June 18 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/worth-the-trip/pride-parade-fest-chicago-2019-illinois-lgbtq-511413041.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/17/18682250/legal-weed-pot-products-illinois-edibles-cannabis
— Off-duty sheriff’s deputy shoots teen trying to steal his Corvette at Little Village car wash  The 50-year-old deputy pulled out his own weapon and shot the teenager, police said. – David Struett 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/6/17/18683150/deputy-shoots-carjacker-cook-county-jail
— Mobilizing the Poor People’s Campaign A movement for common sense and social justice is building, putting every politician on notice: lead or get out of the way, a new moral majority is building and demanding change. – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. If I could do the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid. According to my critics/opponents, I am extremely stupid. They stress the fact that I do not glorify and praise them, I do not pander to them, I refuse to serve as one of their operatives, I refuse to serve as one of their dupes, I do not give them money, I am not a member of their church, I do not attend services at their church, I do not give money to their church, I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders, I refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/17/18682846/poor-peoples-campaign-jesse-jackson

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shake-up ahead for Northwest Side politics as city’s lone Republican state lawmaker retires – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-state-rep-michael-mcauliffe-retires-20190617-story.html
— Former Gov. James R. Thompson sells Gold Coast condo for $1.5 million – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew full-well a) that my wife had helped elect Thompson and b) that Thompson promoted patronage and political affiliation discrimination. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html) Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in patronage and political affiliation discrimination.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-james-thompson-gold-coast-condo-elite-street-20190617-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Peoria marijuana dispensary plans to expand – Leslie Renken
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190617/peoria-marijuana-dispensary-plans-to-expand

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, employers promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/06/15/businesses-learn-to-create-safe-space-for-lgbtq-at-work/appcinh/

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Economist: Illinois’ progressive tax could exacerbate poverty, income inequality – Greg Bishop
http://rockrivertimes.com/2019/06/17/economist-illinois-progressive-tax-could-exacerbate-poverty-income-inequality/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Employers likely to abandon random, pre-employment marijuana testing following legalization, attorney says – John Breslin (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://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512630048-employers-likely-to-abandon-random-pre-employment-marijuana-testing-following-legalization-attorney-says

METRO EAST SUN
— Sen. Plummer joins fight for free speech on campuses as University of Illinois is named in suit – Glenn Minnis
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/512632229-sen-plummer-joins-fight-for-free-speech-on-campuses-as-university-of-illinois-is-named-in-suit

WILL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— The Will County Republican Central Committee’s monthly meeting will be held on June 20, 2019 at the Cardinal Creek Golf Course, 615 Dixie Highway, Beecher, Illinois (https://www.cardinalcreekgolfclub.com/) with a Meet and Greet your elected officials and candidates for office at 7:00 p.m., and the business meeting starting at 7:30 p.m., special guest speaker State Senator Jim Oberweis, public invited. If you already have docketed our monthly meetings on automatic future events, please update the June meeting to the NEW location in BEECHER. (DIERSEN: My parents and I golfed there during the 1960s. My Crete-Monee High School Class of 1966 25th reunion was there.)
https://mailchi.mp/334c50d85af7/upcoming-change-in-the-will-county-republican-monthly-meeting

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker’s claims of paying down pension debt “simply dishonest,” fiscal watchdog says – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512629028-pritzker-s-claims-of-paying-down-pension-debt-simply-dishonest-fiscal-watchdog-says

WASHINGTON TIMES
— London Mayor Sadiq Khan: Donald Trump a ‘poster boy for racists around the world’ – Jessica Chasmar 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/17/sadiq-khan-london-mayor-donald-trump-a-poster-boy-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘I don’t use those words lightly’: AOC compares US southern border to the Holocaust – Tim Pearce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/i-dont-use-those-words-lightly-aoc-compares-us-southern-border-to-the-holocaust

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ocasio-Cortez Compares Border Situation to Holocaust – Graham Piro
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-compares-border-situation-to-holocaust/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— London Mayor Sadiq Khan: Trump is a ‘poster boy for racists around the world’ – Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-trump-is-a-poster-boy-for-racists-around-the-world
— Undocumented workers fired by Trump Organization plan protest before Orlando MAGA rally – Dominick Mastrangelo 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/undocumented-workers-fired-by-trump-organization-plan-protest-before-orlando-maga-rally

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls for strikes against Iran – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/adam-kinzinger-iran-strikes-tankers-gulf-oman
— US-Iran tension rises and controversial freshman lawmaker Ilhan Omar blames Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-iran-tension-rises-and-controversial-freshman-lawmaker-blames-trump
— State Department cuts new funds to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, pending immigration fixes – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/el-salvador-guatemala-honduras-funds-state-department-immigration-fixes
— Ingraham: Trump’s 2020 campaign is about keeping the ‘good times going’ – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ingraham-trumps-2020-campaign-is-about-keeping-the-good-times-going

