March 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hispanic Caucus gives Rahm failing grades on hiring, warns new mayor: Do better – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/hispanic-caucus-city-hiring-contracts-rahm-emanuel-chicago-mayor-election-2019/
— Senate bill would link spot on presidential ballot to release of tax returns – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: What is next: birth certificates, parents’ income and net worth, grade school transcripts, high school transcripts, college applications, college transcripts, divorce records, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-bill-link-presidential-ballot-release-income-tax-returns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push bills that presume that men have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with women, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-legislation-women-springfield-legislature/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate rich people use the admissions scandal to promote hatred of rich people.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/college-admissions-cheating-scandal-symptom-greater-problem/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— No job, no food stamps: Would stricter rules let more Illinoisans feel ‘power of work’ or just be ‘cruel’? – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: How BAD should the jobs be that food stamp recipients should be expected to take? The operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents, many of whom have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, have made it extremely clear that they would never have stooped to take the BAD jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-food-stamps-work-requirements-20190306-story.html
— College cheating scandal unfairly targets the wealthy, to whom we owe so much – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-college-admissions-bribery-varsity-blues-huppke-20190312-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How Wheaton mayor candidates differ on budget plans, taxes – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190314/how-wheaton-mayor-candidates-differ-on-budget-plans-taxes-
— Accountability makes good government – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: I worked for the Government Accountability Office 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year. I should write a book about those who have wasted, dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and condemned that work experience the most. They include past and present U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staffs, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190314/accountability-makes-good-government
— Opioid death toll rises in suburbs, but nonprofit warns ‘urgency has died’ – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190314/opioid-death-toll-rises-in-suburbs-but-nonprofit-warns-urgency-has-died
— Yes, Trump is target of ‘presidential harassment’ – Byron York
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190314/yes-trump-is-target-of-presidential-harassment

 

WGN TV
— Chicago family shares run-in with man behind college admissions scandal – JULIE UNRUH
https://wgntv.com/2019/03/13/chicago-family-shares-run-in-with-man-behind-college-admissions-scandal/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate committee approves bill requiring presidential candidates disclose taxes – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190313/senate-committee-approves-bill-requiring-presidential-candidates-disclose-taxes
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: House passes bill requiring LGBT content in state-funded textbooks – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190313/house-passes-bill-requiring-lgbt-content-in-state-funded-textbooks

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— First Busey board member among those charged in college-admissions bribery scheme – Ben Zigterman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-03-13/first-busey-board-member-among-those-charged-college-admissions-bribery-scheme

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois bill would block candidates who don’t release tax returns from ballot – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/03/14/illinois-bill-would-block-candidates-who-dont-release-tax-returns-from-ballot/amldp67/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Make republic work again, end gerrymandering – John Donald O’Shea (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/make-republic-work-again-end-gerrymandering/article_4c3e6e0f-0eaf-5da4-b4d5-ed48871eef63.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump appreciates Pelosi’s ‘statement against impeachment’ – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at its 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. For that matter, I should write a book about all those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-appreciates-pelosis-statement-against-impeachment

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— House Lawmakers Push For Gender Pay Equity In ‘No Salary History’ Bill – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/house-lawmakers-push-gender-pay-equity-no-salary-history-bill#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Bill requiring schools to teach LGBTQ lessons passes Illinois House – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, unacceptably, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/bill-requiring-schools-to-teach-lgbtq-lessons-passes-illinois-house

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Schneider, ILGOP call for Pritzker to domesticate foreign holdings, end his ‘tax hypocrisy’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512291637-schneider-ilgop-call-for-pritzker-to-domesticate-foreign-holdings-end-his-tax-hypocrisy

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker joins in decrying Trump cuts to Great Lakes funds Five governors say proposed 90 percent slash jeopardizes jobs, tourism, public health – Tex Cox
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2019/3/13/pritzker-joins-in-decrying-trump-cuts-to-great-lakes-funds

