March 3 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Chris LeVan, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee Chairman, has reported that Barbara Murphy, the long-time Chairwoman of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, has passed away. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rand Paul says he will vote to block Trump’s emergency declaration, paving way for Senate passage – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: The federal government’s obligation to stop invasion trumps Paul’s argument.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-emergency-declaration-congress-20190303-story.html
— In one of his first presidential campaign events, Bernie Sanders to rally at Navy Pier tonight – Elyssa Cherney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bernie-sanders-navy-pier-rally-20190225-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-20190302-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-selma-20190303-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-fact-check-20190303-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-campaign-rdp-20190302-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers promote LGBTQ activity in the military.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–transgender-troops-20190227-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Pritzker taxes truth in dismissing revenue alternatives – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-politifact-pritzker-taxes-budgete-graduated-income-tax-revenue-alternatives/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois lawmakers should reject internet and sports gambling – Anita Bedell, Springfield, Executive director, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/illinois-lawmakers-should-reject-internet-and-sports-gambling/article_d86b5809-b5c7-538e-9fa3-ebc26ea944f1.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pritzker budget can’t be sustained – Editorial
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-pritzker-budget-can-t-be-sustained/article_a50ad0f0-49c7-53b3-a885-09f129e0e794.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Heated battle, likely passage ahead for Illinois abortion bill – REBECCA ANZEL
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/heated-battle-likely-passage-ahead-for-illinois-abortion-bill/article_9ae0dfab-5df6-59ae-98be-4c37c0c2c9c5.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Playing the victim in vogue – Gary W. Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that they are victims of Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, patriotic people, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Positively-speaking-Playing-the-victim-in-vogue-13659052.php

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and Republican-haters side with Rand Paul.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rand-paul-says-hell-vote-against-trumps-border-emergency-likely-forcing-veto#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote those who promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/hope-church-says-they-will-continue-to-fight-for-lgbtq-inclusivity-in-the-united-methodist-church/1824267389

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kamala Harris gains momentum among Democrats with proposal to legalize prostitution – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/3/kamala-harris-prostitution-decriminalization-propo/

 

WATCHDOG
— Trump backs merit-based immigration at CPAC – Tyler Arnold (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.watchdog.org/national/trump-backs-merit-based-immigration-at-cpac/article_236de50a-3d3e-11e9-8fd0-4399bbd4d5cc.html

 

TOWNHALL
— CNN Analyst Compares Trump’s CPAC Speech To Hitler, Says Putin Wrote It – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump supporter, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are Hitler. Trump and I share the following demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, old, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes believe that they are free to defame, slander, libel, and threaten me because I am a “public figure” like Trump SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure But if/when I sue them, they would have to convince a jury that I am a “public figure” like Trump.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/03/03/cnn-compares-trumps-cpac-speech-hitler-says-putin-wrote-it-n2542491
— A House Divided: Ocasio-Cortez Chides Fellow Dems For Their ‘Pro-ICE’ Gun Policy Decision – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/03/03/a-house-divided-ocasio-cortez-chides-fellow-dems-for-their-pro-ice-gun-policy-n2542501

 

FOX NEWS
— CNN analyst likens Trump’s CPAC speech to Hitler (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump supporter, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are Hitler. Trump and I share the following demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, old, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes believe that they are free to defame, slander, libel, and threaten me because I am a “public figure.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure But if/when I sue them, they would have to convince a jury that I am a “public figure.”)
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6009484805001/#sp=show-clips

 

BREITBART
— CPAC Revokes Laura Loomer Media Pass Just Before President Speaks – Michelle Moons (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the times when Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO individuals and organizations constructively or literally revoked my GOPUSA media pass. The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/03/02/cpac-revokes-laura-loomer-media-pass-just-before-president-speaks/
— GOP Sen. Kennedy: My Democratic Colleagues Believe the ‘Border Is a Nuisance’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/03/gop-sen-kennedy-my-democratic-colleagues-believe-the-border-is-a-nuisance/
— CNN’s Vinograd: Trump’s CPAC Speech Had Moment That Sounded Like Hitler, He Said Things That Sounded Like ‘Putin Scripted’ Speech – Ian Hanchett
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/02/cnns-vinograd-trumps-cpac-speech-had-moment-that-sounded-like-hitler-he-said-things-that-sounded-like-putin-scripted-speech/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRESIDENT TRUMP’S $30 BILLION “FREE SPEECH” MANDATE FOR COLLEGES IS A GOOD START – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273035/president-trumps-30-billion-free-speech-mandate-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s two-hour, off-prompter CPAC speech gloriously kicked off his re-election campaign – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/trumps_twohour_offprompter_cpac_speech_gloriously_kicked_off_his_reelection_campaign.html
— Most sanctuary cities receive grants despite administration efforts to block them – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/most_sanctuary_cities_receive_grants_despite_administration_efforts_to_block_them.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEM HOUSE LEADERSHIP VALUES ILLEGAL ALIENS OVER LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNERS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/03/dem-house-leadership-values-illegal-aliens-over-law-abiding-gun-owners/

