September 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Family discovers 2,200 preserved fetal remains on Crete property of deceased abortion doctor – Michelle Gallardo (DIERSEN: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. My brother continues to live in Crete in the house that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864. My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854.) 
https://abc7chicago.com/family-finds-2200-preserved-fetuses-on-property-of-deceased-abortion-doctor/5540134/
— Teen shot in leg blocks from Joliet’s Mexican Independence Parade
https://abc7chicago.com/teen-shot-near-joliets-mexican-independence-parade/5539821/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmaker’s private struggles help guide his work in public office ‘Alcohol was pretty much my drug of choice, but I certainly did enough other things as they came along, like a lot of other people,’ said state Rep. Greg Harris, now clean and sober for 19 years. – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: What has helped you avoid vices including booze, gambling, and pot? For me, it has been my outstanding parents and their having me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/13/20865118/greg-harris-state-representative-general-assembly-substance-abuse-alcohol-drugs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A developer donated $200K toward affordable housing in Naperville, but the city doesn’t have a policy to implement it – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in my precinct who hint/imply/argue/shout that Wheaton City Council members want affordable housing to be built in my precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road between the Prairie Path and Main Street?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-housing-commission-affordable-fund-st-20190911-ol53yltgrfhxxhdn25zgaw4cai-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Work harder to fight marijuana – Mary Hockett, Carol Stream (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to fight pot? Are they really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190915/worker-harder-to-fight-marijuana
— Edmunds rates best used vehicles for college drivers – Brent Romana (DIERSEN: What cars did you own while you were in college? While I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought new. While I attended NIU 1969 -1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I bought new.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190914/edmunds-rates-best-used-vehicles-for-college-drivers
— Average FICO credit score hits new high – Michelle Singletary (DIERSEN: What jobs helped you increase your credit score? 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.dailyherald.com/business/20190914/average-fico-credit-score-hits-new-high

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County reviewing marijuana tax; Franks opposes setting tax at cap Franks voices concerns about setting it at state-established 3% cap – DREW ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: Disgustingly and tragically, the more available that pot is, the more pot that will be bought. QUESTION: Who buys pot? ANSWER: Those who have severe physical and/or mental health problems.) 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/13/mchenry-county-reviewing-marijuana-tax-franks-opposes-setting-tax-at-cap/atu38nj/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, Franks said he doesn’t think setting the tax at its cap is prudent. Therefore, he made a public recommendation to lower the rate. “You don’t want to make [marijuana sales taxes] so high that people are going to go and buy it in other counties,” Franks said. “Also, if it’s really high, it’s going to keep the illicit market going and encourage the illegal behavior that we’re trying to stamp out, so I think it’s bad business, and it’s also bad for our law enforcement.”)


HERALD & REVIEW
— Fiscal chaos looms for Illinois; it’s time for politically difficult measures – JIM NOWLAN
https://herald-review.com/opinion/opinion-fiscal-chaos-looms-for-illinois-it-s-time-for/article_b136443d-e6e0-51ad-9cba-5ff4f779695e.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Not-in-my-backyard’ arguments ramp up against proposed Center for Health & Housing – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hypocritically call for more public housing, but not in their back yard? What do you say to those who hypocritically call for pot shops, but not in their back yard?)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190914/not-in-my-backyard-arguments-ramp-up-against-proposed-center-for-health-amp-housing

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Vaping the hot issue the of day – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-vaping-the-hot-issue-the-of-day/article_e5d57dd4-deec-58da-8bcc-1eb6c3c1e713.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘We’re Tightening Our Belt’: Trump’s Midwest Support Tested As Farmers Struggle – CLAY MASTERS (DIERSEN: What has tested your support for the Republican Party? If I had become a Democrat, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. If I had become a moderate, that is, if I had become a RINO, those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party would have promoted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/were-tightening-our-belt-trumps-midwest-support-tested-farmers-struggle#stream/0

