September 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Naperville residents rally against sale of recreational marijuana (DIERSEN: The many outstanding speakers at this outstanding event included Coyne, Gustin, and McCluskey. The many attendees included Anderson, Klaeren, Leong, Prueter, Rudolph, and Ruhl.)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/naperville-residents-rally-against-sale-of-recreational-pot/5505882/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville residents, schools weigh in on recreational marijuana debate – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-marijuana-naperville-dispensary-council-decision-st-20190901-4s4cxuncqjb3nann4ued3on7pi-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three members of the nine-person City Council have been consistent in their oppositions to recreational marijuana. They are Patty Gustin, Kevin Coyne and Paul Hinterlong. On the other side, Judy Brodhead, Benny White and Mayor Steve Chirico have shown support for allowing recreational marijuana retail sales. The remaining three council members, Patrick Kelly, John Krummen and Theresa Sullivan, are somewhere in the middle and likely will ultimately decide whether Naperville will allow recreational marijuana dispensaries. . .School districts 203 and 204 sent letters to the city noting their reservations about Illinois’ new marijuana law, which takes effect Jan. 1. Sales will be legal only to people 21 and older. “The District 203 Board of Education, speaking on behalf of the many students, parents, district staff and administrators and community, has serious concerns about the impact of recreational marijuana sales on the teens in our school district. We urge the City Council to consider the impact of its actions on the teens in our community,” District 203′s letter said. The School District 204 Board of Education raised similar concerns. “While it will remain illegal for our students to purchase recreational marijuana, we have concerns that the increased availability in our community may lead to potential issues at school,” the District 204′s letter says. “With easier access to recreational marijuana in our community, what will be the long-term cognitive impact on our youth who use the drug?” North Central College also sent a letter, which did not so much take a stance on the issue but pointed out that “because marijuana remains illegal under federal law and federal financial assistance remains important to the College and our students, marijuana will continue to be banned on our campus.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-flashback-civil-war-soldier-gender-swap-cashier-20190829-tq5ff3enj5gkhdxdqqix5ji3uq-story.html
— A question for Labor Day: What’s a hard thing about your job that no one understands? – MARY SCHMICH (DIERSEN: IRS enforces the tax laws that Congress writes. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-mary-schmich-labor-day-hard-job-20190830-upqvwrjwhfeuzbmtyzasn2kckq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Too old for president? Health and fitness a better question – AP (DIERSEN: If you had to defend your health and fitness, what would you cite? I would cite the fact a) that since 2004, nothing has stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning (that is 5,350 emails) and b) that since 2015, nothing has stopped me from also putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every evening (that is 1,335 emails).)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190831/news/308319959/

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America. 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagoarea-advocates-cross-the-border-to-assist-migrants-seeking-asylum/6ec98a36-ae47-42dc-a8c8-70005fa265af

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AFL-CIO lauds gains; leadership could stay in central Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190831/bernard-schoenburg-afl-cio-lauds-gains-leadership-could-stay-in-central-illinois
— At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, preserving the reputations of sexual harassers – Rachel Otwell and Alex Mierjeski
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190901/at-university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-preserving-reputations-of-sexual-harassers

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois’ deficit cut in half, financial experts paint a different picture – Nikki McGee
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-deficit-cut-in-half-financial-experts-paint-a-different-picture

CHICAGO NOW
— 14th CD R Primary candidate Jim Oberweis running in a must-win District for Republicans to take back U. S. House – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/09/watch-14th-cd-r-candidate-jim-oberweis-cable-web-running-in-a-must-win-district-for-republicans-to-take-back-u-s-house/

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ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Unexpected Responses to Criticism of Feckless Yard Sign Campaign
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/53362/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Secularization and the Demonization of Donald Trump – David Byrne
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/08/secularization_and_the_demonization_of_donald_trump.html

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Ocasio-Cortez Mocks Straight, White Men, Encourages Them To Become Gay – Carmine Sabia
https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/ocasio-cortez-mocks-straight-white-men-encourages-become-gay

