LEONARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
— Barbara Murphy DECEMBER 24, 1937 ~ MARCH 3, 2019 (AGE 81)
https://www.leonardmemorialhome.com/notices/Barbara-Murphy
(FROM THE POSTING: Barbara A Murphy, a resident of Glen Ellyn since 1962, passed away Sunday March 3rd. Barbara was the longest serving DuPage County Republican Chairwoman. She was dedicated to good government and the Republican Party. She began her career as a volunteer for Richard Nixon’s campaign in California in 1960. She was the first woman to be elected as a Milton Township Trustee and the first woman to be elected as Chairman of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s organization. Barbara served under Secretaries of State George Ryan and later, Jesse White as a member of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board. By the appointment of Governor Jim Edgar, she served for 5 years on the Illinois Toll Highway Advisory Board. Barbara was a State Central Committeewoman for the 6th Congressional District in the 1980’s. Concurrently she was on the Board of DuPage Civic Center Authority and the DuPage County Domestic Violence Task Force. She always credited Chairman James ‘Pate’ Philip for including her as the only woman in the proverbial “all male smoke filled” meetings. Just as the Republican National Conventions were the highlight of her political career, her satisfaction in mentoring a person who wanted to become involved in the political system was her greatest Fulfillment. Barbara was a strong believer in inclusiveness and loyalty. Barbara was a member of the Inland Western Retail Sales Trust Board. She was a founding member of “The Friends of Family Shelter.” And a former co-owner of the “Daffy Down Dilly” gift shop. Growing up in Connecticut, Barbara attended Greenwich Academy and Skidmore College. She is survived by her sons, David (Patti), Jeffrey (Kim), Brooks (Amy), Bradley (Bridget), nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangement details coming soon.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Southland coalition formed to keep youth safe – Jerry Shnay
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0305-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker: Illinois needs progressive income tax to help the budget – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190304/pritzker-illinois-needs-progressive-income-tax-to-help-the-budget
— When Trump demeans others, he is undermining democracy – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: Who demeans you and why? I should write a book about those who demean me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. They all played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership, almost getting ICRC to censure me, defeating my bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc. Of course, the aforesaid deny that they demean me. According to them, I brought all the aforesaid adverse actions on me all by myself.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190305/when-trump-demeans-others-he-is-undermining-democracy
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Wooing Illinois to Indiana? It’s not just businesses doing it. A Chicago real estate agent is sprinkling Illinois suburbs with postcards pitching affluent homeowners on the property tax benefits of jumping the border. The only hitch: She hasn’t found any takers yet. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/wooing-illinois-indiana-its-not-just-businesses-doing-it
WLS AM
— Pro Gun Sanctuary Movement Growing
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/03/04/pro-gun-sanctuary-movement-growing/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois gets ready to go all in on sports betting – Robert Channick
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190304/illinois-gets-ready-to-go-all-in-on-sports-betting
CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy ramps up spending (DIERSEN: Should I consider running ads to promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readership?)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/04/illinois-policy-ramps-up-spending/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And that doesn’t include what they’re spending on my website, or on other platforms like YouTube, Google, etc. Click here to see the ads they’ve been running on Facebook. Unsurprisingly, the main focus is the progressive income tax.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is belief in traditional marriage now disqualifying for judges? – Rick Esenberg (DIERSEN: One could ask if belief in traditional marriage is now disqualifying to hold leadership positions in the Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/is-belief-in-traditional-marriage-now-disqualifying-for-judges
— Trump’s CPAC speech was a road map for 2020 campaign – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-cpac-speech-was-a-rhetorical-road-map-for-the-2020-campaign
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump welcomes fight against his 2020 Democratic opponent, socialism – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/4/donald-trump-embraces-anti-socialism-message-2020-/
— Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 bid: ‘I’m not running’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/4/hillary-clinton-rules-out-2020-bid-im-not-running/
— Axelrod corners Warren on claims of Native American ancestry: ‘Why did you check those boxes?’ – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/4/david-axelrod-corners-elizabeth-warren-on-claims-o/
FEDERALIST
— Illinois Fast-Tracks Abortion Legislation So Extreme You Won’t Believe It The leftist caucus of the Illinois General Assembly looked at New York and West Virginia’s late-term abortion legislation and said, ‘Hold my beer.’
