March 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mueller report summary: Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia in 2016, no obstruction conclusion
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mueller-report-trump-campaign-did-not-coordinate-with-russia-in-2016/5214610/
— Trump reacts to Mueller report findings: It’s ‘a shame’ nation had to endure probe
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-its-a-shame-nation-had-to-endure-mueller-probe/5214950/

 

NBC5
— Mueller Finds No Collusion, Stops Short of Exonerating Trump All told, Mueller charged 34 people, including the president’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort – Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Chad Day and Julie Pace
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Mueller-Report-Trump-Russia-Barr–507579341.html
— Trump Calls Mueller Probe ‘an Illegal Takedown That Failed’ Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire and Deb Reichmann
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Reacts-Mueller-Report-Completion-507530751.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Special counsel report ‘does not conclude that President committed crime, it does not exonerate him’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/special-counsel-report-does-not-conclude-that-president-committed-crime-it-does-not-exonerate-him-

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood delivers Dem weekly address on Obamacare 9th anniversary – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/underwood-weekly-address-obamacare-trump-health-care-congress/
— Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is dividing Congress – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-divides-congress/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Fox News, like the Republican Party, having moral qualms — or at least nagging concerns — about its image?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-fox-news-morals-20190324-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: “White economic anxiety evaporated after the 2016 election. Now black economic anxiety is on the rise.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190324/white-economic-anxiety-evaporated-after-the-2016-election-now-black-economic-anxiety-is-on-the-rise

 

WGN RADIO
— GOP House Republicans are more focused on negotiating a balanced budget rather than a graduated income tax – CASERA (CASH) HEINING
https://wgnradio.com/2019/03/24/gop-house-republicans-are-more-focused-on-negotiating-a-balanced-budget-rather-than-a-graduated-income-tax/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Marijuana slowdown? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-03-24/editorial-marijuana-slowdown.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Political observers: AG’s letter helps Trump, but more details to come – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-observers-ag-s-letter-helps-trump-but-more-details/article_a0421c17-8b25-59d5-8ce6-bf70db4c2214.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois farms get bigger, fewer as farmers age
https://www.bnd.com/news/business/article228349539.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois lawmakers react to Mueller’s summary release – Rebecca Brumfield
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-mueller-s-summary-release/1874140141

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP Reps. (Skillicorn, Bryant, Grant, Bailey) show support for pro-life demonstrators rallying against Democratic abortion bills – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512316529-gop-reps-show-support-for-pro-life-demonstrators-rallying-against-democratic-abortion-bills
— House Republicans hold press conference to speak out against Democratic abortion legislation – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512316528-house-republicans-hold-press-conference-to-speak-out-against-democratic-abortion-legislation
— GOP House Reps. speak out on WalletHub study that found Illinois to have highest tax burden – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512316523-gop-house-reps-speak-out-on-wallethub-study-that-found-illinois-to-have-highest-tax-burden

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Bailey perplexed, frustrated by ‘reckless budgeting’ and ‘partisan politics’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512322376-rep-bailey-perplexed-frustrated-by-reckless-budgeting-and-partisan-politics-in-springfield

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Embrace Socialism Because Trump Has Seized the Middle Ground – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/24/pollak-democrats-embrace-socialism-have-moved-left-because-trump-has-seized-the-middle-ground/
— Democrats Honor Anti-Trump Rapper T.I. for ‘Outstanding Public Service’ – Ben Kew
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/03/24/georgia-democrats-honor-anti-trump-rapper-t-i-for-outstanding-public-service/

 

BLAZE
— Latest Fox News 2020 poll has bad news for Trump, good news for Democrats – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-2020-biden-sanders-fox-news-poll
— Rep. Ilhan Omar encourages Muslims to ‘raise hell, make people uncomfortable’ — then she targets Trump – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ilhan-omar-cair-raise-hell
— Ocasio-Cortez reveals how she plans to implement gun, immigration change without Congress – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ocasio-cortez-change-pressure-banks-guns-immigration

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DID BERNIE SANDERS VIOLATE CAMPAIGN LAWS BY HIRING ANTI-SEMITIC ILLEGAL ALIEN? – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273254/did-bernie-sanders-violate-campaign-laws-hiring-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— FLOOD OF ASYLUM REQUESTS FORCES BORDER CHECKPOINT TO SHUT DOWN – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/24/border-checkpoint-shut-down-migrants/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Ocasio-Cortez Makes False Comparisons, Deliberately Misleads About Southern Border, Wall. – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45036/ocasio-cortez-lies-about-southern-border-wall-ryan-saavedra

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHARLIE DANIELS: DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘UNHOLY QUEST FOR POWER’ ‘The same passion that cost Satan his place in heaven’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/u-s-music-legend-democrats-have-unholy-quest-for-power/

 

THE HILL
— Why do so many Democrats embrace hate speech? – COREY LEWANDOWSKI
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/435477-why-do-so-many-democrats-embrace-hate-speech
— Wealthy and white, or poor and black, entitlement is not help – ROBERT L. WOODSON SR.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/435239-wealthy-and-white-or-poor-and-black-entitlement-is-not-help
— Omar: White supremacist attacks are rising because Trump publicly says ‘Islam hates us’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435500-omar-white-supremacist-attacks-are-rising-because-trump-publicly-says-islam

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ocasio-Cortez: Impeaching Trump won’t solve ‘deeper problems’ in US – Bruce Golding Marc (DIERSEN: Democrats see the following as being “deeper problems:” 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2019/03/24/ocasio-cortez-impeaching-trump-wont-solve-deeper-problems-in-us/

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.