March 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois gas tax would double under bill in State Senate – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/illinois-gas-tax-would-double-under-bill-in-state-senate/5212467/

 

NBC5
— Judge Rules Chicago Suburb Can’t Ban Assault Weapons Deerfield officials say they are reviewing the judge’s ruling and will consider an appeal
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Judge-Rules-Chicago-Suburb-Cant-Ban-Assault-Weapons-507528021.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge throws out Deerfield’s assault weapons ban – Karen Berkowitz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-assault-weapons-ban-ruling-tl-0328-story.html
— Illinois already has permissive abortion laws. Let them stand. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-abortion-parental-notification-illinois-law-20190322-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: When booking flights on United, male and female are no longer your only gender options – Lauren Zumbach
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-airlines-gender-neutral-booking-20190322-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, attacks Illinois Family Action and its parent organization, the Illinois Family Institute.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jewish-caucus-illinois-state-police-investigate-anti-abortion-group/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rich-miller-recreational-marijuana-illinois-legislature/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Four DuPage townships expected to keep extra patrols – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190322/four-dupage-townships-expected-to-keep-extra-patrols

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Stormy Daniels visits Springfield to oppose Illinois’ ‘pole tax’ – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190322/stormy-daniels-visits-springfield-to-oppose-illinois-pole-tax

 

HERALD NEWS
— Manley introduces bill that would eliminate some Will County township clerks – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/22/manley-introduces-bill-that-would-eliminate-some-will-county-township-clerks/ayc4rpb/

 

DEERFIELD PATCH
— Assault Weapons Case: Judge Grants Injunction Against Deerfield The plaintiff in a lawsuit against Deerfield over a potential assault weapons ban said the judge granted an injunction against the village. – Geoff Dempsey
https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/judge-grants-injunction-against-deerfield-assault-weapons-case

 

REPUBLICAN NEW WATCH
— An important message for all supporters of President Trump in Illinois (Part 1) – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14686

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— DCCC Chair Cheri Bustos Gives Cover To Her Democratic Colleagues Pushing Hateful, Extreme, and Absurd Rhetoric
https://illinois.gop/addition-pushing-anti-semitic-tropes-members-caucus-compared-president-trump-hitler-leader-ku-klux-klan-bustos-downplays-rhetoric/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO ALDERMAN ADMITS TO USING FUNDS INTENDED FOR CHARITIES AS CASINO CASH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/chicago-alderman-admits-to-using-funds-intended-for-charities-as-casino-cash.html
— REVIEW: STEPHANIE TRUSSELL: WHY I LEFT THE DONKEY PLANTATION PARTY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/review-stephanie-trussell-why-i-left-the-donkey-plantation-party.html
— SECOND AMENDMENT GROUP APPLAUDS JUDGE’S RULING ON DEERFIELD SEMI-AUTOMATIC BAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/second-amendment-group-applauds-judges-ruling-on-deerfield-semi-automatic-ban.html
— REP. KINZINGER DEFENDS THE LATE JOHN MCCAIN IN OP-ED (DIERSEN: When you were attacked, a) who came to your defense and b) who could/should have come to your defense, but did not? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/rep-kinzinger-defends-the-late-john-mccain-in-op-ed.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Moylan’s “go slow on pot” resolution reaches majority support
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/22/moylans-go-slow-on-pot-resolution-reaches-majority-support/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Illinois. Illinois Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Illinois Republicans as being outliers.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/22/chicago-isnt-the-outlier-downstate-is/
— Illinois Family Institute calls legislator a “feticidal maniac”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/22/illinois-family-institute-calls-legislator-a-feticidal-maniac/
— Judge knocks down Deerfield assault weapons ban
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/22/judge-knocks-down-deerfield-assault-weapons-ban/

 

FOX NEWS
— Residents in world’s most violent city are buying stolen US-Mexico border wire for protection – Greg Norman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/residents-in-worlds-most-violent-city-tijuana-are-stealing-trump-administrations-border-wire-to-protect-themselves-report-says
— While Dems lean toward socialism, Trump reminds us what the Free Speech Movement was about – Laura Ingraham
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/laura-ingraham-while-dems-lean-toward-socialism-trump-reminds-us-what-the-free-speech-movement-was-about

 

NEWSMAX
— Dems Focus on Changing Constitution Instead of Electable Candidates – Dwight L. Schwab Jr.
https://www.newsmax.com/dwightlschwab/electoral-college-constitution-democrats/2019/03/22/id/908274/

