June 7 Morning Edition

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Local Officials Mull Marijuana Legalization Impacts – Tom Robb (DIERSEN: 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.journal-topics.com/articles/local-officials-mull-marijuana-legalization-impacts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Local municipal staffers and attorneys are scrambling to read and understand the 600-page bill legalizing recreational marijuana before its Jan. 1, 2020 effective date. The bill that passed in the Illinois House on the last day of the legislative session in Springfield, Friday, May 31, was passed by the Illinois Senate just two days before. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the bill, but marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. The bill gives some control to local municipalities, including creating zoning regulations and limiting dispensary options for operating, along with allowing for some new tax revenue for local communities. “First we have to read the law thoroughly,” Glenview Village President Jim Patterson said. “You can have one sentence (buried in the bill) throw it all away.” Patterson said he fully expects village trustees to consider and act on the bill by October, before it takes effect. Niles Village Manager Steve Vinezeano said a Tuesday, June 11 village board meeting has been scheduled for village staffers to present details about the bill to Niles trustees and discuss options. Vinezeano said 52 percent of Niles residents voted in a recent referendum in favor of the state legalizing recreational marijuana. “That doesn’t mean they want a dispensary down the block.” Vinezeano said firefighters, police, Family Services and community development officials all have concerns.)

ABC7
— Springfield bishop bans Michael Madigan, John Cullerton from Springfield-area communions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/springfield-bishop-bans-madigan-cullerton-from-springfield-communions/5335248/

CBS2
— Bishop Paprocki Bars Springfield Lawmakers From Communion
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4099332-bishop-paprocki-bars-springfield-lawmakers-from-communion/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Gov. Pritzker, Boss Madigan budget, let’s change state slogan: Illinois-Shut Up and Take It. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-met-john-kass-springfield-budget-20190606-story.html
— From loss to liberation: How Germans view celebrations of Allied victory over their Nazi ancestors – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about how my a) Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-germany-d-day-liberation-20190606-story.html
— Poll: Some younger workers view aging workforce negatively – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who focused on turning their employees who were younger, minority, female, Democrat, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, liberal, moderate, paid less, and those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time AGAINST their employees who were older, White, male, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, conservative, paid more, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–poll-older-vs-younger-workers-20190606-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18655978/black-pot-law-unfairly-growers-color-medical-marijuana

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville eases tattoo regulations – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/naperville-eases-tattoo-regulations-so-doctor-no-longer-required

WTTW
— Chicago Has the Largest Life Expectancy Gap in the Country. Why? – Kristen Thometz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/06/chicago-has-largest-life-expectancy-gap-country-why

WBEZ
— A Pricey Effort To Employ The Men Most Likely To Shoot Or Be Shot In Chicago – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/a-pricey-effort-to-employ-the-men-most-likely-to-shoot-or-be-shot-in-chicago/6cca6375-34eb-414e-8989-3367e5cbee54
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/marijuana-equity/1f86beb3-0705-44b6-838b-6272fd7e52e7

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Abortion-rights supporters banned from Communion – AP
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/06/06/abortion-rights-supporters-banned-from-communion/affxo7k/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Governor orders gay pride flag to fly over Wisconsin Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will Pritzker order gay pride flags to fly over Illinois buildings, over your county buildings, over your township/ward buildings, and over your municipal buildings?) 
http://www.startribune.com/evers-orders-gay-pride-flag-to-fly-over-wisconsin-capitol/510964652/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bishop denies communion to Catholic lawmakers who backed abortion bills – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-bishop-paprocki-bars-madigan-cullerton-from-communion

WGLT
— Rep. Davis: Mexico Tariffs Not Best Way To Fix Immigration – RYAN DENHAM & CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/rep-davis-mexico-tariffs-not-best-way-fix-immigration#stream/0

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— Coffee with Congressman Sean Casten June 14 (DIERSEN: In 2011, to get rid of me, those who dominated the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce killed its Government Affairs Committee that I had served on since 2003.)
http://www.wheatonchamber.com/events/details/coffee-with-congressman-sean-casten-18986

FOX NEWS
— Congress doubles down on incentivizing illegal immigration – Jason Chaffetz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jason-chaffetz-congress-doubles-down-on-incentivizing-illegal-immigration

GOPUSA
— Sanders demands Walmart pay workers $15 per hour (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the minimum wage for S.S. Kresges 1964-1966. If S.S. Kresges had paid me $15/hour in today’s dollars, I would have bought a new loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of a new Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)


— Democrats defend asking nominees about Catholic faith, affiliations (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used my 100% German national origin and my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me. They constantly stressed the aforesaid to my Jewish superiors and to my Jewish supervisors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70678

