September 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Education Secretary Betsy DeVos decries federal role in education – PAUL EGAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-devos-20190921-story.html
— US police assess rise in threat tips after 3 mass killings – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–thwarting-mass-shootings-20190921-story.html
— Crime’s up on CTA trains, ridership’s down. Fix one to help fix the other. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-cta-trains-ridership-crime-violence-20190920-m3jwctc5zjfgtolyuotwawkdyi-story.html
— UAW strike puts Trump and the GOP in political bind in key 2020 states like Michigan – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-united-auto-workers-strike-michigan-trump-20190921-t5rggqr5ovhjpgyullbv6dyxem-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. police see surge in tips of potential mass shootings Law enforcement reported a spike in tips from concerned relatives, friends and co-workers about people who appear bent on carrying out the next mass shooting. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/9/21/20877363/usa-mass-shootings-tips-increase-police
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: It’s not all about you, mayor, when aldermen fight for their constituents – Anthony Beale
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/20/20874477/anthony-beale-chicago-city-council-lori-lightfoot-aldermanic-prerogative-chicago-corruption
— Joe Biden says President Trump ‘deserves’ to be investigated for Ukraine call – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/21/20877416/joe-biden-ukraine-donald-trump

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Fiscal chaos looms for Illinois; it’s time for politically difficult measures – JIM NOWLAN 
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/nowlan-fiscal-chaos-looms-for-illinois-it-s-time-for/article_32076cc2-dbc1-11e9-a732-efd9525ac27d.html

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— More retirees and fewer young people set stage for workforce dilemma, Wisconsin Policy Forum report says – Paul Gores
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/2019/09/20/more-retirees-and-fewer-young-people-sets-stage-workforce-dilemma/2379514001/

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Loyola students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/09/loyola-students-join-global-climate-protest-downtown/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Survey Shows Joe Walsh at 1% in Presidential Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/21/survey-shows-joe-walsh-at-1-in-presidential-race/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant praises local agricultural efforts after meeting with DuPage and Grundy Farm Bureaus – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513690007-rep-grant-praises-local-agricultural-efforts-after-meeting-with-dupage-and-grundy-farm-bureaus

FOX NEWS
— ‘Special interests’ want to tarnish Brett Kavanaugh, as they did Clarence Thomas – Matt London 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/thomas-kavanaugh-special-interest-asterisk

AMERICAN THINKER
— The climate ‘strike’ that wasn’t one – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/the_climate_strike_that_wasnt_one.html

DAILY CALLER
— Ben Carson Defends Biological Reality: ‘If I Wake Up Tomorrow And I feel Like I’m Chinese, It Doesn’t Necessarily Make Me Chinese’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/20/ben-carson-biological-reality/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Hollywood Doubles Down on Open Border Propaganda – Christian Toto
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/christian-toto/2019/09/21/hollywood-doubles-down-open-border-propaganda

CHRISTIAN POST
— Calif. legislature approves measure criticizing pastors for not embracing LGBT identities – Brandon Showalter
https://www.christianpost.com/news/calif-legislature-approves-measure-criticizing-pastors-for-not-embracing-lgbt-identities.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Newly passed California resolution blames ‘religious groups’ for LGBT suicides – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/newly-passed-california-resolution-blames-religious-groups-for-lgbt-suicides
— If Christians don’t personally engage in politics, it’s all over for America
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/if-christians-dont-personally-engage-in-politics-its-all-over-for-america

HUFFINGTON POST
— The 2020 Primary Is Millennials vs. Boomers. Choose Your (70-Something) Fighter. “There’s a terrible misconception about generational politics — that somehow people vote because somebody is a certain age,” late political consultant Pat Caddell said in 1988. – Paul Blumenthal
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-generational-politics_n_5d83d06ae4b070d468c972c6

WASHINGTON POST
— Candace Owens clashes with fellow witness at congressional hearing on white supremacy – Hannah Knowles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/21/candace-owens-clashes-with-fellow-witness-congressional-hearing-white-supremacy/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Climate Strike’ rally gives kids a pass to get high, play mini golf – Ben Cohn, Elizabeth Rosner, Rich Calder and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2019/09/20/climate-strike-rally-gives-kids-a-pass-to-get-high-play-mini-golf/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— LGBTQ groups to travel from NYC to Washington on Oct. 8 for ‘civil disobedience’ action at Supreme Court – Muri Assunção
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-equality-act-housing-works-supreme-court-trip-to-washington-dc-20190921-ter53crzsvhsvkaxouhof7bpym-story.html

GAZETTE
— LGBTQ forum brings marginalized issues into mainstream of 2020 presidential campaign
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/lgbtq-forum-brings-marginalized-issues-into-mainstream-of-2020-presidential-campaign-20190921

NEWSWEEK
— BEN CARSON DEFENDS ANTI-TRANS COMMENTS, SAYS CRITICS STIRRING ‘CONTROVERSY THROUGH IDENTITY POLITICS’ – ASHER STOCKLER
https://www.newsweek.com/transgender-homeless-ben-carson-comments-1460623


— ‘FIRST OF ALL, BETSY DEVOS NEEDS TO GO’: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES APPEAR AT GLAAD-HOSTED PRESIDENTIAL FORUM – MELISSA LEMIEUX
https://www.newsweek.com/first-all-betsy-devos-needs-go-democratic-presidential-candidates-appear-glaad-hosted-1460605

FORBES
— These Are The Diversity Initiatives Your Employees Actually Want – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following demographics that you have, the more that employers do not want to hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/07/26/these-are-the-diversity-initiatives-your-employees-actually-want/#11e9b53c642c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A blind resume system, where all the demographic information is removed from the resume (name, address, graduation years, etc.) may prove to be effective at reducing the unconscious bias that takes place during the recruitment process.)

GUARDIAN
— ‘A huge misstep’: Angelica Ross on Sanders’ LGBTQ forum no-show – André Wheeler
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/21/angelica-ross-lgbtq-presidential-forum-bernie-sanders

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.