June 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL COVID-19 deaths top 6.6K with 634 new cases; school guidelines expected soon
https://abc7chicago.com/health/634-new-covid-19-cases-in-il;-school-guidelines-expected-soon/6257853/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 2 Chicago artists are on a mission to highlight queer artists, activists – Jalyn Henderson
https://abc7chicago.com/localish/artists-paint-queer-affirming-murals-around-the-city/6256947/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Tulsa rally: Big crowds start filling streets around arena as campaign announces 6 staff test positive for COVID-19 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-tulsa-trump-rally-20200620-qk3jfpjpzbbn7eno3cthgl4xp4-story.html
— More statues torn down across country — including one of Union hero Ulysses S. Grant – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-washington-dc-statue-albert-pike-20200620-a4qslgn4zzhfdmtwlenbrd56ni-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois reports another 634 positive COVID-19 tests – Orrin Schwarz
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200620/illinois-reports-another-634-positive-covid-19-tests

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis sticks with Trump in hot 13th race – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants everyone to dump Trump? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, 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.sj-r.com/news/20200620/davis-sticks-with-trump-in-hot-13th-race

SOUTHERN
— Be careful out there – Rich Miller
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-be-careful-out-there/article_06031949-e08c-599f-b505-22cfa6f7bcba.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dc-protesters-pull-down-burn-statue-of-confederate-general-1

FOX NEWS
— FCC commissioner claims Big Tech has ‘weaponized’ federal law to push ‘partisan political agenda’ – Joshua Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/brendan-carr-fcc-big-tech-section-230

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Judge Sustains McHenry County Blog Commenters’ Anonymity
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/20/judge-sustains-mchenry-county-blog-commenters-anonymity/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker exempted local governments from Executive Order – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/06/gov-pritzker-exempted-local-governments-from-executive-order/

BREITBART
— Only 1 of the Top 100 Universities Featured a Conservative Graduation Speaker This Spring – TOM CICCOTTA
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/06/20/only-1-of-the-top-100-universities-featured-a-conservative-graduation-speaker-this-spring/
— When Not Saying ‘Black Lives Matter’ Makes You a Racist – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: How close are the Trump-hating leaders in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America to officially getting rid of you if you do not promote BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/06/20/when-not-saying-black-lives-matter-makes-you-a-racist-n556810
— Zogby Poll: Majority of Voters Believe Joe Biden in ‘Early Stages of Dementia’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/19/zogby-poll-majority-voters-believe-joe-biden-early-stages-dementia/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Is George Washington Next?’ – Why, Yes, Mr. President, Yes He Is. The Mob Tears Down Washington Statue in Portland – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/columns/victoria-taft/2020/06/19/is-george-washington-next-why-yes-mr-president-yes-he-is-the-mob-tears-down-washington-statue-in-portland-n554549

THE HILL
— HATE CRIMES: Protesters tear down statues of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, national anthem lyricist Francis Scott Key – MARTY JOHNSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/503685-protesters-tear-down-statues-of-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-national

CNN
— Six Trump campaign staffers working on Tulsa rally test positive for coronavirus – Donald Judd and Kevin Liptak
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/trump-campaign-staffers/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Rally Live Updates
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/us/trump-rally-tulsa.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters ask “Why Is the G.O.P. Fighting to Preserve Monuments to Traitors in the Capitol?” and say “Portraits and statues venerating Confederate leaders are an insult to freedom and democracy.” Trump-haters reject Lincoln’s “With malice toward none, with charity for all” speech. (SEE: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1865-abraham-lincoln-inaugural-address-second/ )
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/opinion/capitol-confederacy-statues.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Oklahoma reports more than 300 new cases on day of Trump rally
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/20/coronavirus-live-updates-us/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters shout at asylum seekers that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Trump-haters want all the citizens of all the foreign countries or the world that are minority, female, younger, and/or LGBTQers and who lack education, who lack job skills, who lack work experience, who have financial problems, who have health problems, and/or who have other problems to seek asylum in America. Trump-haters want to use asylum seekers to help them get rid of Trump once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/19/we-cannot-let-trump-administration-turn-this-countrys-back-asylum-seekers/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Twitter bans right-wing columnist Katie Hopkins citing ‘hateful conduct’ – BRIAN NIEMIETZ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to ban me and to band my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Wheaton Association, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and all the individuals, religions, organizations, companies, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-twitter-bans-right-wing-columnist-katie-hopkins-20200619-vi3mjm4ecrd7phtwsbmaoqceg4-story.html

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.