September 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The 2020 presidential race hits Illinois: Delegate petition drives kick off Oct. 5 Though the Democratic presidential campaigns are focusing on the early state votes in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada in February, the contenders can’t ignore Illinois because the March 17 presidential primary comes early enough that it may make a difference. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/9/18/20873191/2020-presidential-race-hits-illinois-delegates-start-petition-drives-oct-5-biden
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That’s the reason all the major presidential contenders must pay attention to Illinois when it comes to organizing delegate slates for each of the 18 congressional districts in Illinois. The Democrats, unlike the Republicans, insist on diverse slates, and have a lot of rules to make sure the slates are balanced for, among other factors, gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation and religion, with all this spelled out in the 47 pages of the Democratic Party of Illinois delegate selection plan.)
— How much marijuana in that pot brownie? Candy bar? Chocolate can throw off potency tests  Something about chocolate, chemists say, seems to interfere with marijuana potency testing. A chocolate labeled as 10 milligrams of THC could have far more and send someone to the emergency room with hallucinations. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/18/20834595/how-much-pot-in-foods-chocolate-can-throw-off-tests
— 11 shot, 3 killed Wednesday in Chicago Three men were killed and another was wounded in a shooting outside a store in Garfield Park on the West Side.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2019/9/19/20873608/11-shot-3-killed-wednesday-chicago-gun-violence-homicide

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Massive crowd forces Itasca to postpone hearing over proposed Haymarket drug treatment center – John Keilman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-itasca-haymarket-zoning-meeting-20190919-rxtm4n4aljg3ba4bo45wlgmswq-story.html
— Serious crime has doubled on the ‘L’ system despite CTA adding thousands of security cameras – JOE MAHR and MARY WISNIEWSKI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-cta-l-crime-up-arrests-down-20190919-lu2n2mc2i5akhdrhatuexp72oy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Crowd size overwhelms Itasca hearing on Haymarket rehab center plans – Katlyn Smith and Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190918/crowd-size-overwhelms-itasca-hearing-on-haymarket-rehab-center-plans
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kane County panel gives recreational pot sales a yes vote – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190918/kane-county-panel-gives-recreational-pot-sales-a-yes-vote-but-its-not-a-done-deal
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting high school students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190919/suburban-students-joining-gretas-global-climate-strike-movement-this-week
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190918/diversity-groups-in-naperville-aurora-hosting-groundbreaking-transgender-athlete

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Inside the new weed rules Team Lightfoot is pitching to aldermen Beyond the no-weed zone downtown, the administration is asking the City Council to bless licensing fees, a zoning lottery, cannabis cafes, and a sales tax over and above the state levy. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: By November 3, 2020, what percent of those who live and/or work in Chicago will be stoners – 70%, 80%, 90+%?) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/inside-new-weed-rules-team-lightfoot-pitching-aldermen

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tracy disputes finding he did political activity while on board – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190918/tracy-disputes-finding-he-did-political-activity-while-on-board
— Despite zoning change, more hurdles to clear for Helping Hands shelter – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: What if your municipality proposed zoning changes in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your district? Who represents your interests on your city council?) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190918/despite-zoning-change-more-hurdles-to-clear-for-helping-hands-shelter
— After contentious zoning vote, Springfield aldermen lash out at Mayor Langfelder – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190918/after-contentious-vote-springfield-aldermen-lash-out-at-mayor-langfelder

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kendall County Board committee votes down ordinance barring marijuana businesses – KATIE FINLON
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/09/13/kendall-county-board-committee-votes-down-ordinance-barring-marijuana-businesses/aplv11s/

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Downers Grove To Weigh Cannabis Sales After Contentious Meeting Residents called the village “short-sighted” for drafting an ordinance to opt out despite receiving emails against that – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not push pot.)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/downers-grove-weigh-cannabis-sales-after-contentious-meeting