DAILY WIRE
— Students Slam Trump’s ‘Pretty Racist’ Quotes, Then Learn They’re From Biden “I guess media really does play a role.” – James Barrett
https://www.dailywire.com/news/48492/watch-students-slam-trumps-pretty-racist-quotes-james-barrett

GOPUSA
— Free college leads Democrats’ list of vote buying giveaways for 2020 (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who vote for whichever candidate promises to use government to give them the most free stuff?)
http://www.gopusa.com/free-college-leads-democrats-list-of-vote-buying-giveaways-for-2020/
— Illegal aliens take their toll on communities (DIERSEN: How many illegals do the Democrats and the RINOs want to dump on America, on Illinois, on your county, on your township/ward, on your municipality, on your precinct, and on your neighborhood? How many empty bedrooms do you have in your home?)
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-aliens-take-their-toll-on-communities/
— Destroying a life in the womb has nothing to do with ‘reproductive health’
http://www.gopusa.com/destroying-a-life-in-the-womb-has-nothing-to-do-with-reproductive-health/

BREITBART
— Upstate New Yorkers Revolt Against Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens – John Binder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who support giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens in Illinois and what they have done to destroy me.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/17/upstate-new-yorkers-revolt-against-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-aliens/
— Movement Re-Engages for Donald Trump Re-Election: Watch Parties Planned Nationwide for President’s Campaign Launch – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/17/movement-re-engages-for-donald-trump-re-election-watch-parties-planned-nationwide-for-presidents-campaign-launch/

TOWNHALL
— ‘Rocket Docket’: Trump Announces Huge Plan To Deport Illegals, The Operation That Cost Former DHS Secretary Nielsen Her Job – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/06/18/clear-em-out-trump-says-ice-will-begin-large-scale-operation-to-find-and-deport-people-who-shouldnt-be-here-n2548438
— Which Do Democrats Reject More: The American Flag Or Donald Trump? – Antonia Okafor
https://townhall.com/columnists/antoniaokafor/2019/06/16/which-do-democrats-reject-more-the-american-flag-or-donald-trump-n2548289
— Trump Supporters Camp Out Forty Hours Before Orlando Rally, Tens Of Thousands Expected To Attend – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/06/17/trump-supporters-campout-forty-hours-before-orlando-rally-n2548413

NEWS BUSTERS
— TV News Hides Radicalism of 2020 Democratic Candidates – Rich Noyes 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2019/06/18/study-tv-news-hides-radicalism-2020-democratic-candidates
— Joe Scarborough, Who Smeared Republicans as Racist Nazis, Wants More Civility – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/06/17/joe-scarborough-who-smeared-republicans-racist-nazis-wants-more

FEDERALIST
— Americans Need To Stop Sending Money Abroad While We Rack Up Trillions In Debt The United States, a debtor nation with a fiscal deficit pushing $22 trillion, can no longer be big daddy to the world and has to husband its resources more judiciously. – Eduardo Lachica
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/17/americans-need-stop-sending-money-abroad-rack-trillions-debt/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Joe Biden Supports Abortion Funding Because He Wants More Black, Hispanic Babies Killed in Abortions – PAUL KENGOR 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/06/17/joe-biden-supports-abortion-funding-because-he-wants-more-black-hispanic-babies-killed-in-abortions/

LIFEZETTE
— Christie: AOC Misleads People by Promising Free College and Health Care Without a Way to Pay Former N.J. governor slammed both the progressive New York lawmaker and the media — for letting her off so easily – Wayne Dupree 
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/christie-aoc-voters-people-by-promising-free-college-and-health-care-without-a-way-to-pay/

POWER LINE
— LEFT “BLACKLISTS” SARAH SANDERS – PAUL MIRENGOFF (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me?)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/06/left-blacklists-sarah-sanders.php

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Omar blames Trump for Iran’s behavior. America should ‘return to the table, reinstate deal’ – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially those losses suffered by Republican candidates who have been on ballots in my precinct.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/18/omar-blames-trump-for-irans-behavior-america-should-return-to-the-table-reinstate-deal-766172
— AOC falsely repeats over and over US is running concentration camps on border in blathering home video – Tom Tillison 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/18/aoc-falsely-repeats-over-and-over-us-is-running-concentration-camps-on-border-in-blathering-home-video-766136
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New York passes law granting driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, but vows to hide data from feds – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/18/new-york-passes-law-granting-drivers-licenses-to-illegal-aliens-but-vows-to-hide-data-from-feds-766139