EPOCH TIMES
— India Leaves Nearly Two Million People Off Citizens’ List, Fate Uncertain – REUTERS
https://m.theepochtimes.com/india-leaves-nearly-two-million-people-off-citizens-list-fate-uncertain_3063685.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Too old for president? Health and fitness a better question – LAURAN NEERGAARD and ELANA SCHOR (DIERSEN: If you had to defend your health and fitness, what would you cite? I would cite the fact a) that since 2004, nothing has stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning (that is 5,350 emails) and b) that since 2015, nothing has stopped me from also putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every evening (that is 1,335 emails).) 
https://www.rep-am.com/news/national/2019/08/31/too-old-for-president-health-and-fitness-a-better-question/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate conservatives and those who hate Trump promote Joe Walsh.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-path-2020-gop-nomination-should-be-hard-joe-ncna1047326

NEW YORK TIMES
— How a Trump Tax Break (Opportunity Zones) to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich – Jesse Drucker and Eric Lipton
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/business/tax-opportunity-zones.html
— Do We Really Want a Microsoft of Marijuana? Giving the weed industry access to sophisticated financing would turn smaller businesses into big corporations. – Christopher Caldwell
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/opinion/sunday/marijuana-legal-states-federal.html
— How Not to Grow Old in America The assisted living industry is booming, by tapping into the fantasy that we can all be self-sufficient until we die. – Geeta Anand (DIERSEN: If you had to defend your health and fitness, what would you cite? I would cite the fact a) that since 2004, nothing has stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning (that is 5,350 emails) and b) that since 2015, nothing has stopped me from also putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every evening (that is 1,335 emails).) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/opinion/sunday/dementia-assisted-living.html
— Can We Guarantee That Colleges Are Intellectually Diverse? – Molly Worthen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators crank out “good little Democrats.” The proof of this is the ever-increasing percent of students that 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.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/opinion/sunday/college-intellectual-diversity.html

NEW YORK POST
— Bernie Sanders pens horrible plan to save ‘real journalism’ from billionaires – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails? 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://nypost.com/2019/08/31/bernie-sanders-pens-horrible-plan-to-save-real-journalism-from-billionaires/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Blame undocumented workers for using false identities, not employers – Jeff Pressman, Bell Canyon (DIERSEN: What about employers that refuse to use E-Verify?)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-08-29/e-verify-undocumented-workers-mississippi-raid

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers hint/imply/argue/shout that they hate heterosexuals.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/31/counterprotesters-rally-across-city-from-straight-pride-parade-starting-point/qFStqXFPcWoOWAaxkDyDfI/story.html

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Pence pays tribute to Poles on WWII anniversary – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Polish-Americans that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, a) all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article234613212.html

BLOOMBERG
— Germany Seeks Forgiveness From Poland 80 Years After WWII Start – Marek Strzelecki (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Polish-Americans that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, a) all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-01/germany-seeks-forgiveness-poland-redress-80-after-start-of-ww2

FORBES
— On Labor Day, Workers Celebrate The Benefits Of Union Membership – Patricia Corrigan (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate unions and hate past, present, and future union members. They stress that I was a union member for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office and for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/09/01/on-labor-day-workers-celebrate-the-benefits-of-union-membership/#56ff9d94279c

YAHOO FINANCE
— Why California’s legal pot industry ‘is struggling’ against a black market – McKenzie Stratigopoulos
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/californias-legal-pot-industry-is-struggling-against-a-black-market-expert-140029624.html
— U.S. Unleashes Military to Fight Fake News, Disinformation – Pete Norman (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news and disinformation.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-unleashes-military-fight-fake-134326484.html

GREENVILLE DAILY REFLECTOR
— Marchers take to street in support of “The Squad” – Bobby Burns
http://www.reflector.com/News/2019/08/31/Marchers-take-to-street-in-support-of-The-Squad.html

