March 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Law limits union campaign gifts, but what if they give to allies who then give to their candidate? The timing and the amounts of contributions to union staffers running for office raises questions about whether they violate a state cap on labor union campaign giving. – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/6/21164760/lakesia-collins-seiu-organized-labor-unions-campaign-contribution-limits-brandon-johnson

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville student journalists say school district′s proposed changes contradict state law on free speech rights – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, my critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officers, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) officers, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) officers a) to control/dictate the content of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to punish me for including articles or commentary in the emails that they and/or IRP, DCRCC, and/or MTRO officers disapprove of. My critics/opponents want me a) to favor the candidates who they and/or IRP, DCRCC, and/or MTRO officers favor, that is, b) to discriminate against the candidates who they and/or IRP, DCRCC, and/or MTRO officers do not favor. My critics/opponents want me to stop promoting the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the IRP platform that they and/or IRP, DCRCC, and/or MTRO officers have dumped, including the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-203-student-press-policy-st-0306-20200305-xpneaw3t35aqvcqfw4xqbwxihy-story.html
— Trump store opens in battleground Pennsylvania – AP (DIERSEN: What if a Trump Store opened up in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, or in your municipal district?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-store-pennsylvania-20200305-3nfj54smzfhs7f6m3fkqsigdcy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The stark cultural differences inside the Democratic party – Byron York (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the stark cultural differences inside the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). The majority of those who dominate the aforesaid organizations talk and act like they a) want the IRP to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the IRP platform and b) want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200306/the-stark-cultural-differences-inside-the-democratic-party

WBBM
— Chicago Schools Ready To Be Closed, If Necessary: Health Official
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/chicago-schools-ready-to-be-closed-if-necessary-health-official

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AS MEN AND BOYS FALL FURTHER AND FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ILLINOIS: Report looks at needs of women, girls in state – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200304/report-looks-at-needs-of-women-girls-in-state

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Substance abuse should not be taboo subject – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but hypocritically promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-substance-abuse-should-not-be-taboo-subject/article_5f244692-5da5-11ea-a5be-8b016425705b.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Madison County GOP endorses Barberis for Illinois Supreme Court
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Madison-County-GOP-endorses-Barberis-for-Illinois-15108736.php

CENTER SQUARE
— State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, criticizes proposal to tax ammunition for school safety grants – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawmaker-criticizes-proposal-to-tax-ammunition-for-school-safety-grants/article_518fd940-5f1e-11ea-abc8-f7fc42e5d38d.html
— Pritzker, Illinois’ congressional Republicans trade barbs over election security – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-illinois-congressional-republicans-trade-barbs-over-election-security/article_af3fdbc0-5f29-11ea-ae96-2faccd00aff4.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06/IL-14: Catalina Lauf Surge Confirmed in 2020 Receipts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/05/il-06-il-14-catalina-lauf-surge-confirmed-in-2020-receipts/ 
— IL-14: James Marter Receives Endorsement of Jim Tobin’s Tax Accountability
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/05/il-14-james-marter-receives-endorsement-of-jim-tobins-tax-accountability/ 
— IL-6: Lefty Sean Casten Scurries for Cover by Endorsing Biden
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/05/lefty-sean-casten-scurries-for-cover-by-endorsing-biden/ 
— Pro-Life Leaders Endorse Mark Curran for U.S. Senate, Slam Opponent Tom Tarter’s Endorsement by Log Cabin Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/05/pro-life-leaders-endorse-mark-curran-for-attorney-general-slam-opponent-tom-tarters-endorsement-by-log-cabin-republicans/ 
— Aaron Schock Comes Out: “I am gay”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/05/aaron-schock-comes-out-i-am-gay/
— IL-06/IL-14: January and February Donations for Candidates -Catalina Lauf Surge Confirmed in 2020 Receipts 
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/05/il-06-il-14-catalina-lauf-surge-confirmed-in-2020-receipts/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Officially Releases Healthcare Commercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/06/il-14-jim-oberweis-officially-releases-healthcare-commercial/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER BUDGET RELIES ON $800M IN LEGALLY QUESTIONABLE ACCOUNTING GIMMICKS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-budget-relies-on-800m-in-legally-questionable-accounting-gimmicks/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Thinks it is a Better Parent than You – Ron Citlau 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/edited_parental-rights/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TARTER STIRS UP GOP US SENATE PRIMARY ATTACKING CURRAN’S PRIVATE LAW CLIENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/mark-currans-clients-murderers-rapists-drug-dealers.html
— LONGTIME LAKE COUNTY PRO-LIFE LEADERS ENDORSE CURRAN FOR US SENATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/prolife-leaders-endorse-curran-for-us-senate.html

