June 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot spreads rumor that police union told cops not to police We are not in the habit of delving into a claim prefaced as rumor, but the mayor’s suggestion cried out for a closer look. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/9/18657431/fact-check-politifact-lightfoot-fraternal-order-police-rumor-memorial-day-violence
— Gaming board revamp plan ahead of massive gambling expansion Although the measure passed by the Illinois General Assembly hasn’t yet been signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, there are plans to make the state Gaming Board more “pro-gaming,” according to bill sponsor Sen. Terry Link, D-Vernon Hills. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/9/18656774/gaming-board-gambling-expansion-casinos

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Are older workers job hoarding, hurting economy? 44% of young employees say graying workforce is a problem. – AP (DIERSEN: My GAO superiors and supervisors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their Democrat employees who were younger, minority, female, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its Republican employees who were older, White, male, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-older-workers-blocking-jobs-poll-20190606-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ore older Americans are forgoing the concept of a traditional retirement at the age of 65, a trend that some younger workers aren’t particularly thrilled to see. A recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that workers under the age of 50 were significantly more likely to view America’s aging workforce as a negative development when compared with their older counterparts. About 4 in 10 respondents ages 18 to 49 and 44% of the youngest respondents ages 18 to 29 said they consider the trend to be a bad thing for American workers. Just 14% of those age 60 and over said the same. “I don’t think in things like IT and medicine you’re as effective a worker (at 65 years old) as you are at 50,” says Katie Otting, a 29-year-old living in Southern California. “If some 65-year-old is in a position that he’s not ready to quit because he wants a better pension and there’s someone else ready to take that job, they’re not going to replace him.” An aging population, elevated health care costs and lingering financial uncertainty following the Great Recession all are believed to be contributing to America’s steadily graying workforce. Nearly 20% of Americans over the age of 65 were employed or actively looking for work last year, up from less than 12% two decades prior, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-dispensaries-prepare-for-recreational-marijuana-1

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aurora promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190609/community-embraces-aurora-pride-parade-that-nearly-wasnt

WGN RADIO
— Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady says there’s more to be done in Illinois – RO COLEMAN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/09/illinois-senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-says-theres-more-to-be-done-in-illinois/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 6/9/19 – RO COLEMAN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/09/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-6-9-19/
— Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin says passing constitutional amendment will be devastating to the state – RO COLEMAN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/09/illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-says-passing-constitutional-amendment-will-be-devastating-to-the-state/

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Galesburg promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190609/pride-picnic-brings-people-together

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Former Rep. Breen condemns ‘radical’ abortion bill – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512601639-former-rep-breen-condemns-radical-abortion-bill

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrants seeking asylum in U.S. undaunted by immigration crackdown in Trump-Mexico deal – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/9/migrants-seeking-us-asylum-undaunted-trump-mexico-/

BREITBART
— Senate Democrats: Americans ‘Have Obligation’ to Give Amnesty to Foreigners – John Binder (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more obligations that you have to help citizens of foreign countries: 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.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/09/senate-democrats-americans-have-obligation-give-amnesty-foreigners/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Billionaire Kochs to Financially Back Democrats Pushing Amnesty, Free Trade – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/09/billionaire-kochs-to-financially-back-democrats-pushing-amnesty-free-trade/

AMERICAN THINKER
— James Comey flaunts his gay pride in FBI rainbow t-shirt – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/james_comey_flaunts_his_gay_pride_in_fbi_rainbow_tshirt.html
— Warren beclowns herself chugging alcohol in another ad – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/warren_beclowns_herself_chugging_alcohol_in_another_ad.html

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP SAYS TWITTER SHOULD REINSTATE ALL OF THE CONSERVATIVES IT BANNED – Chris White (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but what if Trump called for all those who have banned me to reinstate me?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/09/trump-twitter-censorship/
— CNN ANCHOR: US GOT ‘ALMOST EVERYTHING IT WANTED’ WITH MEXICO TRADE DEAL – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Has Mexico agreed to a) stop illegally sending its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) stop illegally keeping its citizens illegally in America illegally, and c) stop illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs illegally into America illegally?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/08/cnn-anchor-us-got-almost-everything-it-wanted-with-mexico-trade-deal/
— NIKKI HALEY WARNS THAT POLITICS IS ‘REACHING THE POINT OF HATE’ – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/09/nikki-haley-toxic-politics/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Clarence Thomas Shows Left’s Hypocrisy on Discrimination – Star Parker (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Democrats give preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. Therefore, Democrats discriminate against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/05/clarence-thomas-shows-lefts-hypocrisy-on-discrimination/

