October 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Trump rallies to flip Minnesota amid impeachment fight – WILL STEAKIN
https://abc7chicago.com/president-trump-rallies-to-flip-minnesota-amid-impeachment-fight/5609105/
— Latest discovery of fetal remains stored by late Ind. abortion doctor brings total body count to 2,411
https://abc7chicago.com/2411-total-fetal-remains-discovered-in-abortion-docs-belongings–ag/5610835/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/11/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican Shimkus quits as Trump Illinois honorary co-chair; abandoning Kurds “despicable” “Because of this terrible foreign policy decision, I asked that my name be removed from his campaign’s official list of supporters,” Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. said Thursday. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/10/10/20909125/republican-rep-john-shimkus-donald-trump-illinois-honorary-co-chair-abandoning-kurds-despicable

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marijuana goes on sale in Illinois in January, but tight supply may make it hard to buy. ‘There just isn’t going to be that much product available.’ – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: I fear that the pot pushers in Springfield will vote to force the sale of pot in “Disproportionately Impacted Areas” even if the municipality or county had voted to ban the sale there.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-expected-illinois-marijuana-shortages-20191011-qjjjgiaimfcd3eggzs5ujht2oy-story.html
— Democratic presidential hopefuls appearing at forum devoted to LGBTQ issues pledge support to community – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-nw-democratic-presidential-candidates-lgbtq-forum-20191011-q32o4i62tff4hbqxwpml64qx4i-story.html
— CPS teachers out-earn many in other districts, but union says pay not the whole picture and numbers can be misleading – KIM GEIGER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-teacher-pay-comparison-20191011-pixhzru5angsfamk7altrysxr4-story.html
— Boss Madigan and the icy heart of the 13th Ward – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-michael-madigan-chicago-politics-kass-20191011-deh4xbidgbbm5dgibsp2qth4vy-story.html
— DuPage County Board signs off on $2M purchase of electronic voter polling books – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-electronic-polling-books-st-1011-20191010-pcop4oh4qvf3zllem67p7fyuji-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s image isn’t as bad as we might think—but there’s always room to mess it up – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago paint Chicago as being 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/chicagos-image-isnt-bad-we-might-think-theres-always-room-mess-it?utm_source=morning-10&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20191011&utm_content=article1-headline

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Two McHenry County townships assert consolidation law unconstitutional – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191010/two-mchenry-county-townships-assert-consolidation-law-unconstitutional

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Police concerned about possible DUI impact of cannabis sales in Bloomington – MARIA NAGLE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/police-concerned-about-possible-dui-impact-of-cannabis-sales-in/article_51228c35-77c0-553c-821e-e8a990280924.html

STATELINE
— Winnebago County Health Department expresses concerns over marijuana – Karina Parada
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/winnebago-county-health-department-expresses-concerns-over-marijuana/

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Police agencies prepare to expunge pot records – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What do you want to be expunged? I want my Democrat superiors in the federal government to expunge from my employment record the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20191010/police-agencies-prepare-to-expunge-pot-records/1

WREX
— Social Equity applications to help Rockford residents (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want all of Illinois to be designated a “Disproportionately Impacted area.” 
https://wrex.com/category/2019/10/10/social-equity-applications-to-help-rockford-residents/

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wglt.org/post/pride-education-event-brings-resources-lgbtq-community-and-allies#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Consolidation of Illinois police and fire pensions: A good idea with limited impact and many risks – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/consolidation-of-illinois-police-and-fire-pensions-a-good-idea-with-limited-impact-and-many-risks/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Comes Out in Support of Increasing State and Local Taxes (SALT) Deduction Limits – John Lopez (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap should be raised to $20,000 for married filing jointly.) 
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/10/il-06-jeanne-ives-comes-out-in-support-of-increasing-state-and-local-taxes-salt-deduction-limits/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anti-Trump protesters torch MAGA hats, scuffle with police outside Minneapolis rally – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/10/donald-trump-rally-protesters-torch-maga-hats-scuf/
— Trump talks freedom, Democrats push communism – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/11/trump-talks-freedom-democrats-rally-communism/
— Liberals continue to show little respect for free speech – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/10/editorial-three-jeers-for-the-lefts-intolerance/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hypocrisy: Biden blasts Trump over transgender ban he enforced as VP – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/hypocrisy-joe-biden-blasts-trump-over-transgender-ban-he-enforced-as-vice-president-at-cnn-lgbt-town-hall
— Cory Booker launches bizarre, hypocritical attack on Betsy DeVos at CNN’s LGBT town hall – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cory-booker-launches-bizarre-hypocritical-attack-on-betsy-devos-at-cnns-lgbt-town-hall
— Elizabeth Warren’s own document disclosures raise new questions over work history chronology – Naomi Lim & Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elizabeth-warrens-own-document-disclosures-raise-new-questions-over-work-history-chronology

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Insurance Standard Would Deny Majority Of Green Card Applicants Report: Admin plan would cut annual immigration by 375,000 – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-insurance-standard-would-deny-majority-of-green-card-applicants/

