October 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-executive-orders-20191019-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Feds arrest Streamwood company operators; accuse them of hiring illegal workers through Elgin firm – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191018/feds-arrest-streamwood-company-operators-accuse-them-of-hiring-illegal-workers-through-elgin-firm

HERALD NEWS
— Joliet residents speak for and against marijuana sales – BOB OKON (DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings. Especially the following should speak out against recreational pot at municipal and county hearings: Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains; officers of Republican township, ward, and county organizations; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members; IRP officers; the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman; activists; candidates; elected officials; major donors; political consultants; etc.) 
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/10/18/joliet-residents-speak-for-and-against-marijuana-sales/awxzb24/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Matt Every was suspended for 12 weeks Friday for what the PGA Tour said was a violation of its conduct policy on drugs of abuse. Every said it was legal prescription for cannabis to treat mental health. – AP 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/matt-every-suspended-3-months-for-drug-of-abuse/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Congressional candidate Gradel proving to be a tenacious campaign fundraiser in 14th District race – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, who would you hope would contribute to your campaign? If I ran for an office, I would hope that those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) would contribute to my campaign. Further, I would hope that those who understand and appreciate the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, e) earning four other job-related professional certifications, f) becoming a licensed CPA, g) earning three job-related masters degrees, h) etc. would contribute to my campaign.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/514925568-congressional-candidate-gradel-proving-to-be-a-tenacious-campaign-fundraiser-in-14th-district-race

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Term limits needed for House, Senate – Dave Cass, Galesburg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me serving as its chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me serving as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me serving as its webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me serving on its Steering Committee, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me serving as one of its board member, f) GAO is without me being one of its employees, g) IRS is without me being one of its employees, h) etc.) 
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20191018/letters-term-limits-needed-for-house-senate

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ranking the Candidates After 3rd Quarter Report Cards Filed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/18/il-14-ranking-the-candidates-after-3rd-quarter-report-cards-filed/

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— 2017-2018 pay for starting teachers in Illinois averaged $39,236 (DIERSEN: What was your starting pay? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, in today’s dollars, my GS-7 IRS Revenue Officer starting pay was $46,554. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/514828737-2017-2018-pay-for-starting-teachers-in-illinois-averaged-39-236

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Franklin Graham Responds to Threats by Regressive Presidential Candidates – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/12579/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’ – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that CLAIM TO BE religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that work against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ARE religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-campaign-to-sue-cnn-over-pro-impeachment-bias-demands-substantial-payment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.” Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.” He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation.” Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.)
— ‘A chilling attempt to subvert’: GOP senator warns that Democrats increasingly threaten religious freedom – Jon Brown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are succeeding in forcing churches to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/a-chilling-attempt-to-subvert-gop-senator-warns-that-democrats-increasingly-threaten-religious-freedom

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrat objective? Absolute Power – Patricia McCarthy (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone in America to be dependent on government, dependent on charity, and a boozer, gambler, pot smoker, LGBTQer, 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. Democrats want everyone in America to promote abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things big time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_democrat_objective_absolute_power.html

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘Dems Want to Destroy America as We Know It’ by Teaching Kids We’re a ‘Sinful, Wicked Nation’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/trump-dems-want-destroy-america-we-know-it-teaching-kids-were-sinful-wicked

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Campaign’s Letter Declaring Legal Action Against CNN For Anti-Trump Bias – James Barrett (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that CLAIM TO BE religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that work against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ARE religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-it-trump-campaigns-letter-declaring-legal-action-against-cnn-for-anti-trump-bias
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.” Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.” He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation.” Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.)

TOWNHALL
— Oh, So That’s How Many Electoral Votes Trump Will Clinch in 2020 – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/10/19/sorry-democrats-trump-is-on-track-to-win-2020and-by-larger-margins-n2554956
— Claims of a Labor Shortage Are Just Not True – Bob Harden
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobharden/2019/10/19/claims-of-a-labor-shortage-are-just-not-true-n2554877

CANADA FREE PRESS
— How To Start A Civil War – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/how-to-start-a-civil-war

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Why We Must Measure Border Security (and Why That’s So Hard) – Igor C. Magalhaes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/19/why_we_must_measure_border_security_and_why_thats_so_hard_141539.html

NBC NEWS
— They Voted to Impeach Their Own Party’s President — And Lived to Tell the Tale – Jacob Rubashkin (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees (including me) who were Republican.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1068171#blogHeader

