March 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois coronavirus cases climb to 19; Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parades, river dyeing canceled – Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronavirus to destroy America’s economy to destroy Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-st-patricks-day-parades-river-dyeing-canceled-amid-covid-19-concerns/6002675/
— Chicago doctor stayed in Wuhan at start of coronavirus outbreak to help fellow doctors, clinics – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/health/chicago-doctor-describes-staying-in-china-to-help-at-start-of-covid-19-crisis/6001877/
— Coronavirus update: Eight Lombard schools closed Wednesday amid COVID-19 concerns – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/education/8-lombard-schools-closed-wednesday-amid-coronavirus-concerns/6002725/
— US coronavirus cases reach 1,000 as New York state designates 1-mile ‘containment zone’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/us-coronavirus-cases-reach-1000-as-ny-contains-1-mile-area-/6002872/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congressional primaries in Illinois set up highly anticipated general elections in some cases, pretty much decide winners in others – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-congressional-primary-elections-20200311-lmbetpltmzhlvhbjud7q5ac4pa-story.html
— Trump wasn’t the first to wonder about #BidensCognitiveDecline – John Kass (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-mental-health-kass-20200311-fqllwnaq6nfuzekyhjxk5m5w3a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Capitol News Illinois and the duty to cover state government – Editorial (DIERSEN: As everyone in Illinois knows, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails fill a tremendous void. How many government and political news and commentary articles have the following brought to your attention: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200310/editorial-capitol-news-illinois-and-the-duty-to-cover-state-government

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To destroy America’s economy to destroy Trump, Trump-haters want everything to be cancelled.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-universities-are-holding-off-cancelling-classes-because-of-the-coronavirus/427c851a-5f67-411b-b8fc-e184fe793cbd

WLDS
— Stadelman Introduces Bill To Protect Local News Outlets – Benjamin Cox (DIERSEN: As everyone in Illinois knows, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails fill a tremendous void. How many government and political news and commentary articles have the following brought to your attention: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward part organization?)
http://wlds.com/news/stadelman-introduces-bill-to-protect-local-news-outlets/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former journalist turned State Senator is trying to ensure that small towns have proper news coverage. State Senator Steve Stadelman of Rockford has introduced Senate Bill 3457, the Local Journalism Task Force Act, that has been referred to the Senate Commerce and Economic Development Committee. The act creates a task force that would conduct a comprehensive study relative to communities under served by local journalism in the state. It would review all aspects of local journalism including the adequacy of press coverage of communities, the ratio of residents to media outlets, the history of local news in the state, print and digital business models for media outlets, the impact social media has on local news, and explore public policy to improve the sustainability of local journalism through either private or nonprofit solutions.)

ONE ILLINOIS
— Illinois needs more affordable housing There are just 36 affordable units available for every 100 extremely low-income renters – Ted Cox (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipal politicians who call for housing for those who are the following, but do not want it in their municipal district: poor, minority, LGBTQ, recent immigrants, in America illegally, not from their motherland, not a member of their church, etc.?)
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2020/3/10/illinois-needs-more-affordable-housing-says-study

CENTER SQUARE
— Election officials expect more mail-in ballots, early voting amid coronavirus worries – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/election-officials-expect-more-mail-in-ballots-early-voting-amid/article_155add78-62fa-11ea-bb50-83c5ebaf7446.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois pension plans will be tested by stock market meltdown, collapsing bond rates – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pension-plans-will-be-tested-by-stock-market-meltdown-collapsing-bond-rates/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The “LGB” and “T” Mobs Unleash the Morality-Phobic Monster – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-lgb-and-t-mobs-unleash-the-morality-phobic-monster/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “IT’S A FREE COUNTRY!” NOT ANYMORE.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/its-a-free-country-not-anymore.html
— THE 1619 PROJECT’S OUTRAGEOUS, LYING SLANDER OF ABE LINCOLN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/the-1619-projects-outrageous-lying-slander-of-abe-lincoln.html