GOPUSA
— Republicans Least Alarmed By Coronavirus, See Media Hype
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85755
— Feds Launch Website For Reporting Immigration Fraud
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85666

BREITBART
— Laura Loomer on Big Tech Censorship: ‘People Need to Wake Up’ – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: What percent of those who dominate BIG TECH are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/03/04/laura-loomer-big-tech-censorship-cpac/
— ‘We Have Space’: Germans Protest in Berlin Demanding Open Borders for Migrants – KURT ZINDULKA (DIERSEN: How soon will Germany again declare war on America? My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/03/05/we-have-space-germans-protest-berlin-demanding-open-borders-migrants/

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Prepare Full Court Press On Joe Biden’s Mental Fitness – PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: What shows your mental fitness? If me, it is my ability to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. Those emails have included links to more than 359,000 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/05/joe-biden-mental-fitness-2020-presidential-election/
— Twitter Updates Policies, Will Now Ban Users From Mocking Boomers, Millennials And People With Coronavirus – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who mock those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/05/twitter-age-disease-restrictions/

TOWNHALL
— Moderate Is a Myth – Chris Stigall
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrisstigall/2020/03/05/moderate-is-a-myth-n2563286

PJ MEDIA
— Burn Commie Academia to the Ground – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-morning-briefing-burn-commie-academia-to-the-ground/

THE HILL
— Biden pledges to reinstate Obama-era protections in LGBTQ plan – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will use government to get rid of you.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/486254-biden-pledges-to-reinstate-obama-era-protections-in-lgbtq-plan

POLITICO
— ‘White men get to be the default’: Women lament Warren’s demise Democrats struggle with how they ended up with two 70-something white men as the last two standing. – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from those who are non-White, female, LGBTQers, younger, non-married, and/or poor, politicians promise to use government to give more preference to those who are non-White, female, LGBTQers, younger, non-married, and/or poor, that is, to discriminate more against those who are White, male, heterosexual, older, married, and/or non-poor.) 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/05/elizabeth-warren-women-voters-122450

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump attacks Sessions ahead of primary runoff for US Senate – Kim Chandler (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or political office as a Republican, who would attack you the strongest? I should write a book about those who would attack me the strongest who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not hate, my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, federal retiree, and someone whose ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/ap/ap_nation/sessions-in-showdown-to-reclaim-his-old-alabama-senate-seat/article_96d30e61-d084-5491-8931-79ed04a74678.html
— Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion – MIKE SCHNEIDER and AMANDA SEITZ
https://www.wkbn.com/elections/facebook-drops-trump-ads-after-pelosi-cites-census-confusion/