LIFEZETTE
— Irate Dems Hate Trump’s Plans for July 4 at the Lincoln Memorial A group of lawmakers on the Left sent the president a note this week begging him to reconsider the festivities in the works for D.C. next month – Wayne Dupree
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/irate-dems-hate-trumps-plans-for-july-4-at-the-lincoln-memorial/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams NY Times for ‘False Report’ on Mexico Deal 
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-times-mexico-false-report/2019/06/09/id/919544/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Runs Elaborate Front-Page Sunday Smear of YouTube Conservatives – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/06/09/ny-times-runs-elaborate-front-page-sunday-smear-youtube

COLLEGE FIX
— Southern Baptist Theological Seminary rejects call to pay slavery reparations (DIERSEN: When you are called to pay reparations, what will you say? I will stress all the reparations that my Democrat superiors forced me to pay since I was 18 in 1966. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. I would stress less qualified minority and female federal employees who got job assignments and promotions that I should have gotten. I would stress those minority and female GAO employees who GAO did not force to take early retirement.) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/southern-baptist-theological-seminary-rejects-call-to-pay-slavery-reparations/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois: Recreational marijuana plan to lead to more expungements
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Recreational-marijuana-plan-to-lead-to-more-13963796.php

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those want to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity say “Recent LGBTQ attacks highlight hate crimes.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/recent-lgbtq-attacks-highlight-hate-crimes/story?id=63575407

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, Attacking Times Article, Claims Mexico Deal Has Secret Provisions – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/us/politics/trump-times-article-mexico.html
— For Central Americans, Fleeing to Europe May Beat Trying to Reach U.S. – Melissa Vida (DIERSEN: What percent of Europeans speak Spanish? Ever-increasingly, Democrats force everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/world/europe/central-american-migrants.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Some U.S. embassies still hoisting rainbow flags, despite advisory from Washington – Carol Morello
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-embassies-still-hoisting-rainbow-flags-despite-advisory-from-washington/2019/06/08/eeea0bd4-89f4-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html
— You want to know who is electable? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the more of the following that a Republican is, the less electable that Republican is: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/09/you-want-know-who-is-electable/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote open borders.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-katz-immigrant-concentration-camps-20190609-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Militarizes Mexico The U.S. demands López Obrador use troops to stem northern migration. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady (DIERSEN: The more that Trump does to stop illegal immigration, the more that Democrats and RINOs do to promote illegal immigration.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-militarizes-mexico-11560109220
— Why Free Is Too High a Price for Facebook and Google Most of the ills traced to these companies are a direct consequence of their no-cost business models – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-free-is-too-high-a-price-for-facebook-and-google-11559966411
— The Ancient Origins of the Vacation Once a privilege of the elite, summer travel is now a pleasure millions can enjoy. – Amanda Foreman (DIERSEN: My wife and I have been married since 1978. We have never taken a real vacation. We took short vacations four times each year 1978-1992 after her business trips. But her income dropped in 1992 when she lost her job working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and my income dropped much more in 1997 when I lost my job working for GAO. I went on short vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ancient-origins-of-the-vacation-11559832732
— Use Your Seat to Get Ahead at Work Sitting next to a star improves your performance, research shows; finally, something to like about open offices – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when in 1990 I got a preferred corner office because of the almost 12 years of federal seniority that I had from working for the Post Office and IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/use-your-seat-to-get-ahead-at-work-1502199000
— Biden Gives Trump-Wary Pro-Lifers Nowhere to Hyde His flip-flop aligns him with his party but makes him more vulnerable than Mrs. Clinton in November. – Matt Hawkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-gives-trump-wary-pro-lifers-nowhere-to-hyde-11560108848

NEWSWEEK
— FORMER WHITE HOUSE ETHICS HEAD SLAMS PRESIDENT’S GOLFING HABITS AFTER TRUMP PROPERTY BREAKS PLEDGE – GILLIAN EDEVANE 
https://www.newsweek.com/former-white-house-ethics-head-slams-presidents-golfing-habits-after-trump-property-breaks-pledge-1442987

GAY STAR NEWS
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries get rid of you: 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.gaystarnews.com/article/no-going-back-in-fight-for-lgbti-rights-says-pete-buttigieg/#gs.han9ra

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.