September 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, September 11, 2019, at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream included Almiron, Berlin, Corrigan, M. Curran, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Grogan, Holder, Ives, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Larsen, LeVan, Leventis, McGowen, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, O’Toole, Reboletti, Sanguinetti, Tatro, Veenstra, and Whelan. Many of the aforesaid spoke. Kinzler announced his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District. Fitzpatrick announced that Breen is running for the 48th House District. Other meeting attendees included Baker, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Dangelo, Gage, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Ryan, Shaw, and Slinger. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Freedom Fund backs Jeanne Ives over Evelyn Sanguinetti as GOP challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-political-committee-jeanne-ives-sean-casten-20190911-4pl4qrmuozaylbd2doks5ewpku-story.html
— Justice Anne Burke, whose husband faces federal public corruption charges in sweeping City Hall probe, tapped as next Illinois Supreme Court chief justice – JAMIE MUNKS (DIERSEN: How would your career be impacted if your spouse faced public corruption charges?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-supreme-court-chief-justice-anne-burke-20190911-vzdq62baknhrdgbuy3uljtw2om-story.html
— After 25 years, Naperville’s Jim Healy says he won’t seek another term in next election for DuPage County Board – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-jim-healy-wont-run-again-st-0913-20190911-pd73kaafhjdszj2uzktbku2bha-story.html
— Ms. Monopoly’s ‘woke’ rules are bad for girls, devalue women – RACHEL GRESZLER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give tremendous preference to their female employees, and especially to their female employees who were Democrat, minority, and/or younger. Of course, that meant discriminating against their employees who were male, Republican, White, and/or older. Ever-increasingly, the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican party, Republican Party, etc. are under tremendous pressure to give tremendous preference to females, and especially to those who are minority, and/or younger. Of course, that means discriminating against those who were male, White, and/or older, that is, discriminating against the base of the Republican Party.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ms-monopoly-women-pay-gap-20190911-2orsw7saefdgflwdtmeanvtjmm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I have three girls and three boys. Some of them have recently gotten into Monopoly, the classic board game. But my kids won’t be playing Hasbro’s new version, Ms. Monopoly, which gives women 20% more than men when they pass go. . .But I do not see how a game that gives women a head start supports or encourages either women or men. Instead, it just embeds inequity and incites resentment. If my children played this game, I’m sure my girls would be thrilled — at first — over the advantages it offers. No doubt they’d gloat as they passed go and pocketed 20% more than their brothers. And I’m equally sure these things would upset my boys, leading them to retaliate with verbal jabs at their sisters. If one of the girls won, the boys would give her no credit, claiming it was only because the rules of the game were unfair. And if one of the boys won. Wow. I can hear the disparagements now, about how girls must be really lame if they can’t win even with a huge advantage.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 20 more victims of mysterious vaping illness reported in Illinois, officials say Both marijuana opponents and supporters say they want to see more regulation of vape products containing THC. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/9/11/20861520/20-more-victims-of-mysterious-vaping-illness-reported-in-illinois-officials-say

DAILY HERALD
— Trump-haters are polarizing the nation – Paul Saam, Gurnee (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hate Trump the most in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in my precinct, and in my neighborhood.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190912/trump-haters-are-polarizing-the-nation

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois should ban flavored e-cigarettes – Editorial (DIERSEN: Illinois should ban pot.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/11/illinois-should-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes/aj9rtta/

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/when-can-i-walk-into-a-store-and-buy-a-joint-answers-to-your-questions-about-legal-weed/c4b07077-f806-4ba9-8458-06d67a8c0df2

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Niles residents concerned about pot sales – KEVIN GROSS
http://nadignewspapers.com/2019/09/10/niles-residents-concerned-about-pot-sales/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— How about some reparations for Irish Americans? – JOHN DONALD O’SHEA, Moline, Retired Circuit Court Judge
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/how-about-some-reparations-for-irish-americans/article_61d527f1-8ecc-5790-9eb4-1e1180f9da8a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To escape starvation, Irish peasant emigrated to America. Coming from rural backgrounds, most lacked the necessary skills required by industrializing America. They had to take unskilled jobs, paving the streets and digging the canals, while the women were forced into menial jobs as maids and laundresses. And there was prejudice against the Irish. America was largely Protestant. The Irish were Catholics. Many Americans believed the Irish owed their allegiance to the Pope. Additionally, the Irish immigrants threatened to take jobs from American citizens. Fearing that they would also take political power, there was a backlash, which produced the Know-Nothing Party, whose very reason for being was anti-immigration xenophobia. “Help Wanted” signs were modified to add, “No Irish need apply!” Then came the Civil War. As Irishmen disembarked, they were met by Union military recruiters who offered them $300 to join the Union Army. And they did.)