CAPITOL FAX
— It’s probably time to start thinking about remote legislating (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronavirus to destroy America’s economy to destroy Trump.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/11/its-probably-time-to-start-thinking-about-remote-legislating/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The beat goes on: Super Tuesday surge carries over for Joe Biden – Seth McLaughlin and S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden? Biden and I are: White, male, old, married, non-poor, non-drinkers, Christian, draft avoiders, and Corvette owners. Both Biden and I a) have ancestors have been in America for a long time, b) worked with and supervised Democrat Congressional employees for many years, c) get Civil Service Retirement System pensions, d) etc.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/10/joe-biden-super-tuesday-surge-carries-over-delegat/
— Democrats use coronavirus crisis to push liberal wishlist Trump pushes tax cuts to boost a virus-struck economy – Gabriella Muñoz, Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/10/nancy-pelosi-uses-coronavirus-crisis-push-liberal-/
— Insurers tell White House they will cover virus testing, waive copays – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/10/insurers-tell-white-house-they-will-cover-virus-te/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Media discover ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese coronavirus’ are racist dog whistles just in time to attack Republicans – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/media-discover-wuhan-virus-and-chinese-coronavirus-are-racist-dog-whistles-just-in-time-to-attack-republicans
— Sexism is the wrong scapegoat for Warren’s and Clinton’s failures – Ying Ma (DIERSEN: Because I have always opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, that is, because I have always opposed patronage, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, and age based preference giving, my critics/opponents have always done everything that they could to turn a) political hacks, b) minorities, c) women, and d) younger people against me.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sexism-is-the-wrong-scapegoat-for-elizabeth-warrens-and-hillary-clintons-failures

FOX NEWS
— Washington bans gatherings of 250+ people in Seattle area, other states react as US grapples with coronavirus outbreak – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-coronavirus-bans-gatherings-250-more-new-york-california-massachusetts

AMERICAN THINKER
— With Biden the likely Democrat candidate, what does that mean for the election? – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/with_biden_the_likely_democrat_candidate_what_does_that_mean_for_the_election.html
— After Biden verbally abuses a voter, the Democrats celebrate him – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/after_biden_verbally_abuses_a_voter_the_democrats_celebrate_him.html

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders Vows Not to Close U.S. Borders to Stop Coronavirus – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/10/watch-bernie-sanders-open-borders-coronavirus/
— Young Turks Beg Bernie Sanders to ‘Hit’ Joe Biden’s ‘Mental Decline’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/10/young-turks-beg-bernie-sanders-to-hit-joe-bidens-mental-decline/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Mass Hysteria’: Washington Post Quarantines Entire Staff Over Coronavirus – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/10/washington-post-all-employees-stay-home-coronavirus/
— The End For Bernie? Joe Biden Solidifies Front-Runner Status With Near-Sweep On Primary Night – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/11/biden-sanders-primary-results/
— ‘I Have Traces Of This Myself’: Brit Hume Says It’s Clear That Biden Is Slipping – VIRGINIA KRUTA (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/10/brit-hume-its-clear-that-biden-is-slipping/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Things to Know About Chinese Origins of Coronavirus – Fred Lucas 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/10/4-things-to-know-about-coronavirus-chinese-origins/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Appears to Forget Which Office He’s Running For During Victory Speech – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/03/11/it-appears-biden-forgot-which-office-he-is-running-for-again-n2564521
— There’s Something Unusual About Biden’s Thank You Video After Super Tuesday 2.0 – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/03/11/theres-something-unusual-about-bidens-thank-you-video-after-super-tuesday-20-n2564509

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Promises ‘Return to Normal’ – Julie Kelly (DIERSEN: For Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, NORMAL is promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2020/03/10/no-thanks-biden-promises-return-to-normal/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— RIGHTS VERSUS WISHES – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO candidates promise voters that they will use government to give them more “rights.” For example, that voters who are poor, minority, female, younger, recent immigrants, non-Protestant, non-German American, etc. would get more “rights” over voters who are non-poor, White, male, older, non-recent immigrants, Protestant, German American, etc.) 
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/rights-versus-wishes/