CHICAGO NOW
— Let’s be careful how we talk about Joe Biden – Howard Englander
http://www.chicagonow.com/cheating-death/2019/09/lets-be-careful-how-we-talk-about-joe-biden/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Oberweis Releases End of July-Early August Survey Results Very Favorable to His Campaign, Margin of Error 6.9%
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/18/oberweis-releases-august-8th-survey-results-very-favorable-to-his-campaign/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois borrowers average $28,424 in student loan debt
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-borrowers-average-in-student-loan-debt/article_4dbab8a6-d58c-11e9-ae38-179a4aebf309.html

WIRE POINTS
— Third domino falls: Illinois Comptroller set to confiscate East St. Louis revenues to pay for city’s firefighter pensions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/third-domino-falls-illinois-comptroller-set-to-confiscate-east-st-louis-revenues-to-pay-for-citys-firefighter-pensions/

GOPUSA
— Trump warns San Francisco of EPA action: ‘They have to clean it up’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=76302

AMERICAN THINKER
— Veterans need to be ‘force multipliers’ against leftist bullies – Paul S. Gardiner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/veterans_need_to_be_force_multipliers_against_leftist_bullies.html

BREITBART
— Michelle Malkin: Corporate America at Center of Open Borders Inc. – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/09/18/michelle-malkin-corporate-america-center-open-borders-inc/
— Josh Hawley: If GOP Wants a Future It Will Have to Become ‘Movement of Working People’ – SEAN MORAN18
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/18/exclusive-josh-hawley-if-gop-wants-a-future-it-will-have-to-become-movement-of-working-people/

DAILY WIRE
— Buttigieg Doesn’t Want His Ties To Horrifying Abortion Doctor Politicized – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51960/watch-buttigieg-doesnt-want-his-ties-horrifying-ryan-saavedra

FEDERALIST
— Another Day, Another Shooting. Boring! You didn’t read about it? Probably not. That’s because it happened in Chicago. – Daniel Oliver
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/18/another-day-another-shooting-boring/#new_tab

TOWNHALL
— Chicago-Area Man Seeking Attention Claims To Have Given Up On The Republican Party – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/09/18/chicagoarea-man-seeking-republican-nomination-declares-he-has-given-up-on-the-republican-party-n2553169

PJ MEDIA
— How Old Is Too Old (to Be President)? – ROGER L. SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/how-old-is-too-old-to-be-president/

NOQ REPORT
— Justin Trudeau’s blackface and the world the left is trying to create – JD Rucker 
https://noqreport.com/2019/09/18/justin-trudeaus-blackface-world-left-trying-create/

HOT AIR
— Poll: Little Support Among Republicans For Trump’s Primary Challengers
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/09/poll-little-support-among-republicans-trumps-primary-challengers/

EPOCH TIMES
— Conservatives Gather in Reno to Prepare for 2020 – Joyce Swanson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/conservatives-gather-in-reno-to-prepare-for-2020_3086093.html

THE HILL
— Poll: Bill Weld leads among Trump GOP challengers with 5 percent support – RACHEL FRAZIN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461950-poll-bill-weld-leads-among-trump-gop-challengers-with-5-percent-of-support
— Democrat leader says party can include abortion opponents – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Far too many past and present Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. leaders a) reject far too many planks in the IRP platform and b) focus on destroying those like me who support those planks.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461972-dem-leader-says-party-can-include-abortion-opponents
— Trump says EPA will cite San Francisco for pollution stemming from homelessness issues – BRETT SAMUELS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462103-trump-says-epa-will-cite-san-francisco-for-pollution-stemming-from

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can We Talk About Biden’s Age?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/the-argument-joe-biden.html
— The Debate Over Profits vs. Public Interest Continues (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/business/dealbook/ceos-profit-public-interest.html
— ‘3 Musketeers’ or ‘3 Stooges’? Republicans Challenging Trump May Fall in Between – Annie Karni and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/us/politics/trump-republicans-challengers.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Bernie Sanders’ ‘housing for all’ plan aims to add millions of homes — and a rent cap – MELISSA GOMEZ (DIERSEN: Where did the down payment money come from for your first home? For me, it came from what I earned and saved a) working for IRS for 15 months in 1971 and 1972 and b) working for Firestone Stores full-time for 7 months and part-time for 18 months 1970-1972.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-18/bernie-sanders-affordable-housing-homelessness-southern-california

