March 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Majority of Illinois House members sign on as co-sponsors of resolution to slow process of legalizing marijuana – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-slow-down-resolution-20190321-story.html
— Fight over Illinois graduated-rate income tax plan moving to TV, social media – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-graduated-income-tax-ads-20190321-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Proposal would make state medical pot program permanent, add osteoarthritis, chronic pain, autism, migraines, other conditions – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-in-illinois-proposal-to-expand-and-make-permanent-20190321-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Some Illinois lawmakers want to let you bet on the NCAA Tournament by next year. Where you’d place bets is up for debate. – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-sports-betting-bill-20190320-story.html
— More April 2 showdowns: Rebellious taxpayers and the ‘Illinois Exodus’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-property-taxes-elections-hinsdale-20190319-story.html
— Tradition of dirty politics slithers into mayoral runoff contest, but we’ve come a long way since 1983 – David Greising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-dirty-politics-chicago-flyers-lightfoot-greising-0322-20190321-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-abortion group (Illinois Family Action) post comparing Nazis to Democrats deleted, then republished – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/abortion-nazis-democrats-illinois-family-institute-action-jews-legislature/
— Trump could have climbed into a tank but didn’t. He blamed Michael Dukakis – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-tank-michael-dukakis/
— Teaching ‘prevention’ would help America’s youth avoid HIV – Scott Phelps
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/hiv-prevention-cdc-conference-youth-abstinence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State unemployment down, but above national average – Peter Hancock
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190321/state-unemployment-down-but-above-national-average
— New board takes over at Illinois tollway, tightens ethics rules – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190321/new-board-takes-over-at-illinois-tollway-tightens-ethics-rules
— Kane officials say ’embarrassing’ mistakes made in union contracts – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190321/kane-officials-say-embarrassing-mistakes-made-in-union-contracts

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ad battle begins over graduated income tax  Each side makes its case on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposal. Ads pit “fair tax” and dinging the rich against “Madigan plan” to zap middle-income folks. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ad-battle-begins-over-graduated-income-tax

 

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://chicagocrusader.com/terrorism-white-supremacy-and-the-politics-of-denial/

 

WSIL
— Illinois Republicans highly favor President Trump – Baylee Steelman
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40175713/illinois-republicans-highly-favor-president-trump

 

WEEK
— Illinois Supreme Court rules residents can carry Tasers and stun guns
https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/03/21/illinois-supreme-court-rules-residents-can-carry-tasers-and-stun-guns/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Minimum Wage Hike Not ‘Full Victory’ For Tipped Workers – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/minimum-wage-hike-not-full-victory-tipped-workers#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2 million to anti-LGBTQ groups in 2017, report states – Jerrod Kingery
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/chick-fil-a-donated-nearly-2-million-to-anti-lgbtq-groups-in-2017-report-states
— Older generation of politicians more appealing to young voters than the fresh crop – MARIANA BARILLAS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/older-generation-of-politicians-more-appealing-than-the-fresh-crop-polling-shows

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Stormy Daniels expected to protest strip club surcharge fee Friday in Springfield – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/stormy-daniels-expected-to-protest-strip-club-surcharge-fee-friday/article_d48d6468-4bef-11e9-a099-d3eb61e91909.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why Is Legalized Abortion Called a Holocaust? – Teri Paulson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/03/why-is-legalized-abortion-called-a-holocaust/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,500 rally for state separatism at Effingham rally
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/21/1500-rally-for-state-separatism-at-effingham-rally/
— ILGOP responds *** Rate Think Big Illinois’ new TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/21/rate-think-big-illinois-new-tv-ad/
— Measure advances to block immigrant detention facilities
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/21/measure-advances-to-block-immigrant-detention-facilities/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump signs executive order to promote free speech on college campuses – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-to-promote-free-speech-on-college-campuses
— Gillibrand’s Push for Illegals to Receive Social Security Is Step Toward ‘Abolishing Citizenship’ – Mark Steyn
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/21/mark-steyn-kirsten-gillibrand-push-give-illegals-social-security-abolish-citizenship

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE releasing 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day Border surge forces drop in ICE arrests as officers deployed to catch-and-release – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/21/ice-releasing-1000-illegal-immigrant-family-member/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Let Democrats talk long enough, and they’ll admit they oppose border security
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/let-democrats-talk-long-enough-and-theyll-admit-they-oppose-border-security
— Marijuana smuggling smoked under Trump, down 80 percent – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/marijuana-smuggling-smoked-under-trump-down-80

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP KEEPS CONDEMNING WHITE NATIONALISTS — SO WHY DOES THE MEDIA KEEP DENYING IT? – John Lott (DIERSEN: Trump-haters what to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are 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://dailycaller.com/2019/03/21/lott-trump-nationalists/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Administration Is Reverting to ‘Catch and Release.’ Congress Is to Blame. – James Carafano
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/21/trump-administration-is-reverting-to-catch-and-release-congress-is-to-blame/

 

GOPUSA
— Kasich fundraises, RINOs embarrassed by Trump’s remarks on John McCain
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66820
— Steve Cohen, Dem lawmaker, says Electoral College was ‘conceived in sin’ to protect slavery
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66781
— Bernie Sanders rebrands socialism – just call it ‘vibrant democracy’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66823

 

BREITBART
— DHS to Release 1.8K Border Crossers, Illegal Aliens into U.S. over Weekend – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/21/report-dhs-to-release-1-8k-border-crossers-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-over-weekend/
— President Trump Takes an Important Step for Free Speech on Campus – Charlie Kirk
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/21/charlie-kirk-president-trump-takes-an-important-step-for-free-speech-on-campus/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— President Trump Hosts Student Activists, Signs Executive Order On Campus Free Speech – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/03/21/watch_live_president_trump_to_sign_executive_order_on_campus_free_speech.html

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— It’s Illegal! How Is It Racist to Enforce Immigration Law?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/03/21/its-illegal-how-is-it-racist-to-enforce-immigration-law/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— The Loony Left Should Insure A Trump Win In 2020 – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/03/the-loony-left-should-insure-a-trump-win-in-2020/

 

CBN NEWS
— IL Democrats Following NY’s Footsteps with ‘Extreme’ Bill Allowing Late-Term Abortion – Christian Ellis
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/march/il-following-nys-footsteps-with-extreme-bills-to-kill-parental-consent-allow-late-term-abortion

 

POLITICO
— How Trump is on track for a 2020 landslide Economic models point to a Trump blowout in 2020. But a faltering economy or giant scandal could change everything. – BEN WHITE and STEVEN SHEPARD
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/21/trump-economy-election-1230495

 

THE HILL
— Progressive demands put new pressures on Democrats – MAX GREENWOOD AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/435023-progressive-demands-put-new-pressures-on-democrats

 

UPI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites. America-haters promote hatred of America. White America-haters promote hatred of White Americans.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Voices/2019/03/21/White-nationalism-born-in-the-USA-is-now-a-global-terror-threat/1401553176336/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Stop ignoring the brutal downside of legal pot – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/stop-ignoring-the-brutal-downside-of-legal-pot/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump and the College Censors He nails the problem, but federal coercion isn’t the solution. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-college-censors-11553210454

 

ECONOMIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.economist.com/international/2019/03/23/why-white-nationalist-terrorism-is-a-global-threat

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://psmag.com/ideas/how-white-identity-shapes-american-politics

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.