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ohio libraries cancel LGBTQ-themed youth events on eve of Pride Month after criticism – Christopher Vondracek
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/ohio-libraries-cancel-lgbtq-themed-youth-events-ev/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s call for a bad news boycott ignites First Amendment worries – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) are boycotting me and boycotting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-call-for-a-bad-news-boycott-ignites-first-amendment-worries

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is the Democrats’ white whale, and Pelosi is Ahab – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/trump_is_the_democrats_white_whale_and_pelosi_is_ahab.html

BREITBART
— 70% of Americans View Drug Addiction as Top ‘Big Problem’ in the Country – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/70-americans-view-drug-addiction-top-big-problem-country/
— In the first five months of 2019, about 124,000 children of illegal aliens were born on U.S. soil, thus solidifying their permanent American citizenship due to the nation’s birthright citizenship policy. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/average-124k-anchor-babies-born-us-this-year-so-far/

TOWNHALL
— It’s More Than the Economy – Scott Rasmussen
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2019/06/06/its-more-than-the-economy-n2547595

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Americans treated like 2nd class citizens’: Anger over report TSA allows migrants to fly without proper docs – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/07/americans-treated-like-2nd-class-citizens-anger-over-report-tsa-allows-migrants-to-fly-without-proper-docs-762538

FEDERALIST
— As Illegal Immigration Skyrockets, The Border Crisis Spins Out Of Control The latest arrest numbers don’t tell the whole story. As the crisis deepens, the U.S.-Mexico border is becoming increasingly volatile and dangerous. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/07/illegal-immigration-skyrockets-border-crisis-spins-control/

NEWSMAX
— On D-Day, Limbaugh Calls Migrant Surge ‘Invasion Force’ 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/d-day-invasion-migrants-caravan/2019/06/06/id/919312/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— A FUTURE YOU DON’T WANT The Democrats’ plan to blow up the country. – David Horowitz
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273950/future-you-dont-want-david-horowitz
— THE LEFT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTI-SEMITIC HATE CRIMES IN NYC – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used my 100% German national origin and my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me. They constantly stressed the aforesaid to my Jewish superiors and to my Jewish supervisors.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273942/left-responsible-anti-semitic-hate-crimes-nyc-daniel-greenfield

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS, NBC Forced to Admit Tariff Threats Causing Mexico to Take Action – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/06/06/cbs-nbc-forced-admit-tariff-threats-causing-mexico-take

AMERICAN THINKER
— What a real border crisis looks like, in a chart – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/what_a_real_border_crisis_looks_like_in_a_chart.html
— How a Post–Civil War Supreme Court Decision Dismantles Sanctuary Cities – Brian S. Messenger
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/how_a_postcivil_war_supreme_court_decision_dismantles_sanctuary_cities.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How the Left Embraced Globalization – Edward Ring
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/06/how-the-left-embraced-globalization/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position – Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/politics/joe-biden-hyde-amendment.html
— New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/business/economy/age-discrimination-jobs-hiring.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Henry Hyde, abortion amendment’s namesake, was a culture warrior with some surprising causes – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/07/henry-hyde-abortion-amendments-namesake-was-culture-warrior-with-some-surprising-causes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Homelessness Grows in California Despite New Government Spending – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homelessness-grows-in-california-despite-new-government-spending-11559899801

BLOOMBERG
— Rejected Google Job-Seekers Clear Hurdle to Sue Over Alleged Liberal Bias – Robert Burnson (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, or promoted: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-06/google-job-rejects-clear-first-hurdle-to-sue-over-liberal-bias

NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTER
— Yet Another Study Reveals Bias in Google’s News Search – Paul Chesser
https://nlpc.org/2019/05/16/yet-another-study-reveals-bias-in-googles-news-search/

THE RIGHTING
— U.S. Conservative Websites Ranked by Unique Visitors, April 2019
https://www.therighting.com/april-2019-top-conservative-websites

MEDIA POST
— ‘The Washington Examiner’ Continues To Attract Record Audience Numbers – Melynda Fuller
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/336508/the-washington-examiner-continues-to-attract-rec.html

MEDIA MATTERS
— Two of Fox News’ most vitriolic hosts just lost a major advertiser: Bayer – JORDAN UHL (DIERSEN: Where does the money come from that allows you to do what you do? My money comes from the Civil Service Retirement System, Social Security, and retirement savings. Of course, if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes could take that money away from me, they would.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/06/06/two-fox-news-most-vitriolic-hosts-just-lost-major-advertiser-bayer/223883

HR DRIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run the federal government. From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the federal government a) will not hire you, retain you, or promote you and b) will get rid of you.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/lgbtq-workers-at-federal-agencies-attest-to-lack-of-support/556243/

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.