June 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Brady’s attack on graduated income tax flat out wrong on time frame and income level PolitiFact rates claims based on the words people speak. Corrections by his staff aside, Brady not only referred to the state’s most recent tax increase and not the 2011 hike but also twice mentioned middle-income families in his remarks. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/23/18701573/fact-check-bill-brady-attack-wrong-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-middle-class
— State’s all-in gambling expansion offers new temptation for those struggling to stay out More than 13,000 people are already part of a program designed to help gambling addicts police themselves, but opponents say it’s not enough as the state is poised for a massive gaming expansion. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/23/18700983/illinois-gambling-casino-self-exclusion-program-addiction

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment promote those who want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-underwood-gun-violence-st-0624-20190623-vcplm5brq5frldsn6v65zjvnhu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— West Chicago: ‘You’re welcome here’: Lawyer, legislator offer tips amid fears of immigration sweep – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190623/youre-welcome-here-lawyer-legislator-offer-tips-amid-fears-of-immigration-sweep-
— Where to catch suburban fireworks through July 4 — and beyond (DIERSEN: Please stop by the Republican table at Wheaton’s Graf park before the fireworks start on July 3. So far, Wheaton’s 2019 Independence Day Parade Republican entries are Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Chris Kachiroubas, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. All $2,500 has been pledged toward the $2,500 “DuPage County Republicans” sponsorship commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Grant, Chris Heidorn, Babette Holder, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Bob Larsen, and Walsh. I am in the process of hand-delivering 500 flyers (printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics) to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. In addition, contributors are invited to be at the Republican table at fireworks on July 3.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190622/where-to-catch-suburban-fireworks-through-july-4—and-beyond
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Graf Park, 1855 Manchester Road. Wheaton Independence Day Celebration starts at 5 p.m. with a DJ, carnival rides, food vendors and more. Free. www.wheatonparkdistrict.com.)

ABC7
— Chicago area (ILLEGAL) immigrants on edge as Trump delays ICE raids by 2 weeks – Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-area-immigrants-on-edge-as-trump-delays-ice-raids-by-2-weeks/5360049/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago steps up support for immigrants as Trump delays deportation threat (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-steps-up-support-for-immigrants-as-trump-delays-deportation-threat
— Popular knitting website bans users from showing support for Trump, sharing pro-Trump designs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters banish those who do not hate Trump.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/popular-knitting-website-bans-users-from-showing-support-for-trump-sharing-pro-trump-designs

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois is one of only 2 states to lose population in the past decade. Why are they leaving? – MATT VASILOGAMBROS
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-is-one-only-states-to-lose-population-in-the/article_18380b28-03e7-5cb7-bc5e-db6cc43e0b1d.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— POT: Pay attention to who has the megaphone – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who promote pot are 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-pay-attention-to-who-has-the-megaphone/article_de88ed5a-2c96-5d4c-91d1-2064ed961190.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ RICH MILLENNIALS ARE MOVING TO OTHER STATES – Tivas Gupta
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-rich-millennials-are-moving-to-other-states/

NEWSMAX
— AOC Calls for Americans to Harbor Illegals From ICE – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/alexandriaocasio-cortez-aoc-ice/2019/06/23/id/921635/
— 12 Signs the US Is Losing the Border War – Bill Hoffmann
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/border-wall/2019/06/23/id/921666/
— Pence Calls Border Conditions ‘Heart-Breaking,’ Says Congress Must Act – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pence-immigration-children-border/2019/06/23/id/921631/

DAILY CALLER
— Elizabeth Warren Wants Reparations For Same-Sex Couples – VIRGINIA KRUTA (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, will Democrats call for reparation for everyone who is Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-American citizen, liberal, moderate, non-rich, non-gun owner, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time? Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/23/elizabeth-warren-reparations-same-sex-couples/

TOWNHALL
— Caught Red Handed: Despite Their Protests, Democrats Want Illegals To Vote – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2019/06/23/caught-red-handed-despite-their-protests-democrats-want-illegals-to-vote-n2548791

NEWS BUSTERS
— Illegal Journo-Activist Calls on US Citizens to Take ‘Risks’ to ‘Protect’ Illegals During Arrests – Mark Finkelstein 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2019/06/23/illegal-calls-us-citizens-take-risks-protect-illegals-during

WORLD NET DAILY
— SEND THE ILLEGALS BACK! Jesse Lee Peterson blasts libs for refusing to admit truth about aliens
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/send-the-illegals-back/

BREITBART
— Eleven 2020 Democrats Back Health Care for Illegal Immigrants – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/23/eleven-2020-democrats-back-health-care-illegal-immigrants/

BLAZE
— Scotland: Student who told teacher there are only ‘two genders’ now facing harsh punishment from school, report says ‘I’m simply saying there are two genders. Male and female’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/two-genders-student-suspended-scotland

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Elizabeth Warren testing ‘reparations’ for gays – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, will Democrats call for reparation for everyone who is Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-American citizen, liberal, moderate, non-rich, non-gun owner, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time? Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/23/elizabeth-warren-testing-reparations-for-gays-and-you-get-reparations-and-you-get-reparations-767948

EPOCH TIMES
— Six GOP Senators Want to Make Firing Bad Bureaucrats Easier – MARK TAPSCOTT (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the federal government took adverse actions against me because I was a BAD EMPLOYEE and a) NOT because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My critics/opponents dismiss, belittle, and badmouth the fact that 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.) 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/six-gop-senators-want-to-make-firing-bad-bureaucrats-easier_2975004.html

THE HILL
— Surprise! That ‘cheap’ immigrant labor costs us a lot – ANN COULTER 
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/449887-ann-coulter-surprise-that-cheap-immigrant-labor-costs-us-a-lot
— Popular knitting website bans shows of support for Trump – RACHEL FRAZIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters banish those who do not hate Trump.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/449948-popular-knitting-website-bans-shows-of-support-for-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Real Teenagers Are Tame. Kids these days are the “cautious generation,” the evidence shows. Margot Sanger-Katz and Aaron E. Carroll
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/upshot/euphoria-hbo-teens-sex-drugs.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Black leaders welcome renewed focus on race — stumbles and all – Annie Linskey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks a) that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I worked for Blacks, worked with Blacks, and/or supervised many Blacks. I should write a book about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government had in turning my Black superiors, Black supervisors, Black coworkers, and Black subordinates against me.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/black-leaders-welcome-renewed-focus-on-race–stumbles-and-all/2019/06/23/3e493dde-9531-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html

LEADING BRITAIN’S CONVERSATION
— Secret Far-Right Facebook Groups Stirring Up Anti-Muslim Hatred – Matthew Thompson (DIERSEN: What about secret far-left Facebook groups that stir up anti-Trump hatred?)
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/secret-far-right-facebook-group-anti-muslim/

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.