March 14 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump’s response to the Senate national emergency vote
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

 

FOX NEWS
— Critics demand Illinois (DuPage County) board ditch prayers: ‘You are the higher powers you’ve been looking for’ – Talia Kaplan
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/critics-demand-county-board-ditch-prayers
— Senators Who Vote Against Border Emergency Are Voting for ‘Open Borders’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/14/white-house-spokesman-hogan-gidley-border-battle-emergency-declaration-resolution
— ‘I Like Our Chances’: Pence Says 2020 Dems Running on ‘Open Borders, Socialism, Abortion on Demand’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/14/mike-pence-says-trump-has-good-chances-2020-election-radical-democratic-field
— Donald Trump slams ‘untalented’ late-night hosts after Kimmel, Colbert mock him again – Liam Quinn
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/donald-trump-slams-untalented-late-night-hosts-after-kimmel-colbert-mock-him-again

 

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Border wall national emergency: Senate votes to terminate President Trump’s border order – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-rejects-trump-border-emergency-as-republicans-defect/5192865/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump reacts to Republican-run Senate’s rejection of border emergency: VETO! – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-run-senate-rejects-trump-border-emergency-veto/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-cannabis-town-hall-st-0314-story.html
— Minimum wage, salary history, smoking age: With Rauner gone, Democrats moving quickly on issues he blocked – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-house-no-salary-history-20190313-story.html
— Exchanging jabs like white, male candidates, Lightfoot and Preckwinkle challenge gender and racial stereotypes – Kate Thayer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-women-stereotypes-lightfoot-preckwinkle-20190314-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats get “middle school kids” to march against the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-march-for-our-lives-st-0315-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Tobacco 21’ vote now awaits governor’s decision – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190314/tobacco-21-vote-now-awaits-governors-decision

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— It’s time to quit assuming every Ivy League grad is a can’t-miss hire The college admissions cheating scandal demonstrates that employers should stop using prestigious degrees as proxy for ability. And they should start making real, independent judgments on job applicants. – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. Charles Bowsher took over GAO in 1981 and ran it until 1996. His top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting young minorities and young females who were Ivy League graduates like he was, but who had a degree in public administration. Consequently, in GAO’s eyes, my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU WAS WORTHLESS, my 1976 MBA from Loyola WAS WORTHLESS, my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul WAS WORTHLESS, and my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT WAS WORTHLESS.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/its-time-quit-assuming-every-ivy-league-grad-cant-miss-hire
— No one asks the top CEOs where they went to college The perception that only elite schools produce elite leaders needs to die. – JOE NOCERA (DIERSEN: Charles Bowsher took over GAO in 1981 and ran it until 1996. His top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting young minorities and young females who were Ivy League graduates like he was, but who had a degree in public administration.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/no-one-asks-top-ceos-where-they-went-college
— Is Ken Griffin serious about a Citadel HQ move? “I’d be astonished” if he moved the company, said one Chicago business and civic leader. “Ken is a Chicagoan from head to toe.” – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: One could say, that if you leave Chicago, that if you leave Cook County, that if you leave Illinois, you shout that you are NOT anti-Trump, NOT anti-Protestant, NOT anti-conservative, NOT anti-patriotic, NOT anti-Republican, NOT anti-American, NOT anti-White, NOT anti-male, NOT anti-older people, NOT anti-rich people, NOT anti-gun owners, NOT anti-German Americans, Not anti-draft avoiders, and/or NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/ken-griffin-serious-about-citadel-hq-move

 

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Rep. Bailey Opposed Mandating LGBT History for K-12 Schools: No Parental ‘Opt Out’ Allowed – State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to encourage your child to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20190314/rep-bailey-opposed-mandating-lgbt-history-for-k-12-schools-no-parental-opt-out-allowed

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Reviewing The 2018 Governor’s Race; Should Illinois Reconsider How It Tests Teachers? – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: In 1979, on my first attempt, I passed the CPA examination. In 1981, on my first attempt, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/statewide-reviewing-2018-governors-race-should-illinois-reconsider-how-it-tests-teachers#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Woodstock North High School Service for Jake Keltner – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/03/14/woodstock-north-high-school-service-for-jake-keltner-part-1/
— Woodstock North High School Service for Jake Keltner – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/03/14/woodstock-north-high-school-service-for-jake-keltner-part-2/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant passes first bill out of committee, vows to continue fighting for her constituents – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512294313-rep-grant-passes-first-bill-out-of-committee-vows-to-continue-fighting-for-her-constituents
— School board candidate Buttimer welcomes left-wing support; liberal group calls for voter action – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512294340-school-board-candidate-buttimer-welcomes-left-wing-support-liberal-group-calls-for-voter-action

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Rauner for “college flight.”
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2019/3/13/college-flight-driven-by-rauner-budget-impasse

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ reserve fund has enough cash for state to operate for one-tenth of a day – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-reserve-fund-has-enough-cash-for-state-to-operate/article_f7050e1c-45da-11e9-b03a-9f15e2054e7e.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Travesty Called the “Equality Act” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-travesty-called-the-equality-act/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Senate votes to overturn Trump’s border wall emergency – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/14/senate-votes-overturn-trumps-border-wall-emergency/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 12 GOP senators rebuke Trump, vote with Dems to block border emergency – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/12-gop-senators-rebuke-trump-vote-with-dems-to-block-border-emergency