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Let’s Make Whistle Blowing Obligatory – Margaret Garnett and Preet Bharara (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, non-veteran, Republican, 100% German American, and Protestant, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 if I had not blown the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I say that because I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/whistle-blower-trump.html
— Kurds’ Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals – Ben Hubbard and David D. Kirkpatrick (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my unsavory rivals and those who empower them. They stress that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) do not promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/middleeast/kurds-sense-of-betrayal-compounded-by-empowerment-of-unsavory-rivals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/growing-number-of-republicans-struggle-to-defend-trump-on-g-7-choice-ukraine-and-syria/2019/10/18/20e56612-f1b8-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html
— New study offers glimpse of daily life as a millennial – Rachel Siegel and Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a disgusting failed loser. What did you accomplish by the time you were 35? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business) and 31 (DePaul-accounting), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting) and 32 (internal auditing), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (accounting). In today’s dollars, I earned $46,554/year when I was 22, $56,945/year when I was 23, $68,897/year when I was 24, $82,579/year when I was 29, $93,592/year when I was 30, and $96,345/year when I was 35. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29 (2). I bought a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27. I got married when I was 29. We bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had a new home built in Wheaton when I was 35.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/18/more-work-more-sleep-new-study-offers-glimpse-daily-life-millennial/

NEW YORK POST
— Liz Warren’s No. 1 problem: the US economy is doing well – Marc Thiessen
https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/liz-warrens-no-1-problem-the-us-economy-is-doing-well/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— American Patriotism Is Worth Fighting For Adam Kirsch (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, to be patriotic is to be 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.wsj.com/articles/american-patriotism-is-worth-fighting-for-11571413398
— Public-Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contracting More STDs One in four sexually active adolescent girls has chlamydia or other sexually transmitted disease, according to CDC – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-health-puzzle-young-people-having-less-sex-contracting-more-stds-11571391000

KTAR NEWS
— Political consultants join Think Tank to dissect Democratic debate – MIKE O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Who are the political consultants in Illinois? Ever-increasingly, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. in Illinois talk and/or act like they are taking advice from political consultants a) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to especially dump those that support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) 
https://ktar.com/story/2801030/political-consultants-join-think-tank-to-dissect-democratic-debate/

HERALD NET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group. To give preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/washington-state-to-vote-on-affirmative-action-referendum/

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Illinois Program Aims to Diversify the Accounting Field – Sara Weissman (DIERSEN: In the past, to get promoted at IRS and GAO, you had to pass the CPA examination. Because of Affirmative Acton, and because few minorities and women took/passed the examination, IRS and GAO dropped that promotion requirement. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and working for IRS.)
https://diverseeducation.com/article/157883/

HOT CARS
— What Ford Model Should You Drive Based On Your personal traits – MEDHA KARN (DIERSEN: I own a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2016 Ford Mustang, and 2019 Ford Escape Titanium.)
https://www.hotcars.com/ford-car-model-drive-based-mbti/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2019 FORD ESCAPE For those who gravitate towards the limelight and love to own adorable white-bearded cats as pets, they are likely ESFPs. The ESFPs are typical extroverts who have an insatiable deep desire to please everyone and be the most popular person at any gathering. They are quick at making decisions and typically use their senses to take the information in and process it. If you are an ESFP, you can’t take chances by buying just any car. You need one that reflects your personality and when you are sitting in it, the jealous glances stalk your way into the sunset. You need the gorgeous 2019 Ford Escape which delivers an agile performance, incredible handling, and extremely potent throttle. . .2019 FORD MUSTANG The ESTPs are the Energy Bombs. These spirited balls love thrills and the car fanatics of this category have likely been to each and every famous annual car show known to mankind. If you are an ESTP, you most likely are an extrovert, use your senses and thinking capabilities for making decisions and getting hold of information, and perceive things in your own unique way. The best Ford model for an ESTP is the 2019 Ford Mustang, which comes packed with a gas engine so powerful, it earned the nickname of “Godzilla.” The car itself harkens back to 1968’s Bullitt, so this is definitely a vehicle intended for those who appreciate a touch of speed.)

GADGETS
— Apple Slammed by US Lawmakers for ‘Censorship’ of Apps at China’s Behest Apple removed the HKmap.live app from the App Store in China and Hong Hong earlier this month, saying it violated local laws. – Mark Gurman, Ben Brody (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to get www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “removed.” They want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC a) to stress that they do not promote www.gopillinois.com or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stress that even though I have been a MTRCC member for almost 20 years and even though I have the best record by far since 1999 for attending MTRCC meetings and fundraisers, that MTRCC has never asked me to serve as a committee chairman or officer, that 69 voted against me and only 13 voted for me when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004, that MTRCC rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010, that MTRCC almost succeeded in gerrymandering me into the same precinct with Jeanne Ives in 2015, and that many past and present MTRCC officers blame me and blame my emails for all of MTRCC’s problems. My critics/opponents in Milton Township have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. 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 MTRCC 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://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-slammed-by-us-lawmakers-for-censorship-of-apps-at-chinas-behest-2119473

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating LGBTQ promoter says “Impeachment may just accelerate Trump’s anti-LGBTQ agenda. Trump needs his evangelical base to stick with him with his scandals, so he’s likely to throw as many favors their way as possible — at our expense.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/impeachment-may-just-accelerate-trumps-anti-lgbtq-agenda/

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.