 

DAILY CALLER
— JUDGE BLOCKS GUN BAN IN CHICAGO SUBURB – Kerry Picket
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/22/judge-blocks-gun-ban-chicago-suburb/
— OUTRAGEOUS: SAN ANTONIO BANS CHICK-FIL-A FROM AIRPORT OVER ‘ANTI-LGBTQ BEHAVIOR’ – Joshua Gill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/22/san-antonio-chick-fil-a-lgbt/
— BERNIE SANDERS’ 2020 CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO ALLEGED FEC VIOLATION BY CALLING TRUMP A RACIST – William Davis
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/22/bernie-campaign-responds-fec-violation/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Dems, SPLC Want Big Tech to Censor More ‘Hateful’ Content – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/03/22/dems-splc-want-big-tech-censor-more-hateful-content

 

BREITBART
— Research: Google Search Bias Flipped Seats for Democrats in Midterms – Allum Bokhari (DIERSEN: From what I see, Google promotes articles that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and downplays articles that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/22/research-google-search-bias-flipped-seats-for-democrats-in-midterms/
— Fewer Illegal Aliens Arrested Due to ‘Alarming Rates’ of Illegal Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/22/fewer-illegal-aliens-arrested-due-alarming-rates-illegal-immigration/

 

CITY JOURNAL
— The Marijuana Delusion States rush to legalize recreational pot, even as evidence of its harms grows. – Steven Malanga
https://www.city-journal.org/marijuana-legalization

 

CNS NEWS
— Rep. Louie Gohmert: ‘There is a Brazen Invasion Occurring at Our Border’
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/cnsnewscom-staff/rep-louie-gohmert-there-brazen-invasion-occurring-our-border
— The Days of Even General Consensus Seem Lost – Tony Perkins
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/tony-perkins/tony-perkins-days-even-general-consensus-seem-lost

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fiscal fantasy and fraud in Illinois – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/fiscal_fantasy_and_fraud_in_illinois.html
— Should we really have DACA kids ruling over us in Congress? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/should_we_really_have_daca_kids_ruling_over_us_in_congress_.html

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Fewer Americans think LGBT people face discrimination – Daniel A. Cox (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.aei.org/publication/fewer-americans-think-lgbt-people-face-discrimination/

 

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— CPAC Banishes America-Firsters, Welcomes Liberals With Open Arms – John Friend
http://americanfreepress.net/cpac-banishes-america-firsters-welcomes-liberals-with-open-arms/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— The War Against the Family – J.R. Nyquist
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-war-against-the-family_2777993.html
— How Communism Undermined Family and Parenting – Cid Lazarou
https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-communism-undermined-family-and-parenting_2778948.html

 

LAWYERS
— Farmers Insurance Under Age Discrimination Suit – Sidney L. Gold
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/labor-and-employment/insurance-company-under-age-discrimination-suit-54169/

 

THE HILL
— Trump on 2020 Dems skipping AIPAC: ‘I think they’re anti-Jewish’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/435280-trump-on-2020-dems-skipping-aipac-they-are-totally-anti-israel

 

ROLL CALL
— GOP Rep. writes 407-word Fox News op-ed defending McCain — doesn’t mention Trump once Kinzinger’s apparent hesitation to explicitly invoke Trump’s name has been a trend among many GOP lawmakers – Griffin Connolly
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/gop-rep-writes-407-word-fox-news-op-ed-honoring-mccain-doesnt-mention-trump

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mark Levin: Democrats Would Build Sniper Towers If Immigrants Voted Republican “They don’t want Republicans coming into this country,” he told Sean Hannity. – Ron Dicker
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-levin-democrats-sniper-towers_n_5c94c194e4b01ebeef0df562

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Only 7 Black Students Got Into Stuyvesant, N.Y.’s Most Selective High School, Out of 895 Spots – Eliza Shapiro
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/nyregion/black-students-nyc-high-schools.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Jexodus’ is a GOP fantasy. That doesn’t mean Jews will vote Democratic forever. History isn’t destiny. – Matthew Boxer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/03/22/jexodus-is-gop-fantasy-that-doesnt-mean-jews-will-vote-democratic-forever/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump. America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/america-the-hatemonger/

 

ATLANTIC
— If Liberals Won’t Enforce Borders, Fascists Will We need to make hard decisions now about what will truly benefit current and future Americans. – DAVID FRUM
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/david-frum-how-much-immigration-is-too-much/583252/

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.