CHICAGO BLOCK CLUB
— Chicago’s Election Board Wants Your Email So It Can Give You Updates On Voting The Board of Election Commissioners is sending out voter cards to more than 1.5 million people across Chicago. – Kelly Bauer (DIERSEN: Of course, I have never shared email addresses of GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers, and I never will. Of course, if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or the Illinois Republican Party had those email addresses, they would use them stop GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/09/10/chicagos-election-board-wants-your-email-so-it-can-give-you-updates-on-voting/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Senate 2020: Nine Republicans Running to Presumably Challenge Durbin – John Lopez (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, a mere 16 years ago, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/15/u-s-senate-2020-nine-republicans-running-to-presumably-challenge-durbin/

JEANNE IVES FOR CONGRESS
— SEPTEMBER 14: Thank you to everyone who came out to our open house this afternoon! (DIERSEN: The Ives campaign headquarters is at 703 Warrenville Road in Wheaton in my precinct.)
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneives/

EVELYN SANGUINETTI FOR CONGRESS
— SEPTEMBER 7: Great start to Petition Party Weekend at my home. Next stop, South Elgin.
https://www.facebook.com/EvelynRSanguinetti/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Women’s rights are not the same as transgender rights – Nicole Russell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs give more and more and more “rights” to minorities, females, LGBTQers, unmarried people, and non-citizens over Whites, men, heterosexuals, married people, and citizens.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/womens-rights-are-not-the-same-as-transgender-rights

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media United in Abortion Support – Patrick Hauf
https://freebeacon.com/issues/analysis-media-united-in-abortion-support/

PJ MEDIA
— Will Chicago Be the Largest U.S. City to Declare Bankruptcy? – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/will-chicago-be-the-largest-u-s-city-to-declare-bankruptcy/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left Hopes to Destroy Christianity by Changing It – Bill Thomas (DIERSEN: As the left destroys Christianity, fewer and fewer and fewer Christians speak out against a) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, b) LGBTQ activity, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) abolition of First and Second Amendment, e) patronage, f) political affiliation discrimination, g) reverse discrimination, h) age discrimination, i) etc.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/the_left_hopes_to_destroy_christianity_by_changing_it.html
— Another Smollett-style fake hate crime blaming MAGA busted – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/another_smollettstyle_fake_hate_crime_blaming_maga_busted.html

NOQ REPORT
— 5 reasons Trump’s conservative detractors need to rethink their stance – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/09/15/5-reasons-trumps-conservative-detractors-need-rethink-stance/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Lou Dobbs goes off on Mitt Romney for sticking it to Trump again – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/09/14/lou-dobbs-goes-off-on-mitt-romney-for-sticking-it-to-trump-again-825338

THE HILL
— Fox Business’s Lou Dobbs on Romney declining to endorse in 2020: ‘What is wrong with this man?’ – JESSE BYRNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/461400-fox-business-lou-dobbs-after-romney-declines-to-endorse-in-2020-what-is-wrong

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Former Navy SEAL enters Yale as a 52-year-old freshman – PAT EATON-ROBB (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I WOULD NOT HAVE 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.apnews.com/2055609edaa64103bba1f952cd79350f