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats’ Ritualistic Stoning of Brett Kavanaugh If Joe Biden wins, the left will use the same tactics against his presidency. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-ritualistic-stoning-of-brett-kavanaugh-11568846710
— What the Interest-Rate Cut Means for You – Bourree Lam and Julia Carpenter (DIERSEN: Low interest rates help borrowers and harm savers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-an-interest-rate-cut-means-for-you-11568830375

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/09/19/beto-orourke-proposes-drug-war-reparations-funded-by-marijuana-taxes/#e1f4e2914206

THE LOG
— Avalon to hold special election to fill vacant council seat – Lindsey Welling (DIERSEN: What if a special election had been held to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy? What did the residents of Wheaton’s West District know about the 10 who applied to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy? What did they know about the 3 finalists? What do they know about the finalist who was appointed?))
https://www.thelog.com/local/avalon-to-hold-special-election-to-fill-vacant-council-seat/

USA TODAY
— Abortionist Ulrich Klopfer kept thousands of dead babies but inspires little curiosity – David Mastio
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/18/ulrich-klopfer-abortion-gosnell-buttigieg-fetal-remains-illinois-indiana-column/2355359001/

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Here’s what Bellingham voters need to know before voting for Ward 1 council candidates – WARREN STERLING AND ROBERT MITTENDOR (DIERSEN: What did the residents of Wheaton’s West District know about the 10 who applied to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy? What did they know about the 3 finalists? What do they know about the finalist who was appointed?)
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/election/local-election/article234428047.html

KCRG
— More candidates are needed to fill empty election races in Johnson County – Jordee Kalk (DIERSEN: What did the residents of Wheaton’s West District know about the 10 who applied to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy? What did they know about the 3 finalists? What do they know about the finalist who was appointed?)
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/More-candidates-are-needed-to-fill-empty-election-races-in-Johnson-County-560715361.html

ST. GEORGE NEWS
— St. George moves to fill vacant City Council seat – Mori Kessler (DIERSEN: What did the residents of Wheaton’s West District know about the 10 who applied to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy? What did they know about the 3 finalists? What do they know about the finalist who was appointed?)
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/09/18/mgk-st-george-moves-to-fill-vacant-city-council-seat/#.XYNtmShKiM8

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who harm people to curry favor with other people? I should write a book about the following: a) Older people who harm other older people to curry favor with those who are anti-older people, b) Whites who harm other Whites to curry favor with those who are anti-White, c) Men who harm other men to curry favor with those who are anti-men, d) Rich people who harm other rich people to curry favor with those who are anti-rich people, e) Heterosexuals who harm other heterosexuals to curry favor with those who are anti-heterosexual, f) German Americans who harm other German Americans to curry favor with those who are anti-German American, g)
Non-recent immigrants who harm other non-recent immigrants to curry favor with those who are anti-non-recent immigrants, h) Those who claim to be Christian who harm Christians to curry favor with those who are anti-Christian, i) Those who claim to be conservative who harm conservatives to curry favor with those who are anti-conservative, and j) Those who claim to be Republican who harm Republicans to curry favor with those who are anti-Republican.
https://www.newsweek.com/jimmy-carter-donald-trump-election-2020-1460119

CA REALTY TRAINING
— What You Shouldn’t Disclose About Neighborhoods (DIERSEN: What do realtors say about your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois? What percent of the homeowners in your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois 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? How many in your precinct voted for Trump or Clinton in 2016?)
https://www.carealtytraining.com/real-estate-disclosures-neighborhoods/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy the traditional family.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Lightfoot-introduces-LGBT-business-resolution/67055.html

ADVOCATE
— Where the 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand on LGBTQ Issues (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/9/19/lgbtq-presidential-forum-where-10-candidates-stand#media-gallery-media-1

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.