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Two more locations vote on allowing adult recreational cannabis businesses – MARILYN HALSTEAD 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/two-more-locations-vote-on-allowing-adult-recreational-cannabis-businesses/article_98b40587-c06b-532b-a49e-19625a27c555.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump officials get look at Los Angeles homeless crisis – AP (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness. It discourages traditional marriage, the traditional family, individual responsibility. It promotes vices including booze, gambling, and pot. It encourages minorities, females, and younger people to blame Whites, men, and older people for their problems.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-officials-get-look-at-los-angeles-homeless-crisis-09-11-2019

WSIL TV
— Pres. Trump’s proposed vaping ban prompts concern from businesses – Daniel Valle
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/41036276/pres-trumps-proposed-vaping-ban-prompts-concern-from-businesses

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives says Casten is ‘leading the nation down a long road to nowhere’ with impeachment push – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513528054-ives-says-casten-is-leading-the-nation-down-a-long-road-to-nowhere-with-impeachment-push
— Ives Statement on the 18th Anniversary of September 11
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513563807-ives-statement-on-the-18th-anniversary-of-september-11
— House Freedom Fund Endorses Ives in IL-06 Race
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513563816-house-freedom-fund-endorses-ives-in-il-06-race

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sanford, Weld and Walsh: ‘The Three Stooges’ as Republican primary challengers – Tammy Bruce (DIERSEN: In your precinct, will the Trump-haters vote for Sanford, Weld, or Walsh? In the 2016 Republican primary, 93 Trump-haters in my precinct voted for Kasich. In the 2016 general election, 211 Trump-haters in my precinct voted for Clinton.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/11/mark-sanford-bill-weld-joe-walsh-the-three-stooges/

FOX NEWS
— San Francisco violates NRA’s freedom of speech under Constitution – Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-andrew-napolitano-cares-government-thinks

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who oppose traditional marriage and oppose the tradition family celebrate the Palin divorce.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/her-family-is-a-circus-palin-detractors-celebrate-news-of-her-divorce

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois Supreme Court selects chief justice married to indicted Chicago Alderman at center of huge federal probe into political corruption – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/illinois_supreme_court_selects_chief_justice_married_to_indicted_chicago_alderman_at_center_of_huge_federal_probe_into_political_corruption.html

BREITBART
— Malkin: ‘Catholic Church Mad with Me’ About Book on Open Borders and ‘They Haven’t Even Read It’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/11/exclusive-malkin-catholic-church-mad-with-me-about-book-on-open-borders-and-they-havent-even-read-it/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MEDIA BAD-MOUTHS THE ECONOMY LIKE IT DID IN 1992 – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/media-bad-mouths-the-economy-like-it-did-in-1992/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— We Must NEVER Forget the Outrages of 9/11! – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/09/11/we-must-never-forget-the-outrages-of-9-11/

DAILY CALLER
— New York Times Blames 9/11 On Planes – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/12/new-york-times-blames-9-11-on-planes/

DAILY WIRE
— Texas Residents File Lawsuit Against San Antonio Banning Chick-Fil-A From Airport “The continued religious ban on Chick-fil-A…” – PAUL BOIS
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51662/texas-residents-file-lawsuit-against-san-antonio-paul-bois

TOWNHALL
— There’s A Good Reason People Hate The Media – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Who hates you? Those who hate me are members of one or more of the following groups: Pot pushers, gambling pushers, booze pushers, defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, 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, anti-federal retirees, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/09/12/theres-a-good-reason-people-hate-the-media-n2552919

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Headlines Trump Appeals to ‘Racial Division and Fear,’ ‘Racial Taunts’ – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/09/11/ny-times-headlines-trump-appeals-racial-division-and-fear-racial

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Let Republican Voters Choose – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who cast Republican primary ballots but who are actually Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, 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? They cast Republican primary ballots to damage/destroy the Republican Party.) 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/republican-presidential-primaries-let-voters-choose/

EPOCH TIMES
— Chick-Fil-A Protests Destroy the Credibility of the LGBTQ Movement – Adrian Norman (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and the family. Those who promote LGBTQ destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family.) 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chick-fil-a-protests-destroy-the-credibility-of-the-lgbtq-movement-2_3070672.html