 

NEWSMAX
— NBC/WSJ Poll: Voters Don’t Want A Socialist or A President Who Is Over 75 Years Old
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-voters-dont-want/2019/03/03/id/905223/

 

WORLD NEWS DAILY
— ARRESTED ILLEGALS SUE GOVERNMENT FOR ‘PROFILING’ Caught up in IRS probe of cheating meatpacking company (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters profile Trump-supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Should Trump-supporters file a class action lawsuit against Trump-haters?)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/arrested-illegals-sue-government-for-profiling/
— CAMPAIGN TO SEND BABY HATS TO NANCY PELOSI Family Research Council: ‘Will we allow infanticide to continue unpunished?’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/campaign-to-send-baby-hats-to-nancy-pelosi/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities and at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://ijr.com/sanders-attacks-trump-campaign-rally/

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Candace Owens: ‘I don’t want a Green New Deal, I want a Black New Deal’ and it will cost nothing – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/03/candace-owens-i-dont-want-a-green-new-deal-i-want-a-black-new-deal-and-it-will-cost-nothing-729457

 

TPM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Fixates On Crowd Size, Skims Over Big Issues In 2 Hour CPAC Speech.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-2-hour-cpac-speech-trump-fixates-on-crowd-size-skims-over-big-issues

 

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rand Paul to vote against Trump’s national emergency declaration – JORDAIN CARNEY AND JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: The federal government’s obligation to stop invasion trumps Paul’s argument.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/432378-rand-paul-to-vote-against-trumps-national-emergency-declaration
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Congress poised to reject Trump border emergency – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: The federal government’s obligation to stop invasion trumps Paul’s argument.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/432388-congress-poised-to-reject-trump-border-emergency
— Fewer than 1 in 5 see socialism favorably: poll – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/432379-fewer-than-1-in-5-see-socialism-favorably-poll
— Blue states band together looking to bypass Electoral College – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/432061-dem-states-move-to-bypass-electoral-college
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Michelle Malkin.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/432400-meghan-mccain-slams-ghoulish-reference-to-her-fathers-ghost-at

 

CNN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rand Paul’s vote likely gives Senate enough to oppose national emergency declaration – Veronica Stracqualursi
By Veronica Stracqualursi (DIERSEN: The federal government’s obligation to stop invasion trumps Paul’s argument.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/03/politics/rand-paul-trump-national-emergency-declaration/index.html
— NOVEMBER 30, 2018 FLASHBACK: You have two ages, chronological and biological. Here’s why it matters – Samantha Bresnahan (DIERSEN: What is your chronological age and your biological age?)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/health/live-longer-biological-age-intl/index.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘We’re not going to turn on our own’: Republicans rally around Trump as threats mount – Robert Costa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy those who are conservative and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/were-not-going-to-turn-on-our-own-republicans-rally-around-trump-as-threats-mount/2019/03/02/6b9786ac-3bb2-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of El Salvador to claim asylum in America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/its-so-dangerous-to-police-ms-13-in-el-salvador-that-officers-are-fleeing-the-country/2019/03/03/e897dbaa-2287-11e9-b5b4-1d18dfb7b084_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Job-Approval Rating Ticks Up – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-job-approval-rating-ticks-up-along-with-warning-signs-11551621720
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to hire citizens of foreign countries instead of citizens of America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/he-labor-department-is-wrong-to-pursue-its-discrimination-suit-against-oracle-11551641234

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP KEEPS STRONG GOP SUPPORT AHEAD OF 2020, WHILE ONLY 18 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WOULD VIEW ‘SOCIALIST’ CANDIDATE POSITIVELY – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-republican-gop-support-favorablity-socialist-approval-1350105

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting pot pushers push pot.
https://reason.com/blog/2019/03/03/the-wall-wont-end-pot-smuggling-at-the-b

 

DAILY MAIL
— Hillary warns America is in a ‘full-fledged crisis in our democracy’ as she and Bernie share awkward handshake at Selma civil rights event amid lingering 2016 tensions – EMILY GOODIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6766909/Hillary-warns-U-S-fledged-crisis-democracy.html

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.