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Senators Caving to Open Borders Could Face Primaries – Hank Gaffney
https://www.newsmax.com/frankgaffney/grid-house-senate/2019/03/14/id/907055/

 

GOPUSA
— Jexodus: Time for a Jewish Exodus from the Democrat party
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66503

 

DAILY CALLER
— MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS WANT TO TOPPLE ILHAN OMAR AND NOMINATE NEW CANDIDATE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/14/democrats-challenge-omar-nominate-new-candidate-report/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “59 SENATORS HAND TRUMP A WELL-DESERVED DEFEAT ON HIS EMERGENCY DECLARATION.”
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/14/coleman-emergency-declaration/

 

BREITBART
— Tulsi Gabbard Attacks Facebook over Censorship, Defends Free Speech for ‘All Americans’ – Allum Bokhari (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in the 6th Congressional District, and in Illinois. They do not want me to have free speech. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP), MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP officers and the 6th Congressional District IRP State Central Committee member should censure me. Previously, they wanted those who dominate TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. to censure me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/14/tulsi-gabbard-attacks-facebook-over-censorship-defends-free-speech-for-all-americans/
— Democrats’ Latest Plan Gives Amnesty to Already Deported DACA Illegals – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/14/democrats-latest-plan-gives-amnesty-to-already-deported-daca-illegals/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Black Lives Matter L.A. Co-Founder Refers to Cops as ‘Slave Catchers,’ Refuses to Engage Them – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/black-lives-matter-l-a-co-founder-refers-to-cops-as-slave-catchers-refuses-to-engage-them/

 

CNS NEWS
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Require Background Check When Buying Ammo – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/democrats-reintroduce-bill-require-background-check-when-buying-ammo

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump Can Turn America’s Defense Welfare Into a Profit Center He’s right to say other nations should start paying for our military protection. – DOUG BANDOW
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-trump-can-turn-americas-defense-welfare-into-a-profit-center/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Omar’s ‘All Too Human’ Politics of Dehumanization and Disingenuousness – Karl Notturno
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/03/14/omars-all-too-human-politics-of-dehumanization-and-disingenuousness/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Where’s the congressional outrage over judicial power grabs? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/wheres-congressional-outrage-judicial-power-grabs/

 

STAND WITH TUCKER
— Sign this Petition ASAP
https://standwithtucker.com/

 

TOWNHALL
— White House Releases Series of Videos Showing There is an Emergency at the Border – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/03/14/white-house-releases-series-of-videos-showing-there-is-an-emergency-at-the-border-n2543116
— Human Traffickers Distract Border Patrol Agents With Children as Illegal Aliens Cross Into the U.S. – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/03/14/watch-human-smugglers-distract-border-patrol-agents-with-children-as-nearly-a-dozen-people-cross-illegally-n2543119

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— What Israel’s Border Wall Experience Tells Us – Raphael Benaroya
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/14/what_israels_border_wall_experience_tells_us_139735.html

 

REASON
— Congressional Democrats Reintroduce LGBT-Protecting Equality Act But is it actually even needed? – Scott Shackford (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are discriminators who should be gotten rid of once and for all: those who are heterosexual, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://reason.com/blog/2019/03/14/congressional-dems-reintroduce-lgbt-prot

 

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Senate rejects Trump border declaration – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/434086-senate-rejects-border-declaration-teeing-up-trumps-first-veto
— Congress must probe government’s monitoring of journalists covering the migrant caravan – ALEXANDRA ELLERBECK (DIERSEN: Everyone in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) can easily see how the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party treat me; b) could have easily seen how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. treated me; and c) can easily see how activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. treat me.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/civil-rights/434136-congress-must-probe-us-governments-monitoring-journalists

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly if you do not condemn White Americans, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that hate White Americans condemn you.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-steve-king_n_5c896f4fe4b0fbd7662079ef

 

POLITICO
— Trump may send volunteer force to border The idea of sending an emergency response team to the border is in an exploratory phase. – TED HESSON
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/14/trump-border-national-emergency-volunteers-1271346

 

CNN
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Senate votes to block Trump’s national emergency – Meg Wagner, Veronica Rocha and Brian Ries
https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/senate-vote-trump-national-emergency/h_a265b0a8cc5dfe3a782706dea4570d76

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Senate Rejects Trump’s Border Emergency Declaration – Emily Cochrane and Glenn Thrush
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/us/politics/national-emergency-vote.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Senate votes to reject Trump’s emergency declaration – Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and John Wagne
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-renews-veto-threat-as-senate-prepares-to-rebuke-him-on-national-emergency/2019/03/14/2efbea36-4647-11e9-aaf8-4512a6fe3439_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Senate Passes Resolution to Block Trump’s Border Emergency – Natalie Andrews and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-gop-senators-take-stand-against-trumps-border-emergency-11552586022

 

BLOOMBERG
— One Way to Make Reparations Work Address the black-white wealth gap. – Noah Smith
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-14/one-way-to-make-reparations-work

 

ECONOMIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AMERICA-HATERS SAY: Why more undocumented migrants are reaching America Donald Trump’s habit of insulting Mexicans appears to have backfired
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/03/16/why-more-undocumented-migrants-are-reaching-america

 

PRESS CORP
— Free Press Showdown: Soros funded group v. StandwithTucker.com Coalition
https://presscorp.org/news/free-press-showdown-soros-funded-group-v-standwithtucker-com-coalition

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.