September 28 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DuPage judge yanked from bench for claims of harassment, retaliation and lying to police Patrick J. O’Shea lied to detectives after he accidentally fired a gun through a wall and into his neighbor’s apartment, according to the Illinois Courts Commission. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/28/20888550/dupage-judge-removed-patrick-oshea-lying-sexual-harassment-retaliation-lying-police-shooting

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Impeachment action effect in swing districts to be determined – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190928/bernard-schoenburg-impeachment-action-effect-in-swing-districts-to-be-determined
— Legalizing recreational marijuana is not a smart move – Beth A. Rogers, Springfield
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190928/letter-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-is-not-smart-move

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reparations for all – Rick Dime, Richmond
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/27/letter-reparations-for-all/akco80u/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Predict Speedy Impeachment Inquiry Lasting Weeks, Not ‘Months’ – CARRIE FEIBEL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-predict-speedy-impeachment-inquiry-lasting-weeks-not-months#stream/0
— Kids Of Color In Illinois More Likely To Live In Impoverished Areas – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/kids-color-illinois-more-likely-live-impoverished-areas#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Commends Mark Green, Jim Oberweis FD Available for Public View, Underwood Introduces More Mandates on Health Care
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/28/il-14-catalina-lauf-commends-mark-green-jim-oberweis-fd-available-for-public-view-underwood-introduces-more-mandates-on-health-care/ 
— Possible Hanky-Panky in Springfield…Oh, No
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/27/134016/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Congressional candidate Gradel speaks out against ‘radical base’ behind impeachment inquiry – Glenn Minnis 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/513875445-congressional-candidate-gradel-speaks-out-against-radical-base-behind-impeachment-inquiry

FOX NEWS
— Trump slams Democrats, whistleblower over ‘witch hunt’ impeachment inquiry: ‘Others ended in ashes!’ – Melissa Leon 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-democrats-impeachment-inquiry
— Trump calls AOC, Schiff and Nadler ‘Democrat Savages’ as impeachment calls intensify – Sam Dorman 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-aoc-schiff-nadler-savages

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat governor of Illinois fires truth-seeking museum director as hat-gate scandal grows – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/dem_governor_of_illinois_fires_truthseeking_museum_director_as_hatgate_scandal_grows.html

BLAZE
— Trump’s re-election campaign rakes in staggering donation haul over Democrat impeachment inquiry – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trumps-re-election-campaign-raises-staggering-amount-of-donations-after-pelosi-impeachment-news

FOX BUSINESS
— Republicans rake in $15 million of donations over Trump impeachment threat – Megan Henney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/republicans-rake-in-15-million-off-trump-impeachment-threat
— Comcast accused by NAACP of attacking civil rights protections – Ann Schmidt
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/comcast-accused-by-naacp-civil-rights

TOWNHALL
— So Stupid: NYC Wants To Slap People With Massive Fines For ‘Discriminating’ Against Illegal Aliens – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/09/28/so-stupid-nyc-wants-to-slap-people-with-massive-fines-for-discriminating-again-n2553860

EPOCH TIMES
— NYC Bans Calling Someone an ‘Illegal Alien,’ Threatening to Call ICE ‘When Motivated by Discrimination’ – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nyc-bans-calling-someone-an-illegal-alien-threatening-to-call-ice-when-motivated-by-discrimination_3099636.html

CNN
— The Trump impeachment drama has world riveted and wary – Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood, Richard Roth and Carolyn Sung
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/politics/trump-impeachment-saga-diplomats-world/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/staring-down-impeachment-trump-sees-himself-as-a-victim-of-historic-proportions/2019/09/28/815fbbea-e14c-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html

DALLAS NEWS
— Behind the Texas firewall, suburban shifts leave Trump vulnerable. Can strongholds save him? Texas suburbs have evolved from conservative strongholds to purple battlegrounds, but pockets of GOP loyalty could keep the party’s Texas firewall intact for 2020. – Todd J. Gillman
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/09/28/behind-the-texas-firewall-suburban-shifts-leave-trump-vulnerable-can-strongholds-save-him/

PBS
— For Trump, a high-velocity threat like none he’s ever faced
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/for-trump-a-high-velocity-threat-like-none-hes-ever-faced

NEW YORKER
— The Democrats Are Looking to Strike Quickly in the Impeachment Inquiry – John Cassidy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-democrats-are-looking-to-strike-quickly-in-the-impeachment-inquiry

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.