https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/05/illinois-fast-tracks-abortion-legislation-extreme-wont-believe/
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump at CPAC gets a lot of love, but here are two areas where he must do better – Ying Ma
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-at-cpac-gets-a-lot-of-love-but-here-are-two-areas-where-he-must-do-better
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE IN THE CULTURE WAR We finally have a president willing to put everything on the line. – Karen Kataline
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273043/trump-goes-offensive-culture-war-karen-kataline
AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Red-state hate’ by liberals will re-elect Donald Trump in 2020 – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/redstate_hate_by_liberals_will_reelect_donald_trump_in_2020.html
— ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’ a growing phenomenon – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/second_amendment_sanctuaries_a_growing_phenomenon.html
DAILY CALLER
— THE ATLANTIC: THE MOST POLITICALLY INTOLERANT AMERICANS ARE OLDER WHITE LIBERALS – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most politically intolerant people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/the-atlantic-politically-intolerant-white-liberals/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: RAND PAUL SAYS 10 REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL VOTE AGAINST TRUMP’S NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION – Henry Rodgers
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/rand-paul-senators-trump-national-emergency/
— NEW JERSEY UNIVERSITY DEAN RESIGNS OVER CHICK FIL-A BAN – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/dean-resigns-chick-fil-a-ban/
— BERKELEY ASSAULT VICTIM SAYS HE’S NOT DISCOURAGED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE CONSERVATISM – Stephanie Hamill (DIERSEN: While I have never been physically assaulted, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked extremely hard to discourage me from promoting conservativism. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy individuals and organizations that are conservative and/or Republican.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/04/berkeley-assault-victim-speaks-out/
BREITBART
— Michelle Malkin: ‘Establishment GOP Ruling Class’ Doesn’t Want Americans Questioning Legal Immigration – John Binder (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/04/michelle-malkin-establishment-gop-ruling-class-doesnt-want-americans-questioning-legal-immigration/
— Pelosi to House Dems: Get Ready to Pass Dream Act – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/05/pelosi-to-house-dems-get-ready-to-pass-dream-act/
— Border Rush May Hit 100,000 Migrants in March – Neil Muro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/04/washington-post-border-rush-may-hit-100000-migrants-in-march/
— Donald Trump Jr. Calls Out Microsoft Partner NewsGuard’s ‘Inherent Bias’ – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/04/donald-trump-jr-calls-out-microsoft-partner-newsguards-inherent-bias/
— Hillary Clinton: ‘Racist and White Supremacist Views Are Lifted Up’ in the White House – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/03/hillary-clinton-racist-and-white-supremacist-views-are-lifted-up-in-the-white-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sanders promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/04/bernie-sanders-trumps-ugly-divisiveness-is-disgusting/
TOWNHALL
— House Dems’ Civil War Keeps Burning: Moderates Slam AOC’s Enemies List – Guy Benson (DIERSEN: Whose enemy lists are you on? I should write a book about all those who have me on their enemies lists. They include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/03/04/dem-civil-war-continued-n2542503
WORLD NET DAILY
— THE FAKE POPULARITY OF SOCIALISM Erik Rush tells of influential leftists, ‘moronic’ millennials
https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/the-fake-popularity-of-socialism/
— THE RADICAL CONSPIRACY THEORISTS BEHIND BIG TECH Joseph Farah warns of ‘biggest Satanic media cartel since the Tower of Babel’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/the-radical-conspiracy-theorists-behind-big-tech/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ex-Facebook employee provides evidence that Facebook censors conservatives – Corinne Weaver
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ex-facebook-employee-provides-evidence-that-facebook-censors-conservatives
LIFE NEWS
— Trump Slams Democrats Pushing Abortion Up to Birth: “They Cheered Ripping Babies From Their Mother’s Womb” – STEVEN ERTELT
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/03/04/trump-slams-democrats-supporting-abortions-up-to-birth-they-cheered-ripping-babies-from-their-mothers-womb/
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/432413-juan-williams-trumps-witches-brew-has-made-america-sick
— CNN’s Axelrod presses Warren on Native American claim: ‘Why did you check those boxes?’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/432470-cnns-axelrod-presses-warren-on-native-american-claim-why-did-you-check-those
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that nothing can or should be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/us/border-patrol-deaths-migrant-children.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that nothing can or should be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/03/04/feature/after-cold-busy-month-at-border-illegal-crossings-expected-to-surge-again/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “President Trump has made 9,014 false or misleading claims over 773 days.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/04/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/
USA TODAY
— Should I say I’m a minority on job application if company values workplace diversity? – Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. (DIERSEN: How have your demographics harmed your career? All the employers that I applied to work for in the Chicago area were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, and/or c) veterans. My career was harmed because I am White, male, and non-veteran. I should write a book about it.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/02/26/workplace-diversity-should-list-minority-status-job-application/2950883002/
DAILY JOURNAL
— Don’t blame conservatives, business for your personal failures – Mike Pflum, Martinsville (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame your personal failures on? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and blame me only for my personal failures. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if they were me, they would still be the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2019/03/05/letter_dont_blame_conservatives_business_for_your_personal_failures/
(FROM THE LETTER: When our youth increasingly quit school, take drugs, commit a felony or produce a child, often prior to their first job interview, they trigger a death spiral from which most never recover. That, Mr. Smith, is why so many Americans are living a nightmare of declining quality of life. That is why the speed of an increasingly technical world frequently leaves them behind. I am always saddened when I see our youth willingly saddle themselves with these crippling obstructions to personal success. However that pales in comparison to the anger I feel for those who enable personal failure by assigning blame everywhere other than where it belongs. Life is the sum total of the individual choices we make — good and bad. Unfortunately, that means the real world is often a cruel and unfair place that is hardly ever welcoming of the unprepared. It does not mean it is the fault of conservatives or big business.)