ROCKET MINER
— Big Tent GOP — yes or no? – Mike Pyatt (DIERSEN: Catastrophically, the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee let people hold leadership positions who reject most if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the IRP platform. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They focus on destroying those like me who support the aforesaid planks. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.rocketminer.com/opinion/columnists/big-tent-gop—-yes-or-no/article_4efebdf5-0bef-5fbc-a2b6-fbda86bc43bf.html

HERALD PUBLICIST
— Germany Asks For Poland’s Forgiveness 80 Years After WWII Outbreak (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Polish-Americans that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, a) all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://heraldpublicist.com/germany-asks-for-polands-forgiveness-80-years-after-wwii-outbreak/

DAILY PROGRESS
— Protect the right to criticize the government – John W. Whitehead (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents paint themselves as working for those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.dailyprogress.com/opinion/opinion-commentary-protect-the-right-to-criticize-the-government/article_03e5fdf8-eef8-555c-9ef4-dffa83c84e1c.html

NEWS JOURNAL ONLINE
— NAACP calls for more diversity in Volusia County government – Dustin Wyatt (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190831/naacp-calls-for-more-diversity-in-volusia-county-government

DAILY BEAST
— Diamond and Silk Lawyer Up – Will Sommer (DIERSEN: I should send cease and desist letters to those who slander me. Better yet, I should sue them. They would argue that I am a “public figure,” and therefore, they have the right to slander me.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/diamond-and-silk-lawyer-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pro-Trump vlogger duo Diamond and Silk are on a legal campaign this week, threatening to sue two bloggers unless they take down unflattering mentions of them. So far, though, the letters from the unnamed members of the “Diamond and Silk Legal Team”—which come with stern warnings not to share them publicly—have not worked as intended. The pair’s anonymous lawyer have sent at least two cease-and-desist aimed at stories that mention Diamond and Silk in connection with racist groups. One of the targeted blog posts, published on Wonkette, accused the African-American duo of helping to “prop up the most vile white supremacy.” Diamond and Silk’s mystery legal team wrote that the article “deliberately and maliciously slandered and defamed Diamond and Silk and the Diamond and Silk brand by deliberately and maliciously attaching their name to racist context.” The letter also includes a warning for Wonkette not to post about the letter: “This notice is not to be made public via online sources or any other sources in any manner.” Wonkette just made fun of the letter, published it in full anyway, and refused to take their story down.)

AXIOS
— Trump forgives ousted aide for speaking with reporters – Mike Allen (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are big drinkers. Further, they talk and/or act like they a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.axios.com/trump-forgives-ousted-aide-speaking-reporters-887c9b5f-2c77-4204-bc1a-d6986860ea66.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Westerhout, whose access to the White House was revoked Thursday, made the off-the-record remarks at a dinner with reporters who were covering him during this month’s summer break in New Jersey. “Everything she said was off the record,” Trump told reporters. “And that still doesn’t really cover for her. She mentioned a couple of things about my children.” “I think the press is very dishonest because it was supposed to be off the record,” he added. “But, still, you don’t say things like she said, which were just a little bit hurtful to some people.” The president said Westerhout told him she had been drinking at the dinner. “She’s a very … good person,” Trump said. “I always felt she did a good job. … … I really think she had a bad night. … And I wish her well.” “[T]he press breaks off-the-records all the time because they are very dishonorable. Many of them. Not all of you, but many of them are very dishonorable.”)

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/09/gop-laws-actually-making-mass-shootings-likely/

DAILY MAIL
— GOP primary challenger Joe Walsh labels Trump a ‘child’ and says Americans are ‘tired of his bulls**t’ – as he predicts Republicans will be defeated in an electoral ‘BLOODBATH’ if the President is at the top of the ticket – ANDREW COURT (DIERSEN: Those who hate Trump and those who hate America love Joe Walsh.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7414439/GOP-primary-challenger-Joe-Walsh-says-Americans-tired-Trumps-bulls-t.html

TIMES
— Young Americans raise pot plants instead of babies – Boer Deng
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/young-americans-raise-pot-plants-instead-of-babies-nckc6cnqd

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers hint/imply/argue/shout that they hate heterosexuals.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/01/boston-straight-pride-parade-arrests

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.