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ alarming out-migration of college students – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: One could argue that ever-increasingly, colleges in Illinois crank out “good little Democrats,” that is, “good little anti-Republicans.” One would think that as more and more and more employers turn anti-Republican, having a degree from a college in Illinois would be viewed as being a big plus.)
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-illinois-alarming-out-migration-of-college-students/article_3aeb26aa-4501-11e9-876c-c722e8f91b02.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Pence: A Vote Against Trump’s Nat’l Emergency Is a Vote Against Border Security ‘Stand with the president and stand for border security.’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/14/pence-vote-against-trump-national-emergency-vote-against-border-security
— Democrats casually admit their obscene accusations against Trump and his supporters was a sham – Tammy Bruce
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tammy-bruce-democrats-casually-admit-their-obscene-accusations-against-trump-and-his-supporters-was-a-sham

 

BREITBART
— Goldman Sachs: Trump Raises Voters’ Wages with Tight Labor Market – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/13/goldman-sachs-wages-spike-because-of-trumps-tight-labor-market/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democratic Schism: A Tactical Ploy? – Sally Zelikovsky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/the_democratic_schism__a_tactical_ploy.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE ATLANTIC WRITER SUGGESTS TRUMP IS TO BLAME FOR COLLEGE BRIBERY SCANDAL – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/14/atlantic-trump-bribery-scandal-college/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NPR Anchor Surprised: Black Congresswoman Lauren Underwood Went ‘No Comment’ About Ilhan Omar – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/03/13/npr-anchor-surprised-find-who-clams-about-omar

 

FEDERALIST
— Central Planners Don’t Know What Kind Of Immigrants Our Economy Needs – John Daniel Davidson (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want immigrants who will take BAD jobs. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that had were BAD jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/14/central-planners-dont-know-kind-immigrants-economy-needs/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE NEVERTRUMP BITTER-ENDERS Still functioning as a fifth column for the progressive “resistance.” – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273095/nevertrump-bitter-enders-bruce-thornton

 

TOWNHALL
— Chasing False Prestige – Laura Hollis (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that degrees from non-Ivy League universities like NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT were worthless.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2019/03/14/chasing-false-prestige-n2543100

 

LIFEZETTE
— Donald Trump Calls Modern Late-Night Shows ‘One-Sided’ and ‘Unwatchable’ President tweeted in response to a Jay Leno interview in which the comedian criticized today’s hosts – Zachary Leeman
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/03/donald-trump-calls-modern-late-night-shows-one-sided-unwatchable/

 

AMERICA FREE PRESS
— Hate Crime Hoaxes on the Rise in America
http://americanfreepress.net/hate-crime-hoaxes-on-the-rise-in-america/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— CULTURE Immigrants use twice the welfare of U.S.-born citizens – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/03/14/immigrants-use-twice-the-welfare-of-us-born-citizens

 

ROLL CALL
— Trump’s latest self-inflicted wound: Medicare cuts Attacking Medicare is about as popular as a national program to confiscate kittens – Walter Shapiro
https://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/trump-self-inflicted-budget-wound-medicare

 

THE HILL
— Jay Leno: ‘I always liked to humiliate and degrade both sides equally’ – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/433920-jay-leno-i-always-liked-to-humiliate-and-degrade-both-sides-equally
— Trump stokes Dems’ anti-Semitism spat ahead of 2020 – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433977-trump-stokes-dems-anti-semitism-spat-ahead-of-2020

 

REUTERS
— CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student – Keith Coffman
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nativeamerican/cnn-hit-with-275-million-defamation-suit-by-kentucky-student-idUSKBN1QU0BY

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and promote hatred against his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/opinion/voting-fraud-north-carolina.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about the progress/success they have had in forcing everyone to be a LGBTQer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/opinion/lgbt-trump-red-states.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘What Does It Take?’: Admissions Scandal Is a Harsh Lesson in Racial Disparities – John Eligon and Audra D. S. Burch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/us/college-admissions-race.html
— How a $238 Million Penthouse Turned a Long-Shot Tax on the Rich Into Reality – Jesse McKinley and Jeffery C. Mays
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/nyregion/mta-subways-pied-a-terre-tax.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inside the Pricey, Totally Legal World of College Consultants – Dana Goldstein and Jack Healy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/us/admissions-cheating-scandal-consultants.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Universities race to quell outrage over bribery and cheating scandal in admissions – Nick Anderson, Perry Stein and Moriah Balingit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/universities-race-to-quell-outrage-over-bribery-and-cheating-scandal-in-admissions/2019/03/13/a0186502-45a5-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/03/14/real-border-problem-is-us-is-trying-stop-wrong-kind-migrants/

