump-haters held a rally in your precinct, how many would attend? In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct and their secret Facebook group.)
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/secret-facebook-groups-trump-eras-worst-best-echo-chamber/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Research Tells Us More About Getting People to Pay For Online News – Matt DeRienzo (DIERSEN: What makes your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes furious? My having the time (10+ hours each and every day) and the money (many thousands of dollars each year) necessary to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and to send them out free of charge each and every morning and evening without any advertising makes my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes furious. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/industry-insight-research-tells-us-more-about-getting-people-to-pay-for-online-news/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the more that you do to encourage illegal immigration, the more that Trump-haters glorify you and praise you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/16/humanitarian-activist-migrants-scott-warren

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.