FOX COLUMBUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kasich makes it even more clear that he is an anti-Republican, if not a Republican-hater.
https://fox45now.com/news/local/kasich-to-republicans-put-country-over-party-and-oppose-emergency-declaration
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: High-Speed Rail in the U.S. Remains Elusive: Illinois Shows Why A $2 billion Chicago-St. Louis project will offer a top speed of just 110 mph and shave an hour off the trip – Shayndi Raice and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-speed-rail-in-the-u-s-remains-elusive-illinois-shows-why-11551713342
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says and blames Trump for “Hateful Propaganda From White Supremacists Spreads Number of incidents nearly triple; It’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/spread-of-hateful-propaganda-by-white-supremacists-climbs-11551783601
FORBES
— Google Finds Gender Bias Against Men, Really? – Kim Elsesser (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the tremendous pressure that Democrat politicians have put on schools, on employers, and on everyone and everything else a) to give preference to young Democrat minorities and b) to give preference to young Democrat females since the 1960s. Of course, giving preference to the aforesaid means discriminating against those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2019/03/05/google-finds-gender-bias-against-men-really/#4165670ba6a9
— Trump Jumps 51 Spots On Forbes Billionaires List – Chase Peterson-Withorn and Dan Alexander
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2019/03/05/trump-jumps-51-spots-on-forbes-billionaires-list/#3ceea7f825b0
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Lawmakers Look to Crack Down on Federal Employee Travel (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 30 years, I traveled often for out-of-town for audit assignments and in-house training.)
https://businessnewspress.com/lawmakers-look-to-crack-down-on-federal-employee-travel-govexec-com/
CATO
— Illegal Immigrants and Crime – Assessing the Evidence – ALEX NOWRASTEH (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally is a) to shout that you disrespect the rule of law, b) to shout that you disrespect America, and c) to shout that you disrespect the citizens of America.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/illegal-immigrants-crime-assessing-evidence
FED SMITH
— How Much Money Do You Need in Each State for an Early Retirement? – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/03/04/much-money-need-state-early-retirement/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Major survey shows that professors worry about discrimination but aren’t prepared to deal with classroom conflicts over diversity. Other findings touch on mentoring, pay and politics. – Colleen Flaherty (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination did not cause me that much stress in the classroom (IIT 1992-1997, DePaul 1976-1980, Loyola 1972-1980, NIU 1969-1970, and UIC 1966-1968), but it certainly caused me lots of stress in the workplace (GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/03/05/major-survey-shows-professors-worry-about-discrimination-arent-prepared-deal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Discrimination is a source of stress for many faculty members, especially women and ethnic minorities.)
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC says that the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a hate group. Sooner or later, SPLC will call your group at hate group if it does not promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/03/04/trump-cites-hate-group-conservative-political-action-conference
LBGTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Evangelicals are starting to abandon their churches because of Trump.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/03/evangelicals-starting-abandon-churches-trump/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How can www.gopillinois.com get a better NewsGuard rating? Please consider NewsGuard’s rating criteria at https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/ or below and email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462 with your suggestions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM THE POSTING: RATING CRITERIA Here are the nine criteria that NewsGuard uses to assess websites. Each criterion is worth a certain number of points out of 100, as indicated below. A site with a score of 60 points or higher receives a green rating. A site with a score lower than 60 points receives a red rating. In every case, the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site (by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the nine criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating.
The criteria below are listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example, failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—is more influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information about content creators.
Credibility
— Doesn’t repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points gets a red rating.)
— Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those that present direct, first-hand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)
— Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and corrections. (12.5 Points)
— Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5 Points)
— Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)
Transparency
— Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)
— Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for and which is not. (7.5 Points)
— Reveals who’s in charge: Information about those in charge of the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points)
— The site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact information or biographical information: Information about those producing the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points))