BREITBART
— Left-wing Rioters Attack Trump Supporters Leaving Minneapolis Rally – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/10/10/left-wing-rioters-attack-trump-supporters-leaving-minneapolis-rally/
— Outraged Campus Protesters Help Donald Trump Jr. Promote His Book ‘Triggered’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/10/campus-protesters-help-donald-trump-jr-promote-triggered/

BLAZE
— ‘You stop it, you are a white male!’: Unhinged Oak Park trustee shouts down colleagues for weighing in on town’s equity, diversity, and inclusion statement The trustee even lambasted the mayor — a Palestinian immigrant — telling him he shouldn’t have a say – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/you-stop-it-you-are-a-white-male-unhinged-trustee-shouts-down-colleagues-for-weighing-in-on-towns-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-statement

DAILY CALLER
— Companies Push Liberal Social Agenda At Supreme Court – KEVIN DALEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies promote themselves a) as being operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party and b) as being 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/10/business-capital-supreme-court/

PJ MEDIA
— Beto Vows to Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Churches That Oppose Gay Marriage – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who oppose traditional marriage and oppose the traditional family.)
https://pjmedia.com/faith/beto-vows-to-strip-tax-exempt-status-from-churches-that-oppose-gay-marriage/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Left works to shut down conservative group at Mar-a-Lago – Steve Jordah
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/10/11/left-works-to-shut-down-conservative-group-at-mar-a-lago

COLLEGE FIX
— Black student plasters signs stating ‘racist’ all over UW-Madison College Republicans’ office – JEREMIAH POFF 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/video-black-student-plasters-signs-stating-racist-all-over-uw-madison-college-republicans-office/

THE HILL
— The Memo: Bad polls for Trump shake GOP – NIALL STANAGE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465313-the-memo-bad-polls-for-trump-shake-gop
— Trump attacks Omar as ‘America-hating socialist’ at Minnesota rally – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/465339-trump-calls-omar-an-america-hating-socialist-at-minnesota-rally
— ‘Off-script’ Trump rails against impeachment, Democrats at feisty rally – MORGAN CHALFANT 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465338-off-script-trump-rails-against-impeachment-democrats-at-feisty-rally
— Democratic 2020 hopefuls tout LGBTQ plans at town hall – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs get rid of you.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/465347-democratic-2020-hopefuls-push-lgbtq-agenda-at-town-hall

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Belittles Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen And Invokes Fans’ Fury – Lee Moran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-beyonce-jay-z-springsteen-backlash_n_5da031e1e4b087efdbac2178

POLITICO
— ‘These people are sick’: Trump’s ire against Washington boils over Rather than focusing on usual “Make America Great Again” topics during his Minneapolis rally, the president went hard after his adversaries in Congress and the media. – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/10/trump-minneapolis-rally-ire-044288

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Attacking Rivals, an Angry Trump Reserves Sharpest for Biden – Annie Karni and Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/trump-rally-minneapolis.html
— Nine Democratic Candidates Speak at CNN L.G.B.T.Q. Forum In a sign of how essential gay rights have become to the party’s platform, Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered in Los Angeles to share their plans for advancing L.G.B.T.Q. rights. – Jennifer Medina (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with LGBTQers, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO politicians destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/democratic-presidential-lgbtq-forum.html
— This Top Gifted and Talented School Is Integrated. Is It the Future? With New York sharply divided over gifted education, some parents point to a school in Harlem as proof that selective schools can be integrated. – Eliza Shapiro
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/nyregion/gifted-talented-schools-nyc.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A trump-hater says “As Elizabeth Warren Rises, the G.O.P. Deploys an Old Tactic Republicans are attacking Ms. Warren over authenticity, a sexist trope in politics, much like they did with Hillary Clinton. Ms. Warren has used those attacks to rally supporters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-fired-teaching.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more of the following that a person is, the easier it is for employers a) to not hire that person, b) to not promote that person, and c) to fire that person: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if that person’s ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-usher-in-a-new-day-for-labor-20191011-kdcordwd4nbznerf77pfaxs7li-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Voters Tell Lawmakers to Stick With Trump – Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-voters-tell-lawmakers-to-stick-with-trump-11570786203
https://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-insurance-standard-would-deny-majority-of-green-card-applicants/
— FRONT PAGE: Political Campaigns Know Where You’ve Been. They’re Tracking Your Phone. Voter targeting has grown more invasive with location data that apps can transmit from cellphones – Sam Schechner, Emily Glazer and Patience Haggin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-campaigns-track-cellphones-to-identify-and-target-individual-voters-11570718889

BLOOMBERG
— To Live or Die by Google Search Brings an Escalating Cost – Amy Thomson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/google-stranglehold-on-search-pushes-companies-into-dead-zones

USA TODAY
— Protesters burn MAGA hats, police use pepper spray in tense hours after Donald Trump rally in Minneapolis – Nora G. Hertel and Dave Schwarz
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/10/donald-trump-rally-sparks-tension-supporters-protesters/3940441002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Trump-haters hate you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/10/11/harsh-trump-policies-backfire-americans-support-immigration-column/3919502002/

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.