 

USA TODAY
— Democrats’ civil war between progressives and moderates means Trump will win in 2020 Since the 2016 election, progressive and moderate Democrats have been unified by hatred of President Trump, but the cracks in the party are opening. – James S. Robbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/03/14/democrat-civil-war-between-progressives-moderates-benefits-trump-2020-column/3144205002/#

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Senate to Rebuke Trump on Border Wall – Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-rejects-gops-plan-to-rein-in-national-emergencies-11552496270
— An Idiot’s Guide to Bribing and Cheating Your Way Into College A college and college sports scam shows a flaw in the admissions system—and a culture of entitlement gone amok – Jason Gay
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-idiots-guide-to-bribing-and-cheating-your-way-into-college-11552479762
— Socialism? Yes, Be Afraid The next Democratic president will come from a zombie army of anti-capitalists. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/socialism-yes-be-afraid-11552518646
— The College Admissions Racket Universities are more than innocent victims in this scandal. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-admissions-racket-11552519849
— Republicans Plan Outreach to Women Ahead of 2020 Elections House GOP, with few female incumbents following midterms, finds recruiting candidates no simple matter – Kristina Peterson (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? From a Trump-hater’s point of view, my demographics are very bad: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-plan-outreach-to-women-ahead-of-2020-elections-11552486421

 

FORBES
— 8 Laws That Helped Women Make History in the Workforce – Tom Spiggle (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that Republicans had caused, were causing, and would forever cause all their problems. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/03/13/8-laws-that-helped-women-make-history-in-the-workforce/#7cbee11517b5

 

WALL STREET WINDOW
— How the Rich Really Play, “Who Wants To Be An Ivy Leaguer?” – Daniel Golden, ProPublica
http://wallstreetwindow.com/2019/03/how-the-rich-really-play-who-wants-to-be-an-ivy-leaguer-daniel-golden-propublica-03-14-2019/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Hero or villain, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remains a media fixation – AP
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/12/hero-or-villain-ocasio-cortez-remains-a-media-fixation/

 

NBC SAN DIEGO
— Experts Defend Border Surveillance Program of Journalists, Attorneys and Advocates Tied To The Migrant Caravan On the eve of a Department of Homeland Security deadline to answer questions about the program, two veteran law enforcement experts defend the actions of border agents. – Tom Jones and Paul Krueger
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/investigations/Experts-Defend-Border-Surveillance-Program-of-Journalists-Attorneys-and-Advocates-Tied-To-The-Migrant-Caravan-507120571.html

 

KTVZ
— OUTSTANDING: Oregon lawmakers push to tackle age discrimination – Eric Tegethoff (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.ktvz.com/news/oregon-lawmakers-push-to-tackle-age-discrimination/1058832136

 

WBFO
— College Students See Nothing New In Admissions Scandal – TOVIA SMITH
https://news.wbfo.org/post/college-students-see-nothing-new-admissions-scandal

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Unions and Politics: Follow the Money – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/03/13/federal-unions-politics-follow-money/

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/adam-serwer-madison-grant-white-nationalism/583258/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should Television Networks Refuse to Air Future Oval Office Addresses? – Evelyn Mateos (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians, and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles a) that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) that promote the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-television-networks-refuse-to-air-future-oval-office-addresses/

 

INQUISITR
— Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slam Parents Implicated In College Cheating Scandal Thirty-three parents, including big time Hollywood actresses, have been arrested in what the DOJ called the ‘biggest’ college scam it has ever prosecuted. – Mohit Priyadarshi (DIERSEN: What role did your parents play in getting you into college? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5340802/elizabeth-warren-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slam-parents-implicated-in-college-cheating-scam/

 

GUARDIAN
— The perfectly legal – but immoral – ways rich kids get into top colleges When it comes to admissions to elite schools, money can all but guarantee access to those who can afford it – Jamiles Lartey
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/13/rich-kids-top-college-admissions

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.