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Global Outbreak Is Fueling the Backlash to Globalization As the coronavirus spreads around the world, companies are seeking alternatives to making goods in China, while right-wing political parties fulminate against open borders. – Peter S. Goodman (DIERSEN: Globalists hate America and hate Americans; they especially hate Americans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/business/coronavirus-globalism.html
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Says He Will Block U.S. Funds to ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions – Reuters 
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/05/us/politics/05reuters-usa-immigration-sanctuary.html
— Aaron Schock, Former Illinois Congressman, Comes Out as Gay Mr. Schock, a Republican, resigned from Congress in 2015 after he came under fire for lavish spending. His announcement prompted criticism about his voting record on L.G.B.T. issues. – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/aaron-schock-gay.html
— Trump Administration to Allow More Seasonal Foreign Workers – AP (DIERSEN: What BAD JOBS have you had that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/05/business/ap-us-trump-temporary-workers.html
— John Roberts Condemns Schumer for Saying Justices ‘Will Pay the Price’ for ‘Awful Decisions’ Senator Chuck Schumer, speaking while the court heard arguments in a major abortion case, directed his criticism at President Trump’s two Supreme Court appointees. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: What decisions have you made that you have had to pay the price for? For me, those decisions include a) not being a Democrat, b) not claiming to be Swedish, c) not being a yes-man, d) seeking and obtaining student draft deferments and a financial hardship draft deferment, e) becoming a federal employee, f) opposing political affiliation discrimination, g) opposing reverse discrimination, h) opposing religious and national origin discrimination, i) opposing age discrimination, j) giving up trying to have children, k) not adopting, l) not becoming a foster parent, m) filing lawsuits, n) becoming an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, o) not becoming a RINO, n) etc.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/roberts-schumer-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-haters at Facebook say that Trump is running misleading census ads that interfere with the national census. Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook to cut me off completely.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/technology/facebook-trump-census-ads.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Men-haters promote hatred of men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/women-voters-democratic-candidates.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— No, Elizabeth Warren’s loss isn’t about sexism – Josh Greenman
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-warren-sexism-20200305-hvmnaqzvynebvop3ceznl4v744-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads, Citing Census Interference Policy Company points to rules aimed at avoiding confusion in decision to bar re-election ads labeled ‘Official 2020 Congressional District Census’ – Emily Glazer and Janet Adamy (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook to cut me off completely.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-removes-trump-campaign-ads-over-census-interference-policy-11583440198
— Coronavirus Snarls Trans-Pacific Shipping and Ripples Through U.S. Business There are few China-bound vessels and an imbalance in shipping containers, especially the refrigerated ones used for farm products; ‘It’s cutthroat’ – Jesse Newman and Jennifer Smith
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-snarls-trans-pacific-shipping-and-ripples-through-u-s-business-11583432172
— Trump Administration to Make 35,000 Additional Seasonal Worker H-2B Visas Available Of the total visas available, 10,000 will be reserved for people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: What BAD JOBS have you had that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-make-35-000-additional-seasonal-worker-h-2b-visas-available-forsummer-11583431680
— How the Coronavirus Spread From One Patient to 1,000 Now Quarantined in New York As of Thursday, a total of 22 people in New York had the virus, according to city and state officials – Leslie Brody and Melanie Grayce West
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-coronavirus-spread-from-one-patient-to-1-000-now-quarantined-in-new-york-11583423323
— Sanders Plan Would Hoist Taxes Democratic candidate targets rich Americans to fund social programs – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: To get votes from those who have less money, Democrats promise to use government a) to take more income, assets, and opportunities away from those who have more money and b) to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to those who have less money. Overwhelmingly, those who have less money are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, liberals, moderates, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanders-plan-would-hoist-taxes-11583449105
— Made-in-China Censorship for Sale Chinese AI tools from tech giants like Alibaba make it easier to scrub online content—and anyone can buy them. – Shan Li
https://www.wsj.com/articles/made-in-china-censorship-for-sale-11583448433
— Free Speech for Lawyers The Supreme Court may soon hear challenges to bar-association dues. – Editorial (DIERSEN: One could argue that to become a precinct committeeman/captain is to put yourself under the domination of a) the officers of your township, ward, and/or county party officers, c) your representative on your state party’s central committee, and c) the officers of your state party.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/free-speech-for-lawyersfree-speech-for-lawyers-11583451282
— Latinos Know Bernie Sanders’s Type Young ‘Sandernistas’ embrace a socialist strongman like those their parents fled. – Wilhelm Urbina Meierling
https://www.wsj.com/articles/latinos-know-bernie-sanderss-type-11583447697

USA TODAY
— Are political texts flooding your phone? Here’s why and how to stop them – Jazmin Goodwin
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/03/03/how-to-stop-political-text-messages-spamming-your-phone-election-2020/4892109002/
— How to increase Americans’ incomes: Focus on closing the skills gap to fill good jobs – Alfredo Ortiz (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/03/05/forget-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-focus-on-closing-job-skills-gap-column/4922049002/

CATALYST
— Bernie Sanders: Confirmed NIMBY – Scott Beyer (DIERSEN: What do you say to municipal politicians who call for housing for those who are the following, but do not want it in their municipal district: poor, minority, LGBTQ, recent immigrants, in America illegally, not from their motherland, not a member of their church, etc.?) 
https://catalyst.independent.org/2020/03/05/bernie-sanders-confirmed-nimby/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Complaint Alleges White House Official Violated Civil Service Laws in Threatening to Purge Disloyal Feds Comments violated three provisions of Title 5 of the U.S. Code meant to maintain a non-partisan civil service, group says. – ERIC KATZ (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/03/new-complaint-alleges-white-house-official-violated-civil-service-laws-threatening-purge-disloyal-feds/163561/

LGBTQ NATION
— South Carolina county votes to keep “family values” resolution to oppose “gay lifestyles” A 1996 resolution says that the county will “vigorously” oppose “gay lifestyles.” In 2020, the county council voted to keep it. – Molly Sprayregen (DIERSEN: What would happen if you urged your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and/or America to pass resolutions a) PROMOTING individual responsibility, traditional marriage, traditional family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, enforcement of booze, gambling, and pot laws, enforcement of gun laws, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and b) OPPOSING THE PROMOTION of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminution of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid?) 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/south-carolina-county-votes-keep-family-values-resolution-oppose-gay-lifestyles/

ADVOCATE
— Joe Biden Releases Plan for LGBTQ Equality – TRUDY RING (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will use government to get rid of you.)
https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/3/05/joe-biden-releases-plan-lgbtq-equality

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What discourages you from helping elect candidates? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: What discourages you from helping elect candidates? For me, it is knowing that far too many candidates use people to get elected, and then throw those people under their bus ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_under_the_bus ) after they are elected. I should write a book about candidates who I have helped elect in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who used me to get elected and then threw me under their bus.)

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.