HUFFINGTON POST
— This Is How Employers Weed Out Disabled People From Their Hiring Pools A recent ad for a journalism job underscored the challenges that can face job candidates with disabilities. – Wendy Lu (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise at one time or another all the disabled employees that they hired.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/employers-disability-discrimination-job-listings_l_5d003523e4b011df123c640a

POLITICO
— Inside Trump’s plan to battle the 15 investigations facing him Unlike most other candidates who face allegations of wrongdoing, he hopes to use them as part of a strategy that he hopes will help win him re-election. – ANITA KUMAR (DIERSEN: In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial-day per diem claims. I won 4 years later, but by then, my IRS career was over. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866 I should write a book about that.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/17/donald-trump-investigations-1365910

CBS NEWS
— Trump says millions in U.S. illegally to be deported starting next week
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-millions-in-us-illegally-to-be-removed-starting-next-week/

NBC NEWS
— Under Trump, the GOP has struggled to win at the ballot box – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who hate Trump take their hatred out on their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, on local Republican activists, on local Republican candidates, on local Republican elected officials, on local Republican major donors, on local Republican political consultants, on the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, on local Republican organizations, on local Republican companies, on local Republican governments, on Republican etc. That is why, for my self-defense, I have purchased a body camera.) 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/under-trump-gop-has-struggled-win-ballot-box-n1018626

NEW YORK TIMES
— Landlords Oppose Trump Plan to Evict Undocumented Immigrants – Lola Fadulu and Zolan Kanno-Youngs (DIERSEN: Landlords make money off of tenants at the expense of nearby homeowners. How would you react if landlords wanted to build subsidized housing in your precinct?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/us/politics/public-housing-immigrants.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Landlords and local officials across the country say a White House proposal to eject undocumented immigrants from subsidized housing would displace some of their most reliable tenants and add major financial strains to an already cash-strapped system. Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, prodded by hard-liners like Stephen Miller, President Trump’s top immigration adviser, say the proposal, which would prohibit households with at least one unauthorized immigrant from living in federally subsidized housing, is needed to ensure that only verified citizens receive the benefits. But landlords and local public housing administrators who would have to evict as many as 108,000 people receiving benefits say the plan would, in essence, add immigration enforcement to their responsibility of providing shelter to some of the nation’s most vulnerable families. Undocumented immigrants, they say, generally pay the rent on time, in part out of fear of attracting attention and referrals to law enforcement.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/18/trumps-attacks-londons-mayor-are-reflection-bigotry/
— Trump vows mass immigration arrests, removals of ‘millions of illegal aliens’ starting next week – Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-vows-mass-immigration-arrests-removals-of-millions-of-illegal-aliens-starting-next-week/2019/06/17/4e366f5e-916d-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html
— What leads Harvard to rescind admission? Racism, plagiarism — and killing your mom. – Isaac Stanley-Becker (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, but Oldsmobile rescinded that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Firestone Stores fired me because I had sought and accepted that job offer. My father had died suddenly; I had to have a job to support my mother and brother, so I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/18/what-leads-harvard-rescind-admission-racism-plagiarism-killing-your-mom/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google’s Ad Dominance Explained in Three Charts Tech giant is the leading supplier of services to carry out virtually every step of purchasing and selling ads – Patience Haggin and Kara Dapena (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google steers everyone to non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-googles-advertising-dominance-is-drawing-antitrust-scrutiny-11560763800

FORTUNE
— House Hearing on Slavery Reparations Scheduled for Juneteenth – TOVIN LAPAN (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
http://fortune.com/2019/06/18/slavery-reparations-hearing-juneteenth/

NASHVILLE SCENE
— At-Large Candidate Q&As: Sharon Hurt Conversations with some of the people running for countywide Metro Council seats – STEPHEN ELLIOTT (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.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/21073465/atlarge-candidate-qas-sharon-hurt

BEND BULLETIN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: In first 2 states where pot became legal, teen use triggers concern Parents and doctors in Colorado and Washington state say children are easily getting hold of marijuana edibles – JENNIFER OLDHAM
https://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/7236787-151/in-first-2-states-where-pot-became-legal

TIME
— Harvard Rescinds Acceptance of Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Over Past Racist Comments – GINA MARTINEZ (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, but Oldsmobile rescinded that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Firestone Stores fired me because I had sought and accepted that job offer. My father had died suddenly; I had to have a job to support my mother and brother, so I accepted a job offer from IRS.) 
https://time.com/5608514/harvard-parkland-survivor-kyle-kashuv/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— China Calls Marijuana Legalization a ‘Threat’ Canada legalized marijuana last year and the drug is legal in 10 U.S. states. – Claire Hansen
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-06-17/china-calls-marijuana-legalization-a-threat

FEDERAL TIMES
— How Common Are Prohibited Personnel Practices? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the many prohibited personnel practices that my Democrat superiors and supervisors engaged in while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/06/17/common-prohibited-personnel-practices/

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.