LIFESITE NEWS
— Judge denies California AG request for gag order to restrict pro-life reporting on Daleiden hearing – Lianne Laurence and Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-judge-denies-california-ag-request-for-gag-order-to-restrict-pro-life-reporting-on-daleiden-hearing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Peter Breen, lawyer for Daleiden and vice president and senior counsel with the Thomas More Society, which is defending Daleiden pro bono, had called the motion “outrageous.” “We’re going to fight it very, very hard. It’s an incredible violation of the First Amendment, of the people’s right to know, of the right to a public trial,” Breen told LifeSiteNews in a previous report. “Everything that Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation have been trying to do is to shut down anyone knowing about their scheme to sell fetal parts and organs for profit which involves babies born alive, manipulating abortion techniques without telling women that they’re doing that to them, terrible things that they’re doing for money and not for the best interests of the patients,” he said. “And of course, for us who are pro-life, they’re taking and treating these poor little children like they’re cattle to be chopped up and shipped out,” he said. “It’s disgusting and so we’re fighting very hard on that front to get word about it and we’re doing it in a way that’s legal and appropriate.”)

COLLEGE FIX
— Publisher makes massive donation to UNC journalism school to promote ‘impartial’ reporting – GREG PIPER (DIERSEN: From what I see, journalists are a) either liberal, moderate, or conservative and b) either Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or Republican. I am conservative and Republican.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/publisher-makes-massive-donation-to-unc-journalism-school-to-promote-impartial-reporting/
— Students protest Sean Spicer campus talk: ‘makes me really scared’ – PHILLIP NIETO
https://www.thecollegefix.com/students-protest-sean-spicer-campus-talk-makes-me-really-scared/

THE HILL
— Lawmakers applaud Trump’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes – NATHANIEL WEIXEL 
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/461017-lawmakers-applaud-trumps-ban-on-flavored-e-cigarettes
— Trump’s sinking polls embolden Democrats to play hardball – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: What emboldens your critics/opponents to play hardball?) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/461022-trumps-sinking-polls-embolden-democrats-to-play-hardball

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Judge: Hastert victim broke terms of $3.5M hush-money deal – MICHAEL TARM
https://www.apnews.com/bf2526ed027049c4b1697bde8e0e1d76

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans as being racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/opinion/the-argument-democratic-debates.html
— An Open Letter (and a Rant) on Age Discrimination at Work – Megan Greenwell (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government will get rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/millennials-age-discrimination.html
— My Work Life Is Over. What’s Next? Some retirees find themselves without a plan as they look for a new sense of purpose. – Kerry Hannon (DIERSEN: Are you retired? If so, what is your purpose in life? Mine is to defend and advance religious, conservative, and Republican principles.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/retirement/planning-financial-social.html
— North Carolina Election Shows How Political Lines Are Drawn. And They Are Fixed. The Republican candidate won Tuesday’s special election, with help from President Trump, but the chasm between voting groups has widened, a problem for both parties. – Richard Fausset, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/us/politics/north-carolina-election.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Problem With Politics Is the Politicians They take credit for things they didn’t do and avoid accountability for the messes they make. – Bobby Jindal (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. If you do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-problem-with-politics-is-the-politicians-11568243199
— Burglars Are Following You on Facebook I learned the hard way that social media lets the world know when you’re out of town. – Peter Funt
https://www.wsj.com/articles/burglars-are-following-you-on-facebook-11568244205

NPR
— GAO: Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care – Elissa Nadworny (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.) 
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/759949879/colleges-could-do-more-to-help-student-parents-pay-for-child-care-watchdog-says

CHRONICLE HERALD
— Why do we need weed to escape real life – Irene G. Wilkinson (DIERSEN: Pot smokers have trouble dealing with reality.) 
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/commentary-why-do-we-need-weed-to-escape-real-life-in-canada-of-all-places-254216/

MONDAQ
— Illinois Can See Clearly Now: State Legislates Workplace Transparency – Jennifer L. Colvin and Bradley W. Tharpe (DIERSEN: The federal government is an extremely transparent workplace. Federal employees see clearly that the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/844834/Discrimination+Disability+Sexual+Harassment/Illinois+Can+See+Clearly+Now+State+Legislates+Workplace+Transparency

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— GAO study shows: Poverty and social inequality are killers (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. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely STUPID. Therefore, if I could do the aforesaid, ANYONE could do the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/12/pers-s12.html

CASINO GAMES PRO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DuPage County Board’s Vice Chairman Calls for Annulment of Video Gambling Ban – Hannah Wallace (DIERSEN: GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT PROMOTE VICE.)
http://www.casinogamespro.com/2019/09/12/dupage-county-boards-vice-chairman-calls-for-annulment-of-video-gambling-ban

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.