June 18 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago – Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/18/city-club-of-chicago-senate-minority-leader-bill-brady/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, will the State of Illinois officially get rid of all its residents, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/18/illinois-state-capitol-rainbow-flag-lgbtq-pride-month/

NBC5
— Where Do Illinois Politicians Stand on Trump’s 2020 Kickoff? – Mary Ann Ahern 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/where-do-illinois-politicians-stand-on-trumps-2020-kickoff-511485342.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump calls the tune, and his fans dance Donald Trump is a master. A master what? Well, liar, bully and fraud, for starters.” 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/18/18683674/trump-reelection-rally-orlando-2020-campaign-steinberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts President Trump, celebrates LGBTQ’s strides at DNC gala – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: The Chicago Tribune should acknowledge that the “LGBTQ Community” has the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-dnc-lgbtq-speech-20190618-7yrggeu2avao7p5amd3x6sx2he-story.html
— On the South Side, not enough access to transit means not enough access to jobs – Editorial (DIERSEN: How did you get to/from your first job? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in October of 1964 when was 16 and drove it 5 miles to/from Crete-Monee High School or my parents’ home in Crete to/from my part-time minimum wage job washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. In May of 1966, I had saved enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-south-side-transit-desert-20190618-2wk3fnq2mffvljivogml47upce-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— If appointed to open legislative seat, Rosemont mayor says he would keep both positions – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190618/if-appointed-to-open-legislative-seat-rosemont-mayor-says-he-would-keep-both-positions

WTTW
— State Leader Bill Brady Defends Personal Stake in Illinois’ Gambling Industry – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/18/state-leader-defends-personal-stake-illinois-gambling-industry

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Dan Brady: GOP kept several taxes out of state budget – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/dan-brady-gop-kept-several-taxes-out-of-state-budget/article_7b38157f-aeb3-5ad2-93b9-72b9d2f4b230.html

TIMES
— 39 weeks to sort out crowded 14th District GOP primary field – Scott T. Holland
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/06/16/salmagundi-39-weeks-to-sort-out-crowded-14th-district-gop-primary-field/a127le3/

RANTOUL PRESS
— Politics is everywhere — even in the church – SCOTT REEDER
https://www.rantoulpress.com/opinion/reeder-politics-is-everywhere-even-in-the-church/article_97e87e26-91ef-11e9-8e3a-d73d3ac6cf67.html

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: Who do you think the Republicans will recruit to run against Sen. Durbin?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/18/question-of-the-day-2893/

NORTHWESTERN NOW
— Northwestern center conducts first-ever poll about presidential leadership on diversity and inclusion – Hilary Hurd Anyaso
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/06/northwestern-center-conducts-first-ever-poll-about-presidential-leadership-on-diversity-and-inclusion/

FOX NEWS
— Trump launches 2020 re-election bid in jam-packed Orlando arena – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-launches-2020-re-election-campaign-orlando-arena

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mitch McConnell shuts down reparations talk – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/18/mitch-mcconnell-shuts-down-reparations-talk/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CNN cuts away from Trump kickoff rally after crowd chants ‘CNN sucks’ – Julio Rosas 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cnn-cuts-away-from-trump-kickoff-rally-after-crowd-chants-cnn-sucks
— AOC compares border crisis to Nazi Germany as the US gives free healthcare to illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/aoc-compares-border-crisis-to-nazi-germany-as-the-us-gives-free-healthcare-to-illegal-immigrants

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thinks You’re Stupid – Alex Griswold (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents think that the following are stupid: those who do not a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) join their church, e) attend services at their church, f) give money to their church, g) carry out their blacklist orders, and/or h) cover up their wrongdoing.) 
https://freebeacon.com/blog/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-thinks-youre-stupid/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar blames Trump for Iran tensions; 1,000 more troops sent to Middle East
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71193
— Amazon slams Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for ‘starvation wages’ comment: ‘AOC is just wrong’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=71174

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER PATROL AGENT OFFERS TO GIVE OCASIO-CORTEZ A PERSONAL TOUR OF DETENTION FACILITY AFTER ‘DISGUSTING’ HOLOCAUST COMPARISON – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/border-patrol-ocasio-cortez-camp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot should be illegal everywhere.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/18/darling-marijuana-federalism/

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders: Demagogue Trump Is Going ‘After Minority People’ by Deporting Illegals – Pam Keys
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/06/18/bernie-sanders-demagogue-trump-is-going-after-minority-people-by-deporting-illegals/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Doing a Great Job Convincing America They Are Demons – Amanda Alverez
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/democrats-doing-a-great-job-convincing-america-they-are-demons/
— Trump’s Immigration Czar Pick Rips Into Sanctuary Cities: ‘Un-American’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/trumps-immigration-czar-pick-rips-into-sanctuary-cities-un-american/

NEWSMAX
— AOC Ramps Up Concentration Camp Rhetoric on Border – Eric Mack 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/concentration-camps-detention-center-aoc-ice/2019/06/18/id/920885/

TOWNHALL
— Leftists Seek to Destroy Masculinity and Father’s Day – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/06/18/leftists-seek-to-destroy-masculinity-and-fathers-day-n2548459

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Priest who told Christians to avoid LGBT Pride stands by message despite severe backlash – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/priest-who-told-christians-to-avoid-lgbt-pride-events-stands-by-message-despite-severe-backlash
— Taylor Swift rolls out ‘Pride anthem’ showing Christians as dumb rednecks – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/taylor-swift-rolls-out-pride-anthem-showing-christians-as-dumb-rednecks

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Employer Insights: Recreational Marijuana in Illinois (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. I do not want to rely on stoners to do anything for me. What about you?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/employer-insights-recreational-marijuana-illinois

THE HILL
— McConnell: Reparations aren’t a ‘good idea’ – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/449136-mcconnell-reparations-arent-a-a-good-idea
— Ocasio-Cortez: Trump detention centers ‘exactly’ like concentration camps – JESSICA CAMPISI 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449030-ocasio-cortez-compares-southern-border-detention-centers-to

WASHINGTON POST
— Ocasio-Cortez presses case that U.S. is running ‘concentration camps’ at border amid Republican outcry – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/ocasio-cortez-presses-case-that-us-is-running-concentration-camps-at-border-amid-republican-outcry/2019/06/18/09ee7eb6-91d8-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s threat of mass arrests stinks of weakness and failure.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/18/trumps-threat-mass-arrests-stinks-weakness-failure/

NEW YORK POST
— AOC’s latest: Only Nazis oppose open borders
https://nypost.com/2019/06/18/aocs-latest-only-nazis-oppose-open-borders/

FORBES
— How Modern Technologies Are Shaping A New Generation Of Media Professionals – Tracey Welson-Rossman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/traceywelsonrossman/2019/06/18/how-modern-technologies-are-shaping-a-new-generation-of-media-professionals/#112df81767f4

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Across the country, 2020 Democrats focus on” promoting hatred against 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.pbs.org/newshour/show/across-the-country-2020-democrats-focus-on-race-and-poverty

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the federal government promotes LGBTQ activity. How soon, will the federal government officially get rid of all its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2019/06/50-years-after-stonewall-lgbt-rights-are-a-work-in-progress-2/

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.