THE HILL
— Trump to launch ‘Catholics for Trump’ coalition in Wisconsin next week – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/486935-trump-to-launch-catholics-for-trump-coalition-in-wisconsin-next-week
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronavirus to destroy America’s economy to destroy Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/486857-trump-says-he-sees-no-reason-to-be-tested-for-the-coronavirus
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/486788-how-politics-infected-americas-first-epidemic-and-cost-lives
— Trump endorses Tuberville over Sessions in Alabama Senate runoff – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “religious” activists and leaders and “conservative” activists and leaders and “Republican” activists and leaders who have dumped me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who talk/talked and/or act/acted like they were promised lots of money if they would dump me. The fact that I helped advance/elect them and the fact that they then dumped is in the public record for everyone to see. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/486949-trump-endorses-tuberville-over-sessions-in-alabama-senate-runoff
— The Memo: Democrats make their choice — it’s Biden vs. Trump – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/486963-the-memo-democrats-make-their-choice-its-biden-vs-trump

POLITICO
— Coronavirus gets real for an aging Senate But most senators say they won’t change their lifestyles, even though they’re among the most at risk. – ANDREW DESIDERIO and MARIANNE LEVINE (DIERSEN: How old are you? What do you stress to age discriminators? I stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/09/coronavirus-gets-real-aging-senate-124759

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Sanders Coalition Is Not Quite What We Thought It Was Phantom white working class voters and the persistence of ‘hostile sexism’ both played a crucial role in shaping the race. – Thomas B. Edsall (DIERSEN: What are the coalitions in the Republican Party and which coalition dominates? Since at least 2000, in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), there have been an anti-conservative coalition and a conservative coalition, and the anti-conservative coalition has always dominated. Rarely, if ever, does anyone see IRP, DCRCC, or MTRO leaders defending/advancing the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform. ) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/opinion/sanders-trump-biden.html
— Merkel Warns That Two-Thirds of Germans Could Become Infected
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/world/coronavirus-news.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s coalition is making him unstoppable – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: What are the coalitions in the Republican Party and which coalition dominates? Since at least 2000, in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), there have been an anti-conservative coalition and a conservative coalition, and the anti-conservative coalition has always dominated. Rarely, if ever, does anyone see IRP, DCRCC, or MTRO leaders defending/advancing the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform. ) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/10/bidens-coalition-is-making-him-unstoppable/
— Trump administration wants hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be ready to telework full time – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-now-wants-hundreds-of-thousands-of-federal-workers-to-be-ready-to-telework-to-limit-coronavirus-spread/2020/03/10/ea284a12-620b-11ea-b3fc-7841686c5c57_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time WANT YOU TO VOTE FOR THOSE WHO 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.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-03-11/women-who-didnt-vote-for-elizabeth-warren

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Coronavirus Confronts Global Economy With Tough Recovery Companies are dealing with both a shock to their supply chains and weaker demand from rattled consumers – James T. Areddy, Tom Fairless and Harriet Torry (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want everyone to blame Trump for coronavirus and to be “rattled.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-confronts-global-economy-with-long-road-to-recovery-11583855225

BLOOMBERG
— Coronavirus Threatens $6 Billion in St. Patrick’s Day Spending – Matthew Townsend and Angelica LaVito
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-10/st-patrick-s-day-green-threatened-by-coronavirus-red-alerts

FORBES
— Does Joe Biden Have Dementia? Does It Matter? – Elizabeth Bauer (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/03/11/does-joe-biden-have-dementia-does-it-matter/

NEW YORKER
— Bernie Sanders’s Electability Argument Falls Apart in Michigan – Eric Lach (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Biden must be wining because he is NOT a Trump supporter, NOT Protestant, NOT conservative, NOT Republican, and/or NOT German American.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/current/bernie-sanderss-electability-argument-falls-apart-in-michigan

SPECTATOR USA
— Nation’s sick game of elder abuse intensifies – Chadwick Moore (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://spectator.us/joe-biden-elder-abuse-mini-tuesday/

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
— 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures (DIERSEN: What would you stress to defend your cognitive abilities? I would stress my putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. That is 5,549 mornings in a row and 1,532 evenings in a row. Those emails included links to 359,451 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf

FORD AUTHORITY
— 2020 New York International Auto Show Postponed Until August – Shane McGlaun
https://fordauthority.com/2020/03/2020-new-york-international-auto-show-postponed-until-august/

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.