CBS NEWS
— Government warns against marijuana use for young people and pregnant women – EMILY TILLETT (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-issues-new-health-advisory-on-marijuana-use-for-young-people-pregnant-women/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter. – Manny Fernandez, Miriam Jordan, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Caitlin Dickerson (DIERSEN: Will Trump-haters encourage Trump-haters to become Republican Precinct Committeemen?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Trump Inspires California Lawmakers to Go on Offense California Democrats have been energized by a wave of anti-Trump sentiment to enact a sweeping liberal agenda that in almost every way offers a counternarrative to Trump administration policies. – Tim Arango, Thomas Fuller and Jose A. Del Real
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/california-trump-newsom.html
— What College Admissions Offices Really Want Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity.
But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all. – PAUL TOUGH
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/college-admissions-paul-tough.html
— I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part. Schools must learn that when you come from poverty, you need more than financial aid to succeed. – ANTHONY ABRAHAM JACK (DIERSEN: My critics/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/10/magazine/college-inequality.html
— Over 50 and Freelancing to Fill the Gaps in Retirement Funds – Charlotte Cowles (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that I have enough time and money that I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/retiring-freelancing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Latinos should turn up heat on America’s melting pot – Ruben Navarrette (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote racism.)
https://www.recordnet.com/opinion/20190914/navarrette-latinos-should-turn-up-heat-on-americas-melting-pot
— Congo Ebola survivor passes college exam taken in isolation – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not been undeservedly blessed with good health, I WOULD NOT HAVE 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.washingtonpost.com/world/congo-ebola-survivor-passes-college-exam-taken-in-isolation/2019/09/13/d63b7396-d640-11e9-8924-1db7dac797fb_story.html

HERALD PALLADIUM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against those who do not hate Trump. In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, how successful have the trump-haters been in promoting hatred against Trump and against those who do not hate Trump?
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/american-civil-religion/article_3759c55f-9b0c-5d2d-aa92-008171580fbd.html

MACOMB DAILY
— Trump supporters rally in ‘flash mob’ in Sterling Heights – Jameson Cook (DIERSEN: How likely is it that this will happen in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.macombdaily.com/news/local/trump-supporters-rally-in-flash-mob-in-sterling-heights/article_0cd76ece-d73a-11e9-9026-5fd1e9202bbe.html

WBAP
— Republicans want to make Orange County red again
http://www.wbap.com/news/republicans-want-to-make-orange-county-red-again/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Is Mark Sanford’s Quest for the Mythical Reluctant Trump Voter Noble or Pathetic? – Olivia Nuzzi (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying Republicans. These Republican destroyers 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.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/mark-sanford-2020-presidential-campaign.html

POLICE ONE
— In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor? Increasingly, motorists in states where marijuana is legal in some form are pushing back when police insist on a search – Michael Rubinkam
https://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/484994006-In-era-of-legal-pot-can-police-search-cars-based-on-odor/

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— NOVEMBER 7, 2018 FLASHBACK: Cannabis and Campuses: Colleges Caught in the Middle of Marijuana Laws – LaMont Jones (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://diverseeducation.com/article/131486/

AXIOS
— Joe Biden warns of the “the domestic terrorism of white supremacy” – Mike Allen (DIERSEN: How soon will White-haters a) succeed in stopping Whites from getting an education, b) succeed in stopping Whites from getting a job, etc.? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.axios.com/joe-biden-white-supremacy-speech-a3e64c52-0753-4704-b841-5ee663f2f6e9.html

GUARDIAN
— Age should be no barrier to high office. – David Olusoga (DIERSEN: How strong is age discrimination a) in your neighborhood, b) in your precinct, c) in your municipality, d) in your township/ward, e) in your county, and f) in the organizations that you are a member of? I should write a book about those who take the lead in promoting age discrimination a) in my neighborhood, b) in my precinct, c) in Wheaton, d) in Wheaton’s West District and in Milton Township, e) in DuPage County, and f) in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. They focus on getting rid of older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/15/age-should-be-no-barrier-to-high-office-worn-out-ideas-another-matter

DAILY MAIL
— DECEMBER 4, 2018 FLASHBACK: Teen pot use soars in states with legal marijuana – with kids starting as young as 12 in Colorado – NATALIE RAHHAL (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6459131/Teen-pot-use-soars-states-legal-marijuana-kids-starting-young-12-Colorado.html

LEAFLY
— Why Does High-THC Flower Dominate the Cannabis Market? – CHRISTINE GIRAUD (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more severe that your physical and/or mental health problems are, the more likely that you use pot.)
https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/high-thc-flower